Wisdom can make your life pleasant and lead you safely through it.

No, the LORD has told us what is good. What he requires of us is this: to do what is just, to show constant love, and to live in humble fellowship with our God.

So then, why do you now want to put God to the test by laying a load on the backs of the believers which neither our ancestors nor we ourselves were able to carry?

The Holy Spirit and we have agreed not to put any other burden on you besides these necessary rules:

Freedom is what we have---Christ has set us free! Stand, then, as free people, and do not allow yourselves to become slaves again.

If the Spirit leads you, then you are not subject to the Law.

For our love for God means that we obey his commands. And his commands are not too hard for us,

I have told you this so that you will have peace by being united to me. The world will make you suffer. But be brave! I have defeated the world!"

He helps us in all our troubles, so that we are able to help others who have all kinds of troubles, using the same help that we ourselves have received from God.

Just as we have a share in Christ's many sufferings, so also through Christ we share in God's great help.

And this small and temporary trouble we suffer will bring us a tremendous and eternal glory, much greater than the trouble.

But his answer was: "My grace is all you need, for my power is greatest when you are weak." I am most happy, then, to be proud of my weaknesses, in order to feel the protection of Christ's power over me.

I am content with weaknesses, insults, hardships, persecutions, and difficulties for Christ's sake. For when I am weak, then I am strong.

I have the strength to face all conditions by the power that Christ gives me.