Below is a compiled list, from a variety of evangelists, of suggested questions to help you in conversation during a witness encounter with a professing Christian. It is not a safe assumption that all who say with their mouth are truly Christian. Remember, overall we cannot know for certainty whether a person’s faith is genuine, but we can probe with questions to pave the way for the Holy Spirit to help a person examine themselves.
Questions for the Professing Christian:
Do you share your faith?
Do you go out of your way to share your faith with strangers?
What do you mean by “sharing your faith”? Do you share the Gospel with them?
Have you ever truly understood the Gospel?
What is the Gospel?
What do you say to people when you witness?
Do you ever mention Judgment Day?
Do you ever mention Hell? Sin?
Who in your life isn’t saved or born again? Where will he/she go if he/she dies without Christ?
If a blind man were walking toward a 1000 foot cliff, what would you do? Let Him know about a good church? Warn him about the cliff?
If a non-Christian is unknowingly headed toward eternal Hell, what should you do? Invite him to church? Warn him about Hell?
When was the last time you read your Bible?
Have you ever read the entire Bible?
How often do you read your Bible?
How does someone to become a Christian?
Would you consider yourself to be a good person?
Are you a Christian?
How do you know?
Why are you a Christian?
Why should someone be a Christian? What do they get out of it?
If you died tonight, where would you go? Why?
What must I do to be saved?
Why did you become a Christian? Tell me about your conversion.
How do you know that you have truly repented?
How has your life changed?
What are you doing now that is different from before you became a Christian?
How is Jesus your Savior and Lord?
How are you serving Jesus with your life?
Do you read and study the Bible?
How is the Lord working in your life right now?
When was the last time you shared the Gospel with someone?
If being a Christian were a crime, would there be enough evidence to convict you guilty?
Is Jesus precious to you? Is He your treasure?
Who is Jesus to you?
A normal person who lives in the jungle and has never heard of Christ, when they die will they go to heaven or hell?
Is Ghandi in heaven or hell? How do you know?
Is Mother Theresa in heaven or hell? Why?