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1Since we have received this sacred task through Creator’s mercy, we never lose heart as we walk this road .
2For this reason we have put an end to shameful ways that are kept hidden in darkness. We do not walk in the ways of a trickster or misrepresent Creator’s message. Instead, under Creator’s watchful eyes we openly speak the truth. In this way, all who hear can know within themselves what kind of people we are.
3But even if the good story we tell is hidden from their eyes, it is hidden only to the ones who walk the road to a bad end.
4For the ones who do not believe have been blinded in their minds by the evil spirit-ruler of this present world. This blindness keeps them from seeing the light that shines when the good story is told about the beauty of the Chosen One, who is the only one who fully represents the Great Spirit.
5The story we tell is not about ourselves. It is about our Honored Chief Creator Sets Free (Jesus) the Chosen One. And because of him we see ourselves as your servants.
6For the same Great Spirit who told light to shine out of darkness has shined his light into our hearts. His light helps us to see the beauty of the Great Spirit in the face of Creator Sets Free (Jesus) the Chosen One.
7Our bodies are like old clay pots that have been filled with the sacred gift of his light . This shows that the great power we have does not come from us but from our Creator.
8Trouble surrounds us and presses in on us, but we know there is always a way out. Even when we do not know which way to go, we never lose hope or give in to fear.
9We are hunted down and mistreated, but the Great Spirit never abandons us. Even when beaten to the ground, we get up and keep walking.
10Everywhere we go death bears down on us. Our bodies are dying the kind of death Creator Sets Free (Jesus) died. In this way his life will also be seen in our bodies.
11It is because of Creator Sets Free (Jesus) that we who are alive are always facing death. It is for this reason that the life of Creator Sets Free (Jesus) will also be seen in our death-doomed bodies.
12So you can see that we struggle with death, but because of this you have the life of the world to come.
13It has been written in our Sacred Teachings, “My faith gave me the courage to speak.” Since the same faith lives in our spirits, we too have the courage to speak.[#4:13 Possibly Psalm 116:10]
14For we know that the one who raised up Creator Sets Free (Jesus) to sit beside the Great Spirit will also raise us up to be with him. Then together, we will all stand before him.[#4:14 Ephesians 2:6]
15So then, all that we suffer is for your good. This means that Creator’s gift of great kindness will reach more and more people. Then many people will give thanks to the Great Spirit, bringing him even greater honor.
16That is why we never lose heart. For even though our outer being is fading away, our inner being grows stronger every day.
17For the troubles we now face are small compared to what is coming and do not last for long. Instead, they are getting us ready for the great and shining beauty of the world to come, a beauty beyond comparison that will never fade away. So we set our minds not on the things we can see but on the things we cannot see.
18For the things we can see will last only for a short time, but the things we cannot see are from the world to come, which will never fade away.