#STRask

#STRask - April 19, 2021

Questions about carrying over Roman Catholic traditions into evangelicalism and why someone like Bart Ehrman isn’t transformed by all the time he spends in Scripture.

• How can one judge which Roman Catholic traditions are good to carry over into evangelicalism?
• Why isn’t someone like Bart Ehrman, who has invested so much time in Scripture, transformed by its power?

#STRask - April 15, 2021

Question about how we should treat remarriages after a non-biblical divorce and how that situation compares to other non-biblical marriages.

• How should we treat remarriages after a non-biblical divorce, and how does this situation compare to other non-biblical marriages, such as LGBTQ?

#STRask - April 12, 2021

Questions about the Old Testament Scripture Paul is referencing when he says Jesus was crucified and buried “according to the Scriptures” and whether it’s biblical to say, “I’ve made Jesus Lord of my life.” 

• What Old Testament Scripture is Paul referencing in 1 Corinthians 15 when he says Jesus was crucified and buried “according to the Scriptures”?
• Is it biblical to say, “I’ve made Jesus Lord of my life,” and what does it mean?

#STRask - April 8, 2021

Questions about whether stoning to death was too harsh a punishment for breaking the Sabbath in Numbers 15:32–36 and whether one can divorce a non-adulterous spouse if he has broken all of his other wedding vows.

• Isn’t stoning to death too harsh a punishment for breaking the Sabbath by gathering wood in Numbers 15:32–36?
• If I break all of my modern wedding vows to my wife but remain faithful by never committing adultery, would it be a sin for her to divorce me?

#STRask - April 5, 2021

Questions about responding to the idea that since we’re all energy, we can influence lives by having good energy, whether Paul’s command to “have nothing to do with silly myths” pertains to learning about other beliefs, and the American five-day workweek.

• What’s a good response to the idea that since the universe is energy and we are energy, we can influence people’s lives by having good energy and sending good vibes?
• Could the exhortation in 1 Timothy 4:7 to “have nothing to do with irreverent, silly myths” be used to argue against learning about other beliefs to do apologetics?
• Do you think the biblical model of six days work, one day rest, is a better model than the American workweek?

#STRask - April 1, 2021

Questions about when to fight or leave a church that has taken on progressive views, whether the offspring of regenerate Christians inherit a regenerated nature, and Jesus’ DNA.

• How can you know when to fight back against a church leadership with progressive views and when to simply leave the church?
• If the soul reproduced by parents who have a sinful nature inherits their sinful nature, wouldn’t that imply the offspring of regenerate Christians would inherit a regenerated nature?
• Is Jesus’ DNA an exact match to Mary’s, or is his DNA like everyone else’s? 

#STRask - March 29, 2021

Questions about whether the Mosaic Law’s prohibition against eating blood was a moral or ceremonial law and how Jesus could be “the same yesterday, today, and forever” if he took on a human nature.

• Is the prohibition against eating blood (e.g., rare steaks) a moral law or a Jewish ceremonial law?
• If Jesus Christ “is the same yesterday, today, and forever,” how does that square with his taking on a human nature in the incarnation?

#STRask - March 25, 2021

Questions about why sincere and unselfish prayers are unanswered and what a polygamous convert to Christianity should do about his wives.

• Why do you think some prayers are unanswered despite their heartfelt, sincere, and unselfish motives?
• If a man in a polygamous marriage converts to Christianity, what should he do about his wives given that the biblical ideal is one man and one woman? 

#STRask - March 22, 2021

Questions about why God doesn’t give grace to everyone, the fear that family members aren’t in the elect, and why God would condemn someone who doesn’t have access to the Bible or Jesus.

• If God’s justice was sufficiently displayed on the cross, and God’s grace is irresistible, why doesn’t God give his grace to everyone if he wishes all to be saved?
• What if my family members aren’t in the elect?
• Why would a loving God condemn people to Hell who do not have access to the Bible or Jesus?

#STRask - March 18, 2021

Questions about balancing “turning the other cheek” with having self-respect in the face of abuse, whether you can testify against someone you’ve forgiven, and whether or not we’ll study the Bible in Heaven.

• Is there a balance Christians should strike between showing grace by “turning the other cheek” and having self-respect in the face of abuse?
• If someone forgives the perpetrator of a criminal act, does that mean he can’t testify against that criminal?
• When in Heaven with God, will we still study the Bible, or will it be old news at that point?