Study Desk

So then am I no longer your friend, because I give you true words?

Because it is in the Writings, that Abraham had two sons, one by the servant-woman, and one by the free woman.

Which things have a secret sense; because these women are the two agreements; one from the mountain of Sinai, giving birth to servants, which is Hagar.

Because in Christ Jesus, having circumcision or not having circumcision are equally of no profit; but only faith working through love.

Because you, brothers, were marked out to be free; only do not make use of your free condition to give the flesh its chance, but through love be servants one to another.

For the flesh has desires against the Spirit, and the Spirit against the flesh; because these are opposite the one to the other; so that you may not do the things which you have a mind to do.

Because every man is responsible for his part of the work.

Because he who puts in the seed of the flesh will of the flesh get the reward of death; but he who puts in the seed of the Spirit will of the Spirit get the reward of eternal life.

Those who have the desire to seem important in the flesh, put force on you to undergo circumcision; only that they may not be attacked because of the cross of Christ.

Because even those who undergo circumcision do not themselves keep the law; but they would have you undergo circumcision, so that they may have glory in your flesh.

From this time on let no man be a trouble to me; because my body is marked with the marks of Jesus.

Because by grace you have salvation through faith; and that not of yourselves: it is given by God:

Because through him the two of us are able to come near in one Spirit to the Father.

For this reason it is my prayer that you may not become feeble because of my troubles for you, which are your glory.

Whose thoughts are dark, to whom the life of God is strange because they are without knowledge, and their hearts have been made hard;

Do not be turned from the right way by foolish words; for because of these things the punishment of God comes on those who do not put themselves under him.

(Because the fruit of the light is in all righteousness and in everything which is good and true),

But all things, when their true quality is seen, are made clear by the light: because everything which is made clear is light.

Making good use of the time, because the days are evil.

Because we are parts of his body.