All of your friends who believe in Jesus will go to heaven.The Bible says everyone has sinned (Romans 3:23). Jesus died to give us an opportunity to believe in Him (Romans 5:8). Every person who believes in Jesus will have eternal life and be with Jesus in heaven (John 3:16).But not everyone will go to heaven. This is why it is important to believe

No one created God. He has always been living.God never was created, and He has always existed. He created all things, so He didn't need anybody to create Him! He has "life in himself" (John 5:26). God wasn't ever a baby, and He didn't grow up into an adult. He never gets any older. Everything else in the world starts and stops, but God has no begi

Because the Bible is God's Word, we should obey it.The Bible isn't like any other book. Every word in the Bible is God's own, true Word. Men and women and boys and girls can read the Bible all their lives and still discover new things God has to teach them. The Bible teaches us what God is like, what He wants us to do, and how we can go to heaven.

No, you don’t have to go far away to be a missionary and tell others about Jesus!God wants you to share the gospel message of Jesus with everyone you meet, no matter where you are. Some people go to faraway countries to be missionaries, but we’re all supposed to be missionaries, even when we’re at home. Jesus wants you to talk to others about who H

God included scary stories in the Bible in order to teach us.The people in the Bible are real people who lived and died. Their situations were sometimes scary, but God knew we could learn from their mistakes and so He included their situations in the Bible. The stories weren’t intended to scare us, but to teach us. God is trying to help us know how

The Bible has 66 books that make up the Old and New Testaments.The two main parts of the Bible are the Old Testament and the New Testament. The Old Testament begins with the history of how God created the world. In the Old Testament, we find books of the law, which tell about God's commands. We also find books of history that tell about God's chose

The Holy Spirit helps Christians in many different ways.The Holy Spirit comes into a person’s life when he or she believes in and chooses to follow Jesus. He teaches, comforts, and guides us. Before Jesus went back to heaven after His resurrection, Jesus told His disciples that even though He must leave them He would send the Holy Spirit (John 14:1

God made His Son, Jesus, the only way of salvation. If God has chosen to save a person, the all-powerful God can make a way for that person to hear about Jesus.Jesus died on the cross for sin and became alive again to show He beat sin and death. Only those who trust in the Lord Jesus are saved from sin and go to heaven.But what if a child lives in

Mainly, there are different translations so more people can read and understand the Bible.The Bible was originally written in Hebrew, Aramaic, and Greek, since all the writers came from the Middle East or Europe. Around AD 400, a scholar named Jerome finished work on the first complete translation of the Bible into one language. This language was L

Abraham was a man who faithfully obeyed God. Through Abraham, an entire nation came into being. Abraham was called God’s friend in the Bible (James 2:23). While we don’t know much about Abraham’s life when he was a kid, we know a lot about his later life. When we first see Abraham in the Bible, he is 75 years old. Abraham is told to leave his count

People of God are those who have placed faith in Jesus by believing that He died for their sins, was buried, and rose from the grave.In the Old Testament, only Israel was said to be the people chosen by God (Ezekiel 38:14). However, when Jesus came to die for our sins, He opened the way for all people to become part of the people of God (Galatians

Moses was afraid to go to Pharaoh because he didn't think he could speak very well.Have you ever felt afraid to go to school because you had a big speech or project to give in class? Maybe you were afraid you would stutter or mess up your words.That's a little bit how Moses felt. He was afraid he couldn't speak very well. Exodus 4:10 says, "Moses s

The Bible does not have any mistakes.The Bible is the most amazing book. About 40 different people wrote it over a time period of 1,500 years, but everything came together to make one book without mistakes. This is because even though people wrote the words, God Himself told them what to write.2 Timothy 3:16 says, "God has breathed life into all of

Peter (also known as Simon Peter) is best known as a fisherman who walked with Jesus."[Jesus said,] 'Here is what I tell you. You are Peter. On this rock I will build my church. The gates of hell will not be strong enough to destroy it'" (Matthew 16:18).Peter and his brother Andrew caught and sold fish for a living. One day, while they were cleanin

Isaac was the son of Abraham and Sarah.The name Isaac means “he laughs.” This name came from Abraham and Sarah laughing at the thought of having a baby when she was 90 years old and Abraham was 100 years old (Genesis 17:17). As a kid, Isaac was walking with his dad to go to offer a sacrifice. What Isaac didn’t know was that he was going to be the s

David trusted the Lord to give him victory over the giant Goliath. "The Lord saved me from the paw of the lion. He saved me from the paw of the bear. And he’ll save me from the powerful hand of this Philistine too" (1 Samuel 17:37).The Philistines and the Israelites were battling one another. One of the Philistines, a nine-foot-tall giant named Gol

Memorizing Bible verses helps us love, know, and obey God.We memorize important things like our phone numbers and the alphabet so that we never forget them. God's Word, the Bible, has the most important words! Since we don't always have our Bibles with us, we can memorize verses to help us remember God's Word wherever we go.Have fun memorizing vers

God is love.God doesn't only love us when we're good and nice to others. Although sin displeases Him, God still loves us even when we sin—thinking and saying and doing bad things. We don't deserve His love! God loves us because He has decided to love us. But there's a problem. God is a holy, perfect God, so no one with sin can be close to God or co

The Holy of Holies was the innermost and most sacred area of the tabernacle of Moses and the temple of Jerusalem.The Holy of Holies was very sacred. Only the priest could enter the Holy of Holies and only on one day each year (Hebrews 9:7). This day was known as the Day of Atonement. The Ark of the Covenant was inside the Holy of Holies. The Ark wa

Christ is not Jesus’ last name. In fact, we can say it before Jesus’ name too! Christ is a word we use to describe who Jesus is.Christ is a title for Jesus that means “Messiah.” Messiah is one of the names for Jesus, and it means that He is the Deliverer or the Savior. God’s people, the Jews, waited a long time for a Messiah. They thought the Messi