Jesus gave his life for our sins, just as God our Father planned, in order to rescue us from this evil world in which we live.

And that’s the way it was with us before Christ came. We were like children; we were slaves to the basic spiritual principles of this world.

So now that you know God (or should I say, now that God knows you), why do you want to go back again and become slaves once more to the weak and useless spiritual principles of this world?

As for me, may I never boast about anything except the cross of our Lord Jesus Christ. Because of that cross, my interest in this world has been crucified, and the world’s interest in me has also died.