An old friend from your church bible study group is in town and you  decide to meet for lunch to catch up. As you talk at lunch you are  surprised to learn that your friend is no longer a Christian. Although  your friend had never taken the Christian faith very seriously, they had  attended church and a bible study group. Your friend argues,  “Christianity only sees human beings as bad or evil. Christianity just  makes people feel bad about themselves. I think people are basically  good and want to look out for each other. God is just some distant  figure who is not involved, so why worry about it. Besides, people  cannot change. They might like to think they can change but they never  do.”

Please read the above and in 300-400 words, how do you respond to  your friend? The paper can be written in dialogue form (as if you were  talking to your friend) OR it can be written in essay form (as if you  were talking to your professor about what you would say). Whatever  format you choose, be sure to cite where the information is coming from.  You may use any citation style you want but remain consistent  throughout the paper. Be sure to look in Course Resources for the paper  rubric.