The Bible gives us many different names for God. In fact, there are so many, we can’t even list them all here!Many of God’s names tell us something about who He is and what He does. Here are just a few, along with their definitions: ▪Elohim (Ee-low-heem): The Strong One, the All-Powerful Creator▪El Elyon (El El-ee-yon): The Most High God▪Yahweh (Y

Doctrine is what we see as truth in our life. We follow doctrine like we follow instructions.Doctrine of the Bible is extremely important. The Bible tells us to guard our doctrine closely (1 Timothy 4:16). Our doctrine affects the way we see everything. Proper biblical doctrine helps us have a better relationship with God. It also helps us to know

There are many reasons why people reject Jesus and all of them have eternal consequences.People reject Jesus because they think they don’t need Him. They believe they can be their own “savior.” Due to believing they are “good enough” to go to heaven, they never accept Jesus. This is not right. Only by accepting Jesus as your Savior can you be saved

To love Jesus means you obey Him and worship Him.The love Jesus has for us is different from the love you know. Jesus loves us with agape love. Agape is a Greek word and it means unconditional, sacrificial love. God’s love for us is agape love. This means His love for us never changes. It never weakens. He always loves us all the time—no matter wha

The people's plan was to get rid of Jesus, but God's plan was for Jesus to die for believing sinners.While Jesus lived on earth, His miracles and teaching proved that He was God's Son sent to seek and save lost sinners. But not all sinners believe in Jesus. In fact, some people during Jesus' time hated Him! These people wanted to kill Jesus because

Yes, we should worship Jesus because He is God.Jesus is God and we can worship Him. You may have heard of the Trinity. There is one God, but three distinct Persons. The first Person is the Father, the second Person is Jesus, and the third Person is the Holy Spirit. They are all three distinct Persons, but One God.We know Jesus is God by what the Bi

Only those who turn to the Lord Jesus for salvation will go to heaven.Some people think that if you believe in God, you will go to heaven. But even the demons believe God is real (James 2:19), so that isn't how you get to heaven. God won't allow sin in heaven. The problem is that each of us has sinned against God. We've disobeyed God's commands to

We study about people in the Bible to learn from them and to learn more about God.Studying the various people in the Bible helps us in many ways. It is important to study about them because it helps us learn about their lives. We also learn about God in the process. The people in the Bible are not perfect. They have flaws and problems just like us.

Moses didn’t part the Red Sea. God did!When Moses and the Israelites left Egypt, soldiers followed them and tried to bring them back. Once Moses and the Israelites got to the Red Sea, God performed a miracle to save His people!The Bible tells us that Moses stretched out his hand over the Red Sea, and God drove back the water with a strong east wind

Judas Iscariot was not saved.Judas was not saved. He betrayed Jesus for thirty pieces of silver. From the start, Judas was not loyal to Jesus. God had predetermined from the beginning of time that Judas was the one who would betray Jesus. Judas betrayed Jesus out of his own free-will. He was not controlled or manipulated by anyone.Judas followed Je

Judas chose to sin. He never believed in Jesus as his own Savior and he never truly became Jesus’ follower.People who truly trust in Jesus as their Savior want the things Jesus wants. They don’t want to hurt Him. Judas decided that he’d rather have money than protect the One he claimed to follow. Maybe Judas also was jealous of Jesus and wanted to

The Holy Spirit works in our hearts to help us be more like Jesus. His work starts when He helps us know that we are sinners and that we need to accept Jesus as our Savior. Once we are children of God, the Holy Spirit continues to work in our hearts in these ways:•The Holy Spirit seals us (like a promise), showing that we are God’s children. Once w

Jonathan was King Saul's son and David's best friend.Jonathan's father, King Saul, hated David. Even so, Jonathan became best friends with David. Jonathan was a loyal friend to David and protected him from many attacks that his father placed against David. Jonathan also helped David escape when Saul was trying to kill David.Jonathan was drastically

Yes, Jesus was a Jew. But even though Judaism can be a religion, being a Jew usually means that you are an Israelite—someone from Israel. That is why we aren’t all Jews.Long ago, Jesus chose the Israelites—the Jews—as His special people. God had promised a man named Abraham way back in the first book of the Bible, that if Abraham obeyed Him, he wou

God created the sun and controls it for us to live on earth.God created everything (Genesis 1:1), including the sun. Genesis 1:16 teaches, "God made two great lights. He made the larger light to rule over the day and the smaller light to rule over the night. He also made the stars."How does the sun rise and set? The earth rotates so the sun is visi

God makes babies to be born from their parents.Just like God made animals able to have babies, He also gave people the ability to have babies. No longer does God create people from the dust, like Adam, or from a rib, like Eve (Genesis 2:7, 21–22). But God's power is what allows parents to have children. God shaped and formed every one of us togethe

Boaz was a man who served God well and became the husband of Ruth.In the book of Ruth, we find Boaz to be a wealthy man who owns fields of grain. Ruth was a woman who came to work in the field as a gleaner after her husband and sons passed away. She lives with her mother-in-law Naomi (Ruth 1:16). Boaz is kind to Ruth and asks his other workers to l

The Holy Spirit, one of the persons of the trinity, is very powerful. He can do amazing things.God is three persons: The Father, the Son, and the Holy Spirit. They are all one God—which can be hard for people to understand since humans aren’t made that way. Each person of the trinity works differently. The Holy Spirit is the One who came to live wi

God is worthy of our worship and our love.First Chronicles 16:25 says, “The LORD is great. He is really worthy of praise.…” Worship starts with our love for God. Worship means praising and thanking God for who He is. It can include many things—praying, reading the Bible, singing, serving others, and so much more. In fact, whenever we honor God in o

When Jesus was on earth, He chose 12 very different men to follow Him and learn from Him.Jesus’ 12 disciples followed Jesus everywhere He went, helping Him and learning from Him. After Jesus died on the cross and rose again and before He went back to heaven, He told His disciples to preach the good news to the whole world. He said, "You will receiv