Abba: what Jesus taught us to call Him
Jesus called God Abba in the garden, and then put the same word in our mouths. What it means, what it does not mean, and how to begin saying it yourself.
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Articles that look hard at what Jesus said and did.
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Do not be anxious: what Jesus actually said
Matthew 6, walked slowly. Jesus is not scolding an anxious person about worry; He is telling them who their Father is and what that Father knows.
Is Jesus the Same as God the Father?
Jesus is not the Father, but He is fully God. Learn what the Bible says about the Trinity and why it matters for your faith.
Jesus was lonely too
Misunderstood, deserted by friends, and forsaken on the cross. Jesus knows abandonment from the inside, and He went through it so that you would never be left alone.
The Father who runs
Luke 15 walked slowly: the leaving, the pig pen, the rehearsed speech, and a father who runs down the road before his son can finish a sentence.
Tomorrow
You got through the night. What Scripture says about the morning: new mercies, a Savior cooking breakfast for men who failed, and a plan for the first hour.
What it means that God is Father
When Scripture calls God Father it is not a mood or a metaphor for comfort. It is who He is, who He has always been, and the ground under everything else this site says.
What the Bible says happens after death
Plainly and honestly: what Scripture says about where a believer is now, the resurrection of the body, the new creation, and where faithful Christians differ.
When you chose wrong
The decision you cannot undo is not the end of your story with God. David and Peter both chose wrong, and what came after shows how the Father handles it.