The Bible is not just one book, but 66 books together in one cover. The Old Testament has 39 books. They were written by many leaders, including Moses, David, and Daniel. Around 400 B.C., the final books were completed and Jewish leaders began to make copies of all of the books together.The New Testament has 27 books. They were written by the apost

God exists, He loves you, and He wants you to accept His gift of salvation.Each person has a choice whether to believe in God. They can say, "Yes I believe in God" or they can reject Him. So, why should you believe in God? There are many reasons. Here are three.God exists (Hebrews 11:6). God has created beautiful things that are impossible for peop

The New Testament story tells us that God loves us and proves His love by giving us His Son, Jesus.In the Old Testament story, God promised that a Savior would one day come to save people from their sins. Jesus is that Savior, and the New Testament story is the true account about Him.The first four books of the New Testament are called the gospels,

Sin keeps us from knowing God.Sin causes us to ignore God and rebel against Him. It is our own disobedience that keeps us from knowing Him and loving Him. That’s not how God wants it to be though. He wants us to say no to sin and seek Him. We can turn from our sin and ask Him for forgiveness. We can know God personally. In fact, He says that if we

God is the only one who is perfect, without any sin or weakness.God is Perfectly GoodYou will never catch God doing anything wrong. Even though we often make mistakes and do wrong things (sin), God never makes mistakes. He never sins. He is holy, which means He is perfectly good and above us.God is Perfectly PowerfulIf you could race against God, H

Yes, God sees all things.God does see every single thing we do. He even knows what we think! God is omniscient (om-nish-ent), a big word that means all-knowing. God sees the good things we do, like telling the truth, being helpful, using kind words, forgiving people who hurt us, and obeying our parents and teachers. Those things please Him.On the o

God isn’t lost. People are! A long time ago in the garden of Eden, the first people, Adam and Eve, had a perfect relationship with God. They could talk to Him anytime, and sometimes God would come walk with them in the garden. But one day, Adam and Eve disobeyed God. Their sin ruined the close relationship they had with God—they wouldn’t ever again

When people say that Jesus lives in their hearts, it doesn’t mean the heart that pumps blood through your body. The "heart" of a person is the center of who he or she is. Sometimes when people say "heart," they mean the deepest part of a person. For example, you might have heard someone say they have a broken heart. That doesn’t mean his actual bea

Yes. The Bible tells us we have all willingly sinned against God. "Everyone has sinned. No one measures up to God’s glory" (Romans 3:23).All people have sinned. We all miss the mark. Sin is anything that dishonors God. Sin is something that is wrong according to what God and His commands tell us is right. Have you ever lied to your Mom or Dad? This

The Sea of Galilee is significant in the Bible because it is one of the key places where Jesus carried out His ministry. The Sea of Galilee is in the Jordan Valley and is about 60 miles north of Jerusalem. It is 13 miles long and 7.5 miles wide. Jesus carried out much of His earthly ministry near the Sea of Galilee. Throughout the Gospels, we see J

Atonement is Jesus dying for our sins in order to reconnect us to the Father.Due to our sin, we were separated from God. The end result of our sin is death (Romans 6:23). Because Jesus died for our sins, we can be reconnected to the Father. Jesus is our atonement. He is the way we are brought back into a right relationship with the Father.By Jesus

The Bible is our instruction book for life. It is God’s message to us.God’s Word, the Bible, is full of truth. It contains all we need to know about life and making good choices. It tells us all we need to know to glorify God.The Bible is also written for us to obey and it should cause us to live differently. James 1:22 says, "Don’t just listen to

The love which is a fruit of the Spirit is not a feeling, but a choice. It is the choice to be kind, to sacrifice, to consider another's needs greater than one's own.Many times we think of love as just a happy feeling we get when we think about someone else. It usually happens when we’re close to someone. We can love the people in our families, our

Jesus is God and has all of the powers that God has—He can do anything!Just as Jesus turned water into wine, healed the sick, raised people from the dead, made the blind see, and performed many other miracles, He was also able to walk on water when He lived on the earth as a man. Jesus created the entire universe, and He defeated sin on the cross.

Patience, a fruit of the Spirit, is when a person can wait a long time for something without getting angry or frustrated. We can also show patience when we are able to keep our temper when something bad is happening or someone is being mean or rude to us.There are a lot of things you’ll have to wait for in life. You might have to wait in a long lin

There are two men named Lazarus in the Bible. The first Lazarus is spoken of in one of Jesus’ parables. The second Lazarus lived in Bethany and was the brother of Martha and Mary.The first Lazarus we see in the Bible is the Lazarus spoken of in Jesus’ parable (Luke 16:19-31). A parable is a story with a spiritual lesson. In this parable, Lazarus is

To have mercy on others means to be kind to them or forgive them, even if they don’t deserve it.God’s Word (the Bible) teaches us to show kindness and forgiveness not only our friends, but our enemies too. Here’s what Jesus said about it in Matthew 5:44: "Love your enemies, and pray for those who hurt you." Wow! That seems hard to do. When people h

Before Jesus died on a cross for our sins, He promised His friends that even though His body would be put to death, He would walk out of the grave three days later.Sure enough, three days after His death, a friend named Mary came to the place where Jesus had been buried. Rather than finding Jesus lying in His tomb, she discovered that the tomb was

When Jesus came to earth to save us from our sins, it was important for Him to have one parent who was human, but have God as His Father so he could be the perfect God-man.Many, many years ago, a prophet (someone who receives a special message from God) told God's people that a virgin was going to have a baby, and that baby would be Jesus (Isaiah 7

King Nebuchadnezzar was the king of Babylon in the book of Daniel.King Nebuchadnezzar was the king of Babylonia from 605 BC until 562 BC. He ruled for a long time! He is said to be the greatest king of Babylonia in all of history. He is also given credit for building the Hanging Gardens of Babylon, which is one of the ancient wonders of the world.