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#STRask - May 24, 2021

Questions about whether it’s okay for a church to hire a custodian who’s an unbeliever, how to account for the use of “led by the Spirit” in Matthew 4, and why Judas was called an apostle in Matthew 10 if he wasn’t saved.

• Is it okay for a church to hire a custodian who is an unbeliever?
• If being “led by the Spirit” refers to moral development in Romans and Galatians, how do you account for its usage in Mathew 4, where Jesus is “led by the Spirit”? 
• If Judas wasn’t saved, how can he be called an apostle in Matthew 10?

#STRask - May 20, 2021

Question about how to respond to someone who cites the “paradox of tolerance” as a reason to not tolerate Christian views.

• How would you respond to someone citing the “paradox of tolerance” as a reason to not tolerate Christian views?

#STRask - May 27, 2021

Questions about what Hebrews 8:10 means when it says God will put his laws in our minds and hearts and whether God’s final justice for the evil in this world will be satisfying to us.

• What does Hebrews 8:10 mean when it says God will put his laws in our minds and hearts?
• Will God’s final justice for the evil in this world be satisfying to us, or is it not about us at all?

#STRask - May 13, 2021

Questions about Greg’s opinion on extraterrestrials, what kind of humor God has, and whether humor is culturally determined or has objective rules behind it.

• What’s your opinion on extraterrestrials?
• What kind of humor does God have, and is humor contingent on subjective culture and context or are there objective rules behind it?

#STRask - May 10, 2021

Questions about whether the lack of ability to sleep is the sin of anxiety and whether our having an account of the explanations Jesus gave only to his disciples gives us an unfair advantage over those who lived during Jesus’ ministry.

• Is the lack of ability to sleep the sin of anxiety and a sign I don’t trust God?
• Doesn’t our having an account of the explanations Jesus gave only to his disciples give us an unfair advantage over those who lived during Jesus’ ministry?

#STRask - May 6, 2021

Questions about responding to an atheist who asks what it would take to convince you God doesn’t exist and problems with the idea that we should live however we want as long as we don’t hurt anybody.

• What would you say to an atheist who asked what it would take to convince you God doesn’t exist?
• Are there any logical or moral issues with the idea that people should live their lives however they want as long as they don’t hurt anybody?

#STRask - May 3, 2021

Questions about how some lifestyles could keep you out of the kingdom of God if salvation is by faith alone, whether Romans 14:23b means that if you have doubt about an action it automatically becomes sin, and the order of the punishments given in Genesis 3.

• If salvation is by faith alone, why do some lifestyles keep you out of the kingdom of God (per 1 Corinthians 6:9–10)?
• Does Romans 14:23b mean that if you have any doubt in anything you do, that action automatically becomes sin even though without the doubt it wouldn’t be sin?
• Is there any significance to the order of the punishments given by God in Genesis 3 (serpent, woman, man)?

#STRask - April 29, 2021

Questions about whether using a transgender person’s preferred name conveys an acceptance of the idea that our gender is changeable and how to respond when we’re asked to state our pronouns in an email signature or refer to transgender students by their preferred pronouns.

• If you use don’t use people’s preferred pronouns, but you do use their preferred names, aren’t you being disobedient by conveying an acceptance of the idea that gender is changeable?
• As a second grade teacher, what is the appropriate response if I’m asked to state my pronouns in my email signature or refer to transgender students by their preferred pronouns?

#STRask - April 26, 2021

Questions about whether Jesus is talking about literally eating his flesh and drinking his blood in John 6:53–58 and thoughts on participating in the Lord’s Supper virtually.

• Can you help me understand John 6:53–58, where Jesus appears to be talking about literally eating his flesh and drinking his blood?
• What are your thoughts on participating in the Lord’s Supper virtually?

#STRask - April 22, 2021

Questions about the difference between David having many wives and someone practicing homosexuality today, whether one should have children and risk their going to Hell, and questioning the Father’s purposes in the Old Testament “atrocities.” 

• Why could David and Solomon practice lives of adultery and still be considered saved, but a person who practices unrepentant homosexuality is not?
• Should I not have children in case they go to Hell?
• If Jesus didn’t question his Father’s purposes in the “atrocities” of the Old Testament, shouldn’t people who like Jesus quit questioning them, too?