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How Should I Respond When My Employer Asks Me to Wear a Pride Pin?

Questions about how to respond to an employer who asks why you’re not wearing the pride pin he gave you to wear and whether 1 Peter 3:15 is about hope in times of suffering rather than apologetics.

• How should one respond to an employer who asks why you’re not wearing the pride pin he gave you to wear on your lanyard?
• Isn’t 1 Peter 3:15 about hope in times of suffering rather than apologetics?

How Do We Determine Which Books Are Divinely Inspired?

Questions about how we determine which books are divinely inspired and how to explain inerrancy to a skeptic.

• How do we determine which books are divinely inspired and which are not?
• How do you explain inerrancy to a skeptic? 

Am I Childless Because I Don’t Fear God Enough?

Questions about whether the fact that God gave the Hebrew midwives families because they feared him indicates that childlessness is a sign of not fearing God enough and whether it’s a genetic fallacy to point out the eugenics philosophy of the founder of Planned Parenthood when arguing against abortion.

• Since God gave the Hebrew midwives families because they feared him, does my childlessness mean my husband and I aren’t fearing God enough?
• Is it a genetic fallacy to point out the eugenics philosophy of Margaret Sanger, the founder of Planned Parenthood, when arguing against abortion?

Why Does It Matter to Christians That Jesus Was Raised Bodily?

Questions about why it matters to Christians that Jesus was raised bodily and isn’t just living on as a spirit and whether Jesus had a fallen body while here on earth.

• Why does it matter to Christians that Jesus was raised bodily and doesn’t just live on as a spirit?
• Did Jesus have a fallen body while here on earth?

Can a Case Be Made against Homosexuality and Transgenderism without Using the Bible?

Question about making a case against homosexuality and transgenderism to non-believers who do not trust the Bible.

• How can I justify making a biblical case against homosexuality and transgenderism to non-believers who do not trust the Bible? 

Is It Wrong to Get a Job Instead of Volunteering My Time to Help Others?

Questions about whether it’s a sin to get a job for extra money instead of volunteering one’s time to help others and a biblical response to the phrase “I don’t want to put the Holy Spirit in a box.” 

• Would it be a sin to get a job for extra money instead of volunteering my time to help others?
• What’s a good biblical response to the phrase “I don’t want to put the Holy Spirit in a box”?

Should I Patronize Businesses That Collide with My Moral Beliefs?

Questions about whether we should patronize businesses that collide with our moral beliefs, promote the LGBTQ lifestyle, or pay for employees to travel to other states for abortions and why God makes us with certain desires if he calls those desires sin.

• As a Christian, should I patronize businesses that collide with my moral beliefs, and what about businesses that have homosexual and transgender employees?
• Do I have a moral obligation as a Christian to not go to Disney World because of how they promote the LGBTQ lifestyle?
• How do I, as a minister, help people wrestle with concerns about doing business with companies that openly pay for employees to travel to other states for abortions?
• Why does God make us with certain desires if he calls those desires sin?

What Is the Biblical Definition of Justice?

Questions about why Jesus said it would have been better if Judas had not been born, the biblical definition of justice, and whether it’s “unloving” to point out the false teachings of a TV evangelist in a roundtable discussion at a church.

• Why did Jesus say it would have been better if Judas had not been born, when his betrayal of Jesus was a necessary step for the salvation of mankind?
• What is the biblical definition of justice?
• Was it “unloving” when I pointed out the false teachings of a TV evangelist when his ideas were advanced in a roundtable discussion in our church?

Are Christians Who Study and Adhere to the Truths Revealed in the Bible Engaging in Bibliolatry?

Questions about how to respond to someone who says adhering to biblical inerrancy, studying Scripture, seeking to obey the Word, and adhering to its core truths is “bibliolatry” and how to explain the differences in the Gospel accounts to young children.

• What would you say to someone who thinks adhering to biblical inerrancy, studying Scripture, seeking to obey the Word, and adhering to its core truths is “bibliolatry”? 
• What suggestions or perspective can you give for helping me explain the differences in the Gospel accounts to my young sons?

How Would You Use the Existence of Natural Rights to Argue for the Existence of God?

Questions about how to use the topic of natural rights with someone who believes in them to discuss the existence of God, and whether the saying that “we come from God, and we will go back to God” is an accurate statement or just a form of “mindism.” 

• How would you use the topic of natural rights to discuss the existence of God with someone who believes good and evil (and natural rights) exist but does not believe they have divine origins?
• Is the saying that “we come from God, and we will go back to God” an accurate statement, or is it just a form of “mindism”?