Study Desk

To people who are pure, everything is pure. But to those who are full of sin and don't believe, nothing is pure. Really, their thinking has become evil and their consciences have been ruined.

They say they know God, but the evil things they do show that they don't accept him. They are disgusting. They refuse to obey God and are not capable of doing anything good.

Tell them not to speak evil of anyone but to live in peace with others. They should be gentle and polite to everyone.

But then the kindness and love of God our Savior was made known.

But I am not commanding you; I am asking you to do it out of love. I, Paul, am an old man now, and I am a prisoner for Christ Jesus.

In the past he was useless to you. But now he has become useful for both you and me.

I am sending him back to you, but it's as hard as losing part of myself.

But I did not want to do anything without asking you first. Then whatever you do for me will be what you want to do, not what I forced you to do.

not to be just a slave, but better than a slave, to be a dear brother. That's what he is to me. And I know he will mean even more to you, both as your slave and as one who shares your faith in the Lord.

But this is what he said about his Son: "God, your kingdom will last forever and ever. You use your authority for justice.

These things will disappear, but you will stay. They will all wear out like old clothes.

You will fold them up like a coat, and they will be changed like clothes. But you never change, and your life will never end."

You put everything under his control." If God put everything under his control, then there was nothing left that he did not rule. But we don't yet see him ruling over everything.

For a short time Jesus was made lower than the angels, but now we see him wearing a crown of glory and honor because he suffered and died. Because of God's grace, Jesus died for everyone.

Every house is built by someone, but God built everything.

But Christ is faithful in ruling God's house as the Son. And we are God's house, if we remain confident of the great hope we are glad to say we have.

For 40 years in the desert, your people saw what I did. But they tested me and my patience.

But encourage each other every day, while you still have something called "today." Help each other so that none of you will be fooled by sin and become too hard to change.

Yes, the good news about it was told to us just as it was to them. But the message they heard did not help them. They heard it but did not accept it with faith.

Only we who believe it are able to enter God's place of rest. As God said, "I was angry and made a promise: ‘They will never enter my place of rest.'" But God's work was finished from the time he made the world.