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In the New Testament, believers are commonly referred to as "saints." A saint is one whose sins are forgiven by Jesus Christ and cleansed by his blood.

Jesus Christ is the light of the world. Whoever follows him will live in the light and is saved from the darkness. When we follow Jesus, his light will radiate and spread through our lives to those around us. Thus, those who truly follow Jesus Christ and His Word are the children of light.

Our love for God must be reflected in our love for people around us. How should we love our neighbour? Love them like we love ourselves. Whatever we would like for ourselves, we should seek also for our neighbour. Consider our neighbour our friend, and love them as if we were being nice to and loving ourselves! This desire to love must come from our heart and soul. Even when our neighbour is not there, we must love them.

The day of Pentecost coincides with the fiftieth day after the resurrection of Jesus. In Greek, Pentecost means fifty. According to the Old Testament, Pentecost was celebrated on the fiftieth day after the Jewish Passover Sunday, which for Christians is the fiftieth day after Easter. Jews celebrate the Feast of Weeks on Pentecost. They celebrate on this day for another reason: They believe that God gave them the law on that day. Therefore, it was very appropriate for God to give the gift of the Holy Spirit to the disciples for the first time on that day. It should be noted that Pentecost is also the birthday of the church.

On the day of Jesus Christ’s ascension, he was taken up to heaven in the presence of his disciples, and his earthly ministry ended. This event is celebrated forty days after Easter and the resurrection of Christ from the dead.

During these forty days, Jesus Christ appeared to his disciples many times and talked with them and ate with them. Then, on the fortieth day, he was carried up to heaven in the presence of his disciples.

How can we show our love for God? To love God means to obey Him. If we do not obey God, we do not love him. Obedience is a witness and a sign of our love.

Jesus' command is to love our neighbour as ourselves. Our love for God must be manifested in our love for people.

How should we love our neighbour? Like we love ourselves. Whatever we want for ourselves, we must also seek for our neighbour.

A Christian should love his neighbour more than himself.

God the Father introduced many laws that governed sexual relations. Any kind of sexual relation outside of marriage was considered sinful. Both men and women must remain virgins before marriage; The criterion of purity applies equally to both sexes. In practice, however, women were often treated unfairly. In Islam and even in Judaism, if the girl is not a virgin on her wedding night, she is taken out of the house and sent to her father's house, and in Judaism, if no evidence is presented to prove that the girl is a virgin, the new bride was stoned to death in front of the door to her father's house.

Many fast and pretend to be humble. They bow their heads and want to appear modest. But according to God’s Word, all this is for show; all this is done so God can see and be impressed! These people honor God not from their hearts but by doing outward deeds.

And worst of all, their normal, everyday behavior remains the same. They persist in their sinful habits.

God Almighty accepts a fast that is done for the right reasons. Christians fast to humble themselves before God, to control their bodies, and to receive more guidance and power from the Holy Spirit.

A fast that is pleasing to God is done in humility and with loving acts. Without humility and loving deeds, fasting is just a pretense.

What is the Gospel? Is the Gospel, or Injil, just a religious book that gives us merit when we read it? The meaning of the Gospel is good news. So what is this good news? Separation was created between man and God as a result of sin. God sent a Saviour into the world to reconcile man to himself. This Saviour is Jesus Christ, who went to the cross to bear the sin of man and to die. He arose to life again on the third day after his death. By doing so, Jesus turned our despair into hope! This is itself the good news or the Gospel.

Palm Sunday is a day celebrated by Christians a week before Easter Sunday. This feast commemorates the triumphant arrival of Jesus Christ in Jerusalem, and is mentioned in all four Gospels. This event occurred before Christ was arrested on Holy Thursday and crucified on Holy Friday (Good Friday). Upon his triumphant arrival in Jerusalem, Jesus Christ introduces himself as the Messiah to the people for the first time in his three-and-a-half-year ministry. His coming into the world was foretold by the prophets hundreds of years before.