Quotes About Faith

By the grace God has given me, I laid a foundation as an expert builder, and someone else is building on it. But each one must be careful how he builds.

For no one can lay a foundation other than the one already laid, which is Jesus Christ.

If anyone builds on this foundation using gold, silver, precious stones, wood, hay, or straw,

his workmanship will be evident, because the Day will bring it to light. It will be revealed with fire, and the fire will prove the quality of each manís work.

If what he has built survives, he will receive a reward.

If it is burned up, he will suffer loss. He himself will be saved, but only as if through the flames.

Do you not know that you yourselves are Godís temple, and that Godís Spirit dwells in you?

If anyone destroys Godís temple, God will destroy him; for Godís temple is holy, and you are that temple.

For the wisdom of this world is foolishness in Godís sight. As it is written: “He catches the wise in their craftiness.”

Therefore, stop boasting in men. All things are yours,

whether Paul or Apollos or Cephas or the world or life or death or the present or the future. All of them belong to you,

and you belong to Christ, and Christ belongs to God.

I care very little, however, if I am judged by you or by any human court. In fact, I do not even judge myself.

My conscience is clear, but that does not vindicate me. It is the Lord who judges me.

Therefore judge nothing before the appointed time; wait until the Lord comes. He will bring to light what is hidden in darkness and will expose the motives of menís hearts. At that time each will receive his praise from God.

Brothers, I have applied these things to myself and Apollos for your benefit, so that you may learn from us not to go beyond what is written. Then you will not take pride in one man over another.

For who makes you so superior? What do you have that you did not receive? And if you did receive it, why do you boast as though you did not?

Already you have all you want. Already you have become rich. Without us, you have become kings. How I wish you really were kings, so that we might be kings with you!

For it seems to me that God has displayed us apostles at the end of the procession, like prisoners appointed for death. We have become a spectacle to the whole world, to angels as well as to men.

We are fools for Christ, but you are wise in Christ. We are weak, but you are strong. You are honored, but we are dishonored.

To this very hour we are hungry and thirsty, we are poorly clothed, we are brutally treated, we are homeless.

We work hard with our own hands. When we are vilified, we bless; when we are persecuted, we endure it;

when we are slandered, we answer gently. Up to this moment we have become the scum of the earth, the refuse of the world.

Even if you have ten thousand guardians in Christ, you do not have many fathers; for in Christ Jesus I became your father through the gospel.