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Seeking to answer the today's Frequently Asked Questions about Faith
GOOD QUESTION!
Christianity Today's continuing column on theological questions
What do we gain from a bodily resurrection?
Does God need our help, love, and praise?
Did Jesus forbid us from judging others?
What does Genesis mean by man being made in the image of God?
Was slavery
God's will?
Can we expect God to forgive unbelievers who
"don't know what they're doing"?
Why doesn't God cure everyone who prays fervently for healing?
Why is the church against euthanasia in instances where people are in terrible
pain?
Is Satan Omnipresent? If not, how does he tempt many people at one time?
Did Jesus Really Descend to Hell?
Reasons to
Believe
Reasons To
Believe is dedicated to not only helping Christians understand what they
believe, but also helping those who do not “follow Christ” understand what
Christianity is all about. Please click on one of the sections below to find out
more.
1. How can Christians say that Jesus is the only way to
God?
2.
Where did Jesus
claim to be God?
3. How can I be sure the Bible is really the Word of God?
4. How can anyone trust the Gospel accounts of His life?
5. Why should I believe your interpretation of the Bible
6. How can you believe a Bible that is full of
contradictions?
7. What if Christians are guilty of circular reasoning?
8. What about those who have not heard about Jesus?
9. Why won't living a good, moral life make me acceptable
to God?
10. How can I be sure Christianity is not just another
emotional or psychological experience?
11. How can a loving God allow war and suffering?
12. What about all the hypocrites I see who call
themselves Christians?
13. How is Christianity relevant to today's needs?
14. How can I gain assurance of salvation?
15. What place do feelings have?
16.What type of faith
ensures salvation?
17. What should happen if Christ has really entered my
life?
18. Do skeptics ever believe in Jesus?
Christian History:
 The
Life
and Times of Jesus of Nazareth: Get the whole story
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Walking with Jesus
Putting the issue in context.
Primary Sources
What type of history do the four Evangelists tell, and what does it reveal about
Jesus?
by Ben Witherington III
Crisis in the Middle East
Ethnic and religious tensions ran high in Jesus' day too.
by Craig A. Evans
The Place of Prayer
What exactly took place in a synagogue service?
by John McRay
On the Road
The inns and outs of travel in first-century Palestine.
by Merilyn L. Hargis
What Happened to Jesus' 'Brothers'?
The post-Gospel lives of the disciples.
by Stephen Miller
Fishers of Fish
The maritime life of Jesus' headquarters in Galilee
by Gary M. Burge
Mistrial of the Millennium
How those in power bent the rules to ensure the outcome.
by Craig S. Keener
The Scandal of the Grave
Jesus' humiliation didn't end at the cross.
by Bryon R. McCane
Question: What should we make of The Da Vinci Code?
Deconstructing The Da Vinci Code
Why So Many People are Buying the Claims of The Da Vinci Code
and Why No One Should Believe the Claims of The Da Vinci Code
By Rick Howe, Pastor of Spiritual Formation, Calvary Bible Church
(EFCA), Boulder, Colorado
Why the 'Lost
Gospels' Lost Out
Recent gadfly theories about church council conspiracies
that manipulated the New Testament into existence are bad—really bad–history.
by Ben Witherington III
The Good News
of Da Vinci
How a ludicrous book can become an opportunity to engage
the culture.
By Darrell Bock
A roundup of
the many anti-Da Vinci Code books from
Christian publishers.
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