ON THE TABLE

QUESTIONS CONFRONTING THE CHRISTIAN FAITH

Answers to the big questions your people are hearing and asking about Christianity.
- Can We Trust the Bible?
- Is There Only One Way to God?
- Does Christianity Oppress Minorities, Women, and Others?
- How Can a Good God Allow Suffering?
- What Does God Say about Gender Dysphoria and the Transgender Movement?
- Why Does God Care about Sex?
- What Does God Say about Same-Sex Attraction, Marriage, and Singleness?
- How Does Hell Exist If God Is Love?
These questions are answered with grace and truth in a way that is easy to understand and share with others.

What with the Students Gain from On The Table:

Week 1: Can We Trust the Bible?

Gain confidence that Scripture is historically reliable, inspired, and relevant.
Learn how to engage the Bible critically but faithfully.
Discover why the Bible is the foundation for truth and life.

Week 2: Is There Only One Way to God?

Understand why Jesus claims to be the only way.
Explore the difference between exclusivity and inclusivity in faith.
Learn to respectfully engage with people of other religions or worldviews.

Week 3: Does Christianity Oppress Minorities, Women, and Others?

See how God’s heart has always been for justice, dignity, and equality.
Learn to separate cultural/historical misuses of Christianity from Jesus’ actual teachings.
Gain a vision for the Church as a place of love and restoration.

Week 4: How Can a Good God Allow Suffering?

Grapple honestly with the problem of evil and pain.
Learn how God enters into suffering through Jesus.
Gain hope that suffering is not meaningless but can be redeemed.

Week 5: What Does God Say about Gender Dysphoria and the Transgender Movement?

Explore God’s design for identity and humanity.
Learn how to hold truth and compassion together when discussing gender.
Gain tools for loving and listening well while staying grounded in Scripture.

Week 6: Why Does God Care about Sex?

Understand that God created sex as good, with purpose and boundaries.
Learn that sex is about covenant, intimacy, and worship, not just pleasure.
See how God’s design leads to freedom, not restriction.

Week 7: What Does God Say about Same-Sex Attraction, Marriage, and Singleness?

Understand the Bible’s teaching on sexuality and marriage.
Gain a deeper value for singleness as a calling, not a deficiency.
Learn how to live with grace, truth, and compassion in conversations about sexuality.

Week 8: How Does Hell Exist If God Is Love?

Wrestle with the tension between God’s justice and love.
Understand that hell reflects the seriousness of rejecting God.
Gain hope in God’s offer of salvation and His desire for all to be saved.

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