The Clues of God
True or False: The fact that there is no airtight case for the existence of God, proves that God does not exist.
False
True or False: The concept of sin is either ridiculous or offensive to secularists?
True
True or False: The solution to the problem of sin is repentance.
False
True or False: Many non-Christians are willing to accept Jesus’ teachings, they just don’t like the dying on the cross part.
True
When was the first written account of Jesus’ resurrection written down?
15-20 years after it happened.
How is the Big Bang Theory a clue that God exists?
If the universe had a beginning, an agent caused that beginning.
What do humanists or secularists believe about people’s basic morality?
That people are basically or inherently good.
What is the fundamental difference between the Gospel and all other religions?
Other religions attempt to show the way to salvation, the gospel is the way to salvation.
What are the two ways to respond to someone who has wronged you.
Punish them somehow
Forgive
The eyewitness accounts of what two details of the resurrection corroborate each other?
The empty tomb and Jesus alive.
How is the fact that the universe is fine-tuned to support organic life a clue that God exists?
It points to Intelligent Design.
What phenomenon did H.G. Wells, think would help make humans morally better when he was writing in 1937?
Human progress
What are the 2 ways self-centeredness and pride lead to oppression of others?
Breaking all the rules, or keeping all the rules.
What is the difference between wanting someone to be held accountable for wrongdoing and wanting to avenge someone for wrongdoing?
Accountability is motivated by love, vengeance motivated by hate.
Given that most people don’t change their minds very easily, what testifies to the fact that of Jesus’ resurrection.
Adoption of a brand new worldview by thousands of people in a matter of days.
How is the fact that the universe is governed by natural laws a clue to God’s existence?
It points to an orderly Creator.
What world event caused H.G. Wells to despair of human’s moral progress when he was writing in 1946?
World War II
Put these in the right order: Obedience, The Work of Jesus Acceptance by God
Through what Jesus has done, I am accepted by God therefore I obey.
Why did Jesus have to die in order for us to be forgiven?
Because we sinned there was a debt that had be paid. God decided to pay it himself rather than making us do it.
Why was Christian persecution validate the truth of the resurrection of Jesus.
Martyrs don’t die for lies.
How is the fact that the world is full of beauty a clue that God exists?
It points to an artistic and loving Designer.
All human sin boils down to idolatry of what?
The self
What character in Victor Hugo’s Les Miserables personifies the Gospel way?
Jean Valjean
How does Real Love involve a personal exchange?
You can’t care about someone who is hurting without feeling their pain.
How many manuscripts of the Greek New Testament do we have in various collections?
5,843 or almost 6,000
Evolutionary biologists account for the fact that people believe in God by saying that Natural Selection directs that belief (even if it isn’t true.) What’s wrong with this logic?
It denies the possibility of truth, logic, and choice.
What did Cynthia Heimel say happened to Barbara Streisand, Sly Stallone, and Bruce Willis once they became famous?
They went from being pleasant people to being angry horrible people.
What character in Victor Hugo’s Les Miserables personifies the way of religion.
Inspector Javert
Is the cross a symbol of justice or mercy?
Yes
What happened when Lee Strobel, an investigative reporter with the Chicago Tribune, set out to disprove the resurrection.
He ended up proving to himself and others that the resurrection was true.