#STRask

What Happens to People Who Never Heard of God or the Gospel?

Question about what the Bible has to say about the eternal destiny of people who never got the chance to know the God of the Bible and had no access to the salvation message.

• What does the Bible have to say about the eternal destiny of people who never got the chance to know the God of the Bible and had no access to the salvation message?

Aren’t Some Unbelievers Sincerely Seeking Truth?

Questions about whether there are scriptural explanations for why people don’t think God exists other than that they’re “suppressing the truth in unrighteousness” and how to make the case for apologetics to a pastor who uses 1 Corinthians 2 to argue against it.

• Are there scriptural explanations for why some people don’t accept the existence of God other than that they’re “suppressing the truth in unrighteousness” or “fools saying in their hearts there is no God”? 
• How can we make a case for apologetics to a pastor who uses 1 Corinthians 2 to say it isn’t necessary and we should only be sharing the simple gospel?

Should I Speak up about a Student Handing out Pro-Gay Stickers in My Fifth-Grader’s Class?

Questions about piquing the interest of teenage daughters who believe the resurrection probably happened but don’t really care and whether a parent should speak up when a student in his fifth-grader’s class is handing out pro-gay stickers.

• How can I pique the interest of my two teenage daughters who say they believe the resurrection probably really happened but that they don’t really care?
• Should I speak up about a student in my fifth-grader’s class handing out pro-gay stickers?

Since God Values Humility, Is He Against Certainty?

Questions about whether God is against certainty because it breeds arrogance, the difference between fearing God and living in fear, and why Solomon, who was given wisdom by God, had so many wives.

• What are your thoughts on someone who says that since God so clearly values humility, then he wouldn’t expect certainty from us because that would breed arrogance?
• What’s the difference between fearing God and living in fear?
• If God gave Solomon wisdom, then why did he have so many wives?

Should Christians Be Expected to Work for Free?

Questions about why Paul circumcised Timothy in Acts 16:1–3 after the judgment against requiring circumcision was given by the Council of Jerusalem and whether it’s wrong for Christians to expect other Christians to work for free since it’s “for the Lord.”

• Why did Paul circumcise Timothy in Acts 16:1–3 after the judgment against requiring circumcision was given by the Council of Jerusalem?
• Is it wrong for fellow Christians to expect me to work for free since it’s “for the Lord”?

What Questions Would You Ask to Engage an “Agnostic Atheist”?

Questions about how to engage someone who calls himself an “agnostic atheist” and how to deal with a parent contradicting you with heretical theology while you’re teaching students in a confirmation class.

• What tactical questions would you ask to engage someone who calls himself an “agnostic atheist”? 
• How would you deal with a parent contradicting you with heretical theology while you’re teaching students in a confirmation class?

How Would You Share the Gospel with an Animist or Buddhist?

Questions about good ways to share the gospel with an animist or Buddhist, whether the mark of the beast could be a microchip, and whether a Christian could take the mark unwittingly.

• What are some good ways to share the gospel with an animist or Buddhist?
• Do you think the mark of the beast could be a microchip and that a Christian could actually take the mark unwittingly?

How Would You “Take the Roof Off” a Denial of Objective Beauty?

Questions about whether it’s possible to go your whole life without sinning, why God put the tree of the knowledge of good and evil in the garden, and how to “take the roof off” the claim that beauty is not objective.

• Does Romans 9:11 lead to the conclusion that it’s possible to go your whole life without sinning if you try hard enough?
• Why would God put the tree of the knowledge of good and evil in the garden in the first place?
• How would you “take the roof off” the claim that beauty is not objective?

Do Continuous Sins of Omission Mean You’re Not Truly Regenerate?

Question about whether continuous sins of omission indicate that a person is actually unrepentant and not truly regenerate.

• Do continuous sins of omission mean you’re actually unrepentant and your heart is not truly regenerate?

How Can a Soldier Reconcile Killing His Enemies with God’s Command to Love?

Questions about how a soldier in combat can reconcile killing his enemy with God’s command to love our enemies and whether or not it’s okay to pray for angels to be with and protect people.

• How ought a soldier in combat to conduct himself in order to reconcile the directive to kill his enemy with God’s commandment to love and do good to those who hurt him?
• What do you think about praying for angels to be with and protect people?