Study Desk

That makes us all liars because we said that God raised Christ from the dead. But God did not raise Christ from the dead if the dead do not come to life again.

Death came because of a man, Adam. Being raised from the dead also came because of a Man, Christ.

So then, Christian brothers, because of all this, be strong. Do not allow anyone to change your mind. Always do your work well for the Lord. You know that whatever you do for Him will not be wasted.

On the first day of every week each of you should put aside some of your money. Give a certain part of what you have earned. Keep it there because I do not want money gathered when I come.

It was because of this, I wanted to visit you first. In that way, you would be helped two times.

I call on God to look into my heart. The reason I did not come to the city of Corinth was because I did not want my strong words to hurt you.

If you forgive a man, I forgive him also. If I have forgiven anything, I have done it because of you. Christ sees me as I forgive.

I was worried because I could not find our brother Titus. After saying good-bye, I went on my way to the country of Macedonia.

We can say these things because of our faith in God through Christ.

The Law of Moses was written on stone and it brought death. But God's shining-greatness was seen when it was given. When Moses took it to the Jews, they could not look at his face because of the bright light. But that bright light in his face began to pass away.

We speak without fear because our trust is in Christ.

We have put away all things that are done in secret and in shame. We do not play with the Word of God or use it in a false way. Because we are telling the truth, we want men's hearts to listen to us. God knows our desires.

We do not preach about ourselves. We preach Christ Jesus the Lord. We are your servants because of Jesus.

Every day of our life we face death because of Jesus. In this way, His life is seen in our bodies.

Death is working in us because we work for the Lord, but His life is working in you.

Right now we cry inside ourselves because we wish we could have our new body which we will have in heaven.

While we are in this body, we cry inside ourselves because things are hard for us. It is not that we want to die. Instead, we want to live in our new bodies. We want this dying body to be changed into a living body that lasts forever.

Because of this, we know the fear of God. So we try to get men to put their trust in Christ. God knows us. I hope that your hearts know me well also.

Are we crazy to talk like this? It is all because of what God has done. If we are using our minds well, it is for you.

For the love of Christ puts us into action. We are sure that Christ died for everyone. So, because of that, everyone has a part in His death.