“I know Christians like to say that Jesus willingly went to the cross for us, but I’m not so sure. I decided to read the Bible some before Easter, and I don’t think Jesus had any choice. He didn’t choose to die; the Roman soldiers caught Him and killed Him. ”
“A young couple just moved into an apartment near us. We invited them to our church, but they said they aren’t interested in religion and prefer to keep their weekends free. How do you get through to people like this?”
“My wife seems to be getting more and more depressed. A friend of hers says she just needs to pray more and have more faith, but I’m not sure if that’s right. Is depression just a spiritual problem, like her friend says?”
“Do people who’ve died and gone to heaven know what’s happening on earth? I wonder about this, because heaven is supposed to be a happy place, yet they’d be very sad if they saw all the bad things that take place down here.”
“Doesn’t the Bible say somewhere that the angels in heaven rejoice whenever someone turns to God? But why would they do that? Wouldn’t they already know that this person was going to repent?”
“We’re devastated, because the doctor has just told us our 3-year-old son is autistic and will never have a normal life. What did we do to deserve this? We’d looked forward so much to having a normal family. God must hate us.”
“How will the world come to an end, according to the Bible? I worry about things like nuclear war, asteroids crashing into the earth, and things like that. Is this the way the world will end?”
“My friend says he doesn’t need to confess his sins very often, because he keeps a mental checklist of his actions and believes that he seldom sins. Do you think he’s right?”
“I admit I often get in trouble because I let myself get talked into going along with the crowd, even when I know what they’re doing is wrong. Why can’t I ever say no? I wish I wasn’t such a weak person.”
“If someone gives their life to God, what difference is it supposed to make? My aunt claims she gave her life to Jesus recently, but I can’t tell that she’s changed any. She’s just as hard to get along with as she ever was.”
“The other day, I bought one of those sensational newspapers you get at the supermarket. It had a story about someone who claimed they died and then came back to life, and they said this finally proves there really is life after death. Is this right?”