By this we know that we love the children of God: whenever we love God and keep his commandments.

For we are God's fellow workers; you are God's field, God's building.

And because of this we also give thanks to God constantly, that [when you] received God's word {that you heard} from us, you accepted [it] not [as the] word of men, but as [it] truly is, [the] word of God, which also is at work in you who believe.

And we have come to know and have believed the love that God has in us. God is love, and the one who resides in love resides in God, and God resides in him.

Therefore, brothers, we are not children of the female slave but of the free woman.

You are from God, little children, and have conquered them, because the one [who is] in you is greater than the one [who is] in the world.

If anyone destroys God's temple, God will destroy this one. For God's temple is holy, which you are.

saying to Aaron, 'Make us gods who will go on before us! For this Moses, who led us out from the land of Egypt--we do not know what has happened to him!'

for it is God's servant to you for what [is] good. But if you do what [is] bad, be afraid, because it does not bear the sword to no purpose. For it is God's servant, the one who avenges for punishment on the one who does [what is] bad.

Thus let a person consider us as servants of Christ and stewards of God's mysteries.

Who will bring charges against God's elect? God [is] the one who justifies.

Do you not know that you are God's temple and the Spirit of God dwells in you?

of which I became a minister, according to God's stewardship which was given to me for you, to complete the word of God,

And the scripture was fulfilled that says, "And Abraham believed God, and it was credited to him for righteousness," and he was called God's friend.

For to us God has revealed [them] through the Spirit. For the Spirit searches all [things], even the depths of God.

and you [are] Christ's, and Christ [is] God's.