d not be able to resist the temptation. So what was the point?17b. Explain why your God created humans as imperfect, then set his standards so high that no one could possibly live up to them, then punishes us for not living up to his standards. 18. Explain why sex, potentially one of the most wonderful, beautiful things in human nature, is considered "bad" by your particular denomination. If your denomination does not consider sex to be "bad,"then refute Matthew 19:12, 1 Corinthians 7 (particularly verses 1 and 9),Galatians 5:17, 1 Thessalonians 4:3, James 1:14-15, Matthew 5:27-31, Luke17:27, and Revelation 14:4. 19. Explain why, if Jesus was perfect, he thought that the end of the world was coming soon, when it has clearly not come yet. See Matthew 16:27-28. 20. Explain why some people (James, Peter, Paul, Thomas,etc.) should get convincing physical proof of miracles, while the rest of us are supposed to take these happenings on faith. 21. Why are the stories of the resurrection inconsistent?22. If you are a Protestant or a member of an Eastern Orthodox church, explain why you are still using the Catholic Bible, which was formalized by a vote among (supposedly divinely inspired) cardinals and bishops in the fourth century CE, when you disagree with the idea that the Pope, who is higher in the Catholic hierarchy, is divinely inspired; if a Catholic, explain why your church accepts the canonical Bible while rejecting the Apocrypha (do not use the "divinely inspired" argument: Because I am not religious, I will not be able to accept it). 23. If your God wants us to worship him through our own free will, why does he threaten us with Hell? If you have someone threatening you with a punishment, it isn't free will. 24. Why would your God deliberately cause sinners to sin (cf. Romans 9:15-23 and numerous parts of the book of Exodus where God says, "I will harden Pharaoh's heart."). Are these sinners still responsible for the sins which your go...
