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Questions about whether there’s a question that should be asked before asking if there’s a God, whether Adam and Eve were amoral before eating from the tree of the knowledge of good and evil, and the standard for prophets.

• Is there a “first question” that should be asked before “Is there a God?” 
• Were Adam and Eve amoral beings before eating from the tree of the knowledge of good and evil?
• Does the prophetic office still exist, and is the New Testament standard for a prophet different from the standard in the Old Testament?

Questions about whether Jesus must have sinned because he was fully human, how to gracefully start a conversation about Christ with a Hindu who’s been diagnosed with a terminal illness, and how those who have been conditioned from birth to believe something other than Christianity will be judged.

• How should I respond to Christians who think Jesus must have sinned because he was fully human?
• How do I gracefully start a conversation about Christ with a Hindu friend who just got diagnosed with a terminal illness?
• How will those who were conditioned from birth to believe in something other than Christianity be judged?

Questions about whether it’s biblical to believe that Christians no longer sin after being saved and whether the parable of the wheat and the tares means we’re not supposed to try to put a stop to the ministry of false teachers.

• Is it biblical to believe that Christians no longer sin after being saved?
• Is the parable of the wheat and the tares about false teachers, and does it mean we’re not supposed to try to put a stop to their ministry?

Questions about how to respond to a Oneness Pentecostal’s claim that you’re not saved if you believe in the Trinity and the purpose of having a perfected, resurrected body rather than just our soul being with God.

• How can I best address a Oneness Pentecostal’s claim that I’m not saved if I believe in the Trinity?
• What is the purpose of having a perfected, resurrected body rather than just our soul being with God?

Questions about whether there are standard ways we should expect God to answer prayers and what Greg thinks about instances when people “feel led” to do specific things that seem to answer specific prayers.

• Are there standard ways we should expect God to answer prayers?
• How would Greg categorize instances when people “feel led” to do specific things that seem to directly answer specific prayers?

Questions about how to convince a progressive Christian she has a gender, whether someone is not trusting God if he’s preparing for retirement, and how Melinda is doing.

• How can you lovingly convince a progressive Christian that she has a gender?
• How do you respond to Christians who say you’re not trusting God if you’re taking steps to prepare for retirement?
• How is Melinda doing?

Questions about praying before eating when out to dinner with nonbelievers and whether Jesus could motivate someone to act truly righteously and be saved without any awareness of doctrine.

• If you’re out to dinner with nonbelievers, do you pray out loud before you eat?
• Is it biblically possible Jesus could motivate someone to act truly righteously without knowing any doctrine and thereby be saved?

Questions about whether it’s wise for a married man to build relationships with the opposite sex for the purposes of evangelism and how to respond to Christian relatives who say there’s nothing wrong with consensual same-sex relationships.

• Is it wise for a married man to build relationships with the opposite sex in order to witness to them about Jesus?
• What’s the best way to respond to Christian relatives who say there’s nothing wrong with consensual same-sex relationships?

Questions about whether it would be unwise for a Christian to pick a career where they might lose their job for their beliefs and advice for someone preparing to go into the mission field in Japan.

• Is it unwise for a Christian to pick a career where they might lose their job for their beliefs?
• Any advice for someone preparing to go into the mission field in Japan next year?

Questions about whether a Christian woman who was married and divorced at a young age when she was an unbeliever can remarry and who is called to interpret Scripture.

• If a Christian woman was married and divorced at a young age while still an unbeliever, can she remarry?
• Who is called to interpret Scripture?