#STRask

#STRask - February 15, 2021

Questions about what Jesus meant by “gods to whom the word of God came,” whether Jacob was engaging in sex slavery, and how the authors of Scripture knew what was said in various private conversations.

• In John 10:35, to whom is Jesus referring when he talks about “gods to whom the word of God came”? 
• How is Rachel and Leah giving their servants to Jacob to bear children for them in Genesis 30:1–13 not sex slavery?
• How did the authors of Scripture know what was said in private conversations where they weren’t present?

#STRask - February 11, 2021

Questions about what to ask a pastor to determine if he has progressive Christian beliefs and why anyone would say “no one has perfect theology” when we can’t know whether or not that’s true.

• What are some questions you would ask a pastor to determine whether he has embraced the beliefs of the progressive Christian church?
• Why is it said “no one has perfect theology” if there’s no way to know whether or not that’s true?

#STRask - February 8, 2021

Questions about whether there’s a second chance for salvation after death and how there can be no sin in Heaven if we’re all sinners by nature.

• How should I respond to someone in my Bible study who claims there’s a second chance for salvation after death?
• If we’re all sinners by nature, how can there be no sin in Heaven?

#STR - February 4, 2021

Questions about using a vaccine created from cells from aborted fetuses and whether one must keep “toxic” parents in one’s life in order to honor them the way God commands.

• Is it immoral for a Christian to use a vaccine created from cells from aborted fetuses (and are there ethical objections to taking the COVID vaccine)?
• Do I need to keep my toxic parents in my life in order to follow what the Bible says about honoring our parents?

#STRask - February 1, 2021

Questions about responding to the claim that it’s our subjective opinion that there is objective truth and whether it’s a fallacy to say Christianity is bad because Christians did bad things.

• How should we respond if someone says it’s our subjective opinion that there is objective truth?
• Is there a fallacy label for when someone claims Christianity is bad because Christians did bad things?

#STRask - January 28, 2021

Question about how to transition from being an apologist to an evangelist when the person you’re talking to starts thinking about converting. 

• How do you transition from being an apologist to more of an evangelist when the person you’re talking to starts thinking about converting? 

#STRask - January 25, 2021

Questions about whether one must choose a theological system and why God loves us.

• Is there any reason why I must choose between the Reformed, Arminian, and Molinist views? 
• Why does God love us? 

#STRask - January 21, 2021

Questions about whether it’s inconsistent for a pro-lifer to say it’s okay to end life in the womb to save the mother and whether regulating abortion is any different from God regulating divorce, something he hates.

• Is it inconsistent to believe all life is sacred yet also believe it’s morally justified to end a life in the womb to save the mother?
• Is regulating abortion in order to prevent deaths from back-alley abortions any different from God regulating something he hates (divorce) to prevent worse consequences?

#STRask - January 18, 2021

Questions about why Christ had to die if Old Testament believers already had access to Heaven, why we needed Jesus to be our sacrifice rather than a goat, and whether the Old Testament’s lack of discussion of the afterlife is inconsistent with the New Testament.

• If Heaven was already accessible to believers prior to Christ’s death, what purpose did Christ’s death serve?
• Why did our salvation require Jesus’ death rather than God putting our sins on a goat as the Mosaic Law commanded?
• Is the Bible being inconsistent when the afterlife is a major topic in the New Testament but we don’t see much about it in the Old Testament?

#STRask - January 14, 2021

Questions about what Paul meant when he told husbands to live as if they had no wives, how the church can be both the body and bride of Christ, and correcting a church’s regular misuse of 2 Chronicles 7:14.

• What does Paul mean in 1 Corinthians 7:29b when he says husbands should live as though they had no wives?
• How can the church be both the body of Christ and the bride of Christ?
• Should I correct my church’s regular misuse of 2 Chronicles 7:14?