Rebecca McLaughlin gives us a good look at 12 hard questions that people are asking about Christianity. As with any good apologetics book the author wrestles with questions that are not just obscure, but with questions that are being asked everyday by normal people who are just curious about the claims of religion.
What happens when people ask their questions? Most of the time Christians have a tendency to get protective, or nervous, or frightened that their faith does not really answer the questions that are being asked. So when you are asked, “Doesn’t Christianity Crush Diversity?” You become defensive. You want to protect what you believe, so you make excuses or talk around the issue or try to dismiss theclaim . What you really need to do is go deep and answer the question lovingly and gently with educated information that gives a clear, concise, logical answer that will help the question asker to be able to then wrestle more with their question and come up with a better grasp of what Christians truly believe and can defend.
When you are asked, “Doesn’t Christianity denigrate women?” You can give a loving response about how Christianity truly honors women, truly builds them up and places them on an equal level with every other human being. How Christianity shows that women are loved, cared for, and given empowerment to walk in todays culture with their heads held high and have confidence that they matter to God.
How do you respond when you are asked, “Why does a loving God allow so much suffering?” You can come back with an educated, thoughtful response of how in humility and strength a person is able tobear up under suffering and express a true “HOPE” in the love of God who walks alongside of us in our suffering, because in His Son, Jesus Christ, He has experienced human suffering and understands the pain and hurt and also the triumph that we can experience when faced with suffering. A Loving God allows us to grow and mature and learn how to deal with the pains of this world.
All that to say that Rebecca gives us 12 well thought out and articulated responses to the major questions that people will ask each day about our faith in Christ.
This is an apologetic book that will help each of us to be confident in how to help others learn more of the truth of Scripture
What happens when people ask their questions? Most of the time Christians have a tendency to get protective, or nervous, or frightened that their faith does not really answer the questions that are being asked. So when you are asked, “Doesn’t Christianity Crush Diversity?” You become defensive. You want to protect what you believe, so you make excuses or talk around the issue or try to dismiss the
When you are asked, “Doesn’t Christianity denigrate women?” You can give a loving response about how Christianity truly honors women, truly builds them up and places them on an equal level with every other human being. How Christianity shows that women are loved, cared for, and given empowerment to walk in todays culture with their heads held high and have confidence that they matter to God.
How do you respond when you are asked, “Why does a loving God allow so much suffering?” You can come back with an educated, thoughtful response of how in humility and strength a person is able to
All that to say that Rebecca gives us 12 well thought out and articulated responses to the major questions that people will ask each day about our faith in Christ.
This is an apologetic book that will help each of us to be confident in how to help others learn more of the truth of Scripture
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