Study Desk

I went there because God showed me that I should go. I explained to them the message that I tell the non-Jewish people. I also met alone with those who were considered to be the leaders. I wanted to be sure we were in agreement so that my past work and the work I do now would not be wasted.

It was the law itself that caused me to end my life under the law. I died to the law so that I could live for God. I have been nailed to the cross with Christ.

Because of what Jesus Christ did, the blessing God promised to Abraham was given to all people. Christ died so that by believing in him we could have the Spirit that God promised.

But this is not possible. The Scriptures put the whole world in prison under the control of sin, so that the only way for people to get what God promised would be through faith in Jesus Christ. It is given to those who believe in him.

God did this so that he could buy the freedom of those who were under the law. God's purpose was to make us his children.

The sinful self wants what is against the Spirit, and the Spirit wants what is against the sinful self. They are always fighting against each other, so that you don't do what you really want to do.

Those men who are trying to force you to be circumcised are only doing it so that their people will accept them. They are afraid they will be persecuted if they follow only the cross of Christ.

They are circumcised, but they don't obey the law themselves. They want you to be circumcised so that they can boast about what they did to you.

We Jews were the first to hope in Christ. And we were chosen so that we would bring praise to God in all his glory.

I always pray to the great and glorious Father, the God of our Lord Jesus Christ. I pray that he will give you the Spirit, who will let you know truths about God and help you understand them, so that you will know him better.

God did this so that his kindness to us who belong to Christ Jesus would clearly show for all time to come the amazing richness of his grace.

God has made us what we are. In Christ Jesus, God made us new people so that we would spend our lives doing the good things he had already planned for us to do.

Christ died so that he could give the church to himself like a bride in all her beauty. He died so that the church could be holy and without fault, with no evil or sin or any other thing wrong in it.

Wear the full armor of God. Wear God's armor so that you can fight against the devil's clever tricks.

Also pray for me—that when I speak, God will give me words so that I can tell the secret truth about the Good News without fear.

God did this so that every person will bow down to honor the name of Jesus. Everyone in heaven, on earth, and under the earth will bow.

so that you will be blameless and pure, children of God without any fault. But you are living with evil people all around you, who have lost their sense of what is right. Among those people you shine like lights in a dark world,

He was sick and near death. But God helped him and me too, so that I would not have even more grief.

He should be honored because he almost died for the work of Christ. He put his life in danger so that he could help me. This was help that you could not give me.

that God will strengthen you with his own great power, so that you will be patient and not give up when troubles come. Then you will be happy