Why...Because

This list contains the majority of articles on this site. They are written in the question-and-answer format of “Christian, tell me why….” answered by my reasoning of “Because”.

Wrath of God

September 8, 2024

Christian, tell me why do you talk about the “wrath” of God? Why is He always so angry?

God Alone

September 1, 2024

Christian, tell me why is God sometimes called the “Hound of Heaven”? What does a hound dog have to do with God?

Predestined, Elect, Chosen, or Hardened?

August 25, 2024

Christian, tell me why do you say that you were predestined to be one of the elect, special chosen ones? That seems awfully arrogant. It also makes it seem like no one has a real choice whether to become a
Christian or not.

Cathedrals: Showing Off God, or Just Showplaces?

August 18, 2024

Christian, tell me why are churches so often the fanciest and most expensive buildings in town? Shouldn’t all that money go to helping the poor or something?

God of the Ark

August 11, 2024

Christian, tell me why was the Ark of the Covenant important? What was it exactly, and what was special about it?

Called

August 4, 2024

Christian, tell me why do you say that you are “called”? Called what?

Friend, Not Fussbudget

July 28, 2024

Christian, tell me why do you think of God as a friend? How can a sinner be friends with the Almighty?

Why the Cross?

July 14, 2024

Christian, tell me why is the cross symbol so important to you? I know that Jesus was crucified, but why turn the cross into an icon?

Foot Washing

July 7, 2024

Christian, tell me why do you talk about washing your feet? That’s a little digusting!

Feasts of Jesus

June 30, 2024

Christian, tell me why do you see Jesus in the Jewish annual festivals? They were started hundreds of years before He lived!

The Good Samaritan

June 23, 2024

Christian, why do we call someone who does a good deed a “Good Samaritan”? Where does the term come from?

Gifts of the Spirit

June 16, 2024

Christian, tell me why do you talk about “spiritual gifts” or “gifts of the Spirit”? What kind of gifts do you mean?

Sin: Missing the Mark

June 9, 2024

Christian, tell me why do you keep saying that people are all sinners? Sure, there are plenty of sins, but not everyone commits them.

Delight with God

June 2, 2024

Christian, tell me why do you say that God “delights” in you? Or that you delight in Him? Religion is usually associated with rules, not with delight!

Christianity’s Jewish Heritage

May 26, 2024

Christian, tell me why do you appropriate all of the Old Testament promises to Israel as applying to you also? You’re not Jewish!

God “But’s” In

May 19, 2024

Christian, tell me why do you say that God is involved in human events?

Shades of Belief

May 12, 2024

Christian, tell me why do you insist that belief in Jesus is so important? Some people don’t believe in God; others believe in God but not Jesus. What difference does it make?

Hell

May 5, 2024

Christian, tell me why do you tell scare stories about Hell? I don’t appreciate being manipulated into buying your “fire insurance”!

Heaven

April 28, 2024

Christian, tell me why do you look forward to Heaven, anyway? I’m not particularly interested in living in the clouds, playing a harp, or sitting in an endless church service singing worship songs forever.

To Judge, or Not To Judge?

April 21, 2024

Christian, tell me why are you so judgmental? Doesn’t the Bible tell you not to judge others?

Great Commission

April 14, 2024

Christian, tell me why do you say that you have a “Great Commission” to spread Christianity? Isn’t it arrogant to try to force everyone else to believe like you do?

God Became Man

April 7, 2024

Christian, tell me why do you think it’s important that God became man? That’s an old fairy tale: The gods in mythology became human all the time.

Palm Sunday

March 24, 2024

Christian, tell me why do you celebrate Palm Sunday the week before Easter? What does it mean?

Good Person? Wrong Answer!

March 17, 2024

Christian, tell me why do you think that we have to be Christian in order to be good people? Lots of non-Christians are good (and some Christians aren’t!)

Hope

March 10, 2024

Christian, tell me why are you so confident about your hope in Christ? The things we hope for don’t always come to pass, after all!

Fear of God

March 3, 2024

Christian, tell me why do you talk about the “fear of God”? Why do you worship if you’re afraid of him?

Jesus’ Amazing Courage

February 25, 2024

Christian, tell me why do you say that Jesus was brave? That’s not a description I hear very often.

The Soul Goes On

February 18, 2024

Christian, tell me why do you believe that anything about us persists after we die?

Ten Commandments

February 4, 2024

Christian, tell me why are the Ten Commandments so important?

The Lord’s Prayer

January 28, 2024

Christian, tell me why is the Lord’s Prayer important?