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Do you ever find yourself stumped by questions about God, questions that sound like this...If God is good, why is there evil?How can a loving God send people to hell?And who made God anyway? Or maybe you've wrestled with hard-to-answer questions about the Bible, such as...Aren't there contradictions in the Bible?How can I trust the Bible if men wrote it?Isn't the Bible full of myths, like Jonah and the whale? Leading apologist Bobby Conway will help you discover, Q&A style, answers that are life-changing. And make no mistakenever has the culture and the church been in greater need of understanding who God is and what the Bible has to say to every one of us.

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Philosophie et théologie

Christian theology

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Publié par	Harvest House Publishers, Inc.
Date de parution	01 avril 2016
Nombre de lectures	0
EAN13	9780736962636
Langue	English

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HARVEST HOUSE PUBLISHERS
EUGENE, OREGON
Dedication
This book is dedicated to my lifelong friend Jonathan Ross, for entertaining a thousand questions and more.
Thank you for believing in me and helping me live the inquisitive life.
Unless otherwise indicated, all Scripture quotations are from The ESV Bible (The Holy Bible, English Standard Version ), copyright 2001 by Crossway, a publishing ministry of Good News Publishers. Used by permission. All rights reserved.
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DOES GOD EXIST?
Copyright 2016 Bobby Conway
Published by Harvest House Publishers
Eugene, Oregon 97402
www.harvesthousepublishers.com
ISBN 978-0-7369-6262-9 (pbk.)
ISBN 978-0-7369-6263-6 (eBook)
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CONTENTS
Dedication
Foreword
Introduction
1. Does God Exist?
2. Who Made God?
3. Did God Create the World to Boost His Own Glory?
4. God, Who Are You?
5. Will There Be Sex in Heaven?
6. What s the Big Deal About Premarital Sex?
7. What s Wrong With Pornography?
8. Is Masturbation a Sin?
9. Is Drinking Alcohol a Sin?
10. Is It Okay to Smoke Marijuana?
11. Can Marijuana Be Used Medicinally?
12. Is Cross-Dressing Permissible?
13. Does the Bible Approve of Sex Changes?
14. Who Is the Trinity?
15. What Is Modalism?
16. Is Jesus God?
17. Does John 1:1 Teach That Jesus Was God or a god?
18. Could Jesus Have Sinned?
19. Does Prophecy Confirm Jesus as Messiah?
20. What Does Begotten Mean?
21. Who Is the Holy Spirit?
22. What Is the Role of the Holy Spirit?
23. How Do I Discover My Spiritual Gifts?
24. How Do I Study the Bible?
25. Can We Adapt the Bible to Our Tastes?
26. How Should a Christian Vote?
27. Does God Approve of Homosexual Behavior?
28. Did Love Win in the Supreme Court Ruling on Same-Sex Marriage?
29. Does the Bible Approve of Polygamy?
30. Can Tolerance Be a Good Thing?
31. Are Christians Narrow-Minded?
32. Is the Future Hopeless for Today s Youth?
33. What Is Sin?
34. Is Abortion a Sin?
35. Is God a Genocidal Maniac?
36. How Does Evil Reveal the Greatness of God?
37. If God Is Good, Why Is There Evil?
38. Why Did God Allow Stoning?
39. Is God an Angry God?
40. Is the God of the Old Testament the Same God of the New Testament?
41. Will Heaven Be Boring?
42. What Is Hell in a Nutshell?
43. Is Purgatory Biblical?
44. What Are the Marks of a Cult?
45. Should Christians Burn the Koran?
46. Do All Religions Lead to Heaven?
47. Is Baptism Necessary for Salvation?
48. What Is Apologetics?
49. What Is the Heart of Apologetics?
50. Resurrection: Fact or Fiction?
51. Is There Evidence for the Resurrection?
52. How Do I Deal With My Doubts?
About the Author
About the Publisher
Foreword
W hat book would you recommend for my son? I raised him as a Christian, but he s not a believer any more. Every time we talk, he bombards me with questions. I need better answers. Sometimes I m not even sure where to begin.
Emails like this one (from the father of a 19-year-old university student) appear regularly in my inbox. I m not sure which is more discouraging: the growing number of young Christians who are walking away from the Church, or the regular despair I hear from parents who seem ill-equipped to answer their kid s questions. As a youth pastor, I saw the problem with my own eyes. We live in a culture that is less accepting of Christianity than ever before. It s an aggressive culture driven by media, technology, and information. If young Christians are to survive in this setting, we, as the Church, need to be ready to make a defense to everyone who asks [us] to give an account for the hope that is in [us] (1 Peter 3:15), by leveraging the media, technology, and information age in which we live.
No one is doing this better than the One-Minute Apologist, Bobby Conway. When I first discovered one of Bobby s videos and watched him make the case for Christianity in a brief, powerful, online presentation, I thought, Dang, why didn t I think of that? Bobby has been interviewing the world s leading apologists to provide credible answers to curious questions for several years now, and he s addressed hundreds of questions, challenges, and objections to the existence of God. He s been sitting across the microphone from the best Christian Case Makers in the land; he s heard every objection and considered every reasonable response.
More importantly, he s learned how to engage the culture. Bobby s video ministry is a gateway ministry, introducing believers and skeptics to experts in the field while presenting brief responses to the objections offered by the culture. These videos have been viewed by thousands of people who are looking for an answer, a starting point, or a word of encouragement. Bobby s visual, targeted, culturally relevant approach has helped many people navigate their doubts and strengthen their faith.
Now Bobby has taken what he s learned sitting alongside the best apologists and crafted another effective resource for those who have questions about God. Like his video ministry, Does God Exist? is concise, targeted, and culturally relevant. If you ve got a question about God, I bet there s an answer in this book. Does God Exist? reflects the diversity of Bobby s One-Minute Apologist videos. You ll find responses to important metaphysical questions, refined theological issues, and timely moral concerns. Bobby will help you address the culture effectively even as you answer your own doubts and concerns. This is a book you ll return to often.
I know the temptation with books like these, however. You will definitely want to give this book to your kids, family members, or friends who have questions about Christianity. It s perfect for the father who emailed me about his son. But let me caution you: Does God Exist? is more than a book you can give away . It s a book you need to read and master. This is an incredibly accessible resource; you can easily train yourself to make the case for Christianity by reading each chapter and watching the associated videos. So take the time to examine its contents, think about what you ve learned, consider the questions at the end of each chapter, and research the expert case makers Bobby has introduced. Does God Exist? will show you where to begin and help you respond with better answers.
J. Warner Wallace, Cold-Case Detective and Author of Cold-Case Christianity and God s Crime Scene
Introduction
Who questions much, shall learn much, and retain much.
F RANCIS B ACON
A re you the inquisitive type? And do you find yourself a little on the curious side? Were you the child always raising your hand in class? If so, that s nothing to be ashamed of. Asking questions is part of the learning process. Great learners ask great questions . And there is no such thing as a dumb question- if you re genuinely seeking to learn. Regrettably, many people stunt their learning simply because they re too embarrassed to ask questions. That s unfortunate.
But think about it. The only person who doesn t need to ask questions is God. That s because He knows everything. God doesn t need to raise His hand. He doesn t use Google. And He certainly hasn t enrolled in a PhD program. He s all-knowing. Theologians refer to this as God s omniscience . Must be nice, huh?
So we think. But would you want to know everything?
The good.
The bad.
And the ugly?
I don t think so. Maybe the good, but certainly not all the ugly. Lord knows there s enough going on in the world that we don t need stuck in our heads. We can be thankful for some good old-fashioned ignorance-for God s shrouded grace. It even seems that God wanted Adam and Eve to remain in the dark about the ugly (see Genesis 2:15-17).
Curiosity taken to its extreme can be dangerous. There are some things that we must be content not knowing-things that reach beyond the finite. That should be freeing. But fortunately, there s a lot that we can know. And should know. While we can t discover the answers to all our questions, we can find the answers to some of them.
I m thankful for that.
For many years I ve been passionate about tracking down the answers not only to other people s questions but also to my own. I have the privilege of hosting an internationally recognized program called The One-Minute Apologist where our motto is providing credible answers to curious questions. And that s what I hope to do in this book. I m seeking to do in written form what I already do through my weekly videos. My aim is to provide short answers to sinc