The Big Question 102: Why Hasn’t Jesus Come Back Already?

Why hasn’t Jesus come back already? This really is a big question, because if there’s one thing that Jesus gave an iron-clad guarantee on, and more than once, it’s that he would come back to earth to take those who choose him as their Saviour, to be with him forever. For ...

The Big Question 101: What Do Christians Mean When They Say That They've Been Saved?

What do Christians mean when they say that they've been saved? The reason why this is an interesting question is because people who aren’t Christians have different ideas about what it means to be “saved.” You might be surprised to know that even Christians have different things ...

Will Artificial Intelligence Replace God? (The Big Question 100)

Will Artificial Intelligence Replace God? My son is studying to be a software engineer, and he is interested in artificial intelligence and machine learning. Recently, we discussed whether artificial intelligence would ever replace the need for God. The Artificial Intelligence ...

The Big Question 99: Will Humanity Destroy Itself?

Will humanity destroy itself? Since 1947, the members of the Bulletin of Atomic Scientists have maintained the doomsday clock. This clock represents the threat to humanity of a global man-made catastrophe. The Bulletin’s board monitors new scientific and technological developments ...

The Big Question 98: Where is the Ark of the Covenant?

Where is the Ark of the Covenant? The only thing most people know about the Ark of the Covenant is whatever they saw in Stephen Spielberg’s 1981 film, Raiders of the Lost Ark. In this action-adventure film, Harrison Ford plays Indiana Jones, in a race against the German Nazis to find ...

The Big Question 97: Does Archaeology Prove the Bible?

Does archaeology prove the Bible? Well, let’s first understand how archaeology works. Wars, natural disasters, and the ravages of time and of humanity have erased much of the archaeological record that once existed. Even today, whole cities lie unexcavated under fields and under ...

The Big Question 96: To What Extent Should We Obey the Government?

https://youtu.be/2bQ3HwMsDio Radio Version: To what extent should we obey the government? Well, depending on where you live, this could be just a theoretical question, or it might be a burning and intensely practical issue. I want to make it very clear that I won’t get getting ...

The Big Question 95: Are There Monsters in the Bible?

https://youtu.be/Es0Ym1CxxZM Radio Version: Are there monsters in the Bible? The answer to this question is yes, there are many monsters in the Bible, but they’re not necessarily the monsters you might think. The monsters that the people in Biblical times were afraid of were ...

The Big Question 94: Is There a Secret Code to Understanding the Bible?

https://youtu.be/FrluA4LRjJI Radio Version: Is there a secret code to understanding the Bible? Well, this is a fascinating question. Yes, there are secrets codes embedded in the Bible, but they’re not the ones you might think. And yes, there is an ultimate code that will totally ...

The Big Question 93: What Does the Future Hold?

https://youtu.be/Fx4cn1hItN8 Radio Version: What does the future hold? Ha! What would you give to know what the future holds for you? I mean, we’ll all be in it… At least we hope so! Now, if we could only find someone who has been to the future, then we could ask them what ...

The Big Question 92: What About Abortion?

https://youtu.be/xCUzWkXkv-4 Radio Version: What About Abortion? Christians like to characterise themselves as pro-life, and that designation is entirely true. It’s worth remembering that it’s because of Christianity’s historical emphasis on the innate and equal worth of every ...

The Big Question 91: What About Same-Sex Marriage?

https://youtu.be/f3M_kcW12vQ Radio Version: What about same-sex marriage? This is one of those very controversial questions in society. The stereotypical divide is that you will usually find religious people on one side of the debate, and people who don’t believe in God on the ...

The Big Question 90: Is There Humour In The Bible?

https://youtu.be/fkzgyBbDKTk Radio Version: Is there humour in the Bible? Of course, there’s humour in the Bible! The Bible was written by around 35 different people. The fact that they were inspired by God didn’t fry their brains or erase their personalities and their sense of ...

The Big Question 89: What's So Special About The Christian God?

https://youtu.be/OIjTAH-wqRU Radio Version: What's so special about the Christian God? People who don’t believe in any God – and that’s the majority of people in our society – tend to lump every “god” together. What I mean is that just because they reject the very idea ...

The Big Question 88: How Do You Apply The Bible In The Modern World?

https://youtu.be/naNPeoA6OmY Radio Version: How do you apply the Bible in the modern world? This is a huge question! Most people out there would say that you can’t because it’s irrelevant. And there have been countless of people who have been turned off the Bible by Christians ...

The Big Question 87: Was Jesus Just a Good Man?

Was Jesus just a good man? Hardly anyone denies these days that Jesus existed. The evidence for the reality of Jesus is far too strong. However, one of the ways in which Jesus is marginalised in the minds of many is by the idea that Jesus was just a good man. Well, actually, ...

The Big Question 86: Is Being a Christian All About Following Rules?

https://youtu.be/tf5JSax3DBE Radio Version: Is being a Christian all about following rules? If you listen to a lot of the critics of the Christian faith, you’d probably think that Christianity is all about following rules. And that’s the reason why a lot of people don’t want ...

The Big Question 85: What Does The Bible Say About Sex?

https://youtu.be/6Vh3PG1K5rQ Radio Version: What does the Bible say about sex? Surprisingly, the Bible has quite a lot to say about sex. And, perhaps even more surprisingly, the most important thing it has to say about sex is that its good. This might come as a bit of a shock ...

The Big Question 84: Is There Life After Death?

https://youtu.be/rrocxZMW5Jg Radio Version: Is there life after death? This really is a big question, isn’t it! I don’t think there’s a person alive who hasn’t wondered about this. It is striking that throughout history, across every religion and culture, there appears to ...

The Big Question 83: If Christianity Is Special, Why Is It Special?

https://youtu.be/j0exS-Wtclk Radio Version: If Christianity is special, why is it special? Well, it’s pretty obvious that I think that Christianity has something special going for it. At the end of the day, I’m not a Christian for no reason. There are a lot of people who say ...

The Big Question 82: Is It True That Jesus Is The Only Way To God?

https://youtu.be/UR8Ylo0GudY Radio Version: Is it true that Jesus is the only way to God? Let me answer this question like this: if what Jesus says is true, then he is. I know that’s not necessarily a popular thing to say in a pluralistic society in which the popular thing to ...

The Big Question 81: Are There Good Reasons To Go To Church?

https://youtu.be/pEzBbGGTP8E Radio Version: Are there good reasons to go to church? For most people this isn’t a big question at all. They can’t see any reason why they should go to church at all. Some may have gone to church as kids, and grown out of it, or left because of ...

The Big Question 80: Does Our Lives Really Matter?

https://youtu.be/CBUNUEHSJqo Radio Version: Do our lives really matter? Recently I was speaking to good friend, and he opened up to me and told me that he was wondering what the purpose of his life was, and whether his life really mattered. This is a question that I’ve been asked ...

The Big Question 79: Why Are So Many Movie Villains Christian?

https://youtu.be/SiyXjPF3_Mc Radio Version: Why are so many movie villains Christian? At the height of the Cold War back in the 1970’s and 80’s, the villains in the movies were always Russian. Things have changed today. Have you noticed how today, often the villains in ...

The Big Question 78: How Old is the Earth Really?

https://youtu.be/0mo3-5_ctbU Radio Version: How old is the earth really? For atheists, and also some Christians, this isn’t really a big question. They are comfortable with the view that the earth is approximately four and a half billion years old. However, many Christians still ...

The Big Question 77: Why Aren't We Getting More Miracles Today?

https://youtu.be/XpJpReFACFw Radio Version: Why aren't we getting more miracles today? When you read the stories in the Bible, you get the impression that miracles are happening all the time. So, why don’t we see miracles now, and if you believe that we do, then why aren’t they ...

The Big Question 76: What Happens to Those Who Have Never Heard the Gospel?

https://youtu.be/DKCOKx7ob2o Radio Version: What happens to those who have never heard the Gospel? I believe that God is love. If that is so, then how can he condemn everyone who has never heard about Christianity, and who basically never had a chance. Because the reality is that ...

The Big Question 75: Doesn’t The Existence of So Many Different Christian Churches Prove that Christianity is False?

Doesn’t the existence of so many different Christian churches prove that Christianity is false? It’s true. There are a lot of different Christian churches. So, some people look at that and say, “Well, that proves that Christianity is false, because if it were true, there ...

The Big Question 74: Why Are There Hypocrites In The Church?

https://youtu.be/Ij73fEXhlHk Radio Version: Why are there hypocrites in the church? This is actually a good question. Let’s think it through. People judge a product for how it works for others. If it works for them, then they’ll want to try it themselves. There are many ...

The Big Question 73: Do Christians Rely On Blind Faith?

https://youtu.be/Dk5aH-zlpkE Radio Version: Do Christians rely on blind faith? Well, I’m a Christian, and I think blind faith is stupid. In fact, the phrase “blind faith” is one that’s been invented by opponents of Christianity to make us look bad. Nowhere in the Bible, ...

The Big Question 72: Will Good People Go To Heaven Too?

https://youtu.be/iKv5lWRrCQQ Radio Version: Will good people go to heaven too? From time to time I’ve heard people ask, “What about good people?”: people who live their lives as best they can, being loving and kind to others and doing good things? They might not be believers; ...

The Big Question 71: Is The Story Of Noah's Ark True ?

https://youtu.be/5sklJznGOq0 Radio Version: Is the story of Noah's ark true? One of the first thing an atheist often mentions, in order to ridicule Christianity is the story of Noah and the flood. “You don’t really believe in Noah’s ark do you?” They think the Loch ...

The Big Question 70: Why Do Bad Things Happen If God Is Good?

https://youtu.be/pvv4aCwj5Jw Radio Version: Why do bad things happen if God is good? This question assumes that God being good means that nothing negative will ever happen to us. And that assumption just doesn't hold true. A mother can be good and create negative consequences ...

The Big Question 69: Where Can You Find The Holy Grail?

https://youtu.be/tE4PxUqoKX8 Radio Version: Where can you find the holy grail? The so-called holy grail is the stuff of legends. Literally. It's history's greatest treasure hunt. King Arthur's knights went on quest to look for it and so did Monty Python. So what is the holy grail? ...

The Big Question 68: Is Your Brain To Be Trusted?

https://youtu.be/4MU8iInr3uw Radio Version: Is your brain to be trusted? That's a surprising question isn't it? But it's an important question because we all really rely on our brains. We don't usually doubt that what our brains are telling us is right? Imagine if the ...

The Big Question 67: Are Genesis and Science Compatible?

https://youtu.be/NYTJg90Uu2o Radio Version: Are Genesis and science compatible? Genesis is the first book of the Bible. It describes how God created everything and it's got some pretty big miraculous happenings in it. Most people today would say “nah you can't make Genesis ...

The Big Question 66: Are Miracles Real Or Not?

https://youtu.be/rWRW4G_dxgA Radio Version: Are miracles real or not? One of the reasons why people laugh at Christianity is the idea of miracles being real. I mean, how could the sea part and let people through on dry land? How could someone walk on water? How could water turn ...

The Big Question 65: Does The Big Bang Prove Creation False?

https://youtu.be/uFGphflZPk0 Radio Version: Does the Big Bang prove creation false? What the Big Bang is is a model that describes how the universe expanded from an extremely hot dense early state into what we see today. It's a bit hard to get your head around it but it wasn't an ...

The Big Question 64: Does The Bible Have Naughty Bits In It?

https://youtu.be/mnXJqk6XHqk Radio Version: Does the Bible have naughty bits in it? Absolutely. There's some very naughty bits in the Bible. Even that phrase "naughty bits" reminds us of the way that sex became a taboo subject in Christian tradition, that actually we shouldn't call ...

The Big Question 63: Why Is The Behaviour of Some People In The Bible So Bad?

https://youtu.be/l2jt_Zg35Ww Radio Version: Why Is The Behaviour of Some People In The Bible So Bad? Let me be right up front here and agree that there's some pretty bad behavior in the Bible. Now, it's atrocious. Yes, the Bible has it all. A while ago, I watched part of a ...

The Big Question 62: Is The New Testament Untrustworthy Due To It's Bias?

https://youtu.be/AaUfs8le9oU Radio Version: Is the New Testament untrustworthy due to it's bias? This is actually one of the objections against the Bible that I hear the most from people who argue against Christianity. And what they're saying is that you can't trust what the Bible ...

The Big Question 61: Did Jesus Really Rise from the Dead?

Did Jesus really rise from the dead? The entirety of the Christian faith stands or falls on the question of whether Jesus really did rise from the dead! Contrary to what you may thought before, the resurrection of Jesus is actually one of the best attested events in ancient ...

The Big Question 60: Can Christians Fight In War?

https://youtu.be/kBlXXDMjj3A Radio Version: Can Christians fight in war? I'll be right up front here and tell you that there are different views within Christianity about this. Many Christians believe that you shouldn't bear arms in war under any circumstances. That view is ...

The Big Question 59: Has Christianity Oppressed Women?

https://youtu.be/KMYw1j__9vo Radio Version: Has Christianity oppressed women? Well, the short answer to this question, if you look back through history and even today in some ways is yes. But the longer answer, which is the more thoughtful, and accurate answer is that it's not so ...

The Big Question 58: Why Were Many Ancient Christian Writings Left Out of the Bible?

https://youtu.be/ii8x-y3fWI0 Radio Version: Why were many ancient Christian writings left out of the Bible? I've often found that people who ask why some Christian writings were left out of the Bible, they have some kind of a conspiracy theory in mind. Typically in these conspiracy ...

The Big Question 57: Why Did Jesus Have to Die On a Cross for God to Forgive Us?

https://youtu.be/UUwEDZZXlmY Radio Version: Why did Jesus have to die on a cross for God to forgive us? This is a really big question. The death of Jesus on the Cross is at the very heart of the Christian faith. And it is also the reason why some people can’t accept it. It’s ...

Who Was Jesus? The Big Question 11

Who was Jesus? Whatever you may think about Jesus, you can’t deny his incredibly positive effect on both the history of the world and on the lives of countless people. https://youtu.be/j8mOHTlwIFI Who Was Jesus? Jesus was God come down to earth. Who was Jesus? There are different ...

The Big Question 56: Do All Religions Point to the Same God?

https://youtu.be/XJXfvAtWMDY Radio Version: Do all religions point to the same God? It’s a common thing to say that all religions are all the same: they’re just different ways of pointing to the same god. And there are some common analogies that are used to illustrate ...

The Big Question 55: Is God a Narcissist?

https://youtu.be/YVXFLBMUxx4 Radio Version: Is God a narcissist? Basically, what people mean when they ask this question is, why does God ask us to praise him and worship him? It’s a question that comes logically to people who haven’t been brought up in the Judaeo-Christian ...

The Big Question 54: Why is Jesus Nicer Than the God of the Old Testament?

https://youtu.be/XtYAIp2NBVs Radio Version: Why is Jesus nicer than the God of the Old Testament? It’s not unusual for people to like the God of the New Testament much more than the God of the Old Testament. I mean, they seem so different! The God of the Old Testament goes ...

The Big Question 53: Has Noah’s Ark Been Found?

https://youtu.be/62XhSCumN8A Radio Version: Has Noah's ark been found? This is actually a really big mystery. Noah’s ark is the world’s most famous cargo ship. The Bible says God told Noah to build in order to save himself, his family, and the animals of the world during the ...

The Big Question 52: What is Human Consciousness and Where Does it Come From?

What is human consciousness and where does it come from? You get up in the morning and look at your messy morning self in the mirror and decide that you are going to be a better human being today than you were yesterday. That’s human consciousness at work. And where it comes from ...

The Big Question 51: Do Aliens Exist?

Do aliens exist? As a child, I was convinced that aliens existed. I was right into UFO’s and that kind of thing. I kept a scrapbook in which I glued articles from newspapers and magazines of supposed alien sightings. The issue of aliens in the Bible is an interesting one. On the ...

The Big Question 50: Is Religion Just a Crutch?

https://youtu.be/-CTSYwdk71Q Radio Version: Is religion just a crutch? Yeah, I’ve heard this idea; that religion some kind of a crutch for the weak and the ignorant. This idea kind of says that people who are fearful or uneducated rely on religion to avoid facing the harsh ...

The Big Question 49: Is Evolution Real?

https://youtu.be/1nG1iNWGgSs Radio Version: Is evolution real? I realise that I’m way out on a limb here, because most people in our society would think that evolution is a proven fact of science and that it’s the reason why we’re all here. But I don’t believe that’s the ...

The Big Question 48: Was Christianity Based On Other Ancient Religions?

https://youtu.be/LLcIy0xBdf4 Radio Version: Was Christianity based on other ancient religions? This is one of those myths that gets peddled around, usually by unqualified people who actually know little about ancient religions or about the origins of Christianity. What they say ...

The Big Question 47: Where Did Morality Come From?

https://youtu.be/5k2sVhCUax4 Radio Version: Where did morality come from? Well, for me, that’s an interesting question: because as far as I can see, the atheistic, evolutionary model doesn’t seem to offer any convincing answers. The usual answer from an atheistic ...

The Big Question 46: Was Jesus A Real Historical Figure?

https://youtu.be/HD5ZmFUIE7g Radio Version: Was Jesus a real historical figure? It’s interesting that a recent survey in the United Kingdom discovered that 40% of adults don’t believe that Jesus was a real, historical figure. And the reason why this is interesting, is because ...

The Big Question 45: Why Are Christians Always So Serious?

https://youtu.be/l_fUtJWeeAI Radio Version: Why are Christians always so serious? Well, they’re not. I know some really funny Christians. But if you know some who are always serious, perhaps they shouldn’t be. The Bible actually says in Micah 6:8, in The Message paraphrase, ...

The Big Question 44: Where Did Life Come From?

https://youtu.be/YkHat2WMFm0 Radio Version: Where did life come from? When it comes to this question, Christians will tell you that life was created by God, who is the source of all life himself. And the interesting thing is that when we turn to science to see if it has an ...

The Big Question 43: Does the Bible Contradict Itself?

https://youtu.be/7Um7AuGMbc4 Radio Version: Does the Bible contradict itself? Well, people who believe that the Bible was inspired by God would say, “No, the Bible doesn’t contradict itself.” Meanwhile, people who try to discredit the Christian faith come up with lists of ...

The Big Question 42: Where Does Beauty Come From?

https://youtu.be/lZia4JIDOMs Radio Version: Where does beauty come from? My wife was born in Australia, but she actually grew up in Chile. When I visited Chile with here, I was amazed at the sunsets over the water. Where I live in Australia, the beaches face the east. You have to ...

The Big Question 41: Did Christianity Invent Charity?

https://youtu.be/89O7HwWX5uo Radio Version: Did Christianity invent charity? There’s a lot of things that we don’t think about in our culture. We just take them for granted. And this is one of them: where did charity come from? And what I mean by charity is selflessly helping ...

The Big Question 40: Was Jesus Illegitimate?

https://youtu.be/YPsFSiUNy8Q Radio Version: Was Jesus illegitimate? We don’t hear the term “illegitimate” much today, because it unfairly stigmatises children, but in the past the word “illegitimate” was applied to children born outside of marriage. It was a big deal, ...

The Big Question 39: Why Do Christians Go On About Faith So Much?

https://youtu.be/pQUGEbhezys Radio Version: Why do Christians go on about faith so much? When I was a little kid, just six years old, I had lots of scary nightmares. I thought there were monsters waiting for me in dark corners. My teachers noticed changes in my behaviour, so the ...

The Big Question 38: Did Jesus Have a Sense of Humour?

https://youtu.be/NWkhnULZR_M Radio Version: Did Jesus have a sense of humour? I was surprised the other day when my son said to me, “Dad, I can’t imagine you as a funny guy.” The thing is, I know I used to be a funny guy. I still think I am. I wonder what went wrong! And ...

The Big Question 37: How are Christians Meant to Live?

https://youtu.be/6HXD1zn60kU Radio Version: How are Christians meant to live? One of the weirdest characters from history is Simon Stylites, who was a Christian monk who thought that the right way to live as a Christian was to get as far away from the world as possible. So he lived ...

The Big Question 36: Does the Resurrection of Jesus Matter?

https://youtu.be/kM994v5HuzY Radio Version: Does the resurrection of Jesus matter? In this question, you’re going right to the heart of the Christian faith. So I’m going to summarise a million earth-shatteringly important points into just three simple reasons why the ...

The Big Question 35: What is Grace?

https://youtu.be/SannjZKJSkI Radio Version: What is Grace? Grace is one of the things that Christians talk about the most. It’s at the very heart of what it means to be and live as a Christian. Grace is still one of the most elusive concepts to define with human words. The ...

The Big Question 34: Did the Christian Church Turn Jesus Into God?

https://youtu.be/Sl5dJggorGo Radio Version: Did the Christian church turn Jesus into God? This is an interesting but misinformed thing that people who try to attack the Christian faith sometimes say: that Jesus was just a normal man and that a long time after his death the Christian ...

The Big Question 33: How Can I Be Saved?

How can I be saved? Religion has usually ended up turning the issue of how to be saved into a a very complicated affair. There are all these teachings you need to know, things you have to comply with, and standards you have to maintain! As a result, there are lots of people who don’t ...

The Big Question 32: What Did Jesus Wear?

https://youtu.be/5TcsFnK96qw Radio Version: What did Jesus wear? What did Jesus wear? The Bible doesn’t give us a neat physical description of what Jesus wore all in one place, but we can pretty much piece together his wardrobe. Jesus wore a mantle, like a large shawl. This was ...

The Big Question 31: Is Heaven Real?

https://youtu.be/cssDFgZl9gQ Radio Version: Is heaven real? Before you even try to answer this question, you have to be on board with a whole bunch of assumptions. You must remember that science deals in facts and observations. Science can tell us about what happens in the physical ...

The Big Question 30: Has Evolution Disproved the Bible?

https://youtu.be/lw04hvaV6L8 Radio Version: Has evolution disproved the Bible? So, let me say a few things about evolution. To disprove something, you need evidence. The idea of evolution itself isn’t evidence, and no one has found any actual evidence to prove evolution. What I ...

The Big Question 29: What Does It Mean to Belong to a Christian Church?

https://youtu.be/_bxYSPlfGh0 Radio Version: What does it mean to belong to a Christian church? I’ll start with what the church is not, and this might surprise you. The church isn’t a building. It’s actually the people. The Christian church existed long before there were ...

The Big Question 28: Why Does God Allow Suffering and Pain?

https://youtu.be/XqeLxo2u79g Radio Version: Why does God allow suffering and pain? Well, that is the big question, isn’t it? It’s supposedly the biggest weapon that atheists bring out against Christians. One of the assumptions behind this question is that pain is bad. I guess ...

The Big Question 27: What is Faith?

https://youtu.be/1I9ays8LJPg Radio Version: What is faith? The way that non-Christians and Christians use the word “faith” is different. Non-Christians use “faith” to describe believing something with no evidence. And that’s confusing because when Christians talk about ...

The Big Question 26: Did Christians Invent the Book?

https://youtu.be/GjQxNxeFfdA Radio Version: Did Christians invent the book? Well, they didn’t really invent it. But they were instrumental in the development of the book as we know it, I mean, with pages and covers, and so on. The first books were just scratches on a big stone. ...

The Big Question 25: What is the Kingdom of God?

https://youtu.be/0revMGauHJo Radio Version: What is the Kingdom of God? I’m a dual citizen. I have both Australian citizenship and Spanish citizenship. (Triple if you count the Kingdom of God.) In Spain they have compulsory national military service when you turn 18. I grew up ...

The Big Question 24: How Do You Start Reading the Bible?

https://youtu.be/qZK9ENu6Se0 Radio Version: How do you start reading the Bible? When I first started reading the Bible, I read it like any other book. Like, you go to the first page and start reading, right? But every time, I’d give up, because I got stuck in long lists of ...

The Big Question 23: What Does It Mean to Be a Christian?

https://youtu.be/0D2VoIEsNF8 Radio Version: What does it mean to be a Christian? My idea of what being a Christian is all about has actually changed a lot over the years. When I was younger I thought being a Christian was about going to church and being part of a religious ...

The Big Question 22: How Did Christianity Begin?

https://youtu.be/WZbvn42Xwp8 Radio Version: How did Christianity begin? Actually, Christianity began in the unlikeliest circumstances. The series of events that kicked off Christianity would be ones that most rational people would probably consider to be the least likely to start ...

The Big Question 21: Would Atheists Be Better Off Without Christianity?

https://youtu.be/ASwkcK-qbg4 Radio Version: Would atheists be better off without Christianity? Many atheists think we’d be better off without religion, and sometimes, specifically, that we’d be better off without Christianity. Usually, when I speak with the more aggressive ...

The Big Question 20: Is Christianity Just the Same as Other Religions?

https://youtu.be/mGvlMYQgdes Radio Version: Is Christianity just the same as other religions? Is Christianity just the same as other religions? No, it most definitely isn’t. There’s several key concepts that set Christianity apart from every other faith in the world. The ...

The Big Question 19: Did Jesus Fulfil Prophecy?

https://youtu.be/kKWn9yxF0Ew Radio Version: Did Jesus fulfil prophecy? Some years ago, I started writing my autobiography. I got through a fair chunk of writing, and now I’m taking a break. I realised how many weird and wonderful twists and turns my life’s had! It’s certainly ...

The Big Question 18: Was the Universe Designed?

https://youtu.be/HBOUKy5Idxw Radio Version: Was the universe designed? Sometimes you hear the question of whether the natural world of planet earth was designed. I believe it was. But the question of whether the universe was designed is an even bigger question. I guess when ...

The Big Question 17: Is Christianity Responsible for Holding Back Education Throughout History?

https://youtu.be/g5INp-nZclc Radio Version: Is Christianity responsible for holding back education throughout history? Yes, I’ve heard some people say that Christianity has been responsible for holding back knowledge and learning throughout history. It’s a rather recent ...

The Big Question 16: Does God Love Me?

https://youtu.be/WcXlG-m-n1s Radio Version: Does God love me? Everyone wants love. But defining what exactly love is is something that no one in all of human history has been able to do. I believe that’s because there’s something about love that goes beyond the ...

The Big Question 15: Is There Genocide in the Bible?

https://youtu.be/vIODsp-vDFI Radio Version: Is there genocide in the Bible? My daughter loves babies. After all, she is a midwife! She’s a follower of Jesus, however the other day she came to me and said, “Dad, how is it that God told people to kill babies in the Bible?” ...

The Big Question 14: Was Jesus God?

https://youtu.be/UX_17BvdRkU Radio Version: Was Jesus God? There’s plenty of people today who question who Jesus was. That’s nothing new. Back in his day, the most frequent question asked about Jesus was, literally, “Who is this guy?” Like today, back then there were ...

The Big Question 13: Where Did the Universe Come From?

https://youtu.be/cGwkhw61DQM Radio Version: Where did the universe come from? Some people ask the question, “Where did life come from?” But the question of where the universe itself came from is an even bigger question. To many people, the obvious answer is, “The Big ...

The Big Question 12: Has Christianity Been Responsible for Starting Wars?

https://youtu.be/ypYPQsiVbF4 Radio Version: Has Christianity been responsible for starting wars? There are people who are so anti-God that they say that religion – and often they have Christianity in mind – is responsible for all the wars that people have fought. The first ...

The Big Question 11: Who Was Jesus?

https://youtu.be/LVbS6mdZ0vQ Radio Version: Who was Jesus? Whatever you may think about Jesus, you can’t deny his incredibly positive effect on both the history of the world and on the lives of countless people. There are different views about who Jesus was, but they can be ...

The Big Question 10: Why Doesn't God Reveal Himself to Me?

https://youtu.be/bj5OSOQFfcE Radio Version: Why doesn't God reveal himself to me? A friend of mine recently told me she had decided to abandon Christianity. She explained her reason and questioning why doesn’t God reveal himself to us personally? She reasoned that a person who ...

The Big Question 9: How Do You Pray?

https://youtu.be/aM85hBOk71s Radio Version: How do you pray? Some years ago, my father died in very sad circumstances. In the days that followed, I was a mess, and I needed time to be by myself. So I went and sat beside the sea. I spent a whole day thinking and praying there. What I ...

The Big Question 8: Did Jesus Actually Die on the Cross?

https://youtu.be/1qw-6Sf4qpA Radio Version: Did Jesus actually die on the cross? It is not unusual to ask the question: Did Jesus Actually Die on the Cross? Some years ago I was in the Middle East, and I enjoyed several conversations with a non-Christian I met there. He ...

The Big Question 7: What Did Jesus Actually Teach?

https://youtu.be/J-ytimmpzzQ Radio Version: What did Jesus actually teach? My wife and I have been married for more than fifteen years, and I’ve noticed a funny thing. I guess it’s what always happens, but as time goes by, her recollections of what happened in a certain ...

The Big Question 6: Was Jesus Married?

https://youtu.be/-GjPCNUiAHQ Radio Version: Was Jesus married? In Dan Brown’s 2003 novel “The Da Vinci Code” he claimed that Jesus was married to Mary Magdalene and had children. It’s a novel, but many people believe it is true. But it’s actually not a new idea. It pops up ...

The Big Question 5: Do Scientists Believe in God?

https://youtu.be/Douj0Z0DMNE Radio Version: Do scientists believe in God? If you ask a group of scientists whether they believe in God, you’ll find that some do and some don’t. The popular idea that if you’re a scientist then you must by definition be an atheist, is wrong. ...

The Big Question 4: Did Jesus Really Exist?

https://youtu.be/eTLAIsDZguE Radio Version: Did Jesus really exist? I once read a book that argued that the earth was hollow and that it was populated inside by a super-race of aliens. It even had photos that proved it. It was interesting, but I didn’t believe it. Why? Because all ...

The Big Question 3: What is the Meaning of Life?

https://youtu.be/dh1rOREgOB4 Radio Version: What is the meaning of life? It’s often when we’re facing a crisis that we ask the questions that matter to understand the meaning of life. Not long ago, I received a phone call from a person who was dealing with a very serious, ...

The Big Question 2: Who Put the Bible Together?

https://youtu.be/oGEvcyKrFhQ Radio Version: Who put the Bible together? The question of who put the Bible together is one that comes up over and over again. The Christian Bible consists of 66 different small books, written over a period of up to 1,500 years, by different authors ...

The Big Question 1: Does God Exist?

https://youtu.be/_B-QfapNr0E Radio Version: Does God exist? Does God exist? This is the most important question we can ask, because the answer to this question ultimately determines the answers to all other questions. I asked myself this question when I started thinking for ...

How to Answer the Big Question

https://vimeo.com/72533389 The biggest question everybody has is this: Does life have meaning? This must be answered before one can decide to become a Christian. We want to be sure that there at the centre of the universe is a Mind that knows and a Heart that cares. Only when this is settled can ...

Unlimited: Live Big!

Still other seed fell on good soil, where it produced a crop—a hundred, sixty or thirty times what was sown (Matthew 13:8, NIV). Some people want to live big! They want to make an impact on this world! They want to make sure that their lives are not forgotten within a generation of their ...

The Biggest Hole in History

I want to tell you about the biggest hole in history. It’s a mysterious hole that secular historians are unable to fill. They know that something big happened in the first century, but they don’t know what it is. It transformed the Roman Empire. In fact, it transformed the world and ...

We Pray to a Big God

Why did the twelve disciples ask Jesus to teach them how to pray? Being Jews, the twelve were not new to prayer. Yet, after spending three years with Jesus, they felt the need to update their knowledge and practice of prayer. Take note that this discussion was not initiated by Jesus, but ...

Top Questions of Faith Answered

What is a Christian? What is Love? What are the Best Bible Verses About Love? What are Some Old Testament Prophecies About Jesus... What does the Bible say about heaven? Does God Exist? Who is Jesus and is He ...

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Make a difference in the next 10 seconds... we need 68 people to head over to the Good News Unlimited YouTube Channel and click the Subscribe button for our channel. Help us reach 1,000 subscribers to unlock a range of new features that will help us reach more people with the Good News of ...

Jesus - A Real Historical Figure?

https://youtu.be/hY2W_30ZhXg It’s interesting that a recent survey in the United Kingdom discovered that 40% of adults don’t believe that Jesus was a real historical figure. And the reason why this is interesting is that qualified historians, whether Christians or atheists, almost ...

Why Does God Allow Suffering and Pain?

Well, that is the big question, isn’t it? It’s supposedly the biggest weapon that atheists bring out against Christians. One of the assumptions behind this question is that pain is bad. I guess we can all agree with that. But another assumption here is we’d all be better off if we ...

You Are a Steward of God's Grace – Eliezer Gonzalez

You are a steward of God's grace. What are you doing with it? When I was a little kid at school, our grade 6 teacher once asked us who we thought in the class was the most trustworthy person among us. Who among us was the person who was likely to not betray a secret no matter how much ...

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Unlimited 60 Sec Radio Devotions Radio listeners are desperately looking for some good news in their lives. And now Good News Unlimited has designed a 60 second devotional to reach today’s busy people in a time-poor world with simple Gospel content. Produced by Malcolm Pollard ...

Knowing So Much But So Little – by Edward Fudge

Ed Fudge reflects on what gives him comfort and hope in difficult times. The second year of high school found me enrolled in a vocational class in commercial printing. A loud, smelly machine called a Linotype made a "line o' type" from melted lead. The printing "press" inked the type with ...

Daily Good News - Beyond Recognition

“Jesus said, ‘When you have lifted up the Son of Man, then you will know who I am’” (John 8:28). Jesus knew that people struggled to understand who he was and the nature of his mission. They knew he was different, and many of them could sense his connection to the Divine. Some even ...

And God created the universe… indeed

Not one to shy away from the big questions, Sam de Brito has dived right into the deep end of the universe in his column in the Brisbane Times today. From the perspective of an atheist, he addresses the question of how the universe was formed, and you can read his article here: Of course, ...

Church Redefined Pt 7 - From Religion To Relationship

By Tony Elshof, Wollongong Vineyard Church Plant This message is to empower and equip you to live a better Kingdom life. “For I desire steadfast love and not sacrifice, the knowledge of God rather than burnt offerings” Hosea 6:6. I recently had lunch with a young guy whom I had only met ...

Unlimited: God Did Not Reject His People

I ask then: Did God reject his people? By no means! (Romans 11:1a). This is a question that has been asked since the crucifixion of Jesus: Have the Jewish people been rejected by God? Throughout history, some people have answered this question in a way that has made them be anti-Semitic. ...

Unlimited: God Gives Meaning to Everything

You believe in God; believe also in me (John 14:1b, NIV). The main reason for unbelief ultimately, is that people only believe what they wish to believe. After all, a small eyelid can shut out the entire sun! Willian Paley, a great favourite of mine, gave this illustration: If you walked ...

Unlimited: Blessed Are Those Who Mourn

Blessed are those who mourn, for they will be comforted (Matthew 5:4, NIV). To come to God, I must be stripped of my self-sufficiency. The blessed poor in spirit know they do not have in themselves what the righteous law demands. All human philosophy says sorrow is the great trouble of ...

Unlimited: Salvation is a Done Deal

And that is what some of you were. But you were washed, you were sanctified, you were justified in the name of the Lord Jesus Christ and by the Spirit of our God (1 Corinthians 6:10). Two thousand years ago all your sins were forgiven, you were given a free pass into the Kingdom of God, and ...

Unlimited: The Glorious Meaning of Christ’s Resurrection

Jesus Christ our Lord… was… declared to be the Son of God with power according to the Spirit of holiness, by the resurrection from the dead  (Romans 1:4, NKJV). What did the apostles find in the resurrection which made them give it this weighty and unfailing emphasis? What was its ...

Unlimited: How Not To Burn Out

By faith he left Egypt, not fearing the king’s anger; he persevered because he saw him who is invisible  (Hebrews 11:27, NIV). Everything in life depends on what you look at. This is much easier to preach than to practice. But Scripture is trying to tell us we can persevere when we see ...

Unlimited: Misunderstood Prophecy

When some of those standing near heard this, they said, “Listen, he’s calling Elijah.”Someone ran, filled a sponge with wine vinegar, put it on a staff, and offered it to Jesus to drink. “Now leave him alone. Let’s see if Elijah comes to take him down,” he said (Mark 15:34-36, ...

It’s About the Money

It’s been estimated that there are 2,350 verses in the Bible about money and generosity. We often don’t like to face the reality that Jesus had a lot to say about money in his teachings, and what he had to say was very challenging. One of the ways that we try to avoid this truth is by ...

Nothing But God

It’s easy for us to waver and doubt when we confront the unfairness of life. In Psalm 73, the psalmist describes how this almost brought him to ruin. I’ll let him describe his dilemma in his own words, Surely God is good to Israel,    to those who are pure in ...

The Power of Just Listening

There is a power in listening. Listening is how the healing of broken souls commences. There can be more power in silence than in words. But if you’re like me, you’re usually desperate to say something. That’s not because saying something will make the other person feel better, but ...

My Truth, Your Truth, and the Truth

In recent times, I’ve heard people talk about their truth, as in “my truth” and about the truth of others as “their truth.” Implicit in this is the idea that that because it is “my truth” or “their truth” it is somehow inherently valid as a statement of truth. Opinions ...

Fear Has Been Defeated

Fear has been defeated! While I totally believe that, we still have to live with fear in this world. I had an experience as a teenager that taught me something of the nature of fear. When I was around 14 years old I went on a camp with a group of young people from church. Our tents were ...

Who Do You Trust?

The issue of who do you trust is one of the most important questions you will need to answer in life. So, who do you trust? I faced that question early in my life. When I was in Grade Six, my teacher's name was Mr Meeker. He was an older gentleman, with a balding head and a crown of ...

Unlimited: Keep Your Eyes on The Mountain

Fixing our eyes on Jesus, the pioneer and perfecter of faith. For the joy set before him he endured the cross, scorning its shame, and sat down at the right hand of the throne of God (Hebrews 12:2, NIV). In The Great House of God, Max Lucado tells the story of a sociologist who ...

Unlimited: Christ's Mighty Resurrection Power

I want to know Christ and experience the mighty power that raised him from the dead (Philippians 3:10, NLT). In Italy is the centuries-old grave of an unbeliever. Before he died, he ordered a huge stone slab for his grave to prevent him from being raised from the dead if there was, after ...

Understanding the Good News

Understanding the Good News = Understanding the Gospel Understanding the Good News isn't difficult. To understand the good news it is helpful to know that the word “Gospel” means good news! That Jesus has come to forgive our sins and give us eternal life is the best news the world has ...

Unlimited: Faith Can Move Mountains

If ye have faith as a grain of mustard seed, ye shall say unto this mountain, Remove hence to yonder place; and it shall remove; and nothing shall be impossible unto you. (Matthew 17:20, KJV). Faith as a grain uprooting a mountain! …I do not shrink from the startling conjunction. Our ...

Unlimited: Every Desire Is A Prayer

Take delight in the Lord, and he will give you the desires of your heart (Psalm 37:4). The main hindrance to prayer are the things we value and desire, because every desire is a prayer. The prodigal son prayed, "Give me the portion of goods that falleth to me," (Luke 15:12, KJV). He got ...

What is Faith?

The way that non-Christians and Christians use the word “faith” is different. Non-Christians use “faith” to describe believing something with no evidence. And that’s confusing because when Christians talk about faith, that’s not what they mean that at all. What Christians mean ...

What is the Meaning of Life?

Not long ago, I received a phone call from a person who was dealing with a very serious, life-threatening issue. He needed to talk with someone. As we walked under the trees beside a river, my friend understandably had some big questions, like: Have I lived a good life?Have I been wrong all ...

Unlimited: God Creates What is Beautiful and Good

He has made everything beautiful in its time (Eccl. 3:11). Why does God permit this world to be the university of hard knocks? The first thing to be said is that if you believe that God is a God of love, you have one problem: you have to explain the problem of evil. But if you don't believe ...

Step/Week 12, Day 6 – Give and Yes: Enjoy Your Recovery

“For, dear brothers [and sisters], you have been given freedom: not freedom to do wrong, but freedom to love and serve each other” (Gal. 5:13, TLB). Have you been enjoying your recovery? Does that sound like a strange question to you? Let me explain further. I spent the best part of my ...

The Essence of the Gospel

  What is the essence of the Gospel? I invite you to turn your attention to the Word of God as found in Luke 4:14-21: 14 Jesus returned to Galilee in the power of the Spirit, and news about him spread through the whole countryside. 15He taught in their synagogues, and everyone praised ...

The Man And the Rock

What can we learn from the man and the rock? Here is a story about adversity, a story about faith, a story about you and me. The story about the man and the rock is just an illustration. But I am sure that after you have read it, you will be able to apply it to your life – perhaps straight ...

Teach Us How To Praise

One day the disciples came to Jesus, saying, “Teach us how to pray.” Jesus responded with what is commonly known as The Lord’s Prayer. I have come to see that The Lord’s Prayer not only teaches us how to pray, but also how to praise – how to be glad, how to hallow his mighty ...

Unlimited: God's Love is Vast in Its Breadth

I pray that you… may have power, together with all the Lord’s holy people, to grasp how wide and long and high and deep is the love of Christ (Ephesians 3:17–18). What can be more encouraging and more exhilarating than to think of this breadth of the love of the Lord Jesus Christ? We ...

Just Be Still

Just Be Still Everyone is so busy these days, and it’s often our relationships that suffer first. Our most important relationship should be the one we have with God. But have you noticed how, the busier our society has become, belief in God has fallen away? In the Bible, God ...

Does God Exist?

https://youtu.be/x-n7SYDPo78 A short answer to a big question: Does God exist?

Why Did Jesus Bless all the Wrong People?

It often seems like Jesus blesses all the wrong people! We all want to be blessed, don’t we? But when we think about people who are blessed, we think about people with money, nice cars, a big house, and all the material things. Or perhaps we think of people who are handsome or ...

How You Can Be a Mighty Warrior of God

The story of Gideon in the Bible shows you how you can be a mighty warrior of God. The back story is that for years, the Midianites have been raiding the people of God, the Israelites. Every spring, after the harvest, they would come in huge numbers, and steal all the crops. The Israelites ...

The Right Way to Solve Your Problems

We all have problems! No one who breathes on this earth is exempt from them. So, what is the right way to solve your problems if you are a follower of Jesus? There is a wonderful illustration of this in the Bible story of how Jesus fed the five thousand. We are told that, When Jesus ...

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Listen to GNU's 60 sec Unlimited radio spots online here. Listen to GNU's 3 min Big Question radio spots online here. If you are from a radio station, you can hear samples and request access to the .wav files for broadcast here. GNU’s Unlimited radio and television spots and ...

Unlimited: Christ Solves The Problem of Existence

We implore you on Christ’s behalf: Be reconciled to God (2 Cor 5:20). Don't let anyone tell you that Christianity and religion are irrelevant. The most significant fact in your existence and mine is that old-fashioned concept called “sin”. Human life is happy or unhappy, fruitful or ...

Was Jesus Illegitimate?

Was Jesus illegitimate? We don't use the term much today, because it unfairly stigmatises children, but in the past, the word "illegitimate" was applied to children born outside of marriage. It was a big deal, especially in traditional cultures like the one Joseph and Mary lived ...

Interview with Laura Stewart

Laura, can you tell us a little bit about where you come from and what you did before joining GNU? I come from a little city in Indiana, USA. I’ve always had a passion for media and obtained a mass communication degree specialising in TV/video production. I worked for a time in the ...

From Here to Eternity - An Interview with Eliezer Gonzalez, CEO of Good News Unlimited

It’s been a while since you were interviewed for the magazine. Why now? Good News Unlimited’s supporters should know where their ministry is up to. GNU’s work is a work of the Body of Christ, we should share our achievements and challenges, our joys and burdens with one another. In ...

A God Who Reveals Mysteries – by Tom Durst

but there is a God in heaven who reveals mysteries, and he has made known to King Nebuchadnezzar what will be in the latter days… —Daniel 2:28 ESV No matter what worldview, philosophy, or religion one chooses to adopt there is mystery involved.  In our Christian faith we have ...

Straight Paths

“… in all your ways submit to him, and he will make your paths straight” (Prov 3:6). How often are you consumed by the desire to know God’s will for your life? This is a very important question when we are at key decision-points in our lives, such as when choosing a life partner. Seeking ...

The Mountain That God Provides ­– by Eliezer Gonzalez

In The Great House of God, Max Lucado tells the story of a sociologist who “accompanied a group of mountain climbers on an expedition. Among other things, he observed a direct correlation between cloud cover and contentment. When there was no cloud cover and the peak was in view, the climbers ...

The Story of Jesus is the Story of the Church – by Desmond Ford

I wonder if you've noticed that the book of Revelation couches the experience of the church in terms that remind us about Jesus. It is magnificent to notice that whenever the Bible is writing about, somehow it directs us to Jesus. Even in the book of Revelation, that talks of anti-Christ. It ...

The Stick or the Word? – by Eliezer Gonzalez

When God tells us to be gentle, we should not use the big stick. That was Moses’ mistake. God had told him to speak to the rock, and Moses struck it with his big stick. No water came out, and so he struck it again. But God had told him to speak to the rock; he had not told him to hit it. Take ...

A Church For Atheists?

Have you heard of the “Sunday Assembly?” This movement, a church for atheists, was begun by two comedians in London in 2012, and it has gone viral around the world. Perhaps the fact that it was started by comedians gives us a clue, although of course, to give them due credit, they ...

I Shall Lack Nothing – Psalm 23

by Bilyana De Soto I learnt this week that in the original Hebrew there are exactly twenty six words before and after, “Thou art with me” of Psalm 23. It seems that the message - God with us is not only the centrepiece of Psalm 23 but of the whole Bible. Psalmist David not only presents a ...

I Would Choose to Lose my Church Membership Instead of Losing Eternal Life – Thomas Munyaneza, Brussels

I was born in Rwanda, 2nd October 1982, and lost my parents when I was still very young. I was always asking myself how will my life end up. Surrounded by many happy families, I was asking myself why I ended up by myself, and felt like I was alone in this world. I continued to feel a great ...

Good News Unlimited 1986 Issues

December Issue Download PDF Contents: Since I Heard of Bethlehem by Desmond Ford Learns All About Christmas by Gillian Ford His Indescribable Gift by Noel Mason Christmas As Usual by Brad McIntyre  Issue No 11 Contents: Editorial Why Do Many Christians ...

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Articles Bible A Letter to a Pastor – Bible Inspiration People Under Construction The Shocking Story About Jesus that was Almost Left Out of the Bible Another Kind of Loser Passion Week: Portrait of the End of the World (eBook) In what way is the good news unlimited? The ...

How to Know God's Will For Your Life

Like many of us, at various stages in my life, I have been consumed by the desire to know God’s will for my life. And over the years I have read a lot of articles, and quite a few books written on the topic as well. This is a very important question when we are at key decision-points in our ...

How Significant am I?

by Bilyana de Soto How do I measure my significance in my family, in my school or church or city or country, or for that matter in the universe? Is it by my physical attributes such as good looks; perhaps it’s through my talents as a singer, an artist, a writer, an athlete or a scholar; or ...

What Does Jesus Call Us To Do?

Does Jesus call us? Firstly - Jesus calls us first to accept his gift of salvation, for everything else flows from this. When we receive salvation, Jesus gives us his Holy Spirit as our constant companion. This is how we become Jesus' active followers and demonstrate all the 'fruits of the ...

What is Grace?

Grace is God’s unmerited favour towards sinners. It is the essence of the Gospel: in Acts 20:24, the apostle Paul refers to “the gospel of the grace of God.” It is a gift: “…all are justified freely by his grace through the redemption that came by Christ Jesus” (Romans 3:24). A ...

What We Do

Have you ever wondered why Christianity sometimes seems so complicated? Why is it that sometimes being a believer in Jesus Christ seems all too difficult? Good News Unlimited does not represent a church; we simply represent the truth of the gospel; we represent what’s alive and active. There is ...

Rats and Sparks - Gillian Ford

January 2013 The house looked clean and tidy, and Gill felt rather satisfied with herself. She had put Advantage on Jasper. There were no fleas around. The pest man had been, and there was not one cockroach in sight. Almost perfect, Gill thought. I am free of dirt and pests. At that very moment, ...

The Religion of the Empty Tomb

The Religion of the Empty Tomb teaches that when Jesus came out of that tomb, He had accomplished something that no one else had done, or ever could ever do. Sometime around 31 AD, just outside Jerusalem, something happened that changed the course of history. It still divides people today, ...

Passion Week: Portrait of the End of the World (eBook)

Passion Week Portrait of the End of the World - 1 by Dr Desmond Ford “Only God is given away. Only heaven can be had for the asking.” The most important week of history was the one climaxing in the Cross. It is known as Passion Week (“passion” means suffering here). Only 42 days of ...

Genesis and Science

Good News Unlimited Conference, 2003 Seventy-five percent or more of young people from evangelical Christian homes attending university lose their faith in the Bible. In the last 15 years we have learned more about the nature of the universe than in all preceding time. Space probes, the ...