Randall Johnson

How Does the God of Christianity Differ from Other Religions?

God Theology Questions World Religions
/ By Randall Johnson

Question: How does God differ from other religions’ gods, such as Muslims, Hindus, and others? Answer: This is not an easy question. There are aspects of Allah (the Muslim name for God) that are very

Questions About Personal Evangelism

Question: I feel very uncomfortable sharing my faith with those I don’t know are Christians or not. How do I get over this? Answer: I don’t know that you ever get over this. You are facing someone

How Do We Know that What David or Solomon Wrote Was True?

Question: How do we know that everything David or Solomon wrote is true? How do we know that one of the Psalms was not written while David was contemplating sleeping with Bathsheba, or a Proverb was written

Is John Shelby Spong right that the Bible is unreliable?

Question: I read an article by John Shelby Spong, a former Episcopal bishop, who seemed to question the historicity of the Bible and its authority over our lives in areas of morality. Can you help me with

Did Samuel Lie to Saul?

theology
/ By Randall Johnson

Question: In 1 Samuel 13:13 Samuel tells king Saul that if he had obeyed Yahweh, Yahweh would have established his kingdom forever. But this can’t be true. Saul was a Benjamite, and the prophecy of Jacob

Was David an Ephrathite or a Judahite?

Question: In 1 Samuel 17:12 David is said to be an Ephrathite. I thought he was a Judahite? Is that mixed lineage? or are those two lineages connected in some way I don’t understand? David is the first

Did God Really Live in the Tabernacle/Temple?

Question: In 2 Chronicles 5:14 what does “the glory of the Lord” really mean? I’ve always taken it to mean God physically manifested Himself in the Temple. But in 6:18 Solomon asks, “will God really

Why Didn’t Jesus Have to Suffer the Way Unbelievers Will?

Question: Why was it such a difficult thing for Jesus to die on the cross and pay for our sins? I know that he took the full force of God’s wrath for our sin, but what did that do to Jesus? I know Jesus

How can God love us if He allows us to suffer?

Question: Why does God allow his children to suffer in this life when He says that He has only the best intentions for you and will open the floodgates of heaven upon you? Answer: You are ultimately asking

Is Listening to Secular Music Wrong?

Question: I would like to know if it is alright for a Christian to listen to secular music. I’m not talking about that rap music or singing that degrades women or uses profanity. I’m talking about

Why Are There Different Religions

Question: Why are there different religions? Answer: I suppose the simple answer is that people are sinners. And because people are sinners, they will find any possible permutation of religious elements

How Do You Bring an Atheist to Christ?

Question: How in the world do you bring an atheist to Christ? I know you should pray for the right words but just wanted your thoughts on this. Answer: Bringing an atheist to Christ is just like bringing

Did Jesus Lie?

Question: Jesus lied. But he never sinned. So sometimes lying isn’t a sin? I’m referring to John 7:8-10, where Jesus said, “You go to the festival. I am not going up to this festival, because my

Where No Man Has Gone Before (Alternative Views of the Soul’s Destiny)

judgment
/ By Randall Johnson

Should we believe in hell? That is, an eternal, unending torment for unbelievers? It certainly doesn’t seem to some like something a loving God would subject nonbelievers to, no matter how evil they

Do I Have to Hate My Family to Follow Jesus?

Question: “If anyone comes to me and does not hate father and mother, wife and children, brothers and sisters—yes, even their own life—such a person cannot be my disciple.” (Luke 14:26). Can you

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