Whataboutthosewho'veneverheardthegospel?
Thisshortdialogueraisesagoodquestionaboutthosewhohaveneverheardthegospel.Theanswerisn'tallthateasy.Tim:Youdon'tknowme,butcanIaskyouaquestion?
Matt:Youjustaskedonequestion.Sogoaheadandaskanother.
Tim::-)(allapologistsarealike)HowdopeoplewhohaveneverevenheardthenameofChristhaveachanceongoingtoheaven?
Matt:Theydon't.
Tim:Wellnowthatdoesn'ts...[
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Isitrighttotellpeoplethatwhatthey
believeinisfalse?Thisdialoguedealswiththeright,orlackthereof,ofChristianslikemyselfcallingotherpeople’sbeliefsfalse.Isitrighttodothat?Howdoweknowwearenotdeceivedourselves?Tim:Hi.Ihavesomequestions.Canwetalk?
Matt:Sure.What'sup?
Tim:Whatrightdowehavecallingsomeoneaheretic.ImeannobodyisperfectnobodyunderstandstheBibleperfectly.Weareallmistakenaboutsomet...[
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ClaimstobeagodDan:Hi.
Matt:Hi.AreyouaChristian?
Dan:Nopenopenope
Matt:Thenwhat?
Dan:Satanist,agoodSatanist,notadevilworshippingmoron.
Matt:Oh,Why?
Dan:BecauseI'mmyowngod
Matt:You'reyourowngod?
Dan:Yup
Matt:Doyouevergetsickorscrewupatanything?
Dan:Ihaven'tbeensicksinceIwentveganandyesIdomaketheoccasionalerror...mygodisnotperfect.
Matt:Well,then,youaren'ta...[
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AnAgnosticQuestionstheTrinityThisisaverybriefdialogue,butitcontainsabitofinformationthatIthinkishelpfulindealingwithpeoplewhoarecuriousabouttheTrinityandwhothinkitisillogical.Vick:Hello.I'mtheAgnosticwhoe-mailedyouyesterday.Wanttohavealittlediscussion?
Matt:Sure.
Vick:SowhyexactlyareyouaChristian,ifyoumindmeasking?WhatledyoutoChristianity?
Matt:Well,it'sbecauseI"gotsaved."Itw...[
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PaincanmakeusdoubtGod.Sam"Letthisbealessontoyouall:I'velosttheonlypersonthatI'veeverlovedwithallmyheart,allmysoul,andallmymindforaGODwhomI'veneverseen,neverspokentoo,andnevertouched...WhyshouldIbelieve?Ishouldn't,shouldI?"Matt:Sometimestruthisbetterleftunsaid.IthinkthatperhapsIwasnotcompassionateenoughwithmycommentsonRom.1:18.Ithinktheyweretrue,butthatdoesn'tmeanthatsayingitwasthebestthi...[
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TheResurrectionofJesus:LiteralorSymbolic?Shirley:SowhydoyoutaketheBiblesoliterally?Ithinkitshouldbetakensymbolically.
Matt:TheBibleisaccurate,truthful,propheticallyprecise,themanuscriptscopiesare99%pure,anditisarchaeologicallyaccuratetoo.
Shirley:Perhaps.Butthereisonemistakeyoumade.It'sIMPOSSIBLE.
Matt:Whyisitimpossible?
Shirley:Deadisdead.
Matt:Youaren'tmakingsense...pleaseexp...[
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IsBaptismNecessaryforSalvation?Thisconversationisagoodillustrationoftheneedtoknowmorethanbasictheologywhendiscussingtheissueofwhetherornotbaptismisnecessaryforsalvation.
BothFrankandmyselfhadcomputerBibleprogramsatourdisposalsowewerecopyingtextintothedialogue.Thismadethingseasierandquicker.
Also,thisdialoguebeliesmybeliefininfantbaptism.I'mReformedintheologyandbelieveinthecovenantaspectofb...[
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AChristianhavingdoubtsbecauseofschool.
Ifoundthisdialoguehiddenonmycomputeranddecidedtoputitup.ItisaboutaChristianwhoishavingdoubtsbecauseofwhatheislearninginschool.Sam:Hi.Doyouhavetimetotalkforafewminutes?
Matt:Afew.Yes.
Sam:Okay.Ifyouarebusypleaseletmeknow.I'vebeenlookingatyourwebsite.IamaChristian.AcollegestudentandIhaveqquickquestion.
Matt:What?
Sam:Igotoasecularuniversitya...[
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DoesGodhaveaBody?ThisdialoguetouchedonissuesofGod'snatureandphysicalmanifestation.I'vedealtwiththisbeforewithmanycultgroupssoIwasabletorecallalotofscripturesandinsertthemintothedialogueasweweretalking.Memorizingversessuredoeshaveitsadvantages.TonyIthoughtthiswasanicedialogue.Therewasnoname-callinganditflowedprettywell.Also,it'snicehavesomescripturesmemorized.Itcomesinhandy.:HeyMatt!
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DiscussionwithaGnosticonJesus'ResurrectionThisshortdialogueisaninterestingone.Thisgentlemanretainedthenickname‘Gnostic.’Gnosticismis/wastheteachingthattriedtoreduceChristianitytoaphilosophy.TheGnosticsclaimedtheyhadsecretandsuperiorknowledge.ItgenerallytaughtthatmatterwasevilandthattheGodoftheBibleisalowergodcalledtheDemiurge.TheAbsoluteSupremeBeingisunknowable.JesuscouldnotbeGodinflesh,becausem...[
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