Questions
On Thursday night we’re planning to answer any questions that the students at Fused would ask. We’ve been anonymously collecting and compiling these questions over the past few days. There are some strong themes among the questions asked, including many repeat questions.
These questions are great. They allow us to meet these students where they’re at. They also give us an invaluable glimpse into the struggles, sorrows, misconceptions and values of the youth in Northern Ireland.
Below is the list of questions asked so far.
- How can I know God’s Plan for my life?
- Why is there sin?
- Is Jesus going to kill Satan?
- Can you lie if it benefits the other person or helps them out?
- Does God think it’s wrong to be gay?
- It’s so hard to believe that when you go to heaven it’s forever, why is this?
- I am confused about what will happen when we die, once we get to heaven.
- If God loves everyone equally why are some people better off than others (health wise)?
- Sometimes it is very hard to keep a routine to have quiet time with God with a lot of distractions such as friends, music, TV etc. How can you keep a routine and not keep putting it off to another time?
- Can the music you listen to effect your faith?
- What is Calvinism?
- Is God one Person?
- Was Jesus a Jew?
- How do you become a Christian? I’m not sure what you actually do.
- How do I become a better Christian?
- Are you still a Christian if you don’t go to church?
- Do you need to go to church to be a Christian?
- Do you have to know everything about the Bible to be a Christian?
- How do you make God a part of your life?
- Who is God?
- If God wants people in places like Africa to learn about him, why doesn’t he give them peace and freedom to do that instead of them getting punished?
- How can bad stuff happen if you pray for it not to?
- Is suicide wrong to God? Even if you are in agony and are going to die anyway?
- Is it wrong to commit suicide?
- Who created swear words and why?
- What would happen if there is no God?
- If God plans everything, why does he plan for bad things to happen to good people?
- Is it okay to doubt God?
- Why did Jesus get circumcised?
- Why do people get depressed?
- How do we know that the Bible wasn’t written by some crazy person and the contents aren’t real?
- How can atheists use the date as it is based on Jesus’ birth?
- Why is 666 the Devil’s number?
- Why did Jesus have long hair?
- Is it wrong to live with or sleep in the same bed with your boyfriend/girlfriend as long as you don’t have sex?
- Why should you not have sex until your married?
- The bible condemns sex before marriage, does that still apply today?
- Do you think it’s wrong to have children as a teen?
- Is it ok to date a non-Christian?
- What is “going too far in a relationship”?
- What if you go to far in a relationship?
- Is it bad to kiss a girl out of a relationship?
- How far is it ok to go with your boyfriend?
- Can you drink alcohol if you are a Christian?
- Are you allowed to drink?
- Do you drink?
- Are all drugs bad?
- What do you do if you are forced to smoke or take drugs?
- I find it really difficult to ignore people when they tell me I am heavy, ugly, fat or disgusting. What will I do to help me?
- If there is a boy you really like, but you know he doesn’t like you, what do you do?
- None of my family is Christians so it’s hard to get information?
- My friend won’t speak to me. What should I do?
- What are you meant to do if your friends are completely against Christians?
- Who can people talk to if they are getting bullied?
- What do you do when you go to a new school and you get bullied?
- Why did God make bullies?
- If someone has been bullying you, what do you do?
- I am going into high school. Is it scary?
- Help me in high school.
- I’m a bit nervous of going to high school. Can I find my classes?
- Will I make friends at my new school?
- Why did you become a Christian?
- How did you become a Christian?
- How can you encourage non-Christian friends to learn about God and to come to know him?
- Do you have a boyfriend?
- What does Fused stand for?
- Why did you come to Fused?
- What did you have to give up when you became a Christian?
- Is there a tradition when all Americans have sex on graduation night?
