“My uncle (who's been very successful in business) makes a generous donation to his church every month, but other than that he almost never attends (he says he's too busy). We think he's just trying to buy his way into Heaven. Are we right?”
“My friend just went through a major health crisis, and I thought it might make him finally think about God and eternity. But it didn't, and he just laughs at me and says he plans to go on enjoying life. What more can I say to him?”
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“Why do you preachers quote the Bible all the time? Don't you know it's out of date and utterly useless today? People thousands of year ago might have found it useful, but we live in a different time.”
“I don't need religion to have peace. All I need are my pills. Why should I bother with God? I can get all the peace I need from my drugs.”
“If God loves everyone, then why won’t everyone go to heaven when they die? It seems to me that if He really loved us, He’d overlook the bad things we’ve done and welcome us into heaven anyway. Or maybe He doesn’t really love us.”
“At the beginning of the year, I made a list of things I wanted to change about my life. But the other day I looked at it and realized I'd hardly made any progress. How can I become a better person? I've not been very good at it so far.”
“I know I need to pray, but I don't because I'm afraid I'll make a mistake and God will get angry at me. I haven't even taught our children any prayers, because I'm afraid God won't like them. How can I learn to pray correctly so this won't happen?”
“Why are you Christians so opposed to changes in society? I can think of a whole list of things I think people should be allowed to do, but it's always religious people who stand in the way. I think we ought to be free to do anything we want, as long as we aren't hurting anyone.”
“Thirty years ago, I abandoned my wife and family for another woman. Recently, I tried to contact my kids because I'd heard they have children now, but they don't want anything to do with me. That's really broken me up. Can you suggest anything to make them change their minds?”
“Do you think God gives some people a glimpse of heaven before they die? Why would He do that? Or is it just their imagination?”
“My aunt is a very devout person — she’s active in her church, reads her Bible daily, prays for others, and so forth. But I’ve never met anyone so concerned about her health or so afraid of getting sick. Aren’t Christians not supposed to fear death?”