Frequently Asked Questions

The Bible says that God created us in His image. But some people just don't believe what the Bible says. They believe that a long, long time ago, our ancestors were monkeys! Aren't you glad you believe what the Bible says?!

"Thou shalt not lie" is one of the Ten Commandments, so it's never okay to tell a lie. The Bible calls the Devil a liar. In fact, it calls him "the father of lies." So telling the truth is very important to God, and telling a lie is never okay.

"God put parents in authority over children. Part of their job is to protect children from harm. Many tv programs have things in them which can do great harm when we watch them, and parents use their wisdom to keep their children from harm.

"You shall not steal" is one of the Ten Commandments, so we know it's deeply important to God. To take what is not ours is like stealing from God Himself. To take what is not yours is always a sin.

Honoring our fathers and mothers is one of the Ten Commandments, so it's deeply important to God. God has put our parents in authority over us -- so to disobey them is to disobey God Himself.

Many people make fun of things out of sheer ignorance and simply have no idea what they are talking about. So don't get upset. But if an opportunity presents itself, you can tell them that the Bible is the most wonderful book in the world, and you can offer to share what you know about it.

God wrote the Bible -- but He used people to do it. He inspired them and they wrote what God wanted them to write. So you could say that people and God wrote the Bible together, but every word in the Bible was inspired by God.

Another name for the Bible is 'God's word.' God loves us and the Bible is one way He communicates with us. When we read the Bible we learn more about God, who He is and what he does for us.

The Bible is kind of like a guidebook that helps you live a good life.

Psalm 119:9 - How can a young person stay pure? By obeying your word and following its rules.
Psalm 119:11 - I have hidden your word in my heart that I might not sin against you.
Psalm 119:105 - Your word is a lamp for my feet and a light for my path.

The Bible can also help you grow as a Christian.

1 Peter 2:2 - You must crave pure spiritual milk so that you can grow into the fullness of your salvation. Cry out for this nourishment as a baby cries for milk.

The Bible is also a part of the spiritual armor that can help you to fight against the attacks of the devil.

Ephesians 6:17 - Take the sword of the Spirit which is the word of God.

Good stuff to know, whether a kid or an adult, don't you think?

For many reasons! But the most important one is that the Bible is God's Word. It's His message directly to us! It tells us Who God is and what He thinks and what His will is for us! Imagine that! Many people around the world have no access to Bibles and they will travel miles and miles just to hear a few words from it. Those of us who have Bibles have a great privilege. We can read God's word any time and should make the daily habit of spending time reading the Bible and thinking about the Bible. And we can find out more and more about Who God is every time we read the Bible. God wants us to know Him intimately, and every time we read the Bible, we get to know Him better and better. What could be more important than that?

The Bible is God's Word to His people. It's really a book of books. There are sixty-six books in all, and they were written by many authors over a period of about 1500 years! But all of the authors were inspired by God as they wrote. He's the real author.

The Bible doesn't mention television or ice hockey or bananas or kangaroos either. There are many things that aren't mentioned in the Bible, but that doesn't mean they don't exist or didn't exist at one time.

The best answer to this is that it's a Mystery! There are some things we can't understand very well. But we know that they are true nonetheless. Many things that are true can be difficult for us to understand. Just think about the idea that God is infinite, or the idea that He created the whole universe out of nothing! Both are true, but to really understand them is a tall order! The doctrine of the Trinity is just like that.

A good way to imagine how the Trinity works is to consider how water can exist in 3 forms. Water can be a liquid, water can be a solid (ice)and water can be a gas (steam or vapor), but all three forms are still water.

God is "omnipresent." That means that He really can be everywhere at once. He's not like us, who can only be in one place at a time. He can be everywhere. So wherever we are, God is there, too. We never have to wonder if God is with us. He is always with us!

Yes, absolutely. God is "omniscient", which means that He knows everything in the whole universe. So God sees everything we do, both good and bad.

God did forgive everybody, but He doesn't force us to accept His forgiveness. It's a free gift -- but the recipient of a gift still has to accept that gift. We are only forgiven if we accept God's forgiveness through Jesus Christ.

Yes, absolutely. Jesus is God. In fact, He is the Second Person of the Trinity. He came to Earth and became a human being, but He has always existed, just as God the Father has always existed.

Jesus died, but three days after his death he was resurrected! That means God brought Him back to life! He's eternal God, and lives forever! And because Jesus died and came back to life, when we accept Him into our hearts, we will be resurrected after we die, too! So because of Jesus, we will have life after death, too!

Jesus was God in human form, so we know that he lived a completely sinless life. So we know that He didn't do anything sinful as a little kid. He may have spilled milk by mistake, just as any little kid would do -- but He didn't ever actually sin.

Forty days after His resurrection, Jesus ascended into heaven. Since then we haven't been able to see Him the way the disciples saw Him during His time on earth. But guess what? After Jesus ascended into heaven, He sent the Holy Spirit to be with us! So Jesus didn't leave us alone. We still have Him with us through the power of the Holy Spirit.

Jesus really was a human being, just like you! It was no act. Jesus really became a full-fledged human being while He was with us here on earth. When he suffered on the Cross, He was really suffering. And when He died, He really died. It was all just as if it had happened to any of us.

 Joseph and Mary couldn't find a room in an inn, so they had to go into a stable just to get shelter for the night -- and that's when Jesus was born. But God allowed this to happen to show us that Jesus came into the world in a humble condition. Imagine: the God of the universe became a human being in a stable among lowly farm animals. It's pretty amazing! God's ways are not our ways!

We don't know!  But we do know that He did walk on water, because the Bible tells us He did.  Jesus did many miracles, and all of them are beyond our comprehension.  That's what makes them miracles!

Yes, God answers all our prayers but this doesn’t mean that his answer is always a “yes”. Sometimes God’s answer to our prayers is “no”, “not yet” or “wait a little bit” and sometimes his answer is completely different from what we are asking him. But in all cases whatever God’s answer is we trust him and we believe that he knows our good more than us and that he always works for our best.

Absolutely! Some people think God is too busy to listen to small prayers -- but that's just not true! God is so big and so amazing that He is never too busy! Ever! Every single thing that is on our hearts is important to Him, and so He listens to every one of our prayers, big and small. So turn to God whenever you have a need, a question or just want someone to talk to; He'll always be there for you!

Praying is talking to God, plain and simple. When you love someone you want to talk to them. Prayer is a two-way conversation that helps us to grow in our relationship with God. Through prayer, we talk to God and He talks to us. You can talk to God about everything, what's happening in your life, how you feel, what you need.

Philippians 4:6 says “Don't worry about anything; instead, pray about everything. Tell God what you need, and thank him for all he has done.”

Prayer is when we talk to God. We can talk to Him about something small or something big. We can talk to him in a way that's quiet and private or we can talk to him with thousands of other people. But whenever we talk to God, we are praying. And God hears our prayers! It's an amazing concept! You can do it right this minute!

Not everyone kneels when they pray, but the reason some people do is to show an attitude of humility before God. We can approach God boldly -- because He is our heavenly Father -- but we must also approach Him with humility. And kneeling shows that we are approaching him with humility and reverence.

Yes, we can pray anytime of the day or night. God is always listening, and is never too busy for us. He wants to talk with us all the time, and he cares about whatever we concerns us. We can even pray silently. God can hear silent prayers, too!