3Remind the people to respect the government and be law-abiding, always ready to lend a helping handG5279G846G5279G5293G746G2532G1849G3980G1511G2092G4314G3956G18G20412No insults, no fights. God's people should be bighearted and courteous.G987G3367G1511G269G1933G1731G3956G4236G4314G3956G4443It wasn't so long ago that we ourselves were stupid and stubborn, dupes of sin, ordered every which way by our glands, going around with a chip on our shoulder, hated and hating back.G1063G2249G2532G2258G453G4218G453G545G4105G1398G4164G1939G2532G2237G1236G1722G2549G2532G5355G4767G3404G2404But when God, our kind and loving Savior God, stepped in,G1161G3753G5544G2532G5363G2316G2257G4990G5363G20145he saved us from all that. It was all his doing; we had nothing to do with it. He gave us a good bath, and we came out of it new people, washed inside and out by the Holy Spirit.G3756G1537G2041G1722G1343G3739G2249G4160G235G2596G846G1656G4982G2248G1223G3067G3824G2532G342G40G41516Our Savior Jesus poured out new life so generously.G3739G1632G1909G2248G4146G1223G2424G5547G2257G49907God's gift has restored our relationship with him and given us back our lives. And there's more life to come—an eternity of life!G2443G1344G1565G5485G1096G2818G2596G1680G166G22228You can count on this. I want you to put your foot down. Take a firm stand on these matters so that those who have put their trust in God will concentrate on the essentials that are good for everyone.G4103G3056G2532G4012G5130G1014G4571G1226G2443G4100G2316G5431G4291G2570G2041G5023G2076G2570G2532G5624G4449Stay away from mindless, pointless quarreling over genealogies and fine print in the law code. That gets you nowhere.G1161G4026G3474G2214G2532G1076G2532G2054G2532G3163G3544G1063G1526G512G2532G315210Warn a quarrelsome person once or twice, but then be done with him.G444G141G3326G3391G2532G1208G3559G386811It's obvious that such a person is out of line, rebellious against God. By persisting in divisiveness he cuts himself off.G1492G3754G5108G1612G2532G264G5607G84312As soon as I send either Artemas or Tychicus to you, come immediately and meet me in Nicopolis. I've decided to spend the winter there.G3752G3992G734G4314G4571G2228G5190G4704G2064G4314G3165G1519G3533G1063G2919G1563G391413Give Zenas the lawyer and Apollos a hearty send-off. Take good care of them.G4311G2211G3544G2532G625G4311G4709G2443G3367G3007G84614Our people have to learn to be diligent in their work so that all necessities are met (especially among the needy) and they don't end up with nothing to show for their lives.G1161G3129G2251G2532G3129G4291G2570G2041G1519G316G5532G3363G5600G3363G17515All here want to be remembered to you. Say hello to our friends in the faith. Grace to all of you.G3956G3326G1700G782G4571G782G5368G2248G1722G4102G5485G3326G5216G3956G281