Hard questions
Questions we had, and what we found
These are objections to Christianity we've run into ourselves — from friends, online, or in our own heads. We state the strongest version of each one, then share what we found while researching it, including where the answer still feels incomplete to us. Sources are listed at the bottom of every page so you can read further and decide for yourself.
God
Does God exist?
The classic arguments, honestly stated — what they show and what they don't.
Suffering
If God is good, why is there so much suffering?
The hardest question in the world, and the Christian answer that does not flinch from it.
Jesus
Did Jesus really rise from the dead?
The historical case: the facts most scholars grant, and what best explains them.
Bible
Can we trust the Bible?
Manuscripts, transmission, and the difference between variants and corruption.
Science
Hasn't science disproved God?
Why the 'war' between science and faith is largely a modern myth.
Faith
Isn't it arrogant to say Jesus is the only way?
Exclusivity, sincerity, and what happens to people who never heard.
Morality
What about all the harm done by the church?
Crusades, abuse, hypocrisy — and why the objection borrows a Christian standard.
Morality
Can you be good without God?
Yes — and that is not the question the argument is actually asking.
Faith
Is it wrong to doubt?
Doubt is not the opposite of faith, and the Bible is full of it.
Faith
How do I tell God's voice from the enemy's?
A practical test for the thoughts in your head — and why Scripture is the deciding vote.
Faith
How do I argue for my faith and know it's backed by Scripture?
A method for defending what you believe — grounded in the text, not in winning.
Still stuck? Ask the study guide your own question, in your own words.
Where this came from
We're not experts — these are the sources we used while researching this page. Read them yourself, keep digging, and hold us to them.
- [1]Stanford Encyclopedia of Philosophy — Cosmological, Teleological, Moral and Evil entries
Peer-reviewed statements of the arguments and their strongest objections.
- [2]Gary Habermas — minimal facts research on the resurrection
The survey of critical scholarship behind the resurrection material.
- [3]Bart Ehrman, Misquoting Jesus, and Daniel Wallace, Center for the Study of New Testament Manuscripts
Both sides of the manuscript-reliability debate; the skeptical case is read directly.
- [4]Tacitus, Annals 15.44; Josephus, Antiquities 18.63 and 20.200 — Perseus / Loeb texts
The non-Christian ancient references to Jesus and the early church.