Greetings Everyone. I've come here asking for some assistance if anyone would be interested in participating.
A brief introduction; my real name is Adam Christian. I realize no one on the internet uses their real name, but in my head, I keep seeing this de-motivation poster of the Pope in his glass cage car with the caption "Nothing says absolute faith in God like three inches of bullet proof glass." So I felt compelled to tell you who I really am.
I live in a small town in Missouri and I teach a Sunday School class for young married couples. They are all in their 20's, mostly college educated, and seem to know very little about the substance of their Christianity. They know every word to every worship song from the last ten years, but cannot even begin to form an answer to the question, "How could a loving God command the Israelites to commit genocide?".
I find this to be unacceptable. The Bible commands us to always be ready to give an answer for the things we believe.
So I have come here for help. I'm not here to ask questions and try to challenge your beliefs. I'm here to ask FOR questions to try and challenge our beliefs.
Next week, we are beginning a series of studies on defending our faith. The focus will be on developing reasoned responses to tough questions and challenges. There are tons of books we could use for source material, but I would prefer specific questions from real people.
If anyone would like to participate; what are some questions you feel Christians must answer? Any legitimate, rational challenges are greatly appreciated (i.e. "Why did your God rape a virgin and force his son to commit suicide?" will probably not be considered)
Just to be clear, my intention is to prove you wrong. My personal belief is that the Christian doctrine is suitable to answer any challenge in a reasonable and intelligent way. I need to get these young people thinking about their beliefs in the same manner.
So why would I expect you to help me?
I had two reasons for coming here. Generally, I've found that any time people get together in a discussion forum, whatever the topic, it is because they want to share ideas and have discussions and most people are pretty helpful about it.
2nd, I assume that if you had to meet and have a conversation with a Christian, you would prefer to talk with someone who had a semi-intelligent though process (even if you disagreed with them) than someone who just says, "it's in the Bible and that's good enough for me!".
Thanks for taking the time to read my long first post. I look forward to hearing from you.
A brief introduction; my real name is Adam Christian. I realize no one on the internet uses their real name, but in my head, I keep seeing this de-motivation poster of the Pope in his glass cage car with the caption "Nothing says absolute faith in God like three inches of bullet proof glass." So I felt compelled to tell you who I really am.
I live in a small town in Missouri and I teach a Sunday School class for young married couples. They are all in their 20's, mostly college educated, and seem to know very little about the substance of their Christianity. They know every word to every worship song from the last ten years, but cannot even begin to form an answer to the question, "How could a loving God command the Israelites to commit genocide?".
I find this to be unacceptable. The Bible commands us to always be ready to give an answer for the things we believe.
So I have come here for help. I'm not here to ask questions and try to challenge your beliefs. I'm here to ask FOR questions to try and challenge our beliefs.
Next week, we are beginning a series of studies on defending our faith. The focus will be on developing reasoned responses to tough questions and challenges. There are tons of books we could use for source material, but I would prefer specific questions from real people.
If anyone would like to participate; what are some questions you feel Christians must answer? Any legitimate, rational challenges are greatly appreciated (i.e. "Why did your God rape a virgin and force his son to commit suicide?" will probably not be considered)
Just to be clear, my intention is to prove you wrong. My personal belief is that the Christian doctrine is suitable to answer any challenge in a reasonable and intelligent way. I need to get these young people thinking about their beliefs in the same manner.
So why would I expect you to help me?
I had two reasons for coming here. Generally, I've found that any time people get together in a discussion forum, whatever the topic, it is because they want to share ideas and have discussions and most people are pretty helpful about it.
2nd, I assume that if you had to meet and have a conversation with a Christian, you would prefer to talk with someone who had a semi-intelligent though process (even if you disagreed with them) than someone who just says, "it's in the Bible and that's good enough for me!".
Thanks for taking the time to read my long first post. I look forward to hearing from you.
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