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What do you think Jesus must have been like when He was a boy?

What do you think Jesus must have been like when He was a boy? Did He know then that He was going to be the Messiah? Or was He just like any other boy?

Why did God command people to make sacrifices in the Old Testament, when they wouldn't completely take away their sins, like Jesus' sacrifice did?

I find the Old Testament confusing, and especially all the sacrifices that people were supposed to make. Why did God command people to do these, when they wouldn't completely take away their sins, like Jesus' sacrifice did?

How could I be happy in heaven, knowing that some of my loved ones may not be there with me?

How could I be happy in heaven, knowing that some of my loved ones may not be there with me?

My parents treat me like a child. Why can't they give me more freedom?

Is it wrong for a Christian to put a loved one in an assisted living or nursing home?

Would it be wrong to put my mother who has Alzheimer's disease in a nursing home?

Is it wrong to use our TV as a baby-sitter, to keep our children quiet?

I guess we've let our TV turn into a baby-sitter, to keep our children quiet. They fight so much that it's just easier to let them keep watching it. Do you think this is wrong?

Why should Christians help people with AIDS? Shouldn't people who sin have to pay a price?

I heard a preacher say the other day that Christians need to respond to the AIDS crisis by helping people with AIDS (especially in places like Africa). But why should we? Doesn't the Bible say that if people sin they have to pay a price?

I've been married three times. Does God reject me because I've ignored Him?

I've been married three times, and I'm thinking about doing it again with my current boyfriend, who moved in with me recently so we can see if it'll work out. Does this mean God won't have anything to do with me? I admit I've ignored Him, but I know I need to get right with Him before I die.

I try to pray and read my Bible before I go to bed, but usually I fall asleep. Should I just not bother?

I always try to pray and read my Bible before I go to bed, but half the time I fall asleep before I finish. Should I just not bother, since I'm not getting anything out of it anyway?

Our new pastor is kind of shy and not at all outgoing, which I think he ought to be.

Our new pastor is a very good preacher but he's kind of shy and not at all outgoing, and I think a preacher ought to be, don't you? Should I say something to him about it? Others feel the same way.

How should we respond to criticism? I admit I get angry and respond in ways I probably shouldn't.

How should we respond to criticism? I admit I get angry and respond in ways I probably shouldn't when people criticize me, but I don't know how to react any other way.