10 questions that every intelligent Christian must answer!?

Question

Watch the Youtube video: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zDHJ4ztnldQ

The questions:
1. Why won't God heal amputees?
2. Why are there so many starving people in our world?
3. Why does God demand the death of so many innocent people in the Bible? Eg.: Deuteronomy 21:18-21 –God demands that we kill disobedient teenagers. Deuteronomy 22:13-21 –God demands that we kill girls who are not virgins when they marry.
4. Why does the Bible contain so much anti-scientific nonsense?
5. Why is God such a huge proponent of slavery in the Bible? E.g.: Exodus 21:20-21 – God says that it is OK to own slaves, and it is also OK to beat them.
6. Why do bad things happen to good people?
7. Why didn't any of Jesus' miracles in the Bible leave behind any evidence?
8: How do we explain the fact that Jesus has never appeared to you?
9. Why would Jesus want you to eat his body and drink his blood? It sounds totally grotesque, doesn't it?
10. Why do Christians get divorced at the same rate as non-Christians?

Tow. Barbie, you said you could refute them all, but alas you didnt, I wonder why?? hahaha

C. L. Richardson, my response to your #8: possible schizophrenia? So does Bush supposedly, and then he creates crimes based on those voices...

Answer 1

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Answer 2

1. Why won't God heal amputees?

Shouldn't the question be do I desire to be healed?
2. Why are there so many starving people in our world?

Why are there so many rich people buying diamonds rather then sending a dollar to feed the poor?
3. Why does God demand the death of so many innocent people in the Bible? Eg.: Deuteronomy 21:18-21 –God demands that we kill disobedient teenagers. Deuteronomy
22:13-21 –God demands that we kill girls who are not virgins when they marry.
Who said that the are innocent?
4. Why does the Bible contain so much anti-scientific nonsense?
The Bible was the first piece of evidence stating that the earth is round. This site will help http://www.livingwaters.com/Merchant2/merchant.mv?Screen=PROD&Product_Code=122
5. Why is God such a huge proponent of slavery in the Bible? E.g.: Exodus 21:20-21 – God says that it is OK to own slaves, and it is also OK to beat them.

If you continue to read the rest, it says that the person will be punished.
6. Why do bad things happen to good people?

Who said that the people are good?
7. Why didn't any of Jesus' miracles in the Bible leave behind any evidence?

Who said it didnt? How did the people convert? because of th evidence
8: How do we explain the fact that Jesus has never appeared to you?

Jesus did appear to hundreds of people back it that time.
9. Why would Jesus want you to eat his body and drink his blood? It sounds totally grotesque, doesn't it?

Jesus' blood was what cleaned us of our sins so drinking blood (wine) means your being washed. And the body is being a part of him which is the bread; it's all symbols.

10. Why do Christians get divorced at the same rate as non-Christians?

Then that's because either there was a really good reason or that they werent true Christians

Answer 3

1. Although I've never seen it. A friend of mine has witnessed amputees getting healed. He said that while people were praying for them, the limb would suddenly grow back..

2. People starve because they think that they can live life without Jesus, and also because the members of the church are not ministering like they should be.

3. God did not demand the life of innocent people, He demands the life of those who are guilty.

4. The Bible came long before modern science, so the real question is, "Why does science contain so much anti-Bible nonsense?"

5. I believe the King James Version is more accurate in calling them servants and maids.

6. No one is good.

7. Well it has been 2000 years, but there are miracles happening everyday, mostly in third world countries.

8. Jesus will appear in anyone's heart that asks and believes, but I assume you mean physically. Jesus is now sitting at the right hand of God (Mark 16:19).

9. Grotesque is relative. It's symbolic for blood that was shed for forgiveness of our sins and the body that was broken for our healing. "...this do in remembrance of me."

10. I know a lot of people who call themselves Christians, but get drunk every weekend. This happens when people feel obliged to go to church. Their family has been going to church for many generations, and they ain't gonna stop that. So they call themselves Christians but don't lead a Christian life.

Answer 4

I watched the whole video, I am a Christian still, and I have no college degree, and will stump this guy easily.

1. Why won't God heal amputees?
a) God will heal amputees. HE promised to, and will do it, as He always does what He promises.
b) How do you know He didn't?
c) Because there are some people on Earth, most people I think, who God does not want to believe. He only wants certain people from the Earth to spend eternity with. I am saying that God does not consider all people 'His children' , nor is He willing that they know Him.
d) Even if He did, there would be people who will not believe.

2. Why are there so many starving people in our world?
Because sin entered the world. That's why anything bad that happens happens. The thing that Jesus said to do about that kind of thing is consider yourself, lest you also be taken. ( Luke 13 )

3. Why does God demand the death of so many innocent people in the Bible? Eg.: Deuteronomy 21:18-21 –God demands that we kill disobedient teenagers. Deuteronomy 22:13-21 –God demands that we kill girls who are not virgins when they marry.
If you read the Bible, there are no innocent people. So that makes me think that this guy is yet another one of those know-it-alls who thinks he just is too smart to read anything.

4. Why does the Bible contain so much anti-scientific nonsense?
The Bible does not say that the Earth was created 6000 years ago, tradition does. I am not traditional, so this guy does not have it all figured out - he is not as smart as he thinks he is.

5. Why is God such a huge proponent of slavery in the Bible? E.g.: Exodus 21:20-21 – God says that it is OK to own slaves, and it is also OK to beat them.
Slavery is a modern day taboo ( so this guy and history are strangers ) , God likens a lot of things to types and shadows. Spiritually speaking, I am a slave of God's, and to not see that means that this guy is a stranger to the writings of Paul the Apostle.

6. Why do bad things happen to good people?
Luke 13. And also sin has entered the world. Bad things are going to happen. It's not delusional to say that. It's delusional to think that God isn't there after all that was written about sin and what God promised for sin. It's a curse, and we are cursed. We are cursed with death. We are cursed with poor soil, etc. Bad things happening were promises of God. So are we not being childish by thinking that if bad things happen God does not exist? That's delusional, childish, and myopic. But have it your way.

7. Why didn't any of Jesus' miracles in the Bible leave behind any evidence?
They did. You were just not there to talk to those who had it happen to. Like the man born blind who was healed, what was he supposed to do? Stick around just so he could talk to you? That's ludicrous.

8: How do we explain the fact that Jesus has never appeared to you?
How do you know he hasn't? Since it didn't happen to you it never happens? What a self centered egotistical thing to say. But that's not the real story, Jesus said when he would return, and what would be happening when he returned, you just don't know where to look for it. So you are not a scholar, but only a critic. And not an informed critic.

9. Why would Jesus want you to eat his body and drink his blood? It sounds totally grotesque, doesn't it?
He doesn't. That is a Roman Catholic conception. They misinterpret John 6. They failed to realize that those people he was talking to were people who he didn't want around, who followed him from the other side of the sea, and he got them to walk away offended by saying what he said. But once again a lack of scholarship by the gentleman who did the video.

10. Why do Christians get divorced at the same rate as non-Christians?
Because a lot of Christians get married for the same reasons that anyone else does - typically sex or sexual attraction. That's one of the ways Christians have conformed to the world. They act like the world in so many ways. And what a cheesy thing to bring up. Like the divorce rate has anything to do with God's existence. That is totally lame and might I add a non sequitur.

This guy went to college?!

Answer 5

1. Because that would defeat the purpose trial of faith
2. (refer to question 1)
3. That was a specific commandment for the hebrews being led out of egypt. Not a commandment to all. The hebrews were being unfaithful and were talking trash, God got serious on the problem
4. It doesnt, everyone just says it does. For example, this whole creation controversy, The bible doent say how god created the earth. Everyone just assumed he snapped his fingers and there was earth. I disagree andI dont see why there is a conflict.
5. First, it says that if a man kills his SERVANT or MAID then he will be punished. A servant and a maid are paid, not owned. Secondly, in ancient times servants and maids were often young apprentices. Beating youth was just a way of punishment. Its hard for us to understand in our culture but its normal to most of the world then and today.
6. If nothing bad ever happend to anyone, then it sure would be an easy test to pass wouldnt it? That would defeat the point. The merit comes when you loose a limb and still have faith in god.
7. What kind of evidence could possibly be left behind??? Bread crumbs? Extra whine? A little sticky not that says "Lazerath was here and alive"?
There werent any miracles that could leave behind any form of evidence outside of the writings we already have,
8. Its not faith if u know he exists. Also, only the worthy can see christ. The bible says that if you were to see an angel with your naked eyes you would die. You have to be transifgured into a spiritual state to see god or jesus. Not everyone is righteous enough to be transifgured
9. Its crudely translated text. The whole point is that we need to remember him. Not that we need to literally drink and eat him...thats just stupid
10. Because we are all human, and we all make mistakes despite our faith. Also because most chirstians are sunday christians. Every sunday they grap a bible and head to church. When they get home they throw their bibles on the top shelf and forget about it for a week.

Answer 6

Okay, I'll bite. First, who said God won't heal amputees? How many amputees do you know that asked God for healing?
2. Some people starve because of poor choices, others because of the sin factor.
3. - 5. When you write these questions, it would help if you knew the context of what you were asking. you have to ask to whom was He speaking and then why?

6. A better question, why do good things happen to bad people?

7. What Bible did you read?
8. He has appeared through his Word, and He will visibly appear one day. (Even so Lord Jesus, come quickly.)
9. Symbolic.
10. Define Christian!

Answer 7

Oh fun, a survey.

1. Why won't God heal amputees?

He does heal them. He just doesn't grow the limbs back.
If modern day resurrections don't impress you, neither would a regrown limb.
(http://www.cbn.com/700club/features/amazing/raised_from_dead091603.aspx)


2. Why are there so many starving people in our world?

Because we live here and we corrupted it.


3. Why does God demand the death of so many innocent people in the Bible? Eg.: Deuteronomy 21:18-21 –God demands that we kill disobedient teenagers. Deuteronomy 22:13-21 –God demands that we kill girls who are not virgins when they marry.

Disobedient teenagers and whores don't sound innocent to me. Thank God he sent Jesus so we don't have to live by the law anymore, ehy?


4. Why does the Bible contain so much anti-scientific nonsense?

It doesn't. The Bible was the first to declare the shape of the earth, its position in space, the jet stream, and the ocean currents. Also bear in mind that creation science IS a science. But you would know that if you'd bother to check it out.


5. Why is God such a huge proponent of slavery in the Bible? E.g.: Exodus 21:20-21 – God says that it is OK to own slaves, and it is also OK to beat them.

http://www.serve.com/thibodep/cr/slavery.htm
Covers it nicely.


6. Why do bad things happen to good people?

"No one is good—except God alone." ~Jesus Christ, Mark 10:18


7. Why didn't any of Jesus' miracles in the Bible leave behind any evidence?

What kind of evidence should we find? Jesus still does miracles today. That's evidence enough for me.


8: How do we explain the fact that Jesus has never appeared to you?

How do you explain the fact that I speak with Jesus personally and hear his voice (and he's always right)?


9. Why would Jesus want you to eat his body and drink his blood? It sounds totally grotesque, doesn't it?

Symbolism. We do it because we are saved by the blood that spilled from his broken body.


10. Why do Christians get divorced at the same rate as non-Christians?

Because not everyone who says "I am a Christian" is telling the truth.

Answer 8

God is far more intelligent than us. We can't understand all he does, that's just how it works. Job was an example of bad things happening to good people--Job may not have understood it all, but he learned that God is sovereign and is to be praised no matter what the circumstance.

briefly about the old testament rules, things were different back then, the Jews did not have Jesus to cover their sin, and basically the law was made as a way to show the Jews how far they were from perfect, so they could see their need for a savior.

I'm guessing though that you're probably not wanting to understand, but wanting to argue or just try to prove Christianity wrong. That I can't change, God is the one to change hearts.

Answer 9

So here is question #1: Why won't God heal amputees? The answer is found when you look at what would happen if He did. We are in the era of faith. What would you, personally, do if someone with a missing arm or leg woke up one morning with a completely restored limb? What would you "really" do? So the second question is: Why are there so many starving people in our world? Because people have rejected God. They don't want God involved in their lives. Third question: Why does God demand the death of so many innocent people in the Bible? Look up these verses: Innocent? God wants you too to understand the ultimate fate of those who reject Him. The Bible is not a science book. Nonsense is subjective.

Answer 10

Good question.But we must realized that our God is God of mercy and rightiousness.We caanot questions God's plan and will.but,if God give us troubles and sickness,it is because He want to dicipline us.He want us to remember him.Through our trials we prayed and recognised His rightiousness.He did not demand to slaughters the innocent.They are being punished because of their wickedness.It is not true that Jesus left no evidence of his Miracles.Is it not miracles that Christianity spread from Israel until the end of the earth?Think of it!You have to read the bible always.The answers you are asking is hidden in the parables.If you have wisdom,you could found it.

Answer 11

only 10 Q's ?? i m sure there r more.
u can only get the answers if u have met the author of the Bible i.e The Holy Spirit

John 14:26 - But the Comforter, which is the Holy Ghost, whom the Father will send in my name, he shall teach you all things, and bring all things to your remembrance, whatsoever I have said unto you.