Question 1

Can a Christian commit the unforgivable sin?

Accepted Answer

No. The unforgivable sin (Matthew 12:31-32) describes a deliberate, hardened rejection of the Spirit's testimony about Christ, something incompatible with genuine faith, since the Spirit's presence in a believer produces exactly the opposite: conviction, love for Christ, and a desire to be forgiven (Romans 8:16). Persistent fear of having committed it is itself evidence you haven't.

Question 2

Can a Christian lose their salvation?

Accepted Answer

Bible-believing Christians disagree on this question. Many texts teach that genuine believers are eternally secure in Christ and cannot lose salvation (John 10:28-29; Romans 8:38-39), while others hold that the New Testament's warning passages (Hebrews 6:4-6) mean a believer can, through settled unbelief, forfeit it. Scripture's strongest promises point toward security for those with authentic, persevering faith.

Question 3

Can someone lose their joy without losing their salvation because of sin?

Accepted Answer

Yes. David, already secure in God's covenant, still prayed 'Restore to me the joy of your salvation' after his sin with Bathsheba (Psalm 51:12), showing salvation and joy are distinct. Salvation rests on God's unbreakable grip (John 10:28-29); joy is fellowship that sin genuinely disrupts (1 John 1:6) but confession and repentance restore.

Question 4

Can you lose your salvation by sinning?

Accepted Answer

No single sin can undo a true believer's salvation, because salvation rests on Christ's finished work, not our performance, and God promises to keep His own to the end (John 10:28-29; Philippians 1:6). Sin grieves God and invites His fatherly discipline, but genuine believers are eternally secure in Christ; those who fully and finally abandon the faith may never have been truly born again (1 John 2:19).

Question 5

Did Jesus really rise from the dead?

Accepted Answer

Yes. The New Testament presents Jesus's bodily resurrection as verified history: an empty tomb, over five hundred eyewitnesses (1 Corinthians 15:3-8), and transformed disciples willing to die for what they had seen. No naturalistic theory accounts for all the evidence as well as the simplest explanation Scripture gives: 'He is not here; he has risen, just as he said' (Matthew 28:6).

Question 6

Do all religions lead to the same God?

Accepted Answer

No. The world’s major religions describe fundamentally different, often contradictory, understandings of God, from Islam’s strict monotheism to Hinduism’s many gods to Buddhism’s rejection of a personal creator, so they cannot all be describing the same being. The Bible teaches that the only true God has revealed himself definitively in Jesus Christ (John 14:6-9), not in a shared essence behind every faith.

Question 7

Does God exist?

Accepted Answer

Yes—Scripture assumes and affirms God's existence throughout, and creation itself testifies to a Creator: its beginning, order, and design all point beyond themselves (Romans 1:20; Psalm 19:1). God is not proven the way a math problem is solved; he is known through the witness of creation, the testimony of Scripture, and supremely through Jesus Christ, who invites every honest seeker to find him.

Question 8

How can I be saved?

Accepted Answer

You can be saved by turning from your sin and trusting in Jesus Christ alone, who died for your sins and rose again (Romans 10:9). Salvation is not earned by good works but received as a free gift of God's grace through faith (Ephesians 2:8-9). Confess Jesus as Lord, believe He rose from the dead, and He will save you.

Question 9

How can I know God's will for my life?

Accepted Answer

You know God's revealed will by studying Scripture, since it already tells you what pleases him (1 Thessalonians 4:3, Micah 6:8). For personal decisions, seek wisdom through prayer (James 1:5), godly counsel, and a renewed mind (Romans 12:2), trusting God to guide your steps as you walk in obedience (Proverbs 3:5-6).

Question 10

How do I forgive myself after doing something terrible?

Accepted Answer

Start by bringing the specific sin honestly to God rather than only to your own conscience; He offers real forgiveness through Christ, not a lower standard than yours (1 John 1:9). Then practice believing His verdict over your own, since setting yourself as judge above God's mercy is not humility but pride reversed.

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