Day 1- I AM A BELIEVER

There are no verses listed for you to read but you will need to rely on God’s Word to help you shape your answer. For the next three weeks, pretend you are sitting down to coffee with someone. Each day, there will be a different question or statement that this person will make. These questions are written things many different people believe. Some of them are based on popular opinions and some are beliefs of different religions. The different religions won’t be mentioned because it doesn’t matter who believes what lie, it only matters if you know the truth to help them. Use what you have learned, search the Scriptures and do your best to:
01 Honor Christ as Lord
02 Give an answer for the reason in which you hope and
03 Defend your faith with gentleness and respect
Use Scripture as your foundation but also add in logic and reasoning or facts that can help your defense. Remember that there are real people who believe these things and more than likely you will encounter one or all of these questions. There will be no guidance this month. The reason why is because if you want to defend your faith, YOU MUST be able to search the Scriptures and use them to think for yourself. After you have written out your “defense,” feel free to gain insight from a resource and person whom you trust in the faith. Be sure and read the pop-up boxes this month. They will provide insight and encouragement to you as you prepare yourself to share and defend the good news of Jesus Christ. “I know you believe in God, but how do you know He really exists?

Day 2- EVIDENCE OF GOD’S EXISTENCE

“I’m an atheist and I believe there is no God. I believe God is something people make up to help them get through their life.”

Day 3- A LOVING GOD

“How can a loving God let bad things happen?”

DID YOU KNOW

There are many websites, books, churches, and teachers that profess to share truths about God but many of them are not teaching truth. How do you filter out the good and the bad? If it’s a church or organization, check out the “about us” tab on their website of the “what we believe” info. If it’s a person, just ask them what they believe. If it’s an author, do some research to find out churches or ministries they commit to and find out what those ministries believe. What should you be looking for? The goal is to “major in the majors” not knit pick over the minors. Here are the majors:
01 Do they believe in salvation in Jesus alone, not by works of man but through His virgin birth, sinless life, sacrificial death and resurrection?
02 Do they believe in the Trinity – God, Jesus, and the Holy Spirit – and that they are all God?
03 Do they believe that God is the creator of all things?
04 Do they believe that the Bible is God’s actual words without error? (Churches mean this by saying “the Bible is the inerrant word of God”)
05 Do they believe in the inherent sin nature of all of mankind? (meaning all men are born in sin)

Day 4- A CARING GOD

“God knows nothing about me. He doesn’t care about me. He might be in control of the world, but He is too busy to be concerned about my life.”

Day 5- GOD THE CREATOR

“There is no way a divine being created the universe. It is clear the universe is millions of years old and animals and men are a product of evolution.”