It isn’t that we want to have control over your Christian faith. Rather, we want to work with you so that you will be happy. Certainly, you are firmly established in the Christian faith.
The servant may begin to beat the other servants and eat and drink with the drunks.
What I mean is that we may be encouraged by each other’s faith.
That’s right! They were broken off because they didn’t believe, but you remain on the tree because you do believe. Don’t feel arrogant, but be afraid.
Through Christ we can approach God and stand in his favor. So we brag because of our confidence that we will receive glory from God.
Brothers and sisters, I’m making known to you the Good News which I already told you, which you received, and on which your faith is based.
Who is Apollos? Who is Paul? They are servants who helped you come to faith. Each did what the Lord gave him to do.
When someone makes you slaves, consumes your wealth, seizes your property, orders you around, or slaps your faces, you put up with it.
Our message is not about ourselves. It is about Jesus Christ as the Lord. We are your servants for his sake.
Indeed, our lives are guided by faith, not by sight.
Don’t be rulers over the people entrusted to you, but be examples for the flock to follow.