“How do you know Jesus even existed? They didn’t have television or newspapers or things like that two thousand years ago to document His life. Maybe somebody just made Him up, and then decided to start a new religion.”
“I’ve always tried to be a good person and care about others, but now my friend is telling me that’s not enough to get me into Heaven. This has me concerned. What else does God expect me to do?”
“I’ve tried to talk to my cousin about Jesus, but she says it doesn’t really matter what we believe about God as long as we’re sincere. What can I say to her?”
“I know I haven’t lived a perfect life, but how can I know if God has forgiven me? I’ve tried to repent and ask Him for forgiveness, but I’d hate to get to the end and discover I was still guilty.”
“If God loves us and wants us to be happy, then why doesn’t He just leave us alone? I don’t like to think that God is constantly watching me and telling me to stop doing whatever I enjoy doing. And anyway, doesn’t the Bible say someplace that God wants us to be free?”
“What do angels look like? Do they look like the pictures we see on Christmas cards? Or are they even real? I’ve always been curious about this.”
“We’ve been married for five years, and my husband and I still can’t agree on what church to go to. We grew up in different denominations and neither of us wants to change, but as our children get older I know we need to decide where we’ll take them to church. How can we settle this?”
“By the time you get this Christmas will be long gone, but this year it left me with an empty feeling I can’t explain. I enjoyed being with family and all that, but all the talk about joy and peace just seems to be empty talk. What was I missing?”
“I’ve been watching a video series on the Old Testament recently, and it seems like hardly anyone back then lived a good or moral life. If the Bible is true, why did so many people in the Bible live sinful lives? Why are they even in the Bible? ”
“I’m getting panicky because I’ll be graduating from college in a few months, and I don’t have any idea what I’m going to be doing. Maybe I shouldn’t have played around so much, or perhaps I should have chosen a different major, but it’s too late now. What advice would you give me? ”
“Neither my husband nor I grew up in religious families. But we’re curious about religion, and when a couple came to our door offering to explain their religion to us, we enjoyed talking with them. But how can we know if they’re right? We don’t want to get sucked into a cult.”
“Like most people, we got flooded toward the end of the year with appeals from organizations wanting money. Usually we’re generous, but this year we threw them all away after hearing about a charity that turned out to be a fraud. How can we know which are legitimate? Or are they all a bit shady?”