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”.

Sabbath

October 9, 2022

Christian, tell me why do you think that Sunday should be a special day? Why treat one day different from the others?

Cornerstone

October 2, 2022

Christian, tell me why do you refer to Jesus as a “cornerstone”?

Atonement

September 25, 2022

Christian, tell me why do you talk about “atonement”? That’s an awfully church-y word. What does it mean?

Tabernacle

September 18, 2022

Christian, tell me why do you use that strange word “tabernacle”? It’s just a church building like any other, isn’t it?

Faith

September 11, 2022

Christian, tell me why do you expect anyone to have blind faith in something they can’t see? Why follow a fairy tale?

Covenant

September 4, 2022

Christian, tell me why do you talk about “covenants”? What does that mean, and why is it important to you?

Relationships and Sexuality: A User’s Manual

August 28, 2022

Christian, tell me why are you such an intolerant prude about sex? Why can’t you let people do what they choose with their own bodies?

Image of God

August 21, 2022

Christian, tell me why do you say that people are created “in the image of God”?

Redemption

August 14, 2022

Christian, tell me why do you talk about “redemption” or “being redeemed” or Jesus as your “Redeemer”? What do you mean by the word “redeem”?

God Is

August 7, 2022

Christian, tell me why do you believe that God exists? Don’t quote the Bible; give real evidence.

Bloodthirsty God?

July 31, 2022

Christian, tell me why do you worship such a bloodthirsty God, who is always sending fire and brimstone onto anyone who offends him?

Christian, tell me why do you think that God is close to us? You talk about how big and holy and majestic He is. Isn’t it contradicting yourself to say that He is also close by each individual person?

Sovereignty of God

July 17, 2022

Christian, tell me why do you talk about the “sovereignty” of God? What does that mean?

Salt and Light

July 10, 2022

Christian, tell me why do you call yourself “salt” or “light”? What is meant by that?

Blessings and Beatitudes

June 26, 2022

Christian, tell me why do you talk about God’s “blessings”? What does it mean to be blessed?

Judgment, Hell, and Heaven

June 25, 2022

Christian, tell me why do you insist on talking about some big scary Judgment Day? We can’t know what will happen, so as long as we sincerely try, we should be OK, shouldn’t we? And why keeping “harping” on heaven-in-the-clouds-with-angels, or shouting about fire and brimstone in hell?

Second Coming and Millennium

June 24, 2022

Christian, tell me why do you expect a Second Coming of Jesus? It’s been over 2000 years. Get over it: He’s like all the other legends and never coming back!

Tribulation: Armageddon

June 23, 2022

Christian, tell me why does the word “Armageddon” convey such disaster? What is it, really?

Tribulation: Anti-Christ and Babylon

June 22, 2022

Christian, tell me why do you talk about someone called the “Anti-Christ”? Who is this big, bad person we’re supposed to be afraid of? And what’s up with Babylon? Why is that ancient empire coming up again?

Tribulation: Warnings and Witnesses

June 21, 2022

Christian, tell me why do you talk about a coming time of “Tribulation”? Doesn’t that mean “trouble”? Why anticipate such a thing?

Rapture

June 20, 2022

Christian, tell me why do you talk about something called “Rapture”? What does that mean?

End Times

June 19, 2022

Christian, tell me why do you talk about all of those “End Times” topics? What do you mean by “Rapture”, “Tribulation”, or “Millenium”? What makes you think such things are real, or matter in the real world?

Fight Satan, Not People

June 12, 2022

Christian, tell me why do you sing about “Onward, Christian Soldiers” and talk about the “armor of God”? Why be so militant?

History

June 5, 2022

Christian, tell me why do you believe that God is acting in human history? There are always wars and conflicts, and the winners aren’t always the good guys. Who says that God has anything to do with it?

Names of God

May 29, 2022

Christian, tell me why is God called by so many names? God, Father, Lord, lots of different Hebrew words. Why not pick one and stick with it?

Finding Life’s Meaning

May 22, 2022

Christian, tell me why is the book of Ecclesiastes even in the Bible? It seems negative and fatalistic and weird. What’s up?

Jealous God

May 15, 2022

Christian, tell me why does the Bible say that God is “jealous”? Isn’t jealousy a bad thing?

Disciple

May 8, 2022

Christian, tell me why are Jesus’ followers usually called “Christian” but sometimes called “disciple”? What does “disciple” mean?

Just Enough

May 1, 2022

Christian, tell me why do you say that we shouldn’t worry about money? Why shouldn’t I do my best to get ahead?

Knowledge of Good and Evil

April 24, 2022

Christian, tell me why was it so bad for Adam and Eve to eat a piece of fruit? It hardly seems to warrant getting kicked out and sentenced to death!