“Jesus' death has always puzzled me because I can't understand why people would have wanted to put a good man like Him to death. Did He do something criminal that we don't know about?”
“Why did Judas turn against Jesus and betray Him for 30 pieces of silver? After all, he had the same experiences with Jesus that the other disciples had, so he should have known it was wrong to do what he did.”
“Why didn't Jesus go into hiding once He realized the authorities were out to get Him? That's what I would have done.”
“I'm afraid I've been a very poor Christian. In my heart, I know Jesus died for me, but often I don't act like I believe it. I'm ashamed of all the times I've turned my back on Jesus. I feel very guilty and know I need to be forgiven, but how do I know He will? Maybe He's given up on me.”
“My life is falling apart. The doctor has discovered something that may be breast cancer, and I'm too scared to even get it confirmed. I'm divorced with two children who depend on me, and I can't face this. Maybe you could pray for me.”
“Why didn't Jesus let people make Him a king? They obviously were expecting Him to become one, so why didn't He go ahead and let them do it? He could have had a powerful impact on the course of world history.”
“Some people came to our door the other day to talk about their religion. When I asked them a question, they answered by reading from their Bible, which is published by their group. They claimed it's the only reliable version of the Bible and all others are false. Are they right?”
“My family came here a generation ago from a country that has very few Christians. I'm interested in finding out more about Christianity, but my uncle says Christianity is just for white people. Is that true?”
“This year, I made a resolution to read through the entire Bible during the next 12 months. So far, I'm on schedule (using a Bible that's divided into 365 sections), but sometimes I wonder if I'm getting as much out of it as I should. Do you have any suggestions?”
“I quit going to church because all they did was ask for money. I guess churches need money like everyone else, but I don't think they should talk about it so much, do you?”
“I think you can make the Bible say anything you want it to say. You could even use it to prove God doesn't exist if you wanted to, because doesn't it say somewhere that there is no God?”
“What makes some people turn against God, although they've been raised in a godly home and may even have professed faith in Jesus when they were young? My cousin is like this, and I don't know how to help him.”