Is the Problem Intellectual or Moral and Spiritual?
There are people who insist that the reason they do not embrace Christianity is that they have honest questions that cannot be answered. They insist that there are intellectual barriers that stand between them and Christianity. This is seldom, if ever, true. There are answers to people s questions if they really want answers. Most people, however, do not want answers. The alleged intellectual barriers are erected to hide the moral and spiritual barriers that keep people from committing themselves to Christ. People may say they do not believe because the Bible is full of contradictions. In reality, most often these people just do not want to turn from their sin. They may say that they do not believe because there are hypocrites in the church, but the real reason is that they are spiritually blind to the fact that they are sinners in need of a Savior. When dealing with people s questions about Christianity, remember that no answer you may give will turn a person to Christ. All you are do
