Many people today are exploring Christianity through the internet, in the plethora of online resources about the faith that exist today. So what are they asking?
Bruce Miller, a pastor in Texas following academic study in theology, based his book: “The 7 Big Questions: Searching for God, Truth, and Purpose” on what he says are the most googled questions about God:
- Does life have a purpose?
- Is there a God?
- Why does God allow pain and suffering?
- Is Christianity too narrow?
- Is Jesus God?
- Is the Bible reliable?
- Can I know God personally?
In an interview with Premier Unbelievable, Miller says these questions originally came from the online ministry ExploreGod.com. He preached on them in his church, and it had such a positive reception that they eventually became the book. Although the most googled question is on pain and suffering, he said, he began with the question of purpose because it is so fundamental.
These questions will form the basis of a series of articles on Premier Unbelievable, drawing from our interviews and debates with some of the greatest minds in the world.
But what of Bruce Miller? He describes his academic training in a postmodern era, learning “you can poke holes in everything” but that he found most satisfaction in his own personal faith rather than the more cerebral arguments.
“Just on an intellectual level, Christianity holds more water, is more intellectually rigorous and stable than any other worldview or religion or point of view,” he said. “If you’re looking for what’s the most intellectually defensible, it’s Christianity. But on a personal level it’s my own experiences with God and the peace and the joy and the security that God has given me in all times in my life, I just a real genuine honest personal encounter with the living God and relationship that is growing deeper and deeper as as I’ve gotten older.”
Premier Unbelievable has published many stories of faith that often have both an intellectual and an emotional or personal element, such as that of soldier Jon Wilke, academic Dr Stefani Ruper, and angry atheist Roger Sherrer.
