"For as the heavens are higher than the earth,so are My ways higher than your ways and My thoughts than your thoughts." —Isaiah 55:9

Have you ever been asked or thought about one of those really tough questions in life? Like, why would God, when He could have stopped it, allow the systematic torture and murder of six million Jews and other “undesirables” by Adolf Hitler in Nazi Germany?

Or here’s another one: since God is in control of His creation, did He purposely cause the deaths of tens of thousands of people in “natural disasters” through the earthquake and tsunami in Japan and the recent tornadoes in America, and if so, why?

Even with the most informed biblical worldview and grounded faith, some things in life are truly hard to understand or explain. But Ray Comfort, evangelist, apologist, and author of a new book entitled, Defender's Guide for Life's Toughest Questions, is one of the best at examining Scripture to answer the really tough ones.

"Now if Christ is preached, that He has been raised from the dead, how do some among you say that there is no resurrection of the dead? But if there is no resurrection of the dead, not even Christ has been raised; and if Christ has not been raised, then our preaching is vain, your faith also is vain. Moreover we are even found to be false witnesses of God, because we testified against God that He raised Christ, whom He did not raise, if in fact the dead are not raised. For if the dead are not raised, not even Christ has been raised; and if Christ has not been raised, your faith is worthless; you are still in your sins." — I Corinthians 15:12–17

How important is the resurrection of Jesus Christ? What makes this truth meaningful or significant to you personally? These are the questions we will ask our guests, Minnesota Vikings head coach (and Christian) Leslie Frazier, comedian Bill Arnold, former linebacker for the MN Vikings Jeff Siemon, and Pastor Dave Gibson, during this weekend's broadcast.

“Beloved, do not believe every spirit, but test the spirits to see whether they are from God, because many false prophets have gone out into the world” —1 John 4:1—3.

I went to hear pastor Rob Bell speak at a church in the Minneapolis area last Monday night. It was an illuminating evening on many levels (which I’ll share with you this weekend on the radio program) but one thing was abundantly clear: Rob Bell is what the Bible calls a false teacher (2 Peter 2:1).

He’s not just a teacher with a few errant beliefs, he’s a false teacher preaching a false gospel that will lead people to hell. Consider just one quote from “Love Wins”, his wildly popular book that rose to No. 2 on the New York Times bestseller list:

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A staggering number of people have been taught that a select few Christians will spend forever in a peaceful, joyous place called heaven while the rest of humanity spends forever in torment and punishment in hell with no chance for anything better. It’s been clearly communicated to many that this belief is a central truth of the Christian faith and to reject it is, in essence, to reject Jesus. This is misguided, toxic, and ultimately subverts the contagious spread of Jesus’ message of love, peace, forgiveness and joy that our world desperately needs to hear. (p. viii)

The heresy of Rob Bell is not some insignificant, inside-the-church petty squabble. This topic is the cover story of this week’s Time Magazine with the headline, “What If There Is No Hell? A popular pastor's best-selling book has stirred fierce debate about sin, salvation and judgment.”

So what should the Christian response be to Rob Bell and false teachers like him? Should we just be happy that he’s bringing more people, especially young people, into “Christianity” through his edgy books and videos? Should we pray for him, be kind, and “not judge”? Or should we name false teachers by name and expose their heresies? And what actually qualifies someone for “false teacher status?” Tune into The Christian Worldview this weekend to find out.