#1 There are contradictions in the Bible
ANSWER – Name them. 99% of the time, this works.
#2 – The New Testament was written late and not by eyewitnesses. Disciples most likely weren’t literate.
ANSWER – Eusebius – Truth is we don’t know who wrote them for sure. None of them say their name or claim to be eyewitnesses. Luke explicitly says he is NOT an eyewitness.
#3 – The Bible has been changed since it was first written
ANSWER –
#4 – Legend grew about Jesus grew from Mark to John – explain claim how he later became God,
ANSWER – Jesus is God very early (forgives sin), Books written for different communities
#5 – How can you say there is a God with all the evil in the world.
Best answer from Gregory Boyd – Letters from a Skeptic – God gives us free will. He wants us to willingly choose him. It’s like if you were to pick out your soulmate and had the power to make them love you. Is that real love? Without great capacity for evil, we have
Paul