Study Desk

But the light will show what these things are really like.

Don't destroy yourself by getting drunk, but let the Spirit fill your life.

This is a great mystery, but I understand it to mean Christ and his church.

But the ones who are jealous of us are not sincere. They just want to cause trouble for me while I am in jail.

But that doesn't matter. All that matters is that people are telling about Christ, whether they are sincere or not. That is what makes me glad. I will keep on being glad,

But I know that all of you still need me. That's why I am sure I will stay on to help you grow and be happy in your faith.

and he has blessed you. Not only do you have faith in Christ, but you suffer for him.

Don't be jealous or proud, but be humble and consider others more important than yourselves.

Christ was truly God. But he did not try to remain equal with God.

Then you will be the pure and innocent children of God. You live among people who are crooked and evil, but you must not do anything that they can say is wrong. Try to shine as lights among the people of this world,

But you know what kind of person Timothy is. He has worked with me like a son in spreading the good news.

but now he is eager to see you. He is worried, because you heard he was sick.

In fact, he was very sick and almost died. But God was kind to him, and also to me, and he kept me from being burdened down with sorrow.

But we are the ones who are truly circumcised, because we worship by the power of God's Spirit and take pride in Christ Jesus. We don't brag about what we have done,

although I could. Others may brag about themselves, but I have more reason to brag than anyone else.

But Christ has shown me that what I once thought was valuable is worthless.

I have not yet reached my goal, and I am not perfect. But Christ has taken hold of me. So I keep on running and struggling to take hold of the prize.

My friends, I don't feel that I have already arrived. But I forget what is behind, and I struggle for what is ahead.

But we must keep going in the direction that we are now headed.

But we are citizens of heaven and are eagerly waiting for our Savior to come from there. Our Lord Jesus Christ