Aren’t Good Non-Christians Evidence That God Isn’t Required to Live a Moral Life?
#STRask — Stand to ReasonAren’t Good Non-Christians Evidence That God Isn’t Required to Live a Moral Life?
November 10, 2022
#STRaskStand to Reason
Questions about how to respond to someone who says the existence of good non-Christians is evidence that God isn’t required to live a satisfying, moral life, whether God can save someone convicted of treason, and when it’s time to leave a church that promotes itself more than it exalts God.
* How do you respond to an atheist or agnostic young person who knows kind, loving non-Christians and believes that’s evidence that God isn’t required to be transformed to live a satisfying, moral life?
* Can God save someone convicted of treason by the government?
* When is it time to leave a church that spends more time promoting itself in the worship service than exalting God?
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