Table of Contents

My Interest in Strong Bible Answers 7

Part 1 Questions About the Bible

1 Scripture: From God to Us 11

2 The Trustworthiness of the Bible 19

3 The Books That Belong in the Bible 31

4 All About Bible Translations 37

5 Interpretation of Scripture: Sense and Nonsense 51

Part 2 Questions About the Old and New Testaments

6 Common Questions About the Old Testament 61

7 Common Questions About the New Testament 73

Part 3 Questions About God

8 The Trinity 83

9 Common Errors About God 91

10 Understanding the Holy Spirit 101

Part 4 Questions About Jesus

11 The Humanity of Jesus 111

12 Jesus and the Father: Equally Divine 119

13 Evidence for the Deity of Christ 127

14 Christ in the Old Testament 135

15 The Resurrection of Christ 143

16 Errors About Christ 151

Part 5 Questions About Humanity

17 The Origins of Humankind 161

18 Humans Related to God 169

19 The Human Fall into Sin 179

Part 6 Questions About Salvation

20 The Gospel That Saves 187

21 The Security of the Christians Salvation 199

22 God's Part and Man's Part 205

23 The Role of Baptism 213

24 Christians as Witnesses 221

25 All About the Church 231

Part 7 Questions About Angels and Demons

26 Angels Among Us 249

27 The Devil and His Fallen Angels 259

Part 8 Questions About Prophecy and the Afterlife

28 The Prophetic Future 271

29 The Wonder of Heaven 295

30 The Judgment of Humankind 305

31 Erroneous Views of the Afterlife 313

32 Near-Death Experiences 319

Part 9 Questions About Apologetic Issues

33 Apologetics and the Christian 331

34 Apologetics and Intelligent Design Theory 347

35 Apologetics and Danger Zone Issues 357

36 Apologetics and the Cults 367

Part 10 Questions About Ethics

37 Ethics and the Christian Life 381

38 Ethical Issues Related to Death 389

Notes 399

Subject Index 408

Primary Verse Index 413