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A church is a building, but a Biblical church is a local group of believers who each have accepted Jesus as their Lord. They represent Jesus on earth as his brothers and sisters. The word church comes from the Greek word ekklesia, which means “called-out ones.” The church is also called the “Body of Christ”. … Read more

Andreas Andrew was born in Bethsaida, Israel. He was a disciple of John the Baptist, a fisherman like his brother Peter and later a disciple of Jesus. He died on the St. Andrew’s Cross on November 30, 60 AD, in Patras Greece. Seven soldiers had scourged him before his crucifixion. He continued to preach the … Read more

We all deserve death because of our sin (Romans 6:23). While the physical result of sin is physical death, it is not the only kind of death that results from sin. All sin is ultimately committed against an eternal and infinite God (Psalm 51: 4). Therefore, the just penalty for our sin is also eternal … Read more

The Our Father is some of the most famous prayer in the world. On closer examination, the context of the Gospel record reveals that it is primarily intended for the Jewish people. The phrase “Thy Kingdom come” can only become reality when the Jewish people accept Jesus as their Messiah. Jesus says to the Jews … Read more

There are no rules for that. The Lord Jesus Himself sometimes prayed part of the night. On the other hand, there are also prayers in the Bible that are quite short when you say them. One thing is for sure: be sincere and direct in your prayer and do not use verbiage. Mark 1:35, Psalm … Read more

A fine example of how Jesus prays can be found in the Gospel of John, chapter 17 in the High Priestly Prayer. There it says, He lifted up His eyes and spoke to His Father in heaven. Also in the time of suffering He prayed and begged that the cup of suffering might pass from … Read more

Since the just penalty for sin is infinite and eternal, only God could pay the penalty, because only He is infinite and eternal. But God in His divine nature could not die. So God became a man in the person of Jesus Christ. God took on human flesh, lived among us, and taught us. When … Read more

As you have read, you see that the Bible is very current. This Book describes exactly what is happening right now and also what is ahead of us. We as humans can come up with so many plans to save the world, but it will all come to nothing. When it comes right down to … Read more

The Lord Jesus Himself says that God the Father knows what we need before we pray to Him. God understands our thoughts from afar. However, when we consciously break God’s commandments, then God does not answer, says the prophet Isaiah. Matthew 6: 8, Psalm 139: 1-2, Isaiah 59: 1-2