Study Desk

God did this because he wanted you Gentiles to understand his wonderful and glorious mystery. And the mystery is that Christ lives in you, and he is your hope of sharing in God's glory.

And you are fully grown because you belong to Christ, who is over every power and authority.

And when you were baptized, it was the same as being buried with Christ. Then you were raised to life because you had faith in the power of God, who raised Christ from death.

You were dead, because you were sinful and were not God's people. But God let Christ make you alive, when he forgave all our sins.

Don't be cheated by people who make a show of acting humble and who worship angels. They brag about seeing visions. But it is all nonsense, because their minds are filled with selfish desires.

Whatever you say or do should be done in the name of the Lord Jesus, as you give thanks to God the Father because of him.

And because of you, the Lord's message has spread everywhere in those regions. Now the news of your faith in God is known all over the world, and we don't have to say a thing about it.

because when we were with you, we told you this would happen. And we did suffer, as you well know.

Show them great respect and love because of their work. Try to get along with each other.

Don't be hateful to people, just because they are hateful to you. Rather, be good to each other and to everyone else.

Whatever happens, keep thanking God because of Jesus Christ. This is what God wants you to do.

My dear friends, we always have good reason to thank God for you, because your faith in God and your love for each other keep growing all the time.

This will happen on that day when the Lord returns to be praised and honored by all who have faith in him and belong to him. This includes you, because you believed what we said.

Then, because God and our Lord Jesus Christ are so kind, you will bring honor to the name of our Lord Jesus, and he will bring honor to you.

All of them will be punished, because they would rather do evil than believe the truth.

Timothy, because of our faith, you are like a son to me. I pray that God our Father and our Lord Jesus Christ will be kind and merciful to you. May they bless you with peace!

I thank Christ Jesus our Lord. He has given me the strength for my work because he knew that he could trust me.

I used to say terrible and insulting things about him, and I was cruel. But he had mercy on me because I didn't know what I was doing, and I had not yet put my faith in him.

You will be faithful and have a clear conscience. Some people have made a mess of their faith because they didn't listen to their consciences.

Don't let anyone make fun of you, just because you are young. Set an example for other followers by what you say and do, as well as by your love, faith, and purity.