LOOK FOR ANSWERS TO THE FOLLOWING QUESTIONS IN THE FUTURE:How can I be saved? What does it mean to be saved? How can I really be sure that the Bible is the word of God? Won’t I be accepted by God if I just try to live a good life? Why has so much evil been done in the name of Christianity? How can a loving God send people to Hell? Does God forgive us if we don't forgive others? Will we go to Hell if we don't forgive everyone? Can people from other cultures who have never heard of Jesus, get into Heaven? Jews are God’s chosen people, but do not accept Jesus Christ as the son of God – will they go to Heaven? Is homosexuality a sin? Why would God create some men & women with homosexual tendencies? Can someone lose their salvation? How will I know if I’m right with God? Does God choose who will go to Heaven before we are born? Can He change His mind? Does God cause us to feel guilty? Even if we have repented? Will all mankind eventually be saved? Why does God seem to condone war in the Old Testament, when Jesus tells us to love our neighbor and turn the other cheek? If someone physically attacks us, are we to just stand and take it (turn the other cheek)? What if someone threatens to physically attack our children? Is killing ever justified? Is there anything to the so-called ‘Bible Code’? Is it necessary to go to church to be a good Christian? Can’t I just do what I want and then ask for forgiveness? Is masturbation a sin? Is sex before marriage a sin? Can Christians divorce? If so, under what circumstances? Is Catholicism consistent with the teachings of Jesus Christ? What is the Holy Trinity? Where did the Holy Trinity come from? How can the concepts of ‘Free Will’ & ‘Predestination’ be reconciled? Do demons exist today? In people? In Christians? Does a person need to be baptized to go to Heaven? Will I be saved if I am baptized? Is it OK to get tattoos and piercings? How do I know for sure that there is life after death? Where do Christians go when they die? How does the Old Testament account of God instructing the Israelites to wipe out entire cities, reconcile with the message of compassion from Jesus Christ? What are the most important pillars/foundations of Christianity? Is it okay to occasionally drink a glass of wine if you are a Christian? Is it okay for me to work Sundays or ask others to work Sundays? What does it mean to be a Christian? If we as Christians are to rule and reign with Christ, who do we rule and reign over? What is the importance of the commandment to "Remember the Sabbath and keep it holy?", and which day is the Sabbath? What happens when a person dies? Do they change existence? Do we "sleep" until the second coming? Do we go directly to heaven or hell? What is the mark of the beast in Revelation 13 that should be avoided? Who is the beast? If Jesus and God are the same being, who is Jesus speaking to in Matthew 27:46? Is he speaking to himself? Why did Jesus, who is God, sacrifice himself to himself to appease himself? Will a Christian who commits suicide be accepted into Heaven? If God knows all and is in charge of all, does he know who will become a Christian, and if so isn't it predetermined? If they are predetermined, why do we pray for things to happen? Can God change his mind? If not, why did Jesus ask for the cup to pass by him? Since God makes all the rules, why did he make the rule that human sins had to be covered in blood? Do Christians need to be circumcised? How can God who is concerned about "one lost sheep" allow people to be slain because they live in a cursed city or they go up against an army to which God decided to give victory? When God selected Israel as his chosen nation, did this effectively mean that he placed all other non-Israelizes (who he also created) at a disadvantage? Why didn't God love all the nations equally, and why was it necessary to have a chosen nation? After sin first appeared on the earth, why didn't Jesus right away instead of waiting thousands of years? How can we reconcile Exodus 20:5 (God punishing childeren for the sins of the father) with Ezekiel 18:20 (father and sons not sharing the other's guilt)? When Jesus says, in Matthew 23:34, "Verily I say uto you, This generation shall not pass, till all these things be fulfilled", of which generation is he speaking? Why did God sometimes condone the destruction of babies and young childeren as in 1 Samuel 15:3? What makes a priest a priest or a pastor a pastor? Does God forgive a sin if a person asks for forgiveness but does not full repent of the sin? Why are there different names for the Son of God such as Immanuel and Jesus Christ? What do all the names mean? Is Jesus God or God's Son? What is the difference between Catholic, Protestant, Non-demonational, Mormon & Jehovah Witness? Why don't the many different Christian denominations come together to do the Lord's work rather than dividng and seperating ourselves? Does tithing only pertain to monitary giving? Could I do volunteer work rather than giving money? Were we in heaven before we were born? What is the history of divine revelation, according to the Church? Can a Christian end up going to hell? In Acts, Stephen talks about how God does not live in houses made by men, but in Exodus, God tells Moses to build an santuary, and He will dwel among them? How do we reconcile this? Why does God care so much about the particular real estate of Israel? Why is the number '40' so prevalent in the Bible? what is being discussed in Acts 6:1-7? Are the seven given the responsibility of waiting tables? Why does God wait 430 years to save the Jews from the horrible oppression in Egypt? Why doesn't God make himself known so that all the doubtrs will have a chance to know and love the Lord and be saved? Why is there anti-semitism in the world? What does it mean to claim something in the name of Christ? Is it okay for Christians to meditate and do Yoga? Is it against God's will to worry? Is it Christian to judge someone? There seems to be a lot of similarities between Krishna (the hindu god) and Jesus. Some say stories of Jesus' life are made-up based on the life Krishna, how do you explain these similarities? What is Christianity? Why did God create Satan? Didn't he know that he would rebel? Why did God not give us more insight, knowledge and ability in order to better love and understand him? Why would God, being omniscient, create Satan? Is it true that all people who are not Christians are going to hell? Is being hypnotized against God's will for us? (e.g. smoking cessation, sleep disorders) Is it okay for Christians to enter into personal relationships with Non-Christians? Can a person get into Heaven by accepting Jesus after they die? Is conviction of sin a 'feeling of conviction' or is it 'knowledge of committing a sin'? Does Isaiah 19:19-20 refer to the Great Pyramid of Giza? When Jesus Christ is likened to a cornerstone, is the refernce to the topstone of a pyramid? If Jesus Christ is the only way into Heaven, what about people who have not had the opportunity to hear about Jesus, especially the people who died before Jesus was born? If God is omniscient and has a perfect plan and never changes His mind (Numbers 23:19), why do we pray for certain things or outcomes? It doesn't change His mind. Is the Bible the inerrant word of God? Can there be mistranslations of and of the words or numbers? Why do we have the warning of Revelation 22:18-19 if humans cannot have changed anything? Why does God require blood for the forgiveness of sins (animals in OT & Jesus in NT)? Isn't God loving and powerful enough to just forgive without having amimals and Jesus die?
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