Table of Contents
Introduction 10
Section 1 The Bible
1 Why do Christians say the Bible is God's Word? How can we know? 12
2 Has the Bible been changed since it was first written? 14
3 What does it mean that the Bible is "God-breathed"? 16
4 What is the Apocrypha? 18
5 What are the Gnostic gospels? 20
6 Why are books no longer able to be added to the Bible? 21
7 How did we get the sixty-six books of the Bible? 23
8 What are the Dead Sea Scrolls? 25
9 Why does the Gospel of Mark have additional verses that are disputed? 27
10 How do we know who wrote the books of the Bible? 29
Section 2 Alleged Bible Contradictions
11 How did Judas Iscariot die? The Bible seems to provide two different stories. 31
12 Does Matthew's Gospel mistakenly quote one of Zechariah's prophecies as belonging to Jeremiah? 34
13 Why does Matthew 8:5-8 say the centurion came to Jesus while Luke 7:1-10 says the centurion sent emissaries? 36
14 Why does Proverbs 26:4-5 say not to answer a fool according to his folly and then say to do so? 38
15 Why does Isaiah 45:7 say God creates evil? 40
16 Do the Gospels give different accounts of the resurrection of Jesus? 42
17 Why are there two different genealogies of Jesus? 44
18 Why does Genesis 1 say Adam and Eve were made at the same time and Genesis 2 say the woman was created from Adam's rib? 46
19 Why does Genesis 1 say God created plants on the third day and Genesis 2:5 say "no plant had yet sprung up"? 48
Section 3 Old Testament Challenges
20 Where did Cain get his wife? 50
21 What does Genesis 6 mean when it says a man's days will be one hundred twenty years? 52
22 How could the sun have stood still during Joshua's battle? 54
23 How did God create all the world's races of people from Adam and Eve? 56
24 Why was Canaan cursed for his father seeing Noah drunk and naked? 58
25 Why did God punish Pharaoh yet bless Abraham when he told Sarah to lie and say she was his sister? 60
26 How could Solomon be called a wise man when he had so many wives? 62
27 What does it mean that God changed his mind due to the prayer of Moses? 64
28 How could God harden Pharaoh's heart? 66
29 Why did God punish David for taking a census of Israel? 68
30 What mark did God give to Cain? 69
31 Why did God flood the world during Noah's time but doesn't flood the earth today? 71
32 How could God permit the death of Achan's entire family for his sin? 73
33 Did God condone Rahab's lie? 75
34 What does it mean when the Bible says man has become like God? 77
35 How can God both punish the guilty and forgive the wicked in Exodus 34? 79
Section 4 Questions about God
36 If God made everything, who made God? 81
37 How can anyone know what God is like? 83
38 Since God can do anything, can God ever sin? 85
39 What did God do before the creation of the universe? 87
40 Why did God create our world? 89
41 Can God be known outside the church or without being part of a local church? 90
Section 5 Questions about the Holy Spirit
42 What is speaking in tongues, and how does it apply today? 93
43 What does it mean to grieve the Holy Spirit? 95
44 What does it mean that the Holy Spirit indwells a person? 97
45 Why did the apostle Paul say the Holy Spirit is our deposit? 98
46 Did the Holy Spirit indwell people in the same way in the Old Testament as in the New Testament? 100
47 What is the difference between the Holy Spirit and the Spirit of Christ? 102
48 Why is there a Holy Spirit if the Father and Son are also both spirit? 104
Section 6 Questions about Worldview
49 How is faith credited as righteousness? 107
50 Is faith the same as a feeling, or is it rational? 109
51 What role does philosophy have in the Christian faith? 111
Section 7 New Testament Questions
52 Did Jesus preach to people in hell? 114
53 Who are the angels Jude refers to in Jude 1:6? 116
54 Does Hebrews claim that Melchizedek was an early appearance of Jesus? 118
55 Did James teach a works-based salvation when he suggested faith without works is dead? 120
56 Why did Satan want the body of Moses? 122
57 What does it mean that the gospel is for the Jew first and then for the gentile? 124
58 Why did God strike Ananias and Sapphira dead? 126
59 Does the Bible say it is an abomination for men to have long hair? 128
60 Should women still wear a head covering at church? Is it wrong for a man to wear a hat in church? 130
61 What does Paul mean when he says that women are saved through childbearing? 132
Section 8 Questions about Jesus
62 Did Jesus really claim to be God? 134
63 On what day was Jesus crucified? 136
64 Was Jesus or Paul the founder of Christianity? 138
65 How does Jesus fulfill the messianic prophecies? 140
66 Can we be sure Jesus really existed? 142
67 How could one person pay for the sins of everyone? 144
68 Who is the angel of the Lord in the Bible? 146
69 What does it mean that Jesus was fully man and fully God? 148
70 What happened to Jesus between his birth and his earthly ministry? 149
71 How could Mary give birth to Jesus as a virgin? 152
Section 9 Questions about Salvation
72 What is the unpardonable sin, and can we commit it today? 154
73 Does Hebrews 6 indicate that we can lose our salvation? 156
74 Will I know my loved ones in heaven? 158
75 Are the people who go to heaven now angels? 160
76 What does it mean for a Christian to backslide? 162
77 How will I be able to enjoy heaven if I know there are people in hell? 164
78 Are there levels in heaven, and if so, how does a person reach them? 165
79 Will we associate with angels and God in heaven? 167
80 How do we know God forgives our past and future sins? 169
Section 10 Questions about Sexuality and Gender
81 Why do Christians say homosexuality is a sin? 171
82 Is all sex before marriage a sin? What if the people love each other and are planning to marry? 174
83 Does the Bible address transgenderism? 176
84 Is it right or wrong for churches to perform same-sex weddings? 178
85 Should I attend a same-sex wedding? 180
Section 11 Questions about Church and Christian Living
86 What should I look for in a church to attend? 182
87 Why are there so many denominations? 184
88 What does the Bible teach about women in church leadership? 186
89 How can I know God's will for my life? 188
90 What does the Bible teach about divorce and remarriage? 190
91 What is a Christian view of the issue of abortion? 192
92 Does the Bible say anything about cremation? 194
Section 12 Questions about the End Times
93 Is the Antichrist alive now? 197
94 Do the issues in the Middle East today have anything to do with Bible prophecy? 199
95 What is America's role in the end times? 201
96 What does the mark of the beast mean? 202
97 Does the rapture take place before or after the tribulation? 204
98 Who is mystery Babylon? 206
99 Is the millennium a literal thousand-year reign? 208
100 If Christians will go to the new heavens and earth at the end of time, where do they go now after death? 210
101 The Ultimate Question: Do you know for sure that you are going to heaven? 212
About the Authors 220
