Questions Christians Cannot Answer

A collection of questions posited as unanswerable by Christians. In this collection, different Christians try their hand at answering these questions.

Complete Index of Questions

1. How is it possible for God to be both omnipotent and omniscient, yet incapable of evil?

2. Why would God confess he regretted creating mankind if he already knew what was going to happen?

3. Why would God, an "all-powerful and all-knowing being," require or demand constant love, praise and acknowledgement?

4. If God forgives and also commands it, why didn't he forgive the devil, Adam and Eve?

5. Why would God create free-will only to eternally punish those who don't use it the way he wants?

6. If God ultimately uses everything and everyone for his will and purpose why is it becoming a Christian even necessary?

7. Why would God need or command people to carry out his will if he can do so himself at anytime?

8. If God created free-will, humans, Satan, and the universe, isn't he responsible for their results?

9. Why would God ever require or demand the love from lesser and sinful mankind to begin with?

10. If the devil "created" evil and is the root cause of it, why does God allow him and evil to exist and thrive?

1. How is it possible for God to be both omnipotent and omniscient, yet incapable of evil?

  1. How is it possible for God to be both omnipotent and omniscient, yet incapable of evil?

Isaiah 45:7 —

2. Why would God confess he regretted creating mankind if he already knew what was going to happen?

  1. Why would God confess he regretted creating mankind if he already knew what was going to happen?

Genesis 6:6 —

3. Why would God, an "all-powerful and all-knowing being," require or demand constant love, praise and acknowledgement?

  1. Why would God, an "all-powerful and all-knowing being," require or demand constant love, praise and acknowledgement?

Exodus 34:4 —

4. If God forgives and also commands it, why didn't he forgive the devil, Adam and Eve?

  1. If God forgives and also commands it, why didn't he forgive the devil, Adam and Eve?

Hebrews 8:12 —

Daniel 9:9 —

5. Why would God create free-will only to eternally punish those who don't use it the way he wants?

  1. Why would God create free-will only to eternally punish those who don't use it the way he wants?

Isaiah 65:12 —

6. If God ultimately uses everything and everyone for his will and purpose why is it becoming a Christian even necessary?

  1. If God ultimately uses everything and everyone for his will and purpose why is it becoming a Christian even necessary?

Proverbs 16:14 —

Ephesians 1:4-5 —

2 Thessalonians 1:8 —

7. Why would God need or command people to carry out his will if he can do so himself at anytime?

  1. Why would God need or command people to carry out his will if he can do so himself at anytime?

8. If God created free-will, humans, Satan, and the universe, isn't he responsible for their results?

  1. If God created free-will, humans, Satan, and the universe, isn't he responsible for their results?

9. Why would God ever require or demand the love from lesser and sinful mankind to begin with?

  1. Why would God ever require or demand the love from lesser and sinful mankind to begin with?

Isaiah 64:6 —

Romans 3:23 —

10. If the devil created evil and is the root cause of it, why does God allow him and evil to exist and thrive?

  1. If the devil "created" evil and is the root cause of it, why does God allow him and evil to exist and thrive?