Each answer draws from seven verses in the Berean Standard Bible, showing what the original Hebrew and Greek words mean and how they're used.
When life is hard
Does God love me?
Yes. He loved us while we were still sinners, and nothing will be able to separate us from his love.
ἀγάπηagapē
How can I have peace?
Peace is God’s gift. Jesus says, “Peace I leave with you,” and God keeps “in perfect peace” the steadfast of mind.
εἰρήνηeirēnē
Is God angry with me?
The LORD is compassionate and gracious, slow to anger. His anger is fleeting, but His favor lasts a lifetime.
אָרֵךְarekh
Anxiety and worry
Bring it to God, all of it: “Cast all your anxiety on Him, because He cares for you.”
μεριμνάωmerimnaō
Grief
God comes close in grief, and grieving with hope is not a lack of faith: “The LORD is near to the brokenhearted.”
שָׁבַרshavar
Where strength comes from
From God, who gives it to the weary: “He gives power to the faint and increases the strength of the weak.”
כֹּחַkoach
What is hope?
Hope rests on God, not on how things look: “my hope comes from Him”, and “hope does not disappoint us”.
תִּקְוָהtiqvah
Finding rest
Rest is a gift Jesus gives: “Come to Me, all you who are weary and burdened, and I will give you rest.”
ἀναπαύωanapauō
Does God see me?
Yes. Hagar called him “the God who sees me”, and Jesus says your Father “sees what is done in secret”.
רֳאִיro’i
Knowing God
Who is the Holy Spirit?
He is the Advocate Jesus promised. He teaches, guides into all truth, helps us in our weakness, and can be grieved.
παράκλητοςparaklētos
What does it mean to fear God?
The fear of the LORD is the beginning of wisdom. His mercy extends to those who fear Him, and perfect love drives out fear.
יִרְאָהyirah
What are God’s names?
His name is the LORD: “This is My name forever.” Scripture also calls him God, I AM, our Lord, and our Father.
אֱלֹהִיםElohim
What does amen mean?
Amen means ‘it is sure, so be it’: a yes to what God has said. Jesus is called “the Amen, the faithful and true Witness”.
אָמֵןamen
Is Jesus God?
Yes: “the Word was God.” And Thomas said to the risen Jesus, “My Lord and my God!”
θεόςtheos
What does hallelujah mean?
It means “praise the LORD!”: halelu, ‘you all, praise’, and Yah, a short form of God’s own name.
הָלַלhalal
The kingdom of God
It is God’s rule, come near in Jesus: “the kingdom of God is near.” And we still pray, “Your kingdom come.”
βασιλείαbasileia
Faith and forgiveness
Will God forgive me?
Yes. If we confess our sins, He is faithful and just to forgive us our sins and to cleanse us from all unrighteousness.
ἀφίημιaphiēmi
What is faith?
Faith is “the assurance of what we hope for and the certainty of what we do not see”: believing the LORD, as Abram did.
πίστιςpistis
How do I get saved?
“Believe in the Lord Jesus and you will be saved.” By grace, through faith: it is the gift of God.
πιστεύωpisteuō
What is repentance?
More than feeling bad: it is turning back to God. “Return to the LORD your God. For He is gracious and compassionate.”
μετανοέωmetanoeō
What is sin?
Sin is doing wrong against God and others, falling short; and “the gift of God is eternal life in Christ Jesus our Lord.”
חָטָאchata
Doubting God
Doubt is not the end of faith. Jesus “reached out His hand and took hold of Peter” before he asked, “why did you doubt?”
διστάζωdistazō
What is grace?
Grace is God’s favor, given, not earned: “it is by grace you have been saved through faith, and this not from yourselves.”
χάριςcharis
What is righteousness?
Righteousness is being right with God and doing right by others, and God gives it: “this righteousness from God comes through faith”.
צְדָקָהtsedaqah
Living it
What is God’s will for me?
To act justly, to love mercy, and to walk humbly with your God. In all your ways acknowledge Him, and He will make your paths straight.
מַחֲשָׁבָהmachashavah
Does God test or tempt us?
God tests and proves his people; he never tempts anyone to evil. “God cannot be tempted by evil, nor does He tempt anyone.”
πειράζωpeirazō
How do I pray?
Talk to God as your Father, honestly and simply: “pray to your Father, who is unseen.” You can start with “Abba, Father.”
προσεύχομαιproseuchomai
Forgiving someone
Let go of the debt, as God let go of yours: “forgive us our debts, as we also have forgiven our debtors.”
ἀφίημιaphiēmi
The fruit of the Spirit
Not nine achievements but one fruit the Spirit grows: “love, joy, peace, patience, kindness, goodness, faithfulness”.
καρπόςkarpos
What is my purpose?
You are “God’s workmanship”, made by him and for him: to love God and others, and to do the good he has prepared.
ποίημαpoiēma
Big questions
Does God still heal?
God heals; it is part of his name: “I am the LORD who heals you.” Christians differ on how he heals today.
רָפָאrapha
When we die
For those in Christ, death is called sleep, and Jesus promised, “today you will be with Me in Paradise.”
שְׁאוֹלSheol
What is heaven like?
Heaven is where God is, and the Bible ends with God coming to live with his people: “the dwelling place of God is with man”.
שָׁמַיִםshamayim
Why does God allow suffering?
The Bible gives no neat reason, but a promise: “In the world you will have tribulation. But take courage; I have overcome the world!”
θλῖψιςthlipsis
Is hell real?
Jesus spoke plainly of judgment after death: God “has authority to throw you into hell.” Christians differ on what it is like.
שְׁאוֹלshe’ol
The unforgivable sin
Jesus warns of blasphemy against the Holy Spirit, and he promises: “the one who comes to Me I will never drive away.”
βλασφημίαblasphēmia
The soul
In the Bible your soul is your life, your very self: “the man became a living being.” It thirsts for God and praises him.
נֶפֶשׁnephesh