Have you ever tried to witness—share the gospel, the good news—or have a biblical conversation with someone? Were you timid, maybe wishing you had a bit more courage or confidence? Did they—or were you afraid they may—have some questions or objections you might not know the answer to or how best to answer?
Check out this new book by Ray Comfort.
It is entitled: Faith Is For Weak People
In the book, he covers:
Responding to the Top 20 Objections to the Gospel
- If God is supposed to be in control of the world, why does it seem so out of control?
- What sort of God would threaten to torture people in hell forever just because they don't believe Him? (Part 1)
- Part 2 (to question #2)
- Why should I care about what happens after I die if you can't even prove that there's life after death?
- How can you believe that God is love when there is so much suffering in the world?
- Isn't the God of the Old Testament different from the God of the New Testament?
- Would you sacrifice your child if God asked you to?
- Aren't religions the cause of more wars and suffering than anything else in history?
- If God is so loving, why won't Christians let gay people be themselves?
- Are you saying that you are going to Heaven, but millions sincere Muslims, Hindus, and Buddhists are going to hell because they don't believe as you do?
- Why are there so many hypocrites in the church?
- Why should we believe the biblical account of the creation when evolution, which is proven science, says something different?
- the Bible was written by men. Don't men make mistakes?
- You can't prove God exists; even if you could, if everything needs a cause, what god made God?
- Unbelievers are as good as any Christian, if not better, so why aren't we good enough to get into Heaven?
- What happens to those who have never heard the gospel?
- Why does God allow evil?
- What's so bad about other religions?
- Seeing is believing. Why do I need faith? Faith is for weak people.
- I can murder a hundred people, then give my heart to Jesus and go to Heaven?
The importance of this book is not simply getting an answer to these questions, but rather how to wisely respond to these and similar questions. Our ability to answer one or more of these questions—by itself—most likely will not convert the person asking. However, understanding the underlying factor(s) for one asking the question(s) and how to respond may make all the difference in reaching them for Christ. We need Holy Scripture, the Holy Spirit, and wisdom.
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