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: 3 minutesQuestion 4082 Romans 8:26-27 describes one of the most intimate and remarkable ministries the Holy Spirit performs on behalf of every believer: He intercedes for us with groanings too deep for words, and He does so according to the will of God. This intercession is not an occasional intervention but a constant reality — the…
Reading Time: 3 minutesQuestion 04026 Prayer is not a skill that can be fully mastered through technique or discipline alone. The New Testament presents the Holy Spirit as intimately involved in the believer’s prayer life, not as an optional enhancement for those who have progressed beyond ordinary prayer, but as a necessary participant in prayer that actually reaches…
Reading Time: 4 minutesQuestion Q04011 Prayer is often treated as though it were entirely a human activity, a matter of finding the right words or generating sufficient sincerity. Scripture presents a far more astonishing picture. The Holy Spirit is not a passive observer of our prayer life; He is an active participant in it, working from within us…
Reading Time: 5 minutesQuestion 3047 The book of Hebrews makes an extraordinary claim: Jesus, the Son of God, serves as our High Priest. This would have been a startling assertion to Jewish readers, since Jesus came from the tribe of Judah, not Levi, and the high priesthood was hereditary through Aaron’s line. How can Jesus be a High…
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…