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Why does Jesus says God has forsaken Him on the cross? How could God have abandoned Him right when He needed God the most? Will God ever forsake us?
Billy Graham writes, "No, God will never forsake us if we have truly committed our lives to Christ. God's promise to His children couldn't be clearer: 'Never will I leave you; never will I forsake you' (Hebrews 13:5)."

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Do you believe God curses some people with bad luck all their lives?
Billy Graham writes, "God doesn't arbitrarily condemn some people to a lifetime of sin and hardship and disappointment. Evil doesn't come from God; it comes from the devil, and it comes also from the twisted world we live in."

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I suppose you'd say that every sin is wrong, but aren't some a lot worse than others?
Billy Graham writes, "Yes, in God's eyes all sin is wrong, because all sin is a violation of God's will. As someone has said, whenever we sin, we are shaking our fists in the face of God."

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I have a friend who is facing a lot of problems. She won't face up to her own failures, and instead blames God for everything. Do you have any suggestions?
Billy Graham writes, "Refusing to accept personal responsibility for our problems and blaming everyone else (including God) for them is almost as old as the human race."

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Why do people like you say that we need to have Jesus' help in order to deal with our problems?
Billy Graham writes, "Did it ever occur to you that God may have been helping you deal with your problems—even if you weren't aware of it? After all, He gave you your abilities, and He also can give us wisdom on occasion to deal with our problems."

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I strongly believe in spirituality, but I don't believe in God or Jesus like you do. True spirituality means being in harmony with the spiritual forces of the universe.
Billy Graham writes, "I respect your sincerity, and if we could sit down and talk I suspect we would at least agree that each of us has a spiritual nature within us that yearns for something greater than ourselves."

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Where is the Golden Rule found in the Bible? I know that we're supposed to live by the Golden Rule but I want to be sure I know exactly what it says.
Billy Graham writes, "The brief statement that we often call the 'Golden Rule' was spoken by Jesus, and you can find it in Matthew 7:12. Here is what it says: 'So in everything, do to others what you would have them do to you, for this sums up the Law and the Prophets.'"

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What do you think the world is going to be like a hundred years from now?
Billy Graham writes, "If you and I had been living 100 years ago and someone had asked us this same question, I'm sure we would have missed the mark almost completely!"

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I don't have any interest joining a church, but I consider myself as good a Christian as a lot of the church members I know. Isn't this what God really expects of us?
Billy Graham writes, "God certainly wants us to live lives that are good and pure—and if we honestly have given ourselves to Christ, this should be our goal. The Bible says, 'So we make it our goal to please him' (2 Corinthians 5:9)."

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I don't believe in God, so why do I still feel guilty when I do certain things?
Billy Graham writes, "Frankly, the reason you and I feel guilty when we do certain things is because we are guilty. We feel as if we've done wrong because we have done wrong."

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How far away from God can you get and still go back to Him?
Billy Graham writes, "The person in the most danger spiritually is the one who feels no need of God, and is unconcerned about his or her spiritual condition."

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I'd like to change my life because I know I'm on the wrong track, but I just can't make myself do it.
Billy Graham writes, "Most of us have probably encountered this dilemma at some time in our lives. Even the Apostle Paul said, 'I do not understand what I do. For what I want to do I do not do, but what I hate I do' (Romans 7:15)."

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I grew up in a Christian family, so I know the difference between right and wrong, even if I don't do it. Does this make me even more guilty in God's eyes?
Billy Graham writes, "Since you understand more clearly than some people do what God expects of you, in one way you are even more guilty in God's eyes than they are."

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When we try to talk with our son about his problems he just gets angry and tells us to mind our own business. Is there anything we can do to help him?
Billy Graham writes, "The most important thing you can do is to pray for him and his family. That may not seem like much—but it is, because only God can get his attention, and only God can change his heart."

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I've gotten in over my head financially because of gambling. I'm afraid my wife will leave me if she finds out.
Billy Graham writes, "Let me urge you first of all to face your situation honestly."

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I'm involved in a business deal that wasn't exactly legal, and now I'm afraid we're going to get caught. Will God get me out of this if I sincerely promise to do what's right in the future?
Billy Graham writes, "I've often said that one of life's hardest lessons is that we cannot change the past, nor can we escape the consequences of what we've done."

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Is cheating in class really wrong?
Billy Graham writes, "Cheating is wrong in God's eyes, whether it's on a test in class, in business, in a marriage, or in any other situation."

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Why do some people seem to be almost like a different person when they get behind the steering wheel?
Billy Grahm writes, "I don't know why some people become different behind the steering wheel. Perhaps it has to do with their impatience; perhaps it's related somehow to a feeling of power they get when they're driving."

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I don't think it's wrong to shade the truth a little bit when it isn't going to make any difference, as long as it doesn't do any harm.
Billy Graham writes, "I can't agree with you, and the reason is because God calls us to live by a higher standard in our speech."

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I got involved with another woman and left my family for her, but now she's left me and I realize it was all a big mistake.
Billy Graham writes, "Both human experience and the Bible teach us that bad decisions in life always lead to bad consequences—always."