Study Desk

After people have left the way of Christ, can you make them change their lives again? I am talking about people who once learned the truth, received God's gift, and shared in the Holy Spirit. They were blessed to hear God's good message and see the great power of his new world. But then they left it all behind, and it is not possible to make them change again. That's because those who leave Christ are nailing him to the cross again, shaming him before everyone.

Dear friends, I am not saying this because I think it is happening to you. We really expect that you will do better—that you will do the good things that will result in your salvation.

Then I said, ‘Here I am, God. It is written about me in the book of the law. I have come to do what you want.'"

Then he said, "Here I am, God. I have come to do what you want." So God ends that first system of sacrifices and starts his new way.

What they saw was so terrible that Moses said, "I am shaking with fear."

In the Scriptures God says, "Be holy, because I am holy."

I am talking about women like Sarah. She obeyed Abraham, her husband, and called him her master. And you women are true children of Sarah if you always do what is right and are not afraid.

Now I have something to say to the elders in your group. I am also an elder. I myself have seen Christ's sufferings. And I will share in the glory that will be shown to us. I beg you to

You already know these things. You are very strong in the truth you have. But I am always going to help you remember them.

While I am still living here on earth, I think it is right for me to remind you of them.

I will try my best to make sure you remember these things even after I am gone.

Jesus heard the voice of the great and glorious God. That was when he received honor and glory from God the Father. The voice said, "This is my Son, the one I love. I am very pleased with him."

My dear friends, I am not writing a new command to you. It is the same command you have had since the beginning. This command is the teaching you have already heard.

Someone might say, "I am in the light," but if they hate any of their brothers or sisters in God's family, they are still in the darkness.

Do you think I am writing this letter because you don't know the truth? No, I am writing because you do know the truth. And you know that no lie comes from the truth.

I am writing this letter about those who are trying to lead you into the wrong way.

Suppose you see your fellow believer sinning (sin that does not lead to eternal death). You should pray for them. Then God will give them life. I am talking about people whose sin does not lead to eternal death. There is sin that leads to death. I don't mean that you should pray about that kind of sin.

Greetings from the Elder. To the lady chosen by God and to her children. I truly love all of you. And I am not the only one. All those who know the truth love you in the same way.

I was very happy to learn about some of your children. I am happy that they are following the way of truth, just as the Father commanded us.

The Lord God says, "I am the Alpha and the Omega. I am the one who is, who always was, and who is coming. I am the All-Powerful."