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- What is the most unreached area of the world?
- Is it wrong for a missionary to avoid dangerous areas of the world in order to protect his family?
- What is a missionary?
- How does someone know if they are called to missions?
- Can you recommend some books on Church Planting to me?
- If there are so many churches in America, why is planting churches necessary?
- Does the gifting and calling of a church planter differ from any other pastor?
[+] New Testament
- When does human life begin?
- Are sexual fantasies always adultery?
- How is a Christian to deal with a spouse who has no interest in sex?
- What theological and counseling response should we have when a couple has been married for a couple years and the sex is still not good, even painful, but no medical problem exists?
- How old is mankind?
- How has evolutionary thought affected the study and academic opinion of the Bible and Christianity?
- How can I disprove evolution to a biology professor?
- Where does a person's spirit go when he/she dies?
- Are there any references in the Bible about pets going to heaven?
- Are Men and Animals equal?
- When people die and go to heaven, can they see people on earth and how they are doing?
- What is Christian discipleship?
- How do you reconcile Paul's thorn in his flesh with the power of prayer?
- If temptation is for our good and we grow resisting it, then why should we pray to avoid it?
- Should we pray for persecution in order to be sanctified?
- If God didn't answer my prayers in the past, why should I bother praying now?
- Is it always wrong for women to lead or teach men?
- Does the Bible say that kissing before marriage is wrong?
- What aspects of the Christian life should someone discipling young Christians emphasize first (what aspects are foundational)?
- What should a Christian's devotional life look like?
- How should a Christian celebrate the Lord's Day?
[+] Theology
- What are the basic differences between Calvinism and Arminianism?
- How exactly does the order of creation demonstrate a model for male headship and authority in the church?
- Can you contrast the young earth position with the old earth position?
- What does the original creation teach us about gender roles?
- If God made man and woman equal, why do they have different roles?
- Since Jesus knew he would be resurrected, doesn't that make his sacrifice worth less?
