“And so, since God in His mercy has given us this wonderful ministry,

we never give up.”                                          

“We reject all shameful and underhanded methods. We do not try to

trick anyone, and we do not distort the word of God. We tell the truth

before God, and all who are honest know that.” 

“We don’t go around preaching about ourselves; we preach Christ

Jesus, the Lord. All we say about ourselves is that we are your servants

because of what Jesus has done for us.”            

“But this precious treasure – this light and power that now shine within

us – is held in perishable containers, that is, in our weak bodies. So

everyone can see that our glorious power is from God and is not our

own.”                                                               

“All this is for your benefit, so that the grace that is reaching more and

more people may cause thanksgiving to overflow to the glory of God.”

“For our present troubles are quite small and won’t last very long. Yet

they produce for us an immeasurably great glory that will last forever.

So we don’t look at the troubles we can see right now; rather, we look

forward to what we have not yet seen. For the troubles we see will

soon be over, but the joys to come will last forever.”