The Bible's Answers to 100 of Life's Biggest Questions

by Norman L. Geisler, Jason Jimenez, Josh and Sean McDowell (Foreword by)

Overview

Every believer has questions about God, the Bible, Jesus, and the purpose and meaning of life. The vexing problem is that so few believers are able to answer even the most basic ones. Without answers, doubt creeps in and the future of the church is in jeopardy.

With insight and precision, Geisler and Jimenez address one hundred penetrating questions that the culture asks and Christians must be prepared to answer, including both controversial questions raging in the public sphere and personal questions about family issues, the purpose and meaning of life, and the future of the world. Christians from every walk of life, especially young believers, youth workers, and parents, will treasure this comprehensive resource. Foreword by Josh and Sean McDowell.

Product Details

ISBN-13:	9780801016943
Publisher:	Baker Publishing Group
Publication date:	01/20/2015
Pages:	288
Product dimensions:	5.90(w) x 8.90(h) x 0.80(d)

About the Author

Norman L. Geisler (1932-2019) taught at top evangelical colleges and seminaries for over fifty years and was distinguished professor of apologetics and theology at Veritas Evangelical Seminary in Murrieta, California. He wrote nearly eighty books, including the Baker Encyclopedia of Christian Apologetics, Christian Ethics, and Systematic Theology.

Jason Jimenez is founder and president of reshift ministries, inc., and has pastored families for over fifteen years. He is the author of The Raging War of Ideas and lives in Matthews, North Carolina.

Table of Contents

Foreword Josh Scan McDowell 8

Preface 9

Acknowledgments 11

Part 1 Questions about God and Truth

1 What Is Truth? 15

2 Whose Truth Is True? 17

3 Is There a Cod? 19

4 Who Made God? 23

5 Who Is God? 24

6 Are Miracles Possible? 29

7 If God, Why Evil? 31

8 Is the God of the Old Testament a Monster? 33

9 Would a Loving God Send People to Hell? 36

Part 2 Questions about Creation, Science, and the Bible

10 How Did the Universe Come to Be? 41

11 Is Evolution a Viable Option? 43

12 Are Science and the Bible Compatible? 46

13 What Happened to the Dinosaurs? 48

14 Was There Really a Worldwide Flood? 50

15 Is the Bible True? 53

16 I Tow Did the Bible Come Together? 56

17 Can We Trust the English Translations of the Bible? 59

18 How Do 1 Study the Bible? 61

Part 2 Questions about Jesus and the Holy Spirit

19 Who Is Jesus Christ? 67

20 How Can Jesus Be Both God and Man? 69

21 Why Did Jesus Have to Die? 72

22 How Do We Know Jesus Rose from the Dead? 75

23 Where Did Jesus Go between His Death and Resurrection? 78

24 What Kind of Body Did Jesus Have after His Resurrection? 81

25 Isn't It Intolerant to Say Jesus Is the Only Way to God? 83

26 Who Is the Holy Spirit? 85

27 What Does the Holy Spirit Do? 87

28 What Is the "Filling" of the Holy-Spirit? 90

Part 4 Questions about Sin and Salvation

29 Why Are We Born into Sin? 95

30 Are Humans More Than a Body? 96

31 Did God Pick Me or Did I Choose Him? 98

32 What Is the Gospel? 100

33 What about Those Who Never Heard the Gospel? 102

34 Can I Lose My Salvation? 104

35 Is Baptism Necessary for Salvation? 106

36 How Docs One Become a Christian? 108

Part 5 Questions about Heaven and Hell

37 What Is Heaven Like? 113

38 Is There Really a Hell? 115

39 Cm a Good Person Get into Heaven? 117

40 Do Near-Death Experiences Really Happen? 118

Part 6 Questions about Angels and Demons

41 Who Are Angels and What Do They Do? 123

42 Who Are Demons and What Do They Do? 125

43 What Kind of Power Does Satan Have? 126

44 Can a Christian Be Demon Possessed? 129

45 Can Christians Cast Demons Out of People? 131

Part 7 Questions about the Church and End Times

46 What Is the Church? 137

47 How Can I Know a Good Church from a Bad One? 139

48 How Can l Get My Family Involved in Church? 141

49 Why Are Churches So Divided? 143

50 Can Protestants and Catholics Agree on Anything? 145

51 Is Tithing 10 Percent Enough? 148

52 Why Is Biblical Prophecy Important? 150

53 Is America Mentioned in Prophecy? 152

54 Should Americans Care about Israel? 154

55 What Is Going to Happen in the End Times? 157

56 Who is the Antichrist? 161

57 Will Christians Face the Great White Throne Judgment? 163

58 What Is the Millennial Kingdom? 165

59 What Ts the New Heaven and New Earth? 167

Part 8 Questions about the Christian Life

60 How Can I Overcome Sin in My Life? 171

61 How Can I Grow in My Faith? 173

62 What Is the Great Commission? 175

63 How Do I Share My Faith? 176

64 How Can I Defend My Faith against Attacks? 179

65 Why Does God Allow Trials in My Life? 181

66 How Can I Forgive Someone Who Has Hurt Me Deeply? 183

67 Does God Hear My Prayers? 185

68 How Can I Know God's Will for My Life? 187

69 What Are My Spiritual Gifts? 189

70 How Can 1 Set and Accomplish Goals in My Life? 193

Part 9 Questions about Moral and Ethical Issues

71 Who Determines What Is Morally Right and Morally Wrong? 199

72 Should Christians Judge Others? 202

73 Is Abortion Murder? 203

74 Does God Approve of Human Cloning? 206

75 What Is Wrong with Same-Sex Marriage? 208

76 Is Lying Ever Right? 211

77 How Should Christians View Euthanasia and Physician-Assisted Suicide? 213

78 What Is the Bible's Position on Capital Punishment? 216

Part 10 Questions about Culture and Politics

79 What Is the Role of Government? 221

80 Why Should Christians Care about the United States Constitution? 225

81 Should Christians Be Involved in Politics? 226

82 Is There an Agenda behind Public Education? 229

Part 11 Questions about World views and World Religions

83 What Arc Some Worldviews That Oppose Christianity? 235

84 Can All Religions Be True? 237

85 What Do Muslims Believe? 239

86 What Do Mormons Believe? 243

87 What Do Jehovah's Witnesses Believe? 247

88 What Do Hindus Believe? 250

89 What Do Buddhists Believe? 253

90 What Do New Agers Believe? 255

Part 12 Questions about Family

91 Why Do Many Christian Marriages End in Divorce? 261

92 How Can I Have a Good Marriage? 263

93 How Do You Grow a Healthy Blended Family? 266

94 How Can I Train My Children in the Ways of the Lord? 268

95 Why Are So Many Young People Abandoning the Faith? 271

96 How Can I Win Back a Prodigal Child? 274

97 Should a Christian Date an Unbeliever? 277

98 Am 1 a Bad Parent for Not I laving Family Devotions? 279

99 How Can I Deal with Pornography in the Home? 282

100 Should I Let My Child Join Social Networking? 284

Notes 287