Questions People Ask About the BiblePage 10 of 26
Browse honest questions people bring to Scripture, organized by category and topic. Choose any question to see what the Bible says.
Faith
Belief
- How do I know if my faith is real or if I'm just going through the motions?
- How is believing in Jesus different from just believing He existed?
- Is it okay to ask God for proof when I'm having trouble believing?
- What does it mean that even demons believe in God?
- What does it mean to "believe in your heart" like the Bible talks about?
- What does it mean to have childlike faith?
- What should I do when I'm struggling to believe?
- What should I say to friends who think faith is just wishful thinking?
- What's the difference between believing in God and actually having faith?
- What's the difference between head knowledge and heart belief?
- Why do some people seem to have such strong faith while mine feels weak?
- Why does the Bible say faith without works is dead?
Faith and Doubt
- Can I still pray and go to church if I'm having doubts about my faith?
- Can I still pray and go to church if I'm having doubts?
- Does having questions about the Bible mean I don't have enough faith?
- Does having questions about the Bible mean I don't have enough faith?
- How can I believe in God when I can't see Him?
- How can I grow my faith when it feels so weak?
- How can I keep believing when I can't see God working in my life?
- How can I trust God's plan when everything seems to be falling apart?
- How do I deal with questions that don't seem to have clear answers?
- How do I keep trusting God when everything in my life is falling apart?
- Is it normal for Christians to have doubts sometimes?
- Is it normal for Christians to have doubts sometimes?
- What does it really mean to have faith in God?
- What does it really mean to have faith in God?
- What should I do when I'm struggling with doubt about my faith?
- What should I do when I'm struggling with doubt?
- What's the difference between faith and just hoping for the best?
- What's the difference between faith and just hoping for the best?
- Why does God seem silent when I'm going through tough times?
- Why doesn't God answer my prayers the way I want Him to?
Faith is the Holy Ghost
- Can I have faith without the Holy Spirit?
- Can I pray for the Holy Spirit to increase my faith?
- Can the Holy Spirit give me more faith when I'm struggling?
- Does the Holy Spirit work the same way in everyone's faith?
- How can I tell if my faith is real or just wishful thinking?
- How do I know if the Holy Spirit is working in my life?
- How do I let the Holy Spirit strengthen my faith?
- How does the Holy Spirit help me believe in God?
- How does the Holy Spirit help me trust God's plan?
- What does it mean that faith is the Holy Ghost?
- What happens when the Holy Spirit fills me with faith?
- What should I do when I feel like I'm losing faith?
- What's the difference between my faith and the Holy Spirit's power?
- Why do I sometimes feel like my faith is weak?
- Why do some people seem to have stronger faith than me?
- Why does my faith feel different on some days than others?
Growing in Faith
- Can I still grow in faith even if I don't go to church regularly?
- How can I make my faith stronger when I'm going through tough times?
- How can reading the Bible help me grow closer to God?
- How do I handle it when other people challenge or make fun of my beliefs?
- How do I know if my faith is really growing or if I'm just going through the motions?
- Is it normal to have doubts, and does that mean my faith is weak?
- What are some practical things I can do every day to build my relationship with God?
- What does it actually mean to have faith in God?
- What should I do when I pray but don't feel like God is listening?
- Why does faith seem to come so easily to some people but feel so hard for me?
Living by Faith
- Can I still make plans and work hard if I'm supposed to live by faith?
- How can I grow my faith when it feels weak or small?
- How can I have faith when I can't see what God is doing?
- How do I know if I'm trusting God or just being lazy and not taking action?
- How do I trust God when everything in my life is falling apart?
- Is it normal to have doubts, or does that mean my faith isn't strong enough?
- What does it actually mean to "live by faith" in everyday life?
- What does living by faith look like when I have to make big decisions?
- What's the difference between faith and just hoping for the best?
- Why does God sometimes seem silent when I'm trying to have faith?
Purpose
- Does everyone have the same purpose or do we all have different ones?
- How can I help my kids understand their purpose in life?
- How can I know if I'm living the life God planned for me?
- How do I balance following God's plan with making my own choices?
- How do I figure out what God wants me to do with my life?
- How do I keep going when I feel like nothing I do really matters?
- How do I know the difference between what God wants and what I want?
- Is it okay to want success and money, or should I only care about spiritual things?
- Is it selfish to want to be happy and enjoy life?
- Is volunteering at church the only way to serve God's purpose?
- What does it mean to "glorify God" in everyday life?
- What does the Bible say about retirement - do I still have purpose when I'm older?
- What if I feel like I'm too old to start living out my real purpose?
- What if I feel like my life doesn't have any real meaning?
- What if I made mistakes in the past - can I still fulfill my purpose?
- What if I'm not good at anything special - do I still have a purpose?
- What is my purpose in life according to the Bible?
Suffering
- Does God cause suffering or just allow it to happen?
- Does God really understand what I'm going through?
- Does suffering mean God is punishing me for something I did wrong?
- How can I comfort someone without saying the wrong thing?
- How can I help a friend who's going through a really hard time?
- How can I trust God when I'm going through something really painful?
- How do I find hope when I can't see any way out of my problems?
- How do I pray when I'm angry at God about my pain?
- Is it normal to feel abandoned by God during tough times?
- Is it okay to question God when I'm hurting?
- What does the Bible say about why we have to go through hard stuff?
- What's the point of suffering - why can't life just be good?
- Why didn't God answer my prayers to take away my suffering?
- Why do some people seem to suffer way more than others?
- Why does God let bad things happen to good people?