#STRask

Questions about whether a person can be truly repentant while simultaneously having no hope they won’t commit that sin again, how we can “let the Lord work in us” and know he’s truly Lord in our lives despite our continuing sin, and whether mixed motives make otherwise good actions sinful.
 

Can a person engage in genuine repentance while simultaneously having zero confidence that it will be the last time they commit that sin?

How can we know if Jesus is truly Lord in our lives? Aren’t we always falling short of God’s standard? I’m trying not to “try” and to “let the Lord work in me,” but how does one even do that?

I seem to always find some kind of non-virtuous reason for why I’m doing anything, including reading the Bible and going to church. If whatever is not from faith is sin, can mixed motives make otherwise good actions sinful?

Questions about what to ask someone who claims Christianity is an organized religion to control the masses, and why God didn’t tell us about quantum mechanics.
 

What question would you ask someone who claims Christianity is an organized religion to control the masses?

Why did scientists tell us about quantum mechanics, not God or you?

Questions about why we discuss evidence for God—who requires it and whether it’s necessary—and whether or not it’s inappropriate to use apologetic methods such as classical apologetics that argue for less than a triune God.
 

Why do we discuss evidence for God? Who requires it, and why must we provide it? Is this necessary, or is apologetics a wing of the faith that enjoys arguing for sport?

Since the only true God is triune and there is no salvation with general theism, is it inappropriate to use apologetic methods such as classical apologetics that argue for less than a triune God?

Question about tips on how to remain humble and teachable.
 

Can you please provide tips on how to remain humble and teachable?

Question about the behind-the-scenes work that has to be done to write a book, an article, or an in-person talk.
 

Would Greg mind pulling back the curtain a bit and talking about all the behind-the-scenes work that has to be done to write a book, an article, or an in-person talk?