But you must continue to believe this truth and stand firmly in it. Don’t drift away from the assurance you received when you heard the Good News. The Good News has been preached all over the world, and I, Paul, have been appointed as God’s servant to proclaim it.

This message was kept secret for centuries and generations past, but now it has been revealed to God’s people.

When you came to Christ, you were “circumcised,” but not by a physical procedure. Christ performed a spiritual circumcision—the cutting away of your sinful nature.

These rules may seem wise because they require strong devotion, pious self-denial, and severe bodily discipline. But they provide no help in conquering a person’s evil desires.

But now is the time to get rid of anger, rage, malicious behavior, slander, and dirty language.

But if you do what is wrong, you will be paid back for the wrong you have done. For God has no favorites.