Study Desk

For the mind controlled by the old nature is hostile to God, because it does not submit itself to God's Torah — indeed, it cannot.

However, if the Messiah is in you, then, on the one hand, the body is dead because of sin; but, on the other hand, the Spirit is giving life because God considers you righteous.

for the creation was made subject to frustration — not willingly, but because of the one who subjected it. But it was given a reliable hope

and the one who searches hearts knows exactly what the Spirit is thinking, because his pleadings for God's people accord with God's will.

because those whom he knew in advance, he also determined in advance would be conformed to the pattern of his Son, so that he might be the firstborn among many brothers;

Why? Because they did not pursue righteousness as being grounded in trusting but as if it were grounded in doing legalistic works. They stumbled over the stone that makes people stumble.

True, but so what? They were broken off because of their lack of trust. However, you keep your place only because of your trust. So don't be arrogant; on the contrary, be terrified!

Moreover, the others, if they do not persist in their lack of trust, will be grafted in; because God is able to graft them back in.

Just as you yourselves were disobedient to God before but have received mercy now because of Isra'el's disobedience;

for he is God's servant, there for your benefit. But if you do what is wrong, be afraid! Because it is not for nothing that he holds the power of the sword; for he is God's servant, there as an avenger to punish wrongdoers.

The one who eats anything must not look down on the one who abstains; and the abstainer must not pass judgment on the one who eats anything, because God has accepted him —

who are you to pass judgment on someone else's servant? It is before his own master that he will stand or fall; and the fact is that he will stand, because the Lord is able to make him stand.

But the doubter comes under condemnation if he eats, because his action is not based on trust. And anything not based on trust is a sin.

and in order to show his mercy by causing the Gentiles to glorify God — as it is written in the Tanakh, "Because of this I will acknowledge you among the Gentiles and sing praise to your name."

But on some points I have written you quite boldly by way of reminding you about them, because of the grace God has given me

I thank my God always for you because of God's love and kindness given to you through the Messiah Yeshua,

I say this because one of you says, "I follow Sha'ul"; another says, "I follow Apollos"; another, "I follow Kefa"; while still another says, "I follow the Messiah!"

Precisely because Jews ask for signs and Greeks try to find wisdom,

Not one of this world's leaders has understood it; because if they had, they would not have executed the Lord from whom this glory flows.

Now the natural man does not receive the things from the Spirit of God — to him they are nonsense! Moreover, he is unable to grasp them, because they are evaluated through the Spirit.