You’re in a conversation and someone says, “Jesus was a good teacher, but he wasn’t God.” What would you say? Many people instinctively like Jesus, but they’re not ready to call him God. They want him to be another Moses, Confucius, or Buddha. They want him to be just a wise human …
You’re in a conversation and someone says, “I’m a Christian but I don’t go to church because I don’t get anything from it.” What would you say? Many Christians practice a do-it-yourself faith. While a majority of the population still claims to be Christian, church attendance is at a historic low. Clearly, …
You’re in a conversation and someone says, “Jesus didn’t actually rise from the dead. The resurrection story was faked.” What would you say? Many ancient Biblical authors seemed to see and experience the risen Jesus, and it’s difficult to explain these varied group experiences as simultaneous delusions or coincidental errors. Maybe that’s …
You’re in a conversation and someone says, “Standing up for religious liberty is bad for Christian witness. After all, aren’t Christians supposed to turn the other cheek?” What would you say? Sometimes people think that Christians who advocate for religious liberty do so at the cost of their Christian witness. They assume that defending religious …
You’re in a conversation and someone says, “Religious people shouldn’t be allowed to impose their beliefs on others. Keep your faith between you and your God.” What would you say? Sometimes, people think that as long as the government doesn’t regulate what someone says or does inside a church building, they are respecting religious freedom. …
You’re in a conversation and someone says, “Religion is full of hypocrites. Christianity is a relationship, not a religion.” What would you say? Some people claim that practicing religion and having a relationship with Jesus are opposites. They think of religion as legalistic, hypocritical, and judgmental. Jesus on the other hand was loving and forgiving …
You’re in a conversation and someone says, “No one even knows if Jesus even existed.” What would you say? While some skeptics on the internet often contend that Jesus never existed, no serious scholar does. In fact, virtually every scholar of history, including those who aren’t Christians, believe that Jesus of Nazareth existed and that …
You’re in a conversation and someone says, “Christians are so hung up about sex. Why is it such a big deal to them?” What would you say? Everything that’s created has a purpose. Jackhammers are for breaking up rock or pavement, YouTube is for sharing and watching videos, a refrigerator is for keeping food cool. …
You’re in a conversation and someone says, “I don’t believe a loving God would send anyone to Hell. He wouldn’t even allow a place like that to exist.” What would you say? It’s easier to believe in things like Heaven, redemption, and eternal joy with God – you know, the things we want to …
You’re in a conversation and someone says, “If God is so good, how could he command genocide in the Old Testament?” What would you say? In Old Testament passages such as Deuteronomy 7, God commands the Israelites not only to drive out the people who lived in the land of Canaan, known as the Canaanites, …
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