My point is this: the Law which arose four hundred and thirty years later does not repeal a will previously ratified by God, so as to cancel the Promise.

Tell me, you who are keen to be under the Law, will you not listen to the Law?

Here, listen to Paul! I tell you, if you get circumcised, Christ will be no use to you.

(A morsel of dough will leaven the whole lump.)

I feel persuaded in the Lord that you will not go wrong. But he who unsettles you will have to meet his doom, no matter who he is.

I mean, lead the life of the Spirit; then you will never satisfy the passions of the flesh.

envy, [murder], drinking bouts, revelry, and the like; I tell you beforehand as I have told you already, that people who indulge in such practices will never inherit the Realm of God.

let everyone bring his own work to the test ??then he will have something to boast about on his own account, and not in comparison with his fellows.

For everyone will have to bear his own load of responsibility.

Make no mistake ??God is not to be mocked ??a man will reap just what he sows;

he who sows for his flesh will reap destruction from the flesh, and he who sows for the Spirit will reap life eternal from the Spirit.

On all who will be guided by this rule, may peace and mercy rest, even upon the Israel of God.

PAUL, by the will of God an apostle of Jesus Christ, to the saints who are faithful in Jesus Christ:

destining us in love to be his sons through Jesus Christ. Such was the purpose of his will,

He has granted us complete insight and understanding of the open secret of his will, showing us how it was the purpose of his design

so to order it in the fulness of the ages that all things in heaven and earth alike should be gathered up in Christ ??11 in the Christ in whom we have had our heritage allotted us (as was decreed in the design of him who carries out everything according to the counsel of his will),

Thus it is said, 'Wake up, O sleeper, and rise from the dead; so Christ will shine upon you.'

So do not be senseless, but understand what is the Lord's will;

instead of merely working when their eye is on you, like those who court human favour, do God's will from the heart like servants of Christ,

Be sure that everyone, slave or free, will be paid back by the Lord and Master for the good he has done.

Our beloved brother Tychicus, a faithful minister in the Lord, will give you all information about me, so that you may know how I am;

of this I am confident, that he who has begun the good work in you will go on completing it until the day of Jesus Christ.

What does it matter? Anyhow, for ulterior ends or honestly, Christ is being proclaimed, and I rejoice over that; yes and I will rejoice over it.

The outcome of all this, I know, will be my release, as you continue to pray for me, and as I am provided with the Spirit of Jesus Christ ??20 my eager desire and hope being that I may never feel ashamed but that now as ever I may do honour to Christ in my own person by fearless courage. Whether that means life or death, no matter!

Thus you will have ample cause to glory in Christ Jesus over me ??over my return to you.

for it is God who in his goodwill enables you to will this and to achieve it.

I hope to send him then, as soon as ever I see how it will go with me ??24 though I am confident in the Lord that I shall be coming myself before long.

For all those of our number who are mature, this must be the point of view; God will reveal that to any of you who look at things differently.

who will transform the body that belongs to our low estate till it resembles the body of his Glory, by the same power that enables him to make everything subject to himself.

Rejoice in the Lord always. I will say it again, 'rejoice.'

Practise also what you have learned and received from me, what you heard me say and what you saw me do; then the God of peace will be with you.

My God will supply all your own needs from his wealth in Glory in Christ Jesus.

Paul, by God's will an apostle of Christ Jesus, and brother Timotheus,

Hence, from the day we heard of it, we have never ceased to pray for you, asking God to fill you with the knowledge of his will in all spiritual wisdom and insight,

It is His will that they should understand the glorious wealth which this secret holds for the Gentiles, in the fact of Christ's presence among you as your hope of glory.

When Christ, who is our life, appears, then you will appear with him in glory.

remember, you will receive from the Lord the inheritance which is your due; serve Christ your Lord and Master,

for the wrongdoer will be paid back for his wrongdoing ??there will be no favour shown.

Tychicus, that beloved brother and faithful minister and fellow-servant in the Lord, will give you all information about me.

He is accompanied by that faithful and beloved brother Onesimus, who is one of yourselves. They will inform you of all that goes on here.

Epaphras, who is one of yourselves, salutes you ??a servant of Christ Jesus who is always earnest in prayer for you, that you may stand firm like mature and convinced Christians, whatever be the will of God for you.

It is God's will that you should be consecrated, that you abstain from sexual vice,

Since we believe that Jesus died and rose again, then it follows that by means of Jesus God will bring with him those who have fallen asleep.

The Lord himself will descend from heaven with a loud summons, when the archangel calls and the trumpet of God sounds; the dead in Christ will rise first;

then we the living, who survive, will be caught up along with them in the clouds to meet the Lord in the air, and so we shall be with the Lord for ever.

thank God for everything ??such is his will for you in Christ Jesus;

He who calls you is faithful, he will do this.

men who will pay the penalty of being destroyed eternally from the presence of the Lord and from the glory of his might,

Let nobody delude you into this belief, whatever he may say. It will not come till the Rebellion takes place first of all, with the revealing of the Lawless One, the doomed One,

Then shall the Lawless One be revealed, whom the Lord Jesus will destroy with the breath of his lips and quell by his appearing and arrival ??9 that One whose arrival is due to Satan's activity, with the full power, the miracles and portents, of falsehood,

However, the Lord is faithful; he will be sure to strengthen you and protect you from the Evil one.

Now, we rely on you in the Lord, confident that you do and will do what we enjoin.

We used to charge you even when we were with you, 'If a man will not work, he shall not eat.'

Only, if anyone will not obey our orders in this letter, mark that man, do not associate with him ??that will make him feel ashamed!

keeping hold of faith and a good conscience. Certain individuals have scouted the good conscience and thus come to grief over their faith ??20 including Hymenaeus and Alexander, whom I have made over to Satan. That will teach them to stop their blasphemous ongoings!

However, women will get safely through childbirth if they continue to be faithful and loving and holy as well as unassuming.

But in later days, the Spirit distinctly declares, certain people will rebel against the faith; they will listen to spirits of error and to the doctrines that daemons teach

Lay this before the brotherhood, and you will be an excellent minister of Christ Jesus, brought up on the truths of the faith and on the lessons of the good doctrine you have already followed.

Watch yourself and watch your teaching; stick to your work; if you do that, you will save your hearers as well as yourself.

Let all servants who are under the yoke of slavery remember that their masters are entitled to perfect respect ??otherwise it will be a scandal to the Name of God and to our doctrine.

to keep your commission free from stain, free from reproach, till the appearance of our Lord Jesus Christ ??15 which will be brought about in due time by that blessed and only Sovereign, King of kings and Lord of lords,

Paul an apostle of Christ Jesus by the will of God in the service of the Life he has promised in Christ Jesus ??2 to his beloved son Timotheus: grace, mercy, peace, from God the Father and Christ Jesus our Lord.

Think what I mean! The Lord will help you to understand perfectly.

If one will only keep clear of the latter, he will be put to noble use, he will be consecrated and useful to the Owner of the House, he will be set apart for good work of all kinds.

And the Lord's servant must not be a man of strife; he must be kind to everybody, a skilled teacher, a man who will not resent injuries;

they may come to their senses again and escape the snare of the devil, as they are brought back to life by God to do his will.

For men will be selfish, fond of money, boastful, haughty, abusive, disobedient to their parents, ungrateful, irreverent,

callous, relentless, scurrilous, dissolute, and savage; they will hate goodness,

they will be treacherous, reckless and conceited, preferring pleasure to God ??5 for though they keep up a form of religion, they will have nothing to do with it as a force. Avoid all such.

However, they will get no further, for their aberration will be detected by everyone, as was the case with these magicians.

Yes, and all who want to live the religious life in Christ Jesus will be persecuted.

Bad characters and impostors will go from bad to worse, deceiving others and deceived themselves;

In the presence of God and of Christ Jesus who will judge the living and the dead, in the light of his appearance and his reign,

for the time will come when people will decline to be taught sound doctrine and will accumulate teachers to suit themselves and tickle their own fancies;

they will give up listening to the Truth and turn to myths.

Now the crown of a good life awaits me, with which the Lord, that just Judge, will reward me on the great Day ??and not only me but all who have loved and longed for his appearance.

Alexander the blacksmith has done me a lot of harm: the Lord will pay him back for what he has done (beware of him),

The Lord will rescue me from every assault of evil, he will bring me safe to his own realm in heaven. To him be glory for ever and ever! Amen.

to be mistress of themselves, chaste, domestic, kind, and submissive to their husbands ??otherwise it will be a scandal to the gospel.

but I did not want to do anything without your consent, so that your goodness to me might come of your own free will, without any appearance of constraint.

I send you this letter relying on your obedience; I know you will do even more than I tell you.

For to what angel did God ever say, 'Thou art my son, to-day have I become thy father'? Or again, 'I will be a father to him, and he shall be a son to me'?

they will perish, but thou remainest, they will all be worn out like a garment,

thou wilt roll them up like a mantle and they win be changed, but thou art the same, and thy years will never fail.'

saying, 'I will proclaim thy name to my brothers, in the midst of the church I will sing of thee,'

and again, 'I will put my trust in him,' and again, 'Here am I and the children God has given me.'

Besides, while Moses was faithful in every department of God's house as an attendant ??by way of witness to the coming revelation ??6 Christ is faithful as a Son over God's house. Now we are this house of God, if we will only keep confident and proud of our hope.

With God's permission, we will take this step.

Though I say this, beloved, I feel sure you will take the better course that means salvation.

God is not unfair; he will not forget what you have done, or the love you have shown for his sake in ministering, as you still do, to the saints.

I will indeed bless you and multiply you.

Previous priests became priests apart from any oath, but he has an oath from Him who said to him, The Lord has sworn, and he will not change his mind, thou art a priest for ever.

Whereas God does find fault with the people of that covenant, when he says: The day is coming, saith the Lord, when I will conclude a new covenant with the house of Israel and with the house of Judah. It will not be on the lines of the covenant I made with their fathers,

This is the covenant I will make with the house of Israel when that day comes, saith the Lord; I will set my laws within their mind, inscribing them upon their hearts; I will be a God to them, and they shall be a People to me;

one citizen will no longer teach his fellow, one man will no longer teach his brother, saying, 'Know the Lord,' for all will know me, low and high together.

I will be merciful to their iniquities, and remember their sins no more.

Thus, in the case of a will, the death of the testator must be announced.

A will only holds in cases of death; it is never valid so long as the testator is alive.

Hence even the first covenant of God's will was not inaugurated apart from blood;

so Christ, after being once sacrificed to bear the sins of many, will appear again, not to deal with sin but for the saving of those who look out for him.