#STRask

Questions about whether perfect justice requires that the penalty be paid by the offender rather than someone else, and whether the references in Scripture to sharing in the sufferings of Christ are only about persecution for one’s faith or include things like sickness and financial hardship.
 

For “perfect justice” to be accomplished, doesn’t the penalty have to actually be paid by the offender rather than someone else?

Are the references in Scripture to ”sharing in the sufferings of Christ” only about persecution for one’s faith in Christ, or are they also about sickness, financial hardship, emotional pain, etc.?

Questions about whether to attend the wedding of someone who is into the New Thought movement and will have New Age items at the wedding location, whether one should not listen to hymns sung by Latter-day Saints, and how to respond to the Buddhist “Walk for Peace.”
 

Should I attend the wedding of my sister, who is into the New Thought movement and will have a meditation yurt, a drum circle, and other New Age items at the wedding location and is very outspoken against Christianity?

I’ve found that Latter-day Saint singers sing hymns that I like, and I get disturbed by that. Should I not listen?

How should Christians respond to the Buddhist “Walk for Peace” and the people and churches excited to see and support it?

Questions about which Bible translation to recommend to an adult who’s new to the Bible, and what resources to recommend to an unbeliever who’s interested in reading the Bible with her son.
 

Which Bible translation would you recommend to an adult who’s new to the Bible?

What resources would you recommend to an unbeliever who’s interested in reading the Bible with her son?

Questions about how to respond to the criticism that Christianity is narrow-minded and dangerous, and what to say to someone who thinks Christianity is a cult.
 

How would you respond to the criticism that Christianity is narrow-minded and dangerous?

What would you say to someone who thinks Christianity is a cult?

Questions about whether God’s primary object is to not be found, how one can say God doesn’t make mistakes if the percentage of Christians in the world is so low, and whether the fact that not everyone will be in Heaven is proof that God doesn’t win every battle.
 

Would you say God’s primary object is to not be found?

If God doesn’t make mistakes, how do you explain the fact that Christians have reached an all-time low percentage of the world’s population?

If the common belief that God wins every battle were true, then no one would be in Hell.