Questions People Ask About the BiblePage 8 of 26
Browse honest questions people bring to Scripture, organized by category and topic. Choose any question to see what the Bible says.
Doctrines of the Bible
Faith
- How can I have faith when I can't see God?
- How can I trust God's plan when I don't understand what's happening?
- How do I explain my faith to friends who think religion is just made up?
- How do I have faith for big things like healing or major life changes?
- How do I have faith in God's goodness when bad things keep happening?
- How do I know if my faith is real or if I'm just going through the motions?
- How do I trust God when everything in my life is falling apart?
- Is it normal for my faith to go up and down like a roller coaster?
- Is it okay to have doubts and still call myself a Christian?
- What does faith really mean?
- What does it mean when people say "just have faith" - how do I actually do that?
- What's the difference between faith and being positive or optimistic?
- What's the difference between faith and just hoping for the best?
- Why does God seem silent when I'm praying and asking for help?
God's Definition
- Can I trust what the Bible says about God, or is it just what people thought back then?
- How can I really know who God is and what he's like?
- How do I explain who God is to someone who's never heard of him?
- How do I know if my understanding of God is right or if I'm just making him up in my head?
- What are the most important things God wants me to know about who he is?
- What does God actually say about himself in the Bible?
- What does it mean when the Bible says we're made "in God's image"?
- What's the difference between how I see God and how God actually is?
- Why does God sometimes seem loving and other times seem angry or distant?
- Why does the Bible seem to show God differently in the Old Testament versus the New Testament?
Grace
- Can I lose God's grace if I mess up really badly?
- Can someone reject God's grace, and what happens if they do?
- Do I have to earn God's grace or is it really free?
- How can I help my kids understand what grace means?
- How do I balance showing grace with holding people accountable?
- How do I extend grace to myself when I keep making the same mistakes?
- How do I know if I've actually received God's grace?
- How do I live differently because of God's grace?
- How do I show grace to people who have hurt me?
- How is God's grace different from just being a good person?
- How is grace different from just being forgiven?
- If God's grace is free, why do I still feel guilty about my past mistakes?
- If grace covers all my sins, does that mean I can do whatever I want?
- Is there anything too bad that God's grace can't cover?
- What does it mean to "fall from grace"?
- What exactly is grace and why is it such a big deal in Christianity?
- What's the difference between grace and mercy?
- Why do I struggle to accept grace when I'm so hard on myself?
- Why do some Christians seem judgmental if grace is supposed to be for everyone?
- Why do some people seem to experience God's grace more than others?
Grace Revolution (A False Doctrine)
- Can focusing too much on God's love and forgiveness actually be dangerous for my faith?
- Does believing in God's grace mean I can sin as much as I want without consequences?
- How can I tell if my church is teaching too much grace and not enough about following God's rules?
- How can one differentiate between the Grace Revolution and the Grace Revelation?
- How do I know if I'm using God's grace as an excuse to live however I want?
- How does the Grace Revolution advocate for a license to sin?
- How does the Grace Revolution challenge the idea of living a righteous and holy life before God?
- How does the Grace Revolution depart from the truth about salvation?
- How does the Grace Revolution impact the conviction of sin in the Body of Christ?
- How does the Grace Revolution message fail to address certain aspects of grace?
- How does the Grace Revolution view sin and righteousness?
- How does the Grace Revolution view the need for true repentance, and how does it align with the scriptures?
- What does the Bible actually say about balancing grace with obedience to God?
- What exactly is the "Grace Revolution" and why do some people call it false teaching?
- What is the Grace Revolution and why is it considered a false teaching?
- What is the role of grace in having power over sin, according to Titus?
- What's the difference between real grace and this "cheap grace" I keep hearing about?
- Why do some Christians get so upset when pastors talk about grace all the time?
- Why do some people think teaching about grace makes Christians lazy or careless?
Hope
- Can hope actually change my circumstances or just my attitude?
- Can I have hope even when everything in my life is falling apart?
- Can I still have hope if I'm dealing with depression or anxiety?
- How can hope help me get through everyday struggles and stress?
- How can I help someone who has lost all hope?
- How did people in the Bible keep their hope during really tough times?
- How do I hope in God when I can't see Him working?
- How do I keep hope alive when I've been disappointed so many times?
- How do I know if my hope is in the right things?
- How is hope different from just wishing for something?
- Is it okay to hope for things like a better job or good health?
- Is it wrong to hope for material things or should I only hope for spiritual things?
- What am I supposed to hope for as a Christian?
- What are some Bible verses that can help me when I'm feeling hopeless?
- What does hope actually mean in the Bible?
- What does it mean that Jesus is our hope?
- What does the Bible say about hoping for things in this life versus the next life?
- What's the difference between hope and faith?
- Why do some Christians seem to have more hope than others?
- Why does God sometimes seem to take so long to answer our prayers?
Justification
- Can I be partially justified or is it an all-or-nothing thing?
- Can I earn my way to heaven by being a good person?
- Can someone be justified without understanding all the theology behind it?
- Do my good works matter at all if I'm saved by faith?
- How can God declare me righteous when I still sin?
- How do I explain justification to someone who's never heard of it?
- How is being justified different from just being forgiven?
- How should knowing I'm justified change how I live day to day?
- What does it mean that Jesus' righteousness is credited to me?
- What does it mean to be "justified" by God?
- What role does faith play in making me right with God?
- What's the connection between being justified and having peace with God?
- Why do some Christians still feel guilty if they're justified?