“Yet God has made everything beautiful for its own time. He has planted eternity in the human heart, but even so, people cannot see
“At that moment their eyes were opened, and they suddenly felt shame at their nakedness. So they sewed fig leaves together to cover themselves.
“Let us hold tightly without wavering to the hope we affirm, for God can be trusted to keep his promise. Let us think of
“Get wisdom; develop good judgment. Don’t forget my words or turn away from them. Don’t turn your back on wisdom, for she will protect
“Therefore, since we are surrounded by such a huge crowd of witnesses to the life of faith, let us strip off every weight that
God will provide. Some very familiar words. Cliche even. Despite all of that these words are and always will be true. When we think
“Therefore, remember that formerly you who are Gentiles by birth and called “uncircumcised” by those who call themselves “the circumcision” (which is done in
“And so we know and rely on the love God has for us. God is love. Whoever lives in love lives in God, and
“You see, we don’t go around preaching about ourselves. We preach that Jesus Christ is Lord, and we ourselves are your servants for Jesus’
“I have given them your word and the world has hated them, for they are not of the world any more than I am
