Study Desk

All men of the earth are made like Adam. But those who belong to Christ will have a body like the body of Christ Who came from heaven.

Now, our bodies are like Adam's body. But in heaven, our bodies will be like the body of Christ.

For sure, I am telling you a secret. We will not all die, but we will all be changed.

But God is the One Who gives us power over sin through Jesus Christ our Lord. We give thanks to Him for this.

A wide door has been opened to me here to preach the Good News. But there are many who work against me.

I wanted brother Apollos to go with the other Christians to visit you. But he is not sure he should go now. He will come when he can.

But if we are in trouble, it is for your good. And it is so you will be saved from the punishment of sin. If God comforts us, it is for your good also. You too will be given strength not to give up when you have the same kind of trouble we have.

We thought we would die. This happened so we would not put our trust in ourselves, but in God Who raises the dead.

We are not the boss of your faith but we are working with you to make you happy. Your faith is strong.

God is the One Who made us preachers of a New Way of Worship. This New Way of Worship is not of the Law. It is of the Holy Spirit. The Law brings death, but the Holy Spirit gives life.

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.

The Law of Moses came with shining-greatness long ago. But that light is no longer bright. The shining-greatness of the New Way of Worship that brings us life is so much brighter.

The shining light that came with the Law of Moses soon passed away. But the new way of life is much brighter. It will never pass away.

But whenever a man turns to the Lord, the covering is taken away.

We are pressed on every side, but we still have room to move. We are often in much trouble, but we never give up.

People make it hard for us, but we are not left alone. We are knocked down, but we are not destroyed.

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

This is the reason we do not give up. Our human body is wearing out. But our spirits are getting stronger every day.

We do not look at the things that can be seen. We look at the things that cannot be seen. The things that can be seen will come to an end. But the things that cannot be seen will last forever.

We do not want to sound as if we think we are so important. Instead, we are making it easy for you to be proud of us. In that way, you will be able to tell them about us. They always talk about the way people look, but do not care about their hearts.