Jesus chose to die for us. He knew it would fulfill God’s plan for our salvation.Jesus loves us so much that He chose to die for our sin. The soldiers beat and hurt Him, but He died for us out of love. What hurt Him the most though, was when God placed the sins of the world on Him. Did Jesus deserve to die? No, He didn’t deserve to die. God did not

God changes some people's names in the Bible to give them a new identity.There are many people in the Bible whose names changed. God changes Abram's name to be Abraham. Abram meant "high father," but God changed it to Abraham, which means, "father of a multitude." God also changed Sarai's name to Sarah. Sarai meant "my princess," yet Sarah means "m

God is big enough to create the universe and small enough to know and love us.Have you ever been to the ocean and noticed how big it is? It seems like the water never ends. When you look up at the sky, it's impossible to reach up and touch it because it's so high. On a clear night, we can see so many stars that we can't even count them. Psalm 147:4

A shepherd in the Bible was someone who took care of the sheep.There are many shepherds mentioned in the Bible. David was a shepherd before he became king. It was normal for the youngest child of the family to be the shepherd of the sheep. As the shepherd, the person had the job to take care of the sheep. This meant they had to make sure the sheep

Imagine the most exciting and fun place you’ve ever visited. Heaven will be even better! The Bible says that there is no sadness and no sin in heaven. We won’t be afraid since it is the safest place ever. We’ll never be sick or tired or even hungry.God’s purpose for heaven is to share it with us. In fact, Jesus said He was going to prepare a place

Heirs are those who will inherit gifts from the father, also called an inheritance. We are all co-heirs with Christ.Heirs in the Old Testament normally referred to the firstborn. The heir of the family would receive everything. The heir would receive the birthright as the eldest son. This means that the firstborn would receive everything from their

People in the Bible rejected Jesus because He was not the Messiah they wanted. Sadly, people still reject Jesus today.The Jews rejected Jesus because He was not who they expected the long-awaited Messiah to be. They thought the Messiah was going to destroy their enemies. Since Jesus did not do this, they rejected Him.People still reject Jesus today

Mary Magdalene was a woman from Magdala. Jesus drove out seven demons from her and she became one of His followers.Mary Magdalene came from a region known as Magdala, which is near the Sea of Galilee. She was plagued by seven demons living inside her. When Jesus cast out these seven demons, she was given freedom from her suffering and she became a

Baptism is a step of obedience, but not part of salvation.When we are baptized, it illustrates salvation. Being put under the water shows Jesus’ death and burial; when we are brought out of the water, it illustrates when Jesus rose from the dead. Baptism shows what happens to a believer at salvation. Because Jesus died and rose to conquer sin, at s

God is not imaginary. He’s real!Some people might try to tell us that God is imaginary. But there are many things that tell us that God is real. Believing that God is real does take some faith (which is believing in something we can’t see), but that faith comes from the things we do see.First, there’s the world around us. It doesn’t make much sense

God in heaven does not cry like we do, but the Bible says that Jesus cried while He was on earth.The Bible explains:"He [Jesus] approached Jerusalem. When he saw the city, he began to weep." The shortest verse in the entire Bible is John 11:35: "Jesus wept." Jesus cried because He was sad that His friend Lazarus died. Jesus also cried when He saw J

Yes, it is very important. John 17:17 says, "...Your word is truth." That’s why it is important to learn what the Bible says. God’s Word, the Bible, is full of truth. No matter how many times we read and study the Bible, we will always learn something new. People who are elderly may have read through the Bible 60 times or more, but they still learn

God sent the Holy Spirit as a dove to represent peace and purity.When Jesus was being baptized and came up out of the water, the Bible says that "the Holy Spirit came to rest on him in the form of a dove” (Luke 3:22). It goes on to tell us what happened next. “A voice came from heaven. It said, 'You are my Son, and I love you. I am very pleased wit

Yes, heaven does exist.Heaven is real because the Bible tells us it is real (John 14:2). When Christians die, they go to be with God in heaven. Anyone can become a Christian if they believe that Jesus died for the bad things they have done, was buried, and rose again. If you believe this, you will go to heaven when you die (Acts 16:31).Many people

When Jesus lived on earth He began His teaching ministry by choosing 12 men to join Him. These men, called disciples, spent time with Him, listened to Him, and followed Him. They became friends and enjoyed a close relationship. But why did Jesus ask these men to follow Him?The first reason Jesus had disciples was because He was a rabbi (pronounced

There’s a difference between physical death and spiritual death.Jesus said that people who believe in Him will never die (John 11:25–26). What did Jesus mean by that? Each of us has a body and a spirit, which is the part of a person we can’t see. When a believer’s body dies, his or her body is placed in the grave, but his or her spirit goes to be w

Yes, God is offering you eternal life with Him in heaven.Jesus loves us so much that He died on the cross for our sins. In fact, He died in our place. Because of our sin, we deserve to die, but Jesus died instead. Three days later, Jesus rose from the dead, conquering death and sin.Jesus is the only path to eternal life in heaven. "Jesus answered,

Jesus cares very much for children, and He showed that when He was on earth.Although the Bible doesn’t record a time when Jesus talked to children directly, that doesn’t mean it didn’t happen. We do know that there were small children with their parents at places where Jesus was teaching. In Matthew 19:13–15 we can read about a time when some paren

After Jesus healed a man from demon-possession, He put the demons into pigs.There was a man Jesus met during His ministry. This man suffered from being possessed by a legion of demons. A legion consists of many thousands of demons. The demons caused the man to cut and hurt himself. When Jesus came to the man, He helped the man by casting the demons

We don’t look like God because He is a spirit and He’s invisible, but there are some ways that we are like God.We have some things in common with God because we are made in His image. For example, we think and solve problems, we can be creative, we appreciate beautiful things, and we can love. One other example of how we are like God is that we kno