CONTENTS

Introduction -- pg.7

Why should I bother about religion? -- pg.9

When there are so many religions why consider Christianity in particular? -- pg.15

Couldn’t this Jesus have been an eccentric or even a legendary figure? -- pg.18

How reliable are these records we have about Jesus? -- pg.22

Is there any mention of Jesus outside the Bible? -- pg.25

How can we believe such fantastic accounts of miracles and so on, in this modem age of science? -- pg.27

Since we do not see miracles today, couldn’t it be that people used to be more simple? -- pg.34

Miracles aside — doesn’t the Bible contain unscientific explanations of natural processes? -- pg.37

Doesn’t the Bible ascribe psychological illness to demons? -- pg.40

Does this mean that you take the Bible literally — Adam and Eve and all? -- pg.45

Even if the Bible is not wrong on specific points is not the whole view of the world according to science a different one? -- pg.51

Christians often seem to me to argue in circles! 59
Christians often seem to me to argue in circles! -- pg.59

Where did God come from, and what did he do before the universe began? -- pg.68

Is it rational to believe that a God of love could create a universe as full of pain as ours? -- pg.71

What about disease; is that a result of sin? -- pg.75

What of the animal world, where there is so much killing and suffering? -- pg.77

What would you say to one who is actually suffering? -- pg.79

Doesn’t the Bible show a moral inconsistency between the God of wrath in the Old Testament and the God of love in the New? -- pg.82

Doesn’t the Bible show an unhealthy preoccupation with blood and sacrifice? -- pg.94

If God loves everyone, then what happens to those who have never heard? -- pg.108

Then why bother to preach, if all religions lead to God? -- pg.113

Even if everyone seems to have some opportunity to believe, what is the point of torturing unbelievers for ever? -- pg.115

Can’t I be good without being a Christian? -- pg.120

But religious people always seem to be concerned with such silly little things! -- pg.123

Then you don’t think that Christianity is narrow and restrictive? -- pg.126

But aren’t Christians afraid of sex experience? -- pg.131

Why are there so many Christians who are racially prejudiced? -- pg.135

What exactly does it mean to be a Christian? -- pg.140

You Christians always quote the Bible. Do I have to believe it all to become a Christian? -- pg.143

What would I do to become a Christian? -- pg.145

An important word to Professing Existentialists. -- pg.151

Can anyone with intellectual integrity believe in God in this scientific age? Doesn't religion restrict man's liberty? If God is really love, why is there pain? What makes Christianity any better than Hinduism or Islam? Isn't the biblical view of sex antiquated? Exactly what does it mean to be a Christian?
These are typical of the 30 questions discussed in this book—frequently asked questions which deserve careful examination and straightforward answers.
One author is a pastor and counselor; the other is a lecturer in statistical methods and operational research at a business school. They are united in the belief that Christianity is both valid and reasonable, and that these legitimate queries can be faced squarely. They offer their brief answers not as the final word for all men, but as the starting point for thinking people who are honestly seeking solutions. Several of the sections of the book include reading lists for those who wish to pursue certain subjects in greater detail.
The Christian faith is not a secret religion, revealed only to a spiritual elite; Jesus Christ may be known by any sincere seeker. Anyone who will allow the clear, bright light of the Bible to shine on his doubts will find that God's answers can change frustration into fulfillment, searching into satisfaction.
Here are reasonable answers about living faith.