Question: Why does God allow wicked people to flourish and prosper?
My Answer: We hear this question often in the Bible. Consider the words of the psalmist in Psalm 73:2-13. Asaph was so upset over seeing the prosperity of the wicked that he almost lost his faith in God! Continue reading
Question: “Is It okay to question? Should Christians accept everything without question? Is it a sin to ask questions, to wonder, to doubt?”
Answer: Yes, it is okay to question, even in matters of faith. The Bible even gives us illustrations of great men of faith who asked questions. Consider the following examples from Scripture: David (Psalm 13), Job (Job 2:10, 42:1-8), John the Baptist (Matthew 11:2-3). Continue reading
Question: Why did the Apostle Paul take the simple moral message of a teacher like Jesus and turn it into such a complex theological system?
My Answer: There are a number of writers who assert the view found in this question. Their perspective seems to be that Jesus was merely a moral teacher, perhaps with a prophetic cast to his ministry, who presented a message of love and ethics. Then along comes Paul and turns Jesus into a demigod, and takes his moral philosophy and turns it on its head by rejecting the Law of Moses and making salvation the result of some mysterious thing called grace. Continue reading
Question: In trying to explain the Trinity, I have read that God was “revealed in three persons.” Other say that God “eternally exists in three persons.” Is this the same thing? Continue reading
Question: “If God created all things perfect, and without sin, then how could the Devil have possibly fallen?” (From S. in Roanoke)
My Answer: This question was posed to me at a small group meeting in Roanoke, Va. In clarifying the question, the issue was this: If everything was good, without evil at all, then how could it happen that a perfect, sinless being would possibly sin in the first place. Good question. Continue reading
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