Frequently Asked Questions

How can we discuss the last days and the return of Jesus with non-believers without it being just doom and gloom?

The Bible says that Satan is “bound,” but it also says he’s “a roaring lion” who wants to destroy people. Can both be true? How should we understand Satan’s power in the world today?

If God is all-knowing and all-powerful, he knew that Adam and Eve would fall into sin. So why did he allow Satan to tempt them? Why would he want this to happen to his creation?

What makes a baptism a baptism? If you dunk someone in your bathtub, is that a valid baptism?

Why are racial justice issues so prevalent in the church today? And why are they so contentious?

What do angels think of us? What do they see when they look at human beings? Does the Bible tell us?

Maybe you’ve done something terrible, even criminal. Maybe you have some awful, habitual sins that you can’t overcome. You thought you were a Christian, but now that’s hard to believe. Can you really still consider yourself “saved”?

In Matthew 5:22, Jesus seems to say that if you get angry with someone, you’re guilty of murder. Can that really be what he means? Maybe you get angry at people all the time. Does that really mean that, in some sense, you’ve murdered them?

The book of Revelation says that anybody who adds or subtracts from the word of God will be punished. How does that work?

Eschatology is the study of the last things—the end times.

Who are the true people of God? The phrase replacement theology is sometimes used to describe those who have a covenantal way of answering this question.

Does going to church make you a Christian? Is showing up on Sunday and sitting in a pew what makes you a disciple of Jesus?