#STRask

How Do You Know You’re Not a Man Trapped in a Woman’s Mind?

Questions about whether there’s any issue with responding to “I’m a woman trapped in a man’s body” with “How do you know you’re not a man trapped in a woman’s mind” and how to respond to a meme that says God makes transsexuals so they can share in the act of creation.

• Is there any issue with responding to “I’m a woman trapped in a man’s body” with “How do you know you’re not a man trapped in a woman’s mind?” 
• How should I respond to a meme that says, “God blessed me by making me transsexual for the same reason God made wheat but not bread and fruit but not wine—so that humanity might share in the act of creation.” 

Are Christians Not Supposed to Judge?

Questions about a response to the claim that Christians are not supposed to judge, what John 7:24 means when it says we are to “judge with righteous judgment,” and advice about how to choose between a few different ministry job offers.

• Can you give a response to the claim that Christians are not supposed to judge and touch on what John 7:24 says about “judging with righteous judgment”?
• Do you have any advice about how to choose between a few different ministry job offers?

Why Should I Thank God for Fixing a World of Pain and Sin That He Created?

Questions about why we should love and thank God for creating a world where pain and sin exist and then fixing it by sending his son.

• Why should I love and thank God for creating a world where pain and sin exist and then fixing it by sending his son?

Is Debating Atheists in Chat Rooms a Worthy Endeavor?

Questions about whether spending time defending Christianity in chat rooms where atheists and Christians debate is a worthy endeavor and whether it’s better to choose a church you agree with theologically or one that provides community.

• Is spending time defending Christianity in chat rooms where atheists and Christians debate a worthy endeavor?
• What are your thoughts on finding a church you agree with theologically versus finding one that provides community?

Was There an Eternal Singularity before Time Began?

Question about how to respond to someone who says the laws of causality and logic depend on time, that there was an eternal singularity, and time and logic only began at the Big Bang.

• How would you respond to someone who says the laws of causality and logic depend on time, that there was an eternal singularity, and time and logic only began at the Big Bang?

How Should I Interact with Someone Who Wants Sound-Bite Answers?

Questions about why God expects us to be perfectly moral if he doesn’t expect us to be omnipresent, omniscient, or omnipotent and tips for interacting with someone who asks a lot of questions but then wants a sound-bite answer.

• If God doesn’t expect us to be omnipresent, omniscient, or omnipotent to gain eternal life, why does he expect us to be perfectly moral?
• What are your tips for interacting with someone who asks a lot of questions but then wants a sound-bite answer?

“If Jesus Didn’t Come to Condemn the World, I Doubt He Sent You To”

Questions about how to respond to a meme that says, “If Jesus didn’t come to condemn the world, I doubt he sent you to,” and whether it’s common for God to prepare us for a specific purpose that never actually happens.

• How would you respond to the meme stating, “If Jesus didn’t come to condemn the world, I doubt he sent you to”?
• Is it common for God to prepare us for a specific purpose that never actually happens?

How Much Influence Can Demons Have on Our Lives?

Questions about the biblical approach to deciding if eating meat is ethical and how much influence demons can have on our lives.

• What’s the biblical approach to deciding if eating meat is ethical?
• How much influence can demons have on our lives?

Is the Bible Merely Unreliable Translations Written by Men?

Question about how to respond to someone who dismisses the Bible’s divine authority on the grounds that it was “written by mere men” and “is a bunch of unreliable translations of translations of translations.” 

• How would you respond to someone who dismissed the Bible’s divine authority on the grounds that it was “written by mere men” and “is a bunch of unreliable translations of translations of translations”? 

Do Imprecatory Prayers Violate New Testament Commands?

Question about whether praying an imprecatory prayer like Psalm 5 today would violate the New Testament commands to “put aside all anger,” to “forgive or you won’t be forgiven,” and to “bless and not curse.” 

• If imprecatory prayers like Psalm 5 are allowable today, how does that square with the command in Colossians 3:8 that we are to “put aside all anger,” the command to “forgive or you won’t be forgiven” in Matthew 6:15, and the command in Romans 12:14 to “bless and not curse”?