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A Reason for Hope Question of the Week, April 27th, 2018

Question of the Week: Why does God give us such painful and powerful emotions that make us feel so lonely?
Verses: Genesis 1:27

God is a relational being. We are made in His image. Therefore, our emotions don’t only come from God, but are a reflection of His own. There is nothing God desires more than relationships. That’s why our emotions are so powerful. However, because of our separation from God due to sin, the ultimate fulfillment of our greatest need has been cut off. When we feel lonely, we often turn to people or things to meet that need only to have it left unfulfilled. This is because our desire for a relationship can’t be met by anything less than God because that is how it was ultimately meant to be fulfilled. Our loneliness shows just how desperately we need Him. We can’t and won’t find our desire for unconditional love and acceptance anywhere else.

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A Reason for Hope Question of the Week, April 20th, 2018

Question of the Week: Did Jesus pray like a Muslim?
Verses: Mark 1:35, Mark 14:23, Luke 6:12, and Matthew 26:39
No. In fact, every verse they will use to try to prove He set this example also includes Jesus making claims that contradict the core claims of Islam. The next time a Muslim copies and pastes a poorly researched claim against Christianity, you can respond by copying and pasting a well thought through response to their claim by David Wood.

You’ve never seen a Christian praying on his face because Jesus commanded his followers: “When you pray, you are not to be like the hypocrites; for they love to stand and pray in the synagogues and on the street corners so that they may be seen by men. Truly I say to you, they have their reward in full. But you, when you pray, go into your inner room, close your door and pray to your Father who is in secret, and your Father who sees what is done in secret will reward you” (Matthew 6:5-6). Notice that this is the same book you just cited to show that Jesus prayed like Muslims! Muslims pray in the open so that you may be seen by men. Jesus condemns your prayers! Jesus also said, in the same book you cited: “And when you are praying, do not use meaningless repetition as the Gentiles do, for they suppose that they will be heard for their many words” (Matthew 6:7). What do Muslims do when they pray? They recite memorized prayers in a language most of them don’t understand! Even more hilarious, the exact verse you cited condemns you. Matthew 26:39 reads: “And He went a little beyond them, and fell on His face and prayed, saying, ‘My Father, if it is possible, let this cup pass from Me; yet not as I will, but as You will.'” Jesus calls God “My Father”! According to the Qur’an (9:30), Jesus is not the Son of God. Indeed, the Qur’an declares that Allah is a father to no one (see 5:18; 19:88-93; and 21:26). So if we believe the verse you cited, Islam is false! Beyond this, Jesus prayed in different positions. John 17:1 states: “Jesus spoke these things; and lifting up His eyes to heaven, He said, ‘Father, the hour has come; glorify Your Son, that the Son may glorify You.'” Jesus prayed while looking up to heaven. I’ve never seen a Muslim pray like this! Notice also, once again, that Jesus calls God “Father,” and declares himself to be the “Son.” So, your “proof” of Islam is something that thoroughly contradicts Islam! Thank you for proving, based on the teachings of Jesus, that Muhammad was a false prophet.

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A Reason for Hope Question of the Week, April 13th, 2018

Question of the Week: Does the Old Testament teach Israel how to perform abortions?
Verses: Numbers 5:11-31

It’s very common for the anti-theist online to take a passage out of context in order to prove something they assume is true about Christianity or provide evidence to deny something they don’t want to be the case in the faith as well. The topic of abortion is a big one. The Bible’s stance on abortion is that it is murder. Science also confirms this which puts the internet atheist in a bind. Since emotions don’t determine reality, they will use those emotions to attempt to distort our perception of it. The claim is made that the Bible taught Israel how to perform abortions and therefore our stance against abortion is hypocritical and ignorant of our own faith. Numbers 5:27 is quoted to confirm this. Unfortunately for the atheist’s accusation, the entire passage includes 15 previous verses, as well as 4 verses after this quotation. The passage in context is the law addressing if a husband suspects his wife of adultery. In order to confront this breach in relationship, the couple that couldn’t sort this out privately would bring the matter before God. An offering would be brought and an oath would be sworn in the presence of God from both parties. The priest would then address the woman accused asking her if she was innocent and explain the penalties if she was guilty or lying. She’d either proclaim her innocence or admit guilt. If she claims innocence, she’d swallow water mixed with dirt. If she was lying, God would make her become infertile by causing her belly to swell and her thigh to rot. If she was innocent, nothing would happen and the man who accused her would be charged with a fine and publicly sent away in shame. Hardly instructions for abortion.

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A Reason for Hope Question of the Week, April 6th, 2018

Question of the Week: Don’t all religions teach the Golden Rule?
Verses: Luke 6:31

The claim that the Golden Rule, treat others as you yourself want to be treated, is something that every religion taught before Christianity is merely an attempt from the secular crowd to assert that Christianity isn’t based on the teachings of Jesus Christ, but a collection of other religions teachings. For this to be true, there would need to be evidence that religions before Christianity even taught this. Buddhism: Udanavargu 5:18: Hurt not others in ways that you yourself would find hurtful.
This is what’s called The Negative Golden Rule. Also note that these writings are sourced back to the 6th century BC, but the earliest we have date to the 2nd Century AD after Christianity had reached India.
Hindu: Mahabarata 5:1517: “This is the sum of duty: do not do to others what would cause pain if done to you”
Cited in a book dated to the 1400’s BC but only available to the public in the 1950’s AD.
Islam: Quran 4:36: “Serve God, and join not any partners with Him; and do good- to parents, kinsfolk, orphans, those in need, neighbors who are near, neighbors who are strangers, the companion by your side, the wayfarer (ye meet), and what your right hands possess [the slave]: For God loveth not the arrogant, the vainglorious.”
Not only does this verse not even closely resemble the Golden Rule in Luke, but in context is speaking to fellow Muslims. Not as a rule of conduct for all people especially after Surah 9 was written.
Judaism: Tobit 4:16: “See that you never do to another what you’d hate to have done to yourself.”
The book of Tobit was tot recognized by the Jewish people as divine scripture since it was written in 150BC when all revelation had stopped until Messiah came 150 years later.
Native American: “Live in Harmony, for we are all related.”
That is a Lakota/Sioux proverb that was passed by oral tradition within the last 2 centuries. Ironically 2 hundred years after Christian missionaries had already influenced their societies.
Wicca: That is the Wiccan Rede that was invented in the 1940’s AD by Briton Gerald Gardner. He was hardly original or even clear in the system of morality he tried to invent.

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A Reason for Hope Question of the Week, March 23rd, 2018

Question of the Week: What order is the Bible set in?
Verses: Luke 1:1-5, Genesis 2:4

The Bible is set into 3 categories for both the Old and New Testament. The first section is history, which focuses on the events that took place in history. The Old Testament historical section is Genesis through Esther. The New Testament history is Matthew through Acts. The second section is Poetry, where historical facts are still recorded, but the focus is on the individual perspectives of the people who lived through them. The Old Testament Poetry is Job through Song of Solomon, and The New Testament is Romans through Jude. The final section is Prophecy, where God’s perspective is emphasized more than any other. The Old Testament prophetic section is Isaiah through Malachi, and The New Testament book of prophecy is Revelation.

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