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How can I get to know God?
There is nothing more satisfying than to know God in a personal way. God loves you and gave His Son to die on the cross for you.

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What does it mean to be "born again"?
Jesus said, "I tell you the truth, unless a man is born again, he cannot see the kingdom of God."

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What does it mean to "believe" in Christ?
The word "believe" in the Bible means more than simply agreeing in our minds that something might be true. It means "trust" ...

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Does a person have to become emotional and cry to truly receive Christ as personal Savior and Lord?
There are a variety of emotional responses when people come to Christ. ...

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How can you be so sure there is a God, since science hasn't proven His existence?
The existence of God cannot be proven in a laboratory or through the complicated mechanisms of logic. Neither can love, nor beauty, nor happiness, but that does not mean they are not real.

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Why can't I ever seem to stay close to God?
Billy Graham writes, "God doesn't want our relationship with Him to be like this, and He has provided us with everything we need to grow closer to Him every day."

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Why do you say that only God can change a person's heart?
Billy Graham writes, "The Bible says we each have a basic, hard-core spiritual problem that we can never solve on our own—and that problem is sin."

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I want our church to go back to the way it was before we got our new pastor. Am I wrong to feel this way?
Billy Graham writes, "I know you feel like you have lost your church, and I understand why you feel this way."

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I've tried to be a good person, but I'm not sure if I've been good enough to get into heaven. What can I do?
Billy Graham writes, "One of the most serious errors we can make about heaven is to believe we can get there by our own good works."

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I think the world would be better off without any organized religion. What do you think?
Billy Graham writes, "You want to run your own life, and you don't want anyone else—including God—to tell you how to live. But is that wise?"

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Religion is just a matter of personal preference, and "truth" doesn't have anything to do with it.
Billy Graham writes, "Do you honestly think everything in life is just a matter of personal opinion, and there is no such thing as truth? I doubt it."

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Sometimes I really believe, but then sometimes my faith is very weak.
Billy Graham writes, "Many readers probably feel the same way you do, and I often get letters like yours. But God doesn't want our faith to be shaky and weak ..."

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What does it mean to believe in Jesus?
Billy Graham writes, "There is a deep gorge between us and God ... What we need is a bridge—and God has provided one, because He loves us! That 'bridge' is Christ."

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I'm a Christian. Will I lose my salvation if I sin?
Just as an orphaned child is adopted into a family, so are we adopted by God and made a part of His family forever.

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How can I keep from letting my feelings overpower my faith?
Billy Graham writes, "Most believers have experienced ups and downs in their faith, and often these cycles are connected to the way we feel—in other words, to our emotions."

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My cousin says he's an atheist and that only a fool would believe in God. What can I say to him to convince him that he's wrong?
Billy Graham writes, "The evidence is so overwhelming that anyone who honestly looks at it with an open mind will conclude that God must exist."

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I want to have a strong faith, and sometimes I feel I do, but no matter how much I pray my feelings don't last.
Billy Graham writes, "Do you want your faith to grow? Make the Bible part of your spiritual diet every day, for the seed of faith grows best when it is planted in the soil of God's Word."

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Does doubt come from the devil, or do we have doubts because of something that's wrong in our hearts?
Billy Graham writes, "The very first question in the Bible came from the mouth of Satan ... Does this mean the devil is directly responsible for every doubt we have? Not necessarily."

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I've tried and tried to find God, but I don't feel like I've been successful. Maybe God doesn't want me or something. What would you say to someone like me?
Billy Graham writes, "If you had been the only person on earth who needed to be saved, Jesus Christ still would have been willing to die for you. God loves you that much!"

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Do you think it's possible for someone who has a logical kind of mind to believe in God?
Billy Graham writes, "Some of the most devout men and women I have ever known were also scientists or engineers. To them, there was no conflict between their faith and their reason—in fact, some told me they went hand in hand."