17. Do you think I couldn't make up my mind about what to do? Or do I seem like someone who says “Yes” or “No” simply to please others?
18. God can be trusted, and so can I, when I say that our answer to you has always been “Yes” and never “No”.
19. This is because Jesus Christ the Son of God is always “Yes” and never “No”. And he is the one that Silas, Timothy, and I told you about.
20. Christ says “Yes” to all of God's promises. That's why we have Christ to say “Amen” for us to the glory of God.
21. And so God makes it possible for you and us to stand firmly together with Christ. God is also the one who chose us
22. and put his Spirit in our hearts to show that we belong only to him.
23. God is my witness that I stayed away from Corinth, just to keep from being hard on you.
24. We are not bosses who tell you what to believe. We are working with you to make you glad, because your faith is strong.