The other day, I had a party at my house and invited some of my high school friends. Two of them are of a different race from me, and to my surprise it really upset my parents. I knew they had some racial prejudice but I didn't realize how deep it was. They say the Bible supports them. Are they right?
Several of us would like to start a Bible study in our church but we don't know how to do it. Do you have any suggestions?
I don't believe in the Christian God, and the reason is because I don't think God is perfect. If He were perfect, He wouldn't have made Adam and Eve so they could sin, would He? But He made them so they could sin, so He must not be perfect.
I've been reading the New Testament recently, and I'd like to ask you a question. What exactly was a disciple? Was a disciple different from an ordinary believer in Jesus?
I'm a social worker with our county family services department, and I don't know how much longer I can take it. I deal with every kind of problem you can think of—child abuse, attempted murder of a spouse, drug addiction, you name it. The problem is, nothing ever seems to change for the better. How can I keep it from getting me down?
How do you know if the devil is tempting you to do something wrong, or if it's just coming from your own desires?
I know I ought to pray, and I try to pray, but sometimes I feel like my prayers aren't getting above the ceiling. Maybe I'm not sincere enough or something. Is there a secret to praying? How can I learn to pray?
We had to flee our own country several years ago because our government was persecuting Christians. Last month, we became citizens of the United States, and we thank God for bringing us here. I hope you will encourage people to pray for those who face religious persecution, because most of them can't leave like we did. Thank you.
I find the Old Testament very confusing and hard to understand. We are studying the Old Testament in our Bible class at church, and to be honest, I wonder what use it is to us today.
Recently, I saw that film on the death of Jesus, and I'm confused about something. Why do Christians believe that God made Jesus go to the cross? Doesn't this make God cruel, because He demanded that His own Son be put to death? I always thought God is a God of love.
Do you think we're possibly living in the last days, and that Jesus is going to return to earth very soon? Frankly, I don't see any other solution to all the problems we have in the world, do you?
I grew up in a large family, and they always looked on me as their black sheep—always getting in trouble, never doing well in school, etc. They sort of wrote me off, I guess, and I admit they were probably right. My question is this: Has God written me off also? I'm in my 60s, and I know time is running out.
