The Lord is good!\par His love is forever.\par We can trust him forever and ever!\par \par \par
1 Corinthians 1:9 - Easy To Read Version God is faithful. He is the One who has called you to share life with his Son, Jesus Christ our Lord. Tuilleadh leaganachaKing James Version (Oxford) 1769 God is faithful, by whom ye were called unto the fellowship of his Son Jesus Christ our Lord. Amplified Bible - Classic Edition God is faithful (reliable, trustworthy, and therefore ever true to His promise, and He can be depended on); by Him you were called into companionship and participation with His Son, Jesus Christ our Lord. American Standard Version (1901) God is faithful, through whom ye were called into the fellowship of his Son Jesus Christ our Lord. Common English Bible God is faithful, and you were called by him to partnership with his Son, Jesus Christ our Lord. Catholic Public Domain Version God is faithful. Through him, you have been called into the fellowship of his Son, Jesus Christ our Lord. Douay-Rheims version of The Bible - 1752 version God is faithful: by whom you are called unto the fellowship of his Son Jesus Christ our Lord. |
The Lord is good!\par His love is forever.\par We can trust him forever and ever!\par \par \par
Lord, you are my God.\par I honor you and praise your name.\par You have done amazing things.\par The words you said long ago\par are completely true.\par Everything has happened\par exactly as you said it would.\par
The Lord, the Holy One of Israel,\par the Protector of Israel says,\par “My Servant is humble.\par He serves rulers.\par But people hate him.\par But, kings will see him,\par and stand \{to honor him\}.\par Great leaders will bow down to him.”\par
God is not a man; he will not lie. God is not a human being; his decisions will not change. If the Lord says he will do something, then he will do it. If the Lord makes a promise, then he will do the thing he promised.
The whole world, earth and sky, will be destroyed, but the words I have said will never be destroyed!
Father, I pray that all people that believe in me can be one. You are in me and I am in you. I pray that these people can also be one in us, so that the world will believe that you sent me.
\{It is like\} some of the branches from an olive tree have been broken off, and the branch of a wild olive tree has been joined to that first tree. You non-Jews are the same as that wild branch, and you now share the strength and life of the first tree (the Jews).
We know that in everything God works for the good of those people that love him. These are the people God called (chose), because that was his plan.
God planned for those people to be like his Son. And he called (chose) those people. God called those people and made them right with him. And God gave his glory to those people that he made right.
We are those people. We are the people God called (chose). God called us from the Jews and from the non-Jews.
It is God that has made you part of Christ Jesus. Christ has become wisdom for us from God. Christ is the reason we are right with God and have freedom from sin; Christ is the reason we are holy. {\cf2\super [10]}
The only temptations that you have are the same temptations that all people have. But you can trust God. He will not let you be tempted more than you can bear. But when you are tempted, God will also give you a way to escape that temptation. Then you will be able to endure it.
The cup of blessing {\cf2\super [70]} that we give thanks for is a sharing in the blood (death) of Christ, isn’t it? And the bread that we break is a sharing in the body of Christ, isn’t it?
But if you can believe God, then you can believe that what we tell you is never both “Yes” and “No.”
But God had special plans for me even before I was born. So God called me with his grace (kindness). God wanted me
So the life that I live now is not really me—it is Christ living in me. I still live in my body, but I live by faith in the Son of God (Jesus). Jesus is the One who loved me. He gave himself to save me.
This is that secret truth: that the non-Jews will get the things God has for his people, the same as the Jews. The non-Jews are together with the Jews in the same body. And they share together in the promise that God made in Christ Jesus. The non-Jews have all these things because of the Good News. {\cf2\super [23]}
“The Rock (the Lord)—his work is perfect! Why? Because all his ways are right! God is true and faithful. He is good and honest.
“So remember that the Lord your God is the only God, and you can trust him! He keeps his Agreement. He shows his love and kindness to all people who love him and obey his commands. He continues to show his love and kindness through a thousand generations.
We encouraged you, we comforted you, and we told you to live good lives for God. God calls you to his kingdom and glory.
God called you to have that salvation. He called you by using the Good News {\cf2\super [9]} that we told you. God called you so that you can share in the glory of our Lord Jesus Christ.
But the Lord is faithful. He will give you strength and protect you from the Evil One (the devil).
God saved us and made us his holy people. {\cf2\super [6]} That happened not because of anything we did ourselves. No! God saved us and made us his people because that was what he wanted and because of his grace (kindness). That grace was given to us through Christ Jesus before time began.
If we are not faithful,\par he will still be faithful,\par because he cannot be false to himself.\par
That faith and that knowledge come from our hope for life forever. God promised that life to us before time began—and God does not lie.
We should hold strongly to the hope that we have. And we should never fail to tell people about our hope. We can trust God to do what he promised.
Abraham was too old to have children. And Sarah was not able to have children. But Abraham had faith in God, and so God made them able to have children. Abraham trusted God to do the things he promised.
For this reason Jesus had to be made like us his brothers and sisters in every way. Jesus became like people so that he could be their merciful and faithful high priest {\cf2\super [14]} in service to God. Then Jesus could bring forgiveness for the people’s sins.
So all of you should think about Jesus. God sent Jesus to us, and he is the high priest {\cf2\super [15]} of our faith. I tell you to think about him, my brothers and sisters, because God chose you to be his holy {\cf2\super [16]} people.
We all share together with Christ. This is true if we continue until the end to have the sure faith we had in the beginning.
Those two things cannot change. God cannot lie when he says something and he cannot lie when he makes a vow. So those things give great comfort to us who came to God for safety. Those two things give us comfort and strength to continue in the hope that God gives us.
Yes, you will suffer for a short time. But after that, God will make everything right. He will make you strong. He will support you and keep you from falling. He is the God that gives all grace (kindness). He called you to share in his glory in Christ. That glory will continue forever.
Now we tell you the things that we have seen and heard. Why? Because we want you to have fellowship {\cf2\super [1]} together with us. The fellowship we share together is with God the Father and his Son Jesus Christ.
God is in the light (goodness). We should live in the light, too. If we live in the light, then we share fellowship with each other. And when we live in the light, the blood (death) of Jesus cleanses us from all sin. (Jesus is God’s Son.)
We know that we live in God and God lives in us. We know this because God gave us his Spirit. {\cf2\super [17]}
Then I saw heaven open. There before me was a white horse. The rider on the horse is called Faithful and True. He is right in his judging and in making war.