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#STRask: What Topics Should I Cover in an Apologetics Series?

Web Content Article · By greg koukl On Apr 2, 2022 7:31 PM

Questions about what topics to cover when presenting an apologetics series in a church and how to handle addressing people’s doubts in an apologetics class when discussing them can confuse others...

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#STRask: How Would You “Take the Roof Off” a Denial of Objective Beauty?

Web Content Article · By greg koukl On May 12, 2022 12:26 AM

Questions about whether it’s possible to go your whole life without sinning, why God put the tree of the knowledge of good and evil in the garden, and how to “take the roof off” the claim that...

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#STRask: How Would You Share the Gospel with an Animist or Buddhist?

Web Content Article · By greg koukl On May 12, 2022 12:28 AM

Questions about good ways to share the gospel with an animist or Buddhist, whether the mark of the beast could be a microchip, and whether a Christian could take the mark unwittingly.

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#STRask: What Questions Would You Ask to Engage an “Agnostic Atheist”?

Web Content Article · By greg koukl On May 22, 2022 7:01 PM

Questions about how to engage someone who calls himself an “agnostic atheist” and how to deal with a parent contradicting you with heretical theology while you’re teaching students in a...

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#STRask: What if Someone Says He Believes in Science, Not God?

Web Content Article · By greg koukl On Jun 11, 2022 3:33 PM

Questions about what to say to someone who says he “believes in science, not God” and how to respond to the slogan “Love Is Love” without using the Bible.

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#STRask: How Can I Get into Spiritual Conversations with People?

Web Content Article · By greg koukl On Oct 16, 2022 6:10 PM

Questions about how to get into spiritual conversations with people and what to say to someone who says Jesus, the stories in the Bible, Heaven, etc. are all just metaphorical.

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#STRask: What’s the Most Important Distinction I Can Make between Christianity and the Book of Mormon?

Web Content Article · By greg koukl On Dec 16, 2022 5:23 PM

Question about the most important distinction one can make between Christianity and the Book of Mormon when talking to a member of the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints.

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#STRask: What Should I Read to Take My Apologetics Knowledge up a Notch?

Web Content Article · By greg koukl On Dec 16, 2022 5:25 PM

Questions about what to read to take your apologetics knowledge up a notch, how to reconcile friends’ experiences encountering ghosts with what the Bible teaches, whether you should give charitably...

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#STRask: If Christianity Had a Goddess to Worship, I Might Consider It

Web Content Article · By greg koukl On Jan 8, 2023 1:02 AM

Questions about how to respond to someone who says she would only consider Christianity if it weren’t patriarchal and had a goddess to worship and how a husband could persuade his wife, who is...

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#STRask: How Should I Interact with Someone Who Wants Sound-Bite Answers?

Web Content Article · By greg koukl On Jan 27, 2023 5:19 PM

Questions about why God expects us to be perfectly moral if he doesn’t expect us to be omnipresent, omniscient, or omnipotent and tips for interacting with someone who asks a lot of questions but...

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#STRask: Is Debating Atheists in Chat Rooms a Worthy Endeavor?

Web Content Article · By greg koukl On Feb 4, 2023 9:42 PM

Questions about whether spending time defending Christianity in chat rooms where atheists and Christians debate is a worthy endeavor and whether it’s better to choose a church you agree with...

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#STRask: What’s the Best Way to Talk to Mormon Missionaries about Their View of Baptism?

Web Content Article · By greg koukl On Mar 5, 2023 9:36 PM

Question about the best way to talk to Mormon missionaries about their view of baptism and their belief that only they have the authority to baptize.

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#STRask: When Atheists Say, “That’s Not Evidence”

Web Content Article · By greg koukl On Mar 12, 2023 7:35 PM

Questions about how to reply when atheists respond to the evidence you offer by saying, “That’s not evidence,” and how Christians can say we have free will to choose God when we’re threatened with...

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#STRask: How Can I Explain the Trinity to a Muslim?

Web Content Article · By greg koukl On Apr 27, 2023 7:53 PM

Questions about how to explain the Trinity to a Muslim in a way that helps him understand the oneness of God, whether one could say the Trinity is similar to a person who has multiple...

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#STRask: What Questions Could I Ask Someone Who Doesn’t Seem to Have True, Saving Faith?

Web Content Article · By greg koukl On May 20, 2023 9:14 PM

Questions about what questions to ask someone who claims to be a Christian but doesn’t seem to have true, saving faith and when to stop trying to convince someone who denies some essentials of the...

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#STRask: How Should I Respond to Those Who Claim God Told Them to Do Something?

Web Content Article · By greg koukl On Jun 24, 2023 8:03 PM

Questions about the best way to tactically and tactfully respond to those who claim God told them to do something and how to get one’s emotions under control when talking to a friend who joined a...

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#STRask: Columbo Questions for Someone Who Says He’s Spiritual but Not Religious

Web Content Article · By greg koukl On Jul 16, 2023 12:29 AM

Questions about how to use Columbo questions with someone who is nonreligious but “spiritual,” what to say to someone who “followed Jesus out of the church” and now doesn’t believe spiritual truth...

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#STRask: Is There Anything in the Gospel of John That a Mormon Might Object To?

Web Content Article · By greg koukl On Aug 20, 2023 8:46 PM

Question about whether there’s anything in the Gospel of John that a Bible study leader should be prepared to discuss with a Mormon who is interested in attending the study.

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#STRask: What if Someone Uses the Columbo Tactic against Us?

Web Content Article · By greg koukl On Sep 10, 2023 8:36 PM

Questions about what to do if someone uses the Columbo tactic against you, why some Christians say that only some doctrines matter and should be defended, and whether the extent to which one spends...

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#STRask: Do Atheists Read the Bible More Literally Than Christians?

Web Content Article · By greg koukl On Sep 16, 2023 7:23 PM

Questions about whether atheists read the Bible more literally than Christians because they don’t have to make up excuses for what it says and how to make a case for the attributes of God by...

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#STRask: How to Use Questions to Answer Christianity’s Toughest Challenges

Web Content Article · By greg koukl On Sep 19, 2023 4:00 PM

Greg and Amy chat about Greg’s new book, Street Smarts: Using Questions to Answer Christianity’s Toughest Challenges, discussing the goal of the book, how this new material differs from and...

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#STRask: They’re Only Christians Because They Were Indoctrinated at a Young Age

Web Content Article · By greg koukl On Oct 2, 2023 1:20 PM

Questions about whether most Christians are only Christians because they were indoctrinated at a young age, whether getting pregnant out of wedlock was “just God’s plan,” underlining text in books,...

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#STRask: There’s No Such Thing as an Atheist Argument

Web Content Article · By greg koukl On Oct 6, 2023 3:28 PM

Questions about whether there’s such a thing as an atheist argument, whether one can ask a nonbeliever to prove a negative, and how to respond to an atheist who says morality is determined by...

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#STRask: How Can I Start a Conversation with the Jehovah’s Witnesses I See around Town?

Web Content Article · By greg koukl On Nov 2, 2023 4:15 PM

Questions about how to start up a conversation with Jehovah’s Witnesses who are handing out information at temporary kiosks around town, witnessing to New Age siblings who misquote the Bible and...

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#STRask: What Is the Hardest Aspect of Christianity to Defend?

Web Content Article · By greg koukl On Nov 30, 2023 3:54 PM

Question about the hardest aspect of Christianity to defend.

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#STRask: What Questions Should I Ask Someone Who Claims He Only Believes in Things He Can See?

Web Content Article · By greg koukl On Dec 16, 2023 7:14 PM

Questions about what to ask a strict empiricist who claims he only believes in things he can see, the purpose behind God making people with senses that can’t find him, and thoughts on whether a...

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#STRask: How Should I Respond to a Formerly Muslim Friend Who Is Unwilling to Pay the Price for Becoming a Christian?

Web Content Article · By greg koukl On Dec 16, 2023 7:16 PM

Questions about how to respond to a formerly Muslim friend who is unwilling to pay the price for becoming a Christian and doesn’t want to respond to challenges or discuss differences and whether...

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#STRask: Should I Stop Telling People That Attempting to Speak to Ancestors Is Demonic?

Web Content Article · By greg koukl On Jan 6, 2024 4:56 PM

Questions about how to respond to someone who says we should stop saying that attempting to speak to ancestors is demonic, how to answer a Sikh who doesn’t understand why a Christian wouldn’t marry...

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#STRask: What Advice Would You Give for Debating an Atheist?

Web Content Article · By greg koukl On Feb 14, 2024 9:47 PM

Question about advice for debating an atheist.

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#STRask: Why Do Atheists Get Angry When I Bring up Belief in God?

Web Content Article · By greg koukl On Mar 7, 2024 3:08 PM

Questions about why atheists get angry when someone brings up belief in God, how to reconcile God’s sovereignty and Satan being the prince of the world, and why the Lord’s Prayer says, “Lead us not...

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