Study Desk

First of all, I keep thanking my God, through Jesus Christ, for all of you. This is because the whole world knows of your faith in Christ.

Both of us need help. I can help make your faith strong and you can do the same for me. We need each other.

The Good News tells us we are made right with God by faith in Him. Then, by faith we live that new life through Him. The Holy Writings say, "A man right with God lives by faith."

Abraham was about one hundred years old. His body was about dead, but his faith in God was not weak when he thought of his body. His faith was not weak when he thought of his wife Sarah being past the age of having children.

Abraham did not doubt God's promise. His faith in God was strong, and he gave thanks to God.

So then, faith comes to us by hearing the Good News. And the Good News comes by someone preaching it.

It is true. They were broken off because they did not put their trust in Christ. And you are there only because of your faith. Do not be proud. Instead, be afraid.

God has given me His loving-favor. This helps me write these things to you. I ask each one of you not to think more of himself than he should think. Instead, think in the right way toward yourself by the faith God has given you.

We all have different gifts that God has given to us by His loving-favor. We are to use them. If someone has the gift of preaching the Good News, he should preach. He should use the faith God has given him.

If there is someone whose faith is weak, be kind and receive him. Do not argue about what he thinks.

One man believes he may eat everything. Another man with weak faith eats only vegetables.

Keep the faith you have between yourself and God. A man is happy if he knows he is doing right.

But if he has doubts about the food he eats, God says he is guilty when he eats it. It is because he is eating without faith. Anything that is not done in faith is sin.

We who have strong faith should help those who are weak. We should not live to please ourselves.

Each of us should live to please his neighbor. This will help him grow in faith.