What Should I Say to Someone Who Doesn’t Like Organized Religion?

Greg answers questions about Jesus’ commands, what it means to follow Jesus, responding to someone who doesn’t like organized religion, the reasonableness of the Trinity, and whether belief in an eternal Hell is essential to the Christian faith.

 

Topics:

1. How many commands does Jesus have? (02:00)
2. How would you respond to someone who said, “What does it mean to follow Jesus—not STR or any other organization, but Jesus”? (09:00)
3. What would you say to someone who says he doesn’t like organized religion? (16:00)
4. How should I respond to someone who thinks the Trinity is unreasonable? (33:00)
5. Why don’t you think belief in an eternal Hell is essential to the Christian faith? (50:00)

Mentioned on the Show: 

• Submit a question on the Open Mic Line
• Tactics: A Game Plan for Discussing Your Christian Convictions by Greg Koukl
• Street Smarts: Using Questions to Answer Christianity’s Toughest Challenges by Greg Koukl
• A Simple Survey to Help Initiate Spiritual Conversations by Greg Koukl
• Hell Interrupted Part 1, Part 2, and Part 3