They would say, ‘There’s the person who started that building and couldn’t afford to finish it!’
When the rains and floods come and the winds beat against that house, it will collapse with a mighty crash.”
Otherwise, you might complete only the foundation before running out of money, and then everyone would laugh at you.
“Or what king would go to war against another king without first sitting down with his counselors to discuss whether his army of 10,000 could defeat the 20,000 soldiers marching against him?
And my righteous ones will live by faith. But I will take no pleasure in anyone who turns away.”
Our great desire is that you will keep on loving others as long as life lasts, in order to make certain that what you hope for will come true.
Watch out that you do not lose what we have worked so hard to achieve. Be diligent so that you receive your full reward.