I will get up and go to my father and say, "Father, I have sinned against God and against you.

So then, whoever rejects this teaching is not rejecting a human being, but God, who gives you his Holy Spirit.

We beg you, our friends, to pay proper respect to those who work among you, who guide and instruct you in the Christian life.

Treat them with the greatest respect and love because of the work they do. Be at peace among yourselves.

Remember your former leaders, who spoke God's message to you. Think back on how they lived and died, and imitate their faith.