“I think I can feel God’s presence just as much taking a hike in the woods or playing golf as I can going to church — or more so. Why should I bother with church? I’ve never found church very interesting anyway, to be honest.”
“I can understand why God says it’s wrong to do things that hurt others, but what about things that don’t hurt anyone? I don’t see why they ought to be labeled as sin. What I do privately doesn’t bother anyone else.”
“Why can’t I get over my husband’s death last year? He’d struggled with cancer for over two years, so it wasn’t unexpected. I know he’s in heaven, but even that doesn’t help much. What’s wrong with me? ”
“I know the Bible says that in heaven we won’t have any more pain or sorrow, and I believe that. But if that’s true, why doesn’t God take us to heaven right now? Frankly, life gets to be a burden sometimes, and when it does, I yearn for heaven. Is it wrong to feel this way?”
“Is it possible to really know you’ll go to heaven when you die? I’ve always tried to be a good person, but I worry about whether or not I’ve been good enough to get into heaven. How can I know?”
“Why are some people so hostile toward God? A man I work with is like this; if someone even mentions God or Jesus in his presence he gets upset. I asked him once why he reacts this way, but his answer didn’t make any sense to me. ”
“Can some people really foretell the future? I admit I’d like to know what’s going to happen to me, but I’m not sure if I really ought to get involved with a lady near us who claims she can predict the future through cards and things like that. ”
“My husband and I traveled to Europe for the first time this summer, and we were shocked when we visited some of those vast cathedrals and found out only a handful of people attend services now. Is Christianity dying over there? Could it happen here? ”
“I read an article recently that said more Christians are dying for their faith today than at any other time in history. Is this true? Why don’t we ever hear about this?”
“Can you lose your salvation once you’ve honestly committed your life to Jesus? A friend of mine says you can, and another says you can’t. This bothers me, because I sincerely believe in Jesus, but I’m afraid I’ll do something wrong and maybe lose it all.”
“If I become a Christian, will I have to be perfect? A friend of mine is urging me to ask Jesus to come into my life, but I don’t think I’d ever be able to do what God requires.”