Study Desk

Even though I was hard to look at because of my sickness, you did not turn away from me. You took me in as an angel from God. You took me in as you would have taken in Christ Jesus Himself.

The son born from the woman servant who was owned by someone was like any other birth. The son born from the free woman was different. That son had been promised by God.

Christian brothers, we are like Isaac. We are the children God promised.

If you expect to be made right with God by obeying the Law, then you have turned away from Christ and His loving-favor.

We are waiting for the hope of being made right with God. This will come through the Holy Spirit and by faith.

wanting something someone else has, killing other people, using strong drink, wild parties, and all things like these. I told you before and I am telling you again that those who do these things will have no place in the holy nation of God.

Do not be fooled. You cannot fool God. A man will get back whatever he plants!

Those who follow this way will have God's peace and loving-kindness. They are the people of God.

This letter is from Paul. I am a missionary for Jesus Christ. God wanted me to work for Him. This letter is to those who belong to Christ in the city of Ephesus and to you who are faithful followers of Christ Jesus.

May you have loving-favor and peace from God our Father and from our Lord Jesus Christ.

Let us honor and thank the God and Father of our Lord Jesus Christ. He has already given us a taste of what heaven is like.

Even before the world was made, God chose us for Himself because of His love. He planned that we should be holy and without blame as He sees us.

God already planned to have us as His own children. This was done by Jesus Christ. In His plan God wanted this done.

We thank God for His loving-favor to us. He gave this loving-favor to us through His much-loved Son.

God told us the secret of what He wanted to do. It is this: In loving thought He planned long ago to send Christ into the world.

The truth is the Good News. When you heard the truth, you put your trust in Christ. Then God marked you by giving you His Holy Spirit as a promise.

The Holy Spirit was given to us as a promise that we will receive everything God has for us. God's Spirit will be with us until God finishes His work of making us complete. God does this to show His shining-greatness.

I pray that the great God and Father of our Lord Jesus Christ may give you the wisdom of His Spirit. Then you will be able to understand the secrets about Him as you know Him better.

God has put all things under Christ's power and has made Him to be the head leader over all things of the church.

You followed the sinful ways of the world and obeyed the leader of the power of darkness. He is the devil who is now working in the people who do not obey God.