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• Is It a Sin to Remove Someone from Life Support?

  Questions about whether it’s a sin to remove someone from life support, whether it would be morally wrong to attend a legal assisted suicide of an unbelieving loved one, and what to say to a pregnant Christian who is justifying choosing abortion by saying God’s grace will cover it.   Is it a sin to remove someone from life support who has been declared clinically dead and has lost brain function? Would it be morally wrong to attend a legal assisted suicide of an unbelieving loved one? How would you recommend handling a situation where a pregnant Christian is justifying choosing abortion by saying God’s grace will cover it?

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• Can a Christian Pretend to Denounce His Faith to Save His Life?

  Questions about whether pretending to denounce your faith to save your life will cause you to lose your salvation, whether lying to save others’ lives is comparable to lying about your faith to save yourself, and advice for someone struggling with crippling intellectual doubts.   Can a Christian pretend to denounce his faith to save his life so that he can continue to live his life for God, or will he lose his salvation? If lying to save others’ lives is acceptable, is denying your faith to save yourself or your family acceptable when you don’t mean it? Do you have any advice for someone struggling with crippling intellectual doubts?

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• Who Made You the Experts on What Makes Someone a Christian?

  Questions about whether Greg and Amy are illegitimately claiming they’re the experts on what makes someone a Christian and a tactic to use with someone who counters any evidence offered by saying that other experts disagree.   Who made you the experts on what makes someone a Christian? What tactic can I use with someone who counters any evidence I offer by saying that other experts disagree with me?

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• Did God Create Other Human Beings Not Described in Genesis 1–2?

  Questions about whether God created other human beings not described in Genesis 1–2, whether the children of Adam and Eve had to commit incest, and whether women are more naive or less intelligent than men since Eve was deceived and not Adam.   Did God create other human beings not described in Genesis 1–2? If all humans came from Adam and Eve, wouldn’t that mean early humanity was forced to commit incest? Are women more naive or less intelligent than men in general since Eve was deceived and not Adam?

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• What Tactical Approach Should I Take with Someone Who Says the Trinity Isn’t Biblical?

  Questions about a good approach to take with someone who says the Trinity isn’t biblical, how to respond to Jehovah’s Witnesses who say Jesus received authority to forgive sins in Luke 4:18–19, and whether God “was looking for friends to collaborate with on running the world.”   What’s a good tactical approach to take when in conversation with someone who says the Trinity isn’t biblical but was adopted much later in church history? How would you respond to Jehovah’s Witnesses who say Jesus didn’t have authority to forgive sins because he was God, but rather he was given that authority as part of his anointing in Luke 4:18–19? How would you respond to the claim that “from the beginning of time, God was looking for friends to collaborate with on running the world”?

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