#STRask

#STRask - August 17, 2020

Questions about the definitions of free will and choice and what Greg would say to someone who wanted to commit his life to Christ.

• What are your definitions of free will and choice?
• If Greg doesn’t subscribe to the “Sinner’s Prayer,” what would he say to someone who wanted to commit his life to Christ?

#STRask - August 13, 2020

Questions about what constitutes hypocritical judging, getting permission from a teen’s father before talking to her about Christianity, and reasons to leave a “seeker-friendly” church.

• Since we shouldn’t judge hypocritically, must we not struggle with a particular sin at all before we speak into another person’s life about that sin?
• Should I get permission from a teen’s father before I start talking to her about Christianity?
• Would leaving a “seeker-friendly” church for better teaching be too petty a reason to leave?

#STRask - August 10, 2020

Questions about whether one needs to hear about Jesus to be saved and whether, contrary to Romans 2:11, God does show favoritism.

• Can present-day people be saved without hearing about Jesus just as people were in the Old Testament?
• How does Romans 2:11, which says God does not show favoritism, square with God choosing people like Jacob over Esau?

#STRask - August 6, 2020

Questions about whether relativists think relativism is a universal principle and how to answer the problem of gratuitous evil.

• Is the idea that relativists think relativism is a universal principle a straw man?
• What approaches other than “skeptical theism” can a Christian undertake to answer the problem of gratuitous evil?

STRask - August 3, 2020

Questions about convincing Christians that theology is as important as experience and what Jesus meant in Luke 21:14–15 when He said “not to prepare beforehand to defend yourselves.” 

• How can I convince Christians who focus on experience that theology is equally important?
• What does Jesus mean in Luke 21:14–15 when He says “not to prepare beforehand to defend yourselves”? 

STRask - July 30, 2020

Questions about whether it’s wrong to pray for death, how to respond to a challenge to the personhood of the Holy Spirit, and whether demons are real and here on earth.

• Is it wrong to pray for death to be with Jesus and end extraordinary physical suffering?
• How would you respond to the claim of Jehovah’s Witnesses that personification language does not mean the Holy Spirit is a person?
• Do we have reason to believe demons are real and here on earth around us?

STRask - July 27, 2020

Questions about a zygote twinning, marrying when you don’t plan to have children, an apparent contradiction in Acts 21, and whether one ought to say something when a family member is making an unwise decision.

• Since a zygote can divide into two separate individuals, how could a zygote be a human being?
• Is it wrong for a man and a woman to marry if they don’t plan on having kids?
• Can you explain the apparent contradiction in Acts 21 where it seems the Holy Spirit is saying two opposite things?
• Do you have a moral obligation to say something when a family member is making an unwise decision?

#STRask - July 23, 2020

Questions about the comparison between giving someone a love potion and the Holy Spirit’s work in the elect and what “knowing Jesus” entails.

• If giving someone a love potion isn’t a loving act, why is it loving when the Holy Spirit causes the elect to love God?
• Where in the Bible does it discuss the fate of those who don’t know Jesus, and what does “knowing Jesus” entail?

STRask - July 20 , 2020

Questions about the mark of the beast, whether Ezekiel 28 is an account of Satan’s fall, and whether being self-serving or selfish is ever an objective good.

• What exactly is the mark of the beast?
• Is Ezekiel 28 an account of Satan’s fall?
• Is there ever a time when being self-serving or selfish is an objective good?

#STRask - July 16, 2020

Questions about whether it would be wrong to pray to ask God to save everyone and whether or not God promises to bless us if we give back to Him.

• Would it be wrong for me to pray to ask God to save everyone?
• Does God promise to bless us if we give back to Him?