Study Desk

None of you should fall into sex sins or forget God like Esau did. He had a right to get all Isaac had because he was the oldest son. But for one plate of food he sold this right to his brother.

Remember those in prison. Think of them as if you were in prison with them. Remember those who are suffering because of what others have done to them. You may suffer in the same way.

He gave us our new lives through the truth of His Word only because He wanted to. We are the first children in His family.

You believe there is one God. That is good! But even the demons believe that, and because they do, they shake.

What starts wars and fights among you? Is it not because you want many things and are fighting to have them?

You want something you do not have, so you kill. You want something but cannot get it, so you fight for it. You do not get things because you do not ask for them.

Or if you do ask, you do not receive because your reasons for asking are wrong. You want these things only to please yourselves.

Be sorry for your sins and cry because of them. Be sad and do not laugh. Let your joy be turned to sorrow.

See! The men working in your fields are crying against you because you have kept back part of their pay. Their cries have been heard by the Lord Who hears His people.

You must be willing to wait also. Be strong in your hearts because the Lord is coming again soon.

Let us thank the God and Father of our Lord Jesus Christ. It was through His loving-kindness that we were born again to a new life and have a hope that never dies. This hope is ours because Jesus was raised from the dead.

You are being kept by the power of God because you put your trust in Him and you will be saved from the punishment of sin at the end of the world.

Because of Christ, you have put your trust in God. He raised Christ from the dead and gave Him great honor. So now your faith and hope are in God.

This shows you have received loving-favor when you are even punished for doing what is right because of your trust in God.

In the same way, husbands should understand and respect their wives, because women are weaker than men. Remember, both husband and wife are to share together the gift of life that lasts forever. If this is not done, you will find it hard to pray.

This is like baptism to us. Baptism does not mean we wash our bodies clean. It means we are saved from the punishment of sin and go to God in prayer with a heart that says we are right. This can be done because Christ was raised from the dead.

If men speak bad of you because you are a Christian, you will be happy because the Spirit of shining-greatness and of God is in you.

Be good shepherds of the flock God has put in your care. Do not care for the flock as if you were made to. Do not care for the flock for money, but do it because you want to.

Give all your worries to Him because He cares for you.

No part of the Holy Writings came long ago because of what man wanted to write. But holy men who belonged to God spoke what the Holy Spirit told them.