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#STRask - May 31, 2021

Questions about whether a person who makes a negative claim has the burden of proof and the top apologetic topics that are most relevant for the times we’re living in.

• If someone makes a negative claim (e.g., “God does not exist”), do they have the burden of proof?
• What would you say are the top three or four apologetic topics that are most important and/or relevant for the times we’re living in?

#STRask - May 27, 2021

Questions about whether to engage controversial political statements from family members, where the Bible says drugs are wrong, and a book recommendation for discussing abortion in a group with varying views.

• Should I use tactics to engage my family when they make controversial political statements?
• Where does the Bible say drugs are wrong?
• Is there a book you would recommend for discussing the topic of abortion in a men’s group where they may have varying views on the topic?

#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?