A Fun Risk

Pastor Mark Driscoll of Mars Hill Church in Seattle recently launched "Ask Anything." Members, attenders, and general listeners were given the opportunity to create questions that they desired Mark to answer within a sermon. Once the questions were submitted, they were voted for, and at the close of the year nine questions were chosen. Below are the questions that are the concluding Top 9. The next nine weeks should provide some interesting sermons. Definately a wide range of topics, and I am sure Driscoll will answer with his usual aplomb!! Certainly a fun risk for a pastor to take.


#1
Do you believe that the Scripture not only regulates our theology but also our methodology? In other words, do you believe in the regulative principle? If so, to what degree? If not, why not?


#2
What can traditional/established churches learn from "emerging" churches?


#3
How does a Christian date righteously; and what are the physical, emotional, and mentally connecting boundaries a Christian must set while developing an intimate relationship prior to marriage?

#4
If salvation is by faith alone (Romans 3:28), then why are there so many verses that say or imply the opposite, namely that salvation is by works (James 2:24, Matthew 6:15 & 7:21, Galatians 5:19-21)


#5
How should Christian men and women go about breaking free from the bondage of sexual sin?


#6
Of all the things you teach, what parts of Christianity do you still wrestle with? What's hardest for you to believe?


#7
Why does an all loving, all knowing, and all sovereign God will into creation people He foreknows will suffer eternal condemnation? Why does Romans 9:20 feel like a cop-out answer?


#8
Why do you make jokes about mormon missionaries, homosexuals, trenchcoats wearers, single men, vegans, emo kids and then expect these groups to come to know God in the same sermon?


#9
There's no doubt the Bible says children are a blessing, but the Bible doesn't seem to address the specific topic of birth control. Is this a black and white topic, or does it fall under liberties?