Christian Questions and Answers
Find gentle and faithful explanations to the most common Christian questions. Guided by Scripture and the light of Christ.
Questions about Jesus
- How Can Jesus Be Both God and Human?
- How Did Jesus Teach Us to Pray?
- How Does the Cross Reveal God’s Love?
- How Is Jesus the Image of the Invisible God?
- Is Jesus Truly the Only Way to God?
- Was Jesus Fully God and Fully Man?
- What Are the Beatitudes of Jesus?
- What Did Jesus Say About Forgiveness?
- What Did Jesus Teach About Love?
- What Does “Christ” Mean?
- What Does It Mean That Jesus Is the Word Made Flesh?
- What Does Jesus Teach About Mercy?
- What Happened After Jesus Rose from the Dead?
- What Happened During the Crucifixion of Jesus?
- What Is the Greatest Commandment According to Jesus?
- What Is the Kingdom of God That Jesus Preached?
- What Is the Meaning of the Resurrection of Jesus?
- What Is the Passion of Christ?
- What Is the Significance of the Ascension of Jesus?
- What Makes Jesus Different from Other Religious Leaders?
Questions about the Bible
- How Can We Trust the Bible Is True?
- How Is the Bible Divided into Old and New Testaments?
- How Was the Bible Formed?
- What Does “Inspired by God” Mean?
- What Happened at the Burning Bush?
- What Is the Bible?
- What Is the Meaning of the Ten Commandments?
- What Is the Old Testament About?
- What Is the Role of the Holy Spirit in the Bible?
- What Is the Story of the Exodus?
- What Is the Wisdom of Solomon?
- What Makes the Bible Different from Other Books?
- What Was God’s Covenant with Noah?
- What Was the Message of Isaiah?
- Who Was Abraham in the Bible?
- Who Was King David?
- Who Were the Prophets in the Old Testament?
- Who Wrote the Bible?
- Why Did God Call Moses?
- Why Did God Deliver Israel from Egypt?
Questions about God
- Can We Truly Understand Who God Is?
- How Can an Invisible God Be Real?
- How Can God Be Everywhere at Once?
- How Can We Experience God’s Presence?
- How Can We Know That God Exists?
- How Can We Know the Character of God?
- How Does God Reveal Himself to Humanity?
- How Is God Both Transcendent and Near?
- What Does It Mean That God Is Almighty?
- What Does It Mean That God Is Eternal?
- What Does It Mean That God Is Spirit?
- What Does It Mean That God Is the Alpha and the Omega?
- What Is the Difference Between Knowing About God and Knowing God Personally?
- Who Is God?
- Why Do Christians Call God the Creator?
- Why Does the Bible Say That No One Has Seen God?
Questions about Faith
- Can a Person Have Faith Without Religion?
- Can Faith Exist Without Love?
- How Does Faith Grow in the Heart?
- How Is Faith Different from Belief?
- How Is Faith Different From Religion?
- Is Faith a Gift or a Choice?
- What Does “Faith Without Works Is Dead” Really Mean?
- What Does It Mean to Have Living Faith?
- What Does It Mean to Surrender in Faith?
- What Does It Mean to Walk by Faith?
- What Is Christian Faith?
- What Is the Difference Between Strong Faith and Weak Faith?
- What Is the Relationship Between Faith and Truth?
- Why Is Faith Compared to a Journey?
- Why Is Faith Essential for Salvation?
Questions about Prayer
- Can Prayer Change Me Even If My Situation Stays the Same?
- How Does Prayer Express Trust in God?
- How Is Prayer a Relationship Rather Than a Ritual?
- Is Prayer More About Words or the Heart?
- Is There a “Right Way” to Begin Praying?
- What Does “Pray in Spirit and in Truth” Truly Mean?
- What Is Christian Prayer at Its Core?
- What Makes Christian Prayer Different from Meditation?
- Why Does God Invite Us to Speak With Him?
- Why Is Honesty Important in Prayer?
Questions about Salvation
- Can Anyone Be Too Sinful to Be Saved?
- From What Does Jesus Save Us?
- How Is Salvation Both a Moment and a Journey?
- How Is Salvation Connected to Love?
- How Is Salvation Different from Forgiveness?
- What Does “Being Born Again” Mean?
- What Does Salvation Mean in Christianity?
- What Does the Bible Say About the Assurance of Salvation?
- Why Do Humans Need to Be Saved?
- Why Is Salvation Called a Gift of Grace?
Questions about Forgiveness
- Can Forgiveness Exist Without Reconciliation?
- How Does Forgiveness Reveal the Heart of God?
- How Does the Cross Show the True Meaning of Forgiveness?
- How Is Forgiveness Different from Forgetting?
- Is Forgiveness a Feeling or a Decision?
- What Does Forgiveness Mean in Christianity?
- What Does It Mean to Be Set Free by Forgiveness?
- Why Does God Command Us to Forgive Others?
- Why Is Forgiveness Central to the Gospel Message?
- Why Is Forgiveness Described as Mercy in Action?
Questions about the Holy Spirit
- How Does the Holy Spirit Reveal the Presence of Jesus in the World?
- How Is the Holy Spirit a Person, Not a Force?
- How Is the Holy Spirit Equal to the Father and the Son?
- What Does It Mean That the Spirit Is “Lord and Giver of Life”?
- What Does It Mean That the Spirit Proceeds From the Father and the Son?
- Who Is the Holy Spirit According to the Bible?
- Why Does Scripture Use Symbols Like Wind and Fire for the Spirit?
- Why Is the Holy Spirit Called the Third Person of the Trinity?
- Why Is the Spirit Called the Paraclete or Advocate?
- Why Is the Spirit Sometimes Called the “Breath of God”?
Questions about Christian Life
- How Can I Balance Faith and Responsibilities?
- How Can I Bring Christian Values Into Everyday Decisions?
- How Can I Follow Jesus in My Daily Life?
- How Can I Live a Christ-Centered Life at Work or School?
- How Can I Live for God in a Secular Society?
- How Can I Live the Gospel in Ordinary Moments?
- How Can I Overcome Fear of Living My Faith Publicly?
- How Can I Stay Faithful to Christ in Times of Change?
- What Daily Habits Help Me Walk With Jesus?
- What Does “Take Up Your Cross Daily” Mean?
- What Does Discipleship Look Like in the Modern World?
- What Does It Mean to Live as a Christian Today?
- What Does It Mean to Live Under God’s Will?
- Why Does Discipleship Require Sacrifice?
- Why Is Imitation of Christ the Goal of Every Christian?
Questions about the Church
- How Did the Early Church Begin at Pentecost?
- How Do Scripture and Tradition Form the Foundation of the Church?
- How Does the Church Continue the Mission of Jesus?
- How Does the Church Remain Holy Despite Human Sin?
- How Does the Holy Spirit Guide and Sustain the Church?
- How Is the Church a Family of Believers?
- How Is the Church the Body of Christ?
- What Does It Mean That the Church Is Both Human and Divine?
- What Does It Mean That the Church Is the Bride of Christ?
- What Does It Mean to Love the Church as Christ Loves Her?
- What Is the Church According to the Bible?
- What Is the Difference Between the Visible and Invisible Church?
- What Is the Relationship Between Christ and His Church?
- What Makes the Church Different From Other Organizations?
- Why Did Jesus Establish the Church?
- Why Do Christians Call the Church “One, Holy, Catholic, and Apostolic”?
- Why Does the Bible Call the Church a Temple of the Holy Spirit?
- Why Is Belonging to the Church Important for Salvation?
- Why Is the Church Called the People of God?
- Why Is Unity Essential to the Church’s Nature?
Questions about the Pope
- Does the Pope Have Absolute Authority?
- Has There Ever Been a Non-European Pope?
- Have There Ever Been Bad Popes?
- Have There Ever Been Two Popes at the Same Time?
- How Did the Papacy Begin?
- How Does the Church Deal With Popes Who Made Mistakes?
- How Does the Pope Continue Saint Peter’s Mission?
- How Does the Pope Represent Jesus Christ on Earth?
- How Has the Papacy Changed Over the Centuries?
- How Many Popes Have There Been in History?
- Is the Pope Mentioned in the Bible?
- Was Saint Peter Really the First Pope?
- What Are Some of the Most Beloved Popes in History?
- What Does Apostolic Succession Mean for the Pope?
- What Does the Word “Pope” Mean?
- What Is the Role of the Pope in the Church?
- What Makes the Pope the Leader of the Catholic Church?
- What Was the Great Western Schism About?
- Which Pope Served the Longest?
- Which Pope Served the Shortest Term?
Questions about the Saints
- Are Saints Still Aware of Us on Earth?
- Can Saints Hear Our Prayers?
- Do Catholics Worship Saints?
- How Are Saints Different From Angels?
- How Does Someone Become a Saint?
- How Is Mary Different From the Other Saints?
- Is Mary’s Intercession More Powerful Than Other Saints’?
- What Are Marian Apparitions, and How Does the Church Confirm Them?
- What Does It Mean to Be a Saint?
- What Is Canonization in the Catholic Church?
- What Is the Communion of Saints?
- Who Are the Saints in the Catholic Church?
- Who Is Saint Francis of Assisi?
- Who Is Saint Paul and What Did He Teach?
- Who Is Saint Peter?
- Why Do Catholics Call Mary “Full of Grace”?
- Why Do Catholics Honor the Saints?
- Why Is Mary Called the Greatest of All Saints?
- Why Is Saint Paul Called the Apostle to the Gentiles?
- Why Is Saint Peter Called the First Pope?