Who, What, Where and How's

The Creation

If I were talking to someone about Christ I would try to push aside that major anxiety that I might say something wrong I mean if I do I could completely screw up that persons future relationship with God. Obviously you would have to start with Genesis and creation. The very beginning.

Day One

God first created the heavens and the Earth. God then created light and darkness. The light was day, the darkness was called night.

Day Two

God creates the sky. The sky forms a barrier between water upon the surface and the moisture in the air. At this point earth would have an atmosphere.

Day Three

God creates dry land. Continents and islands are above the water. The large bodies of water are named “seas” and the ground is named “land.”

On this same day he creates a diverse range of plant light.

Day Four

God creates all the stars and heavenly bodies. The movement of these will help man track time. Two great heavenly bodies are made in relation to the earth. The first is the sun which is the primary source of light and the moon which reflects the light of the sun. The movement of these bodies will distinguish day from night. 

Day Five

God creates all life that lives in the water. Any life of any kind that lives in the water is made at this point. God also makes all the birds. The language allows that this may be the time God made flying insects as well (or, if not, they were made on day six). All of these creatures are made with the ability to perpetuate their species by reproduction.

Day Six

God creates all the creatures that live on dry land. This includes every type of creature not included on previous days. He also creates man and woman and gives him authority over the land and animals.

Day Seven

Day two

God rests.

Day one

Day three

Day three

Day four

Day five

Day six

Day six

The Fall

It wasn't good forever though because Satan tempted Eve and she ended up eating from the tree of The Knowledge of Good and Evil. This was the Fall of man caused by Adam and Eve. They were banished from the garden forever and man would now be a sinful creature.

Jesus

Jesus was sent down to Earth and was born of a virgin named Mary. He then died on a cross for our sins and rose again after three days.

Crucifixion 

Virgin birth

Resurrection

Questions 

Q: Why does God let bad things happen?

A:  This is a very difficult question to answer. This question is probably as old as religion itself. It is a stumbling block for some of us, and for many more at given moments of tragedy. There are as many answers to this question as there are people who care to engage in theological dialogue. One understanding is that yes, God allows "bad" things to happen; God does not cause them to happen.

Most "bad" things which happen do so because God gives a radical freedom to God's people; we are free people, not puppets on a string. So the answer simply would be.. free will.

Q: If God loves everyone why does he send people to hell?

A: God doesn't send people to Hell. They send themselves to hell. God has done everything he can do to try to keep people out of Hell and still leave them as people with free will and not just a robot. That's the way He made us--after His image, after His likeness, the power to say “yes” or the power to say “no,” but that also makes us have the power to reject him and face the consequences.

Q: Where is God?

A: God is everywhere sometimes we can't feel him but he's still there. 

Q: Why did God create humanity if he knew that people would hate, or not believe in him?

A: Because he made free will so they have a choice if they believe or not.

Q: Since people fall short of God why doesn't he just send us all to hell? 

A: Well as it is said in the bible God is a God of mercy and love and understanding. He loves us we are his children but we have free will. We can choose not to believe or we can choose to believe.  That determines God's judgment and where we end up in the end.

Q: What is hell? Why is there a hell?

A: Hell is where people who do not believe go. And not to sound cliche but where the bad people go. And where Satan lives.

A depiction of hell

Q: What is sin? 

A: Violations of God's laws and rules.

Q: What are God's laws and rules? 

A: There are so many that if I were you I would go and just read throughout the bible.

Q: Why did Jesus have to die?

A: The reason Jesus had to die for our sins was so that we could be forgiven and go to be with the Lord.

Q: Why would Jesus come back for sinners? 

A: Because Jesus's purpose was to come and die for and save the sinners.

Q: What is the trinity? 

A: Theres are three parts of the trinity, God the Father, God the Son, and God the spirit. This is all describing God. 

God the father is the first person of the trinity God as the creator and supreme authority. God the Son is God in human form. Jesus is God the Son.

God the Spirit is not a vague shadow, nor an impersonal force. He is a person equal to God the Father and God the Son

Q: Who is Satan?

A: Satan is an angel who fell from his position in heaven due to sin and is now completely opposed to God, doing all in his power to stop all of God's purposes. This got him and the angels who followed him cast out of heaven.

A depiction of Satan

Q: Why not just kill Satan? 

A: Well Satan started out just asking questions to attack God's character. It wouldn't be fair to kill someone for just asking questions. Another thought is had done that people would have started worshiping him out of fear and God didn't want that.

Q: Is Jesus a man or a God?

A: Both. He is fully God and fully man. He is one person with a divine nature and a human nature.

How is Jesus a God?

He has all the attributes of God... He knows everything, he is all powerful, he is everywhere and he never ceases to exist. 

How is Jesus a God?

He was born a baby from a human mother. Jesus became hungry and thirsty as well as weary. Jesus also experienced human emotions. He lived on Earth as we do.

Q: How can a God die?

A: Jesus was a God and a man. He was a God in bodily form and therefore can bleed and can die. 

So, in conclusion this is how I would try to explain the questions of a non-believer.

Money and the Bible

What the Bible says about money

 Look here, you rich people: Weep and groan with anguish because of all the terrible troubles ahead of you. 2 Your wealth is rotting away, and your fine clothes are moth-eaten rags. 3 Your gold and silver are corroded. The very wealth you were counting on will eat away your flesh like fire. This corroded treasure you have hoarded will testify against you on the day of judgment.4 For listen! Hear the cries of the field workers whom you have cheated of their pay. The cries of those who harvest your fields have reached the ears of theLord of Heaven’s Armies.

5 You have spent your years on earth in luxury, satisfying your every desire. You have fattened yourselves for the day of slaughter. 6 You have condemned and killed innocent people,[a] who do not resist you.    

James 5:1-6

    This is not saying all wealthy people are going to hell. It is saying that if you are rich and you use your money for yourself only. Then that would be a sin. But not just being a wealthy person. It all depends on your heart.  

What I Believe

I believe wholeheartedly  that God loves the wealthy and the rich. He knows our heart and that being wealthy it all depends on who you are as a person. You should not be greedy and spend all the money on yourself. But God does not want you to be dirt poor either. What I mean is God is not going to condemn people for making the right choices in life. If someone is a leader in a church a good family man  and shows God’s love to others but he is also a CEO of a big powerful company. Does that mean the man is going to hell and not heaven? What do you think? I know from experience some parts of the bible are hard to interpret. But it is important that we interpret this correctly. But you can decide for yourself… But to try to help I have included some verses below.

Ephesians 5:5

Luke 12:15

Matthew 6:19-24

Acts 2:42-47