God is faithful, by whom you were called into the fellowship of His Son, Jesus Christ our Lord.

that your faith should not be in the wisdom of men but in the power of God.

Moreover it is required in stewards that one be found faithful.

For this reason I have sent Timothy to you, who is my beloved and faithful son in the Lord, who will remind you of my ways in Christ, as I teach everywhere in every church.

No temptation has overtaken you except such as is common to man; but God is faithful, who will not allow you to be tempted beyond what you are able, but with the temptation will also make the way of escape, that you may be able to bear it.

to another faith by the same Spirit, to another gifts of healings by the same Spirit,

And though I have the gift of prophecy, and understand all mysteries and all knowledge, and though I have all faith, so that I could remove mountains, but have not love, I am nothing.

And now abide faith, hope, love, these three; but the greatest of these is love.

The Risen Christ, Faith’s Reality

Moreover, brethren, I declare to you the gospel which I preached to you, which also you received and in which you stand,

And if Christ is not risen, then our preaching is empty and your faith is also empty.

And if Christ is not risen, your faith is futile; you are still in your sins!

Final Exhortations

Watch, stand fast in the faith, be brave, be strong.