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What is a "reformed" understanding of the gospel?
July 3, 2009

John Piper says that reformed theology aims to give the Father, Son and Holy Spirit all the glory they deserve in man's salvation.

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Are all biblical doctrines equally essential?
July 30, 2008
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Are short-term mission trips worth doing?
December 24, 2008
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Are there any books of the Bible that you have purposefully avoided in preaching?
January 23, 2009
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Are we free to use any means necessary, except for sinful ones, to reach the lost?
October 8, 2008
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Are you opposed to people owning guns?
October 13, 2008
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As a pastor, how do you avoid micromanaging your church?
October 17, 2008
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At the Passion07 breakout session you used language that seemed inappropriate to some. Will you explain why you did that?
January 10, 2007

Can a pastor preach to 12 people?
April 18, 2007
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Can Christians be depressed?
December 19, 2007
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Can even the worst sinner be saved?
May 30, 2008
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Can faithful living exempt me from suffering?
July 23, 2008
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Can I focus too much on myself for assurance of salvation?
July 4, 2008
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Can I pray with a Muslim if we're addressing our prayers to a common Creator?
February 25, 2009
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Can I remarry if my spouse divorces me and marries another?
April 11, 2008
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Can I still be a Christian if I don't believe that God loves himself above all?
April 29, 2009
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Can I still worship God even though I'm not entirely "pure and upright"?
February 25, 2008
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Can I take the Lord's Supper if I've had a bad week spiritually?
May 2, 2008
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Can my ministry flourish in an Arminian environment even though I hold to Reformed theology?
December 29, 2008
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Can pluralistic relativism lead to peace?
November 4, 2006
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Can we give anything to Christ?
December 26, 2007
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Can we learn something from Job's friends about how to help the hurting?
September 12, 2008
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Can we pass the spiritual responsibilities of raising our kids onto others?
September 29, 2008
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Can we permanently conquer temptation in this life?
November 7, 2007
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Can you tell us about your new book, What Jesus Demands from the World?
September 15, 2006
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Can you update us on the baptism and church membership issue from 2005?
December 4, 2006
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Could you comment on the revival services happening in Lakeland, Florida?
July 8, 2008
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Did Christ ever descend to hell?
March 3, 2008
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Did Christ ever descend to hell? (Portuguese)
Cristo Desceu ao Inferno?
March 3, 2008

Did the Old Testament Jews believe in a triune God?
February 18, 2009
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Do fathers and mothers have different roles in parenting?
October 3, 2008
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Do I have to confess my sin to another person in order to be forgiven?
May 29, 2009
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Do I need to understand the nuances of how I got saved?
September 5, 2008
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Do we earn salvation by living a good life?
September 5, 2007
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Do we need times of silence in order to be spiritually healthy?
November 2, 2007
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Do you believe in capital punishment?
December 13, 2000
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Do you ever doubt your devotion to Christ?
May 27, 2009
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Do you think everybody should be a missionary?
August 29, 2008
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Do you think you emphasize Calvinism and the doctrines of grace more than the Bible does?
June 1, 2009
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Does having a bad reputation make a man unfit for eldership?
June 3, 2009
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Does having a blog affect your ministry?
October 10, 2008
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Does it matter whether we're cremated or buried?
January 7, 2009
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Does it matter which Person of the Trinity we pray to?
January 14, 2009
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Does our ability to act morally depend on who we worship?
November 16, 2007
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Does suffering always make sense?
June 18, 2008
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Does the Bible allow for divorce in the case of adultery?
January 9, 2009
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How are Yahweh and Allah different?
February 8, 2008
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How bold should Christians be?
November 26, 2007
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How can a pastor uphold good doctrine in a denomination that doesn't?
February 11, 2008
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How can Christians be bold in their workplaces?
September 7, 2007
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How can Christians have a positive influence on American politics?
October 22, 2007
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How can eternity influence a mother's daily tasks?
July 16, 2008
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How can evil have a good purpose?
November 24, 2008
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How can God care for a sinner like me?
November 21, 2007
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How can I be filled with the Spirit?
August 18, 2006
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How can I believe that God is in control when something bad happens?
June 4, 2008
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How can I bless my pastor?
April 25, 2008
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How can I break free from an addiction to entertainment?
May 25, 2009
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How can I comfort my brother whose daughter has cancer?
April 2, 2008
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How can I conquer gluttony?
January 2, 2008
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How can I discern the specific calling of God on my life?
November 14, 2007
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How can I discern what ministry God wants me to pursue?
January 18, 2008
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How can I explain God's love to a suffering child?
April 9, 2008
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How can I have faith in times of crisis?
November 28, 2007
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How can I heal my marriage after committing adultery?
March 21, 2008
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How can I help someone who thinks they aren't elect?
March 24, 2008
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How can I know if my repentance is genuine?
February 9, 2009
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How can I long to be married without obsessing about it?
December 22, 2008
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How can I magnify God with my death?
February 16, 2007
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How can I magnify God with my life?
February 16, 2007
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How can I make time for the Bible?
August 15, 2007
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How can I minister to a family member who is practicing homosexuality?
April 7, 2008
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How can I speak more boldly about Christ?
May 28, 2008
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How can I trust God's goodness when he allowed me to be abused?
April 28, 2008
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How can I witness to a person who thinks the gospel is just my opinion?
July 18, 2008
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How can parents help their kids memorize the Bible?
August 15, 2007
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How can pastors guard their time with their families?
March 19, 2008
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How can watching a documentary about insects be a worship experience?
October 15, 2008
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How can we cultivate a heart for the unreached?
August 31, 2007
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How can we hate what is evil if God has ordained it to happen?
January 11, 2008
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How can we help Christians who are struggling with homosexual desires?
January 16, 2008
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How can we help others love God more than his gifts?
December 7, 2007
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How can we help those who struggle to believe the Scriptures?
January 25, 2008
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How can we keep Christmas giving Christ-centered, especially with young kids?
December 17, 2008
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How can we teach our children about God's character and not just his commandments?
August 1, 2008
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How can wives encourage their husbands?
July 25, 2008
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How confrontational should we be when witnessing to lost family members?
April 21, 2008
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How could David say to God—after sleeping with Uriah's wife and then killing him—"Against you and you only have I sinned"?
November 14, 2008
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How did God make evil commit suicide at the cross?
December 1, 2008
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How did John Piper come to believe in the sovereignty of God?
October 23, 2006
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How did you do family devotions when your kids were real little?
April 8, 2009
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How did you meet Noël?
December 14, 2006
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How did your emphasis on "Hope in God" begin?
August 11, 2008
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How do I heal my heart from a husband who cheated on me?
April 17, 2009
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How do I know if God is calling me to be a pastor?
April 15, 2009
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How do prayer and Bible-reading relate?
January 8, 2007
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How do we know which Scriptures are applicable today and which should be considered culturally irrelevant?
April 13, 2009
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How do you address a person who blames others (including God) for their sin?
September 19, 2008
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How do you avoid becoming insensible to the horrors of this world?
August 25, 2008
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How do you decide what to preach at weddings?
January 12, 2009
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How do you decide which books to read?
May 14, 2008
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How do you define the sin of taking the Lord's name in vain?
March 6, 2009
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How do you do family devotions?
January 4, 2008
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How do you encourage and advise Christian parents?
July 14, 2008
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How do you glorify God through exercise?
March 31, 2008
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How do you keep from getting discouraged by Christians who aren't passionate for God and his word?
September 19, 2007
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How do you keep your familiarity of the Bible from causing you to grow cold to it?
August 22, 2008
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How do you memorize Scripture?
August 31, 2006
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How do you not waste your life?
August 31, 2006
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How do you remain humble?
April 30, 2008
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How do you remember what you read?
February 27, 2008
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How do you respond to criticism?
October 12, 2007
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How do you respond to non-Christians who say they have an open mind?
October 8, 2007
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How do you talk about Jesus without sounding argumentative?
January 7, 2008
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How do you talk about suffering with people who are in the midst of it?
August 20, 2008
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How do you witness to people who aren't "religious"?
September 10, 2008
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How does a Christian do his very best in an atmosphere where one person's success means another's failure?
February 20, 2009
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How does abortion relate to spreading a passion for the supremacy of God in all things?
December 8, 2008
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How does Pastor John handle spiritual training in the home?
September 8, 2008
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How does talk about the grandeur and glory of God heal a bruised heart?
December 5, 2008
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How does the command to honor father and mother relate to God?
August 15, 2008
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How does the spiritual diversity among your listeners affect your preaching?
January 16, 2009
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How important should the study of Jesus' second coming be to us?
September 21, 2007
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How is a church bookstore different than the tables Jesus turned in the temple?
February 11, 2009
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How is it that our sins are forgiven in Christ and yet we must give an accounting to God on the last day for how we lived?
May 4, 2009
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How is marriage a mystery?
March 19, 2007
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How is our hope evident to others?
December 21, 2007
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How is the statement "God is most glorified in us when we are most satisfied in him" true for those who won't be saved?
November 5, 2008
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How is trying to stop abortion different from physically intervening to stop child abuse?
January 19, 2009
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How should a couple considering marriage deal with sexual sins from previous relationships?
February 27, 2009
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How should a husband and wife manage having opposite sex-drives?
December 19, 2008
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How should a man physically protect his wife and family?
March 27, 2007
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How should a man physically provide for his wife and family?
March 27, 2007
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How should a man spiritually protect his wife and family?
March 27, 2007
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How should a man spiritually provide for his wife and family?
March 27, 2007
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How should a pastor decide what to preach?
December 14, 2007
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How should Christian friends respond to a friend who has entered a homosexual relationship and moved to a church that accepts it?
April 27, 2009
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How should Christians view retirement?
August 27, 2007
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How should God's willingness to divorce in Jeremiah 3:8 affect our view of divorce?
February 13, 2009
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How should I read the book of Job?
June 2, 2008
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How should I spend my time?
August 13, 2008
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How should I witness to a Jew who rejects Jesus?
February 22, 2008
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How should music be included in family devotions?
August 24, 2007
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How should singleness be different for Christians?
August 18, 2008
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How should teenagers handle relationships with the opposite sex?
March 13, 2009
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How should we approach the Bible when reading it?
September 3, 2007
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How should we relate to someone who has significantly hurt us?
February 6, 2008
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How should we respond to friends who are considering divorce?
January 28, 2008
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How should we respond to inappropriate humor?
March 17, 2008
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How should we respond to the idea that Jesus was just a good man, not God?
August 14, 2007
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How should we teach children about death and eternal life?
October 19, 2007
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How would you counsel someone who blames their temptations on God's sovereignty?
January 28, 2009
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How would you counsel someone who is angry at God for creating them?
February 23, 2009
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How would you encourage a burned-out pastor?
January 2, 2009
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How would you help a spiritually stagnant church?
October 29, 2007
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If God is sovereign over what we do, how can he get angry at us?
October 24, 2006
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If hell is real, how can God be loving?
August 18, 2006
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If our sins are punished by eternal separation from God, why did Jesus only have to suffer momentary separation?
June 12, 2009
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If Paul's letter to the Laodiceans were found today, should it be added to the New Testament?
June 10, 2009
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If the angels could sin and fall, how can we be sure this won't happen to us sometime in eternity?
April 10, 2009
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If there is nothing specifically wrong with my church, but I feel like I've stopped growing, is that a good enough reason to look for another one?
March 4, 2009
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If we suffer, does that mean God is our enemy?
September 26, 2008
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In what way is it OK to lower our standards in order to fill church leadership roles?
January 5, 2009
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Is anger more dangerous than lust?
July 21, 2008
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Is being born again up to us?
November 9, 2007
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Is Christianity just a bunch of rules for how to live?
June 11, 2008
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Is direct human contact important in evangelism and church life?
September 24, 2007
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Is education the solution to social problems?
November 10, 2006
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Is God less glorious for choosing us rather than having us choose him?
April 16, 2008
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Is God's sovereignty limited?
June 16, 2008
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Is gratitude a bad motivation for obeying God?
July 9, 2008
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Is gratitude nothing more than a thoughtless feeling?
November 12, 2007
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Is it a sin to smoke or eat junk food?
February 1, 2008
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Is it bad for a church to change pastors from time to time?
July 2, 2008
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Is it biblical to think that physical attraction must be a component of a godly marriage?
February 6, 2009
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Is it crazy to think that we can rejoice in suffering?
September 24, 2008
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Is it ever right to lie?
May 7, 2007
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Is it important for the sake of community that a church have only one service?
October 20, 2008
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Is it more important to have a mind for God or a heart for God?
October 5, 2007
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Is it OK for a Christian couple to live together if they aren't married?
May 13, 2009
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Is it OK to be a Christian and be transgendered?
May 8, 2009
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Is it okay to not have children for the sake of ministry?
April 18, 2008
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Is it okay to use secular media to teach Christian principles?
March 26, 2008
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Is it possible to be an Arminian Christian hedonist?
July 1, 2009
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Is it possible to believe the Bible is inerrant if you don't have faith?
March 14, 2008
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Is it possible to not worship Jesus and still be moral?
June 13, 2008
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Is it possible to restore a pastor who has sinned sexually?
April 20, 2009
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Is it wrong for married people to have friends of the opposite sex?
May 7, 2008
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Is it wrong to copyright and sell the Bible?
May 5, 2008
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Is it wrong to use birth control?
March 5, 2008
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Is it wrong to want mercy for a criminal who deserves capital punishment?
June 15, 2009
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Is modesty an issue in the church today?
November 19, 2007
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Is the Bible silent on the issue of abortion?
September 17, 2007
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Is the Bible silent on the issue of abortion? (Portuguese)
A Bíblia é silente sobre o aborto?
September 17, 2007

Is the Bible without error?
August 31, 2006
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Is the Jesus in Revelation the same as the Jesus in the Gospels?
April 6, 2009
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Is the United States talked about in the book of Revelation?
May 20, 2009
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Is there a place for creeds in the church?
December 17, 2007
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Is there a place for worriers in the church?
October 17, 2007
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Is your doctrine of perseverance a contradiction?
June 6, 2008
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"It is better to marry than to burn with passion"—What does this mean?
May 29, 2007
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Must I speak in tongues in order to be saved?
January 23, 2008
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Should a pastor continue in ministry if one of his children proves to be an unbeliever?
May 15, 2009
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Should a pastor skip teaching some passages because he lacks confidence in his own interpretation?
December 10, 2008
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Should all of my tithe go to the local church?
April 14, 2008
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Should children be taught to pray even if they haven't professed faith?
January 14, 2008
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Should Christians become secular psychologists?
February 20, 2008
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Should Christians celebrate Christmas?
December 24, 2007
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Should Christians ever join a labor strike?
May 23, 2008
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Should Christians use anti-depressants?
January 21, 2008
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Should former Catholics still participate in the mass?
December 31, 2007
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Should I date someone whose theology is different?
February 15, 2008
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Should I invest for retirement?
April 23, 2008
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Should I pray in Jesus' name when asked to pray in public?
June 25, 2008
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Should I use the Bible when I pray?
September 28, 2007
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Should ministries offer their online media for free?
November 3, 2008
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Should missions be secondary in the life of a local church?
June 23, 2008
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Should our love for God be more like the love between a child and a father or the love between two lovers?
March 27, 2009
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Should pastors have to go through a certain amount of schooling?
March 30, 2009
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Should suffering lead to self-examination?
August 4, 2008
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Should we question our salvation if we hate the idea of suffering?
October 1, 2008
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Should we teach that good works come with saving faith?
June 27, 2008
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Should we try to legislate the Bible in today's society?
July 28, 2008
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Should women become pastors?
February 29, 2008
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Was Dietrich Bonhoeffer wrong to plot against Hitler's life?
March 28, 2008
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Was I really baptized if the person who baptized me turned out not to be a believer?
June 22, 2009
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What advice do you have for those pursuing higher education?
February 4, 2008
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What are some old truths that our generation desperately needs to recover?
October 10, 2007
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What are some ways to talk about the meaning of Christmas?
December 21, 2006
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What are the key issues in thinking through the multi-campus church movement?
June 5, 2009
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