When it comes to religious discussions, have you noticed that it is the atheists who are usually asking the questions? Most often Christians are on the defensive and don't even think to ask hard, piercing questions that would challenge the very basis of what an atheist believes. (Read More.....)
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If Jesus Christ is the only way to heaven, what happens to those people who never hear the gospel? Is God actively reaching out to them? What if there are some people that never do hear about Jesus? Have you ever heard questions like these when you talk to someone about Christ? They are actually some really great questions! 
What is the most persecuted religion in the world? Have you ever thought about this question? Most people are not aware that Christianity is the most persecuted religion in the entire world. It is illegal or severely restricted in 51 different countries. Fundamentalist Muslim nations, fanatical Hindu countries and hardline Communist regimes are not shy about their hatred for Christianity. Christians in the United States do not realize how easy they have had it. In many areas of the world following Christ means paying a very high price. Too often that price is the life of a Christian believer. 
Have you noticed how it has become perfectly acceptable to mock Christianity in modern society? Christianity is regularly mocked on mainstream television shows such as the Simpsons, in movies such as "Religulous", "Saved!" and "Jesus Camp" and in countless stand-up comedy acts and in countless Internet forums across the Internet. 
If you want to start an argument anywhere on the Internet, just bring up the creation/evolution debate. There are very few topics that get people all over the world more riled up.In nations all over the world today there is a huge debate over whether "creation" (or "intelligent design") should be taught alongside the theory of evolution in public schools. But should there even be a debate? What does the scientific evidence say? 
One of the things that sets Christianity apart from all other religions is that the God of Christianity tells us what is going to happen hundreds or even thousands of years in advance, and the "gods" of all the other religions cannot. In fact, God says that His ability to tell us what is to come is one of His key identifying characteristics. In Isaiah 46:9-10 it says this: Remember the former things, those of long ago; I am God, and there is no other; I am God, and there is none like me. I make known the end from the beginning, from ancient times, what is still to come. I say: My purpose will stand, and I will do all that I please.So do we see evidence of this ability by God to tell the future in the Bible? 
Is there actual evidence that we are in the "end times"? Is there proof that we are living in the last days before the return of Jesus the Messiah?While most Americans may find this belief strange, a significant minority of Americans do believe that they will see Jesus Christ actually return to earth while they are still alive. 