“Woe to you, teachers of the law and Pharisees, you hypocrites! You give a tenth of your spices—mint, dill and cumin. But you have neglected the more important matters of the law—justice, mercy and faithfulness. You should have practiced the latter, without neglecting the former.

God’s Faithfulness

What advantage, then, is there in being a Jew, or what value is there in circumcision?

What if some were unfaithful? Will their unfaithfulness nullify God’s faithfulness?

But the fruit of the Spirit is love, joy, peace, forbearance, kindness, goodness, faithfulness,

It gave me great joy when some believers came and testified about your faithfulness to the truth, telling how you continue to walk in it.

“If anyone is to go into captivity, into captivity they will go. If anyone is to be killed with the sword, with the sword they will be killed.” This calls for patient endurance and faithfulness on the part of God’s people.