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Does God Love Me? What Scripture Really Says

Does God love me artwork depicting a woman walking alone through red hearts, reflecting longing, unanswered prayer, and hope in God's love.

Does God love me can become a painful question when what you believe about God seems impossible to reconcile with what you are living through. Perhaps you are still trying to determine whether God is real. Perhaps you believe He exists, but months or years of unanswered prayer have left you wondering whether He actually cares. … Read more

What Is the Gospel? The Biblical Meaning of the Good News

Open Bible beneath a heavenly crown with radiant light symbolizing what is the gospel and Christ’s saving reign in Scripture

What is the gospel? The gospel is the good news that God saves guilty sinners through the life, death, and resurrection of Jesus Christ. Christ lived in perfect obedience, bore the judgment His people deserved, rose from the dead, and gives forgiveness, righteousness, reconciliation, and eternal life to all who repent and believe in Him. This … Read more

Is God Real? What the Bible Says About Knowing God

Is God real? Painterly scene of animals, mountains, stars, and planets reflecting the order and wonder of creation.

Is God real is ultimately a question about whether the Creator revealed in Scripture truly exists and whether we can know Him. The Bible’s answer is yes. He has made Himself known through creation, spoken through His Word, and revealed Himself most fully in Jesus Christ. Therefore, anyone asking how to find God does not begin by searching … Read more

God Is Holy: What Isaiah 6:1–7 Reveals About God

God is Holy in Isaiah 6:1–7 as Isaiah kneels before the glorious throne of God surrounded by heavenly beings and radiant light.

Scripture reading: Isaiah 6:1-7 ESV God is Holy. Isaiah 6:1–7 reveals that God’s holiness means He is utterly set apart in His perfection, purity, majesty, and glory. When Isaiah sees the Lord, he does not leave the encounter feeling better about himself. Instead, God’s holiness exposes his sin and leaves him without defense. Yet the vision … Read more

Lamentations 3:17–18 — What to Do When Hope Dies

Man kneeling in ruined temple with scattered books and scrolls, symbolizing Lamentations 3:17–18 when hope dies and faith is tested in deep spiritual despair

Scripture Reading: Lamentations 3:17-18 ESV Hope does not collapse in a single moment. It erodes under pressure, then suddenly feels gone. When hope dies, the soul does not stay silent. It begins to interpret everything through pain, and those interpretations start to feel final. This is exactly where this passage meets us. The book of Book of … Read more

Why Do People Reject Biblical Truth? 2 Timothy 4:3–4

Pastor preaching at pulpit with smiling expression while shadowy false teacher figure looms behind, illustrating how people reject sound doctrine and struggle to discern truth from false teaching in 2 Timothy 4:3-4

Why people reject biblical truth is ultimately a problem of the heart, not merely the mind. In 2 Timothy 4:3–4, Paul warns that people turn from sound teaching when God’s Word confronts desires they would rather keep. Instead of submitting those desires to Scripture, they seek voices willing to affirm them. That makes Paul’s warning especially … Read more

Why Does God Punish Sin So Severely? 2 Samuel 6:6–7 Explained

Uzzah touching the Ark of the Covenant and being struck down by God as lightning falls, illustrating why God killed Uzzah in 2 Samuel 6:6–7 and the holiness of God

Why God punishes sin can be difficult to understand when His judgment appears far more severe than the offense. Few passages confront that difficulty more sharply than 2 Samuel 6:6–7, where Uzzah touches the ark of God and dies immediately. Yet the passage does not reveal an unpredictable God reacting excessively to a small mistake. It … Read more

Does God Care How We Worship Him? Leviticus 10:1–3 Explained

Leviticus 10 false worship today scene showing Nadab and Abihu consumed by divine fire after offering unauthorized fire before the Lord in the tabernacle

Scripture Reading: How to worship God is not ultimately determined by sincerity, personal preference, creativity, or what makes us feel close to Him. Scripture teaches that God Himself determines how He is to be approached. Leviticus 10:1–3 makes this unmistakably clear through Nadab and Abihu, two priests who offered worship God had not commanded. Their deaths … Read more