Reading Time: 6 minutesQuestion 4139. The groaning of the Spirit in Romans 8:26 is Paul’s description of the Holy Spirit interceding for us with what he calls “groanings too deep for words”, at exactly the point where our own prayers have run dry. I have stood at enough hospital bedsides and sat with enough grieving families to know…
Reading Time: 6 minutesQuestion 04026 When I think about the Spirit in prayer, I am always brought back to a verse that quietly demolishes a lot of false confidence about my own praying. Most of us assume that prayer is a skill we slowly master, like learning an instrument, so that the longer we walk with God the…
Reading Time: 9 minutesQuestion 03047 To say that Jesus is our High Priest is to say that He is the one who represents us before God and brings God to us, the mediator who deals with our sin and keeps us in fellowship with the Father. The title High Priest runs all through the letter to the Hebrews,…
Reading Time: 3 minutesQuestion 11052 Intercessory prayer is one of the most significant dimensions of the Christian prayer life, yet it is often poorly understood. Many believers engage in it instinctively without grasping what it is, why it matters, and what makes it distinct from other forms of prayer. Understanding intercession transforms it from a vague sense of…
Reading Time: 3 minutesQuestion 11047 The phrase “in Jesus’ name” at the close of a prayer is so familiar that it can become an unthinking formula, a verbal punctuation mark before “Amen.” But it originates in something Jesus Himself said, and understanding what He meant transforms how we pray. What Jesus Actually Said The instruction comes from Jesus’…
Reading Time: 4 minutesQuestion 8048 Luke 22:31-32 contains one of the most arresting statements Jesus makes to any of his disciples: “Simon, Simon, behold, Satan demanded to have you, that he might sift you like wheat, but I have prayed for you that your faith may not fail. And when you have turned again, strengthen your brothers.” The…
Reading Time: 4 minutesQuestion 7107 This phrase appears throughout the New Testament and is confessed in the great creeds of the Church. But what does it actually mean? Is it describing a physical location? A position of authority? Something else entirely? Let’s look at what Scripture tells us about this glorious truth concerning our Lord Jesus. The Biblical…
Reading Time: 6 minutesQuestion 3041 After His resurrection, Jesus appeared to His disciples over a period of forty days, teaching them about the kingdom of God (Acts 1:3). Then, on the Mount of Olives, He was taken up before their eyes, and a cloud hid Him from their sight (Acts 1:9). He was gone. Why? If Jesus had…
Reading Time: 4 minutesQuestion 3022 Jesus has not retired. Far from sitting idle in some distant corner of the cosmos, He is actively engaged in work that touches the life of every believer every single day. Understanding what Jesus is doing right now in heaven is not merely an academic exercise; it is immensely practical and deeply comforting….
Reading Time: 4 minutesQuestion 3021 It is one thing to know that Jesus rose from the dead; it is quite another to know where He is right now and what He is doing. The ascension of Jesus is not simply the end of His earthly ministry but the beginning of something wonderful for every believer. Where is Jesus…