THE COMPLETE BIBLE ANSWER BOOK COLLECTOR'S EDITION A GIFT FOR ___________________________________ FROM ___________________________________ DATE ___________________________________ May this exploration bring you into deeper knowledge, appreciation, and love of the Word. THE COMPLETE BIBLE ANSWER BOOK COLLECTOR'S EDITION FROM THE BIBLE ANSWER MAN HANK HANEGRAAFF © 2008 by Hank Hanegraaff Portions of this edition were previously published as The Bible Answer Book, © 2004 by Hank Hanegraaff and The Bible Answer Book Volume 2, © 2006 by Hank Hanegraaff. All rights reserved. No portion of this book may be reproduced, stored in a retrieval system, or transmitted in any form or by any means—electronic, mechanical, photocopy, recording, scanning, or other—except for brief quotations in critical reviews or articles, without the prior written permission of the publisher. Published in Nashville, Tennessee, by Thomas Nelson. Thomas Nelson is a registered trademark of Thomas Nelson, Inc. Designed by The DesignWorks Group, Sisters, Oregon. Thomas Nelson, Inc., titles may be purchased in bulk for educational, business, fund-raising, or sales promotional use. For information, please e-mail [email protected]. Unless otherwise indicated, all Scriptures are from the New International Version of the Bible (NIV) © 1984 by the International Bible Society. Used by permission of Zondervan Bible Publishers. The New American Standard Bible (NASB) © 1960, 1962, 1963, 1971, 1972, 1973, 1975, and 1977 by the Lockman Foundation. Used by permission. The King James Version (KJV). The New King James Version (NKJV) © 1979, 1980, 1982, 1992, Thomas Nelson, Inc. Used by permission. www.thomasnelson.com www.equip.org ISBN: 978-1-4041-1381-7 CONTENTS BASIC CHRISTIAN THOUGHT AND SPIRITUAL GROWTH 1 What must I do to be saved? 2 What are the secrets to spiritual growth? 3 What is essential Christian doctrine? 4 What is the biblical definition of faith? 5 What is sin? 6 How can I be certain that I’ve not committed the unforgivable sin? 7 Can Christians lose their salvation? 8 Must Christians attend church? 9 How do I find a good church? 10 Why pray if God already knows what we need? 11 What are some secrets to effective prayer? 12 Why is it so crucial to pray “Your will be done”? 13 Why do people end their prayers with “Amen”? 14 Must I forgive those who refuse forgiveness? SPIRITUAL GIFTS 15 What does it mean to say that the Holy Spirit is in you? 16 Is there a difference between indwelling and infilling? 17 Is speaking in tongues the evidence of the baptism of the Holy Spirit? HOLIDAYS 18 Should Christians celebrate Christmas? 19 How should Christians respond to Halloween? 20 Why do Christians worship on Sunday rather than on the Sabbath day? THE NATURE AND CHARACTER OF GOD 21 Is the Trinity biblical? 22 If God is one, why does the Bible refer to him in the plural? 23 What does it mean to say that God is omnipresent? 24 Does God know the future? 25 Does God repent? 26 If jealousy is sin, how can God be jealous? 27 Does God have a gender? 28 Can God create a rock so heavy that he cannot move it? BASIC APOLOGETICS 29 What is apologetics? 30 Is apologetics really necessary? 31 Can a person be argued into the kingdom of God? 32 What are the most significant apologetic issues? 33 How do we know that the Bible is divine rather than human in origin? 34 Is there evidence for life after death? 35 Can chance account for the universe? 36 How many explanations are there for the existence of our universe? 37 Who made God? 38 If we can’t see God, how can we know he exists? 39 What is truth? 40 Why does God allow bad things to happen to good people? 41 Is religion the root of evil? 42 If Christianity is true, why are so many atrocities committed in the name of Christ? OLD TESTAMENT ISSUES 43 Who was Cain’s wife? 44 Does the Bible promote polygamy? 45 Does the Bible promote slavery? 46 Was Jonah swallowed by a whale? 47 How could the Bible command a rape victim to marry her rapist? 48 How could a good God sanction the stoning of a disobedient child? 49 How can Christians legitimize a God who orders the genocide of entire nations? 50 How could Pharaoh be morally responsible if God hardened his heart? 51 Does Isaiah 53: 5 guarantee our healing today? NEW TESTAMENT ISSUES 52 Is baptism necessary for salvation? 53 Does James teach salvation by works? 54 Can an unbeliever be saved by marrying a believer? 55 Can a woman be saved through childbearing? 56 Must women be silent in church?