Could you review this debate on whether God exists?

Question: Can you look at this is a video of a debate asking if the God of the Bible exists? Now it’s lengthy, but I imagine you will skim through the main points. My question is if you could address some of the statements that were made because I feel the Christian side did a…

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What if I say you can’t prove God is real?

Question: If religion (Catholicism) is the absolute truth, then how come when questions are asked about it no one can ever answer with facts, only faith and belief? Basically, if I say “you can’t prove God is real”, you can only prove it with faith and belief, no facts. Why is this? Where’s all the…

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Can you comment on the video “Real proof that Jesus is not real”?

Question: Can you just watch this video, “Real proof that Jesus is NOT real” and disprove it if you can? I’m a Christian but watching this tossed a curveball at me. I need your overview. Answer: It is so easy to forget that just because a claim is made, it doesn’t make it true. The…

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How can God be eternal if eternity is like a circle?

Question: Eternity is like a circle (no beginning or end). This is an issue that I have pointed out time and again and still have not received an answer to me that is logical or even answers the question I’m about to ask: God gave us brains to use, so the issue of logic is…

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The Immorality of Atheism

https://www.lavistachurchofchrist.org/cms/wp-content/uploads/2011/04/ImmoralityOfAtheism.mp3 by Jeffrey W. Hamilton Text: Romans 1:28-32   I.         Atheism is a religion of destruction             A.        Its adherents try to destroy the belief system of any contrary belief system                         1.         It demands proof from others while believing that giving no proof of its own is somehow “proof”                         2.         As an example, “Prove there is a God” is never…

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Why Did God Have Children Killed?

https://www.lavistachurchofchrist.org/cms/wp-content/uploads/2021/04/WhyDidGodHaveChildrenKilled.mp3 by Jeffrey W. Hamilton Text: I Samuel 15:1-9   I.         Some questions, by their very nature are difficult topics to take up. The things discussed make us queasy.             A.        Yet, you will find that those opposed to Christianity will often attack with these same topics for the very reason that they know it makes you uncomfortable.…

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The Essence of Atheism

by Doy Moyer Start with nothing. From nothing, for no reason or purpose, lifeless, mindless material just came into existence. Lifeless, mindless material, existing for no reason and with no purpose, somehow, some way, through a process that has never been observed anywhere, spontaneously generated something that was living. This living thing, having come into…

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Why do you feel the need to say that other religions are wrong?

Question: Hi, I’m just wondering why do you feel the need to tell everyone else that their religions are wrong? How are you so sure yours is right? You don’t have any more proof then other religions do. I just think it’s ridiculous that you and other people feel it’s up to them to change…

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Does the Bible state the world is flat?

Question: [This is the first point in an overly long document that was sent, purporting to prove there are errors in the Bible. This first point claims that the Bible states the world is flat. I’m not going to give space for false teaching, but I want to illustrate with this first point the errors…

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If He is Wrong, What Does the Christian Miss?

by Ancil Jenkins Photo by bruce mars on Unsplash Doubt is a subtle demon. It creeps in at times of distress, pain, and fear. Doubting is not sinful; failing to act on doubts is. Honesty demands an examination and a resolution of doubts. As one examines doubts, his heart is comforted. The truth will silence doubts or will…

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How can I know the God of the Bible isn’t a myth?

Question: How do I know that believing in God is the right thing to do? How do I know that the Bible isn’t something that is made for mankind to get by through life without worrying as much as non-believers do? I don’t know what to think about God and life and death. Just the…

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If you judge atheists, then aren’t you contradicting your beliefs?

Question: If you judge atheists and you think that atheists judge you Christians, then you are pretty much contradicting yourself, which is a sin in God’s eyes because “all men are created equal.” I don’t judge Christians and their beliefs, so why do you? Thank you for listening to me. Answer: What I find amusing…

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As a non-believer, I found parts of two articles offensive

Question: I stumbled across your site whilst randomly browsing the Internet and I was very interested in it. Now I should first mention that I do not believe in God but was raised a Catholic and have many friends of many different faiths and have always thought that all sides can learn a little from…

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How do I teach someone who only believes in science?

Question: Do I need to present fact articles regarding the Bible and God’s existence to my co-worker who doesn’t believe God, Satan, heaven, or hell? She only believes in science because she believes science has facts and evidence and it was evidently tested. Answer: If a person refuses to believe the evidence that is before…

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What Scripture is most useful to challenge an atheist?

Question: When speaking to an atheist, what Scripture is most useful to challenge one to understand that God does exist? And how can I convince him that this God is merciful if he has lived life in a body wracked by pain? Answer: You are starting off on the wrong foot since an atheist does…

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How do I reach out to my atheist roommate?

Question: Well, recently I have moved into college as a freshman. Now, the person I’m rooming with is a friend I’ve had through high school. He calls himself an atheist. Now, I’m not exactly sure if he is a true atheist or not. He doesn’t actively protest God and go over all these debates like,…

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Why did God allow slavery or commit genocide?

Question: Why did God allow the Israelites to commit actions which are clearly wrong, by His command, such as allowing daughters to be sold into slavery (Exodus 21:7) or committing genocide upon the peoples of Canaan (Joshua)? If the Bible is infallible, is this the kind of moral code that God wants us to apply…

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Atheism’s Faith and Fruits

by James D. Bales, reprinted in The Preceptor, Vol. 1, No. 8, June 1952. Unbelievers constantly bring against Christians the charge that the Bible is unworthy of a place in a scientific age since it calls for faith but men must walk by sight. By the term faith, they seek to convey the idea that…

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Is mixing Scriptures with lectures about sex ridiculous?

Question: Christians mixing Scripture with lectures to young boys about sex is so ridiculous. You people are backward. Nobody today holds the superstitious beliefs written down by people 2500 years ago and is what you call today as “holy scripture”. There is no personal god and there is no devil. It’s all in your mind. Grow…

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How do I convince an atheist to believe in the Bible?

Question: How do I convince my friend to believe in the Bible, as well as God?  My friend doesn’t believe in God, Heaven, the devil, anything that the Bible teaches.  This friend told me that, to her, the Bible is complete fiction.  I know that I cannot even begin to convince her that there is…

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Christian Morality Versus Atheist Morality

by Donald R. Fox One of the most interesting formal discussions between an atheist and a Christian was the Oliphant-Smith Debate, conducted in Shawnee, Oklahoma, August 15-16, 1929. W. L. Oliphant was a preacher from the Oak Cliff Church of Christ, Dallas, Texas. Charles Smith was the President of the American Association of the Advancement…

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Answering the Atheist

by William J. Stewart Answering the Atheist was started as a response to supposed contradictions put forth by opponents of the Bible. In particular, a young Christian came to me, distraught with a series of about 30 supposed contradictions that a “friend” at school gave him. Within a few days, I supplied him with explanations for…

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Would an atheist be saved if he did good deeds during his life?

Question: If an atheist has always done good deeds during his life (abided by God´s rules preached by all religions), where would God (if there is any) allocate him after his death — heaven or hell? I personally believe that God, being so gracious as we have been told, will place him in heaven as…

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When We Are Provoked

by Sam Stinson “But I say to you, Do not resist the one who is evil. But if anyone slaps you on the right cheek, turn to him the other also.” (Matthew 5:39). The following was posted online some time ago: “An atheist group has unveiled a sign in the Washington state capital next to…

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Can you prove God exists?

Question: I’ve been reading your website for days and now I decide I have to say something: You mentioned in one of your letter to a reader that “a drunken atheist living on the streets of New York.” Well, is that the impression from atheists to you? I can tell you that I’m not drunk,…

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Is There a God?

by Keith Sharp In 1986 a famous visitor made a brief tour of the inner solar system. A luminous body with a long, faint tail hurried on its journey around the sun and returned to the recesses of space. The British astronomer Edmond Halley observed this phenomenon in 1682 and, based on the times of…

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Where Are the Atheists?

by Billy Norris via Gospel Guide; Nov. 1995; Vol. 27, No. 10. An atheist is one who believes that there is no God. This is strange because there is so much evidence of the existence of God. One who denies the existence of God cannot deny the existence of the physical universe. Is it a product…

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Why Does God Allow Evil?

by Jeffrey W. Hamilton There is no doubt that sin, and the evil that accompanies it, exists in this world. When atrocious examples of evil come to our attention, people commonly wonder why God allows such evil to happen. Atheists will use the very existence of obvious evil to argue against God. “If God were…

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Why Believe in the God of the Bible?

Billy B. Norris via Gospel Guide, Nov. 1995 One may be a believer in the One God; an atheist, a disbeliever in any god; or a heathen, a believer in many gods. Let’s examine each of these positions: Heathenism In its plural number of gods, heathenism is confusing and divisive. As a young man, Solomon…

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Where was God’s protection for those caught in the September 11th tragedy?

Question: I recently read a piece lauding the blessings of the people who were supposed to be at the World Trade Center the morning of September 11, 2002, but in small ways, they were detained by the mishaps of life, faulty alarms, children dallying, traffic, etc. These people were saying how good and protective God…

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We Don’t Do Religion

by Jeffrey W. Hamilton I.          A young lady called, asking if I would consider conducting her wedding.              A.         I tell them that I’m willing, but I have certain restrictions. If either had been divorced, it had to be because of sexual immorality (that eliminates most of the calls right there). I also require that they take a…

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