I find the Old Testament very confusing and hard to understand.
“I find the Old Testament very confusing and hard to understand. We are studying the Old Testament in our Bible class at church, and to be honest, I wonder what use it is to us today.”
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Why do Christians believe that God made Jesus go to the cross? I thought God is a God of love.
“Recently, I saw that film on the death of Jesus, and I'm confused about something. Why do Christians believe that God made Jesus go to the cross? Doesn't this make God cruel, because He demanded that His own Son be put to death? I always thought God is a God of love.”
Do you think we're possibly living in the last days, and that Jesus is going to return to earth soon?
“Do you think we're possibly living in the last days, and that Jesus is going to return to earth very soon? Frankly, I don't see any other solution to all the problems we have in the world, do you?”
My family has written me off as a "black sheep." Has God written me off also?
“I grew up in a large family, and they always looked on me as their black sheep—always getting in trouble, never doing well in school, etc. They sort of wrote me off, I guess, and I admit they were probably right. My question is this: Has God written me off also? I'm in my 60s, and I know time is running out.”
Last week, I walked away from a bad car accident without a scratch. Did an angel watch over me?
“Last week, I walked away from a bad car accident without a scratch, and the police said I was very lucky because I could have been killed. Did an angel watch over me or something? I'm not very religious, but this does make me wonder.”
I'll graduate from college soon, and I don't have a clue what I'm going to do. Does God care?
“I'll graduate from college at the end of the summer, and I don't have a clue what I'm going to do. Does God care about things like this?”
Will God reward me if I give more money to my church or other religious ministries?
“Will God reward me if I give more money to my church or other religious ministries? That’s what I’ve heard some preachers say, and I wonder if it’s true. We sure could use some extra money.”
We're very disillusioned and have just about given up on finding a new church.
“My family and I have had a couple of bad experiences in the last two churches we attended (mainly because of controversies that eventually split both of them). We're very disillusioned and have just about given up on finding a new church. I thought Christians were supposed to get along with each other.”
Just months before our wedding, my fiancee called it off. Why did God do this to me?
“Just a few months before we were to get married, my fiancee called it off and said she'd decided we weren't right for each other. I'm devastated, and finding out she's now engaged to someone else sure hasn't helped any. Why did God do this to me? I really thought He had brought us together.”
Does God only hear us when we pray out loud or does He hear silent prayers also?
“Does God only hear us when we pray out loud or does He hear silent prayers also? Please forgive me if this is a dumb question, but I didn't grow up in a religious home and have just become a Christian.”
Has the Christian church hidden the full truth about God?
“Some people came to our door the other day to talk about their religion, and we found it very interesting. They say the Christian church has hidden the full truth about God, and now God has chosen them to reveal it to the world. Could they be right?”
I'm retiring in a few months, and I'm afraid I'm going to be bored. What can I do?
“I'm retiring in a few months after 38 years on the same job. All my life I've looked forward to the day when I wouldn't have to work any more but now I'm dreading it. Suddenly, I realize I'm going to be bored out of my mind. What can I do?”