Study Desk

For this reason I am happy when I have weaknesses, insults, hard times, sufferings, and all kinds of troubles for Christ. Because when I am weak, then I am truly strong.

So you received everything that the other churches have received. Only one thing was different: I was not a burden to you. Forgive me for this!

So I am happy to give everything I have for you, even myself. If I love you more, will you love me less?

I will come to you for the third time. "Every case must be proved by two or three witnesses."

It is true that he was weak when he was killed on the cross, but he lives now by God's power. It is true that we are weak in Christ, but for you we will be alive in Christ by God's power.

We cannot do anything against the truth, but only for the truth.

Jesus gave himself for our sins to free us from this evil world we live in, as God the Father planned.

But God had special plans for me and set me apart for his work even before I was born. He called me through his grace

After three years I went to Jerusalem to meet Peter and stayed with him for fifteen days.

But we did not give in to those false believers for a minute. We wanted the truth of the Good News to continue for you.

God gave Peter the power to work as an apostle for the Jewish people. But he also gave me the power to work as an apostle for those who are not Jews.

It was the law that put me to death, and I died to the law so that I can now live for God.

So what was the law for? It was given to show that the wrong things people do are against God's will. And it continued until the special descendant, who had been promised, came. The law was given through angels who used Moses for a mediator to give the law to people.

While they are children, they must obey those who are chosen to care for them. But when the children reach the age set by their fathers, they are free.

It is the same for us. We were once like children, slaves to the useless rules of this world.

God did this so he could buy freedom for those who were under the law and so we could become his children.

I am afraid for you, that my work for you has been wasted.

Though my sickness was a trouble for you, you did not hate me or make me leave. But you welcomed me as an angel from God, as if I were Jesus Christ himself!

Those people are working hard to persuade you, but this is not good for you. They want to persuade you to turn against us and follow only them.

It is good for people to show interest in you, but only if their purpose is good. This is always true, not just when I am with you.