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#STRask: January 4, 2018

Web Content Article · By greg koukl On Jun 27, 2019 9:52 PM

[Pre-recorded before Melinda’s accident.] In 4 minutes, Greg answers questions about punishing children for parent’s sins, questioning God’s justice, and “verse of the day.”

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#STRask: January 11, 2018

Web Content Article · By greg koukl On Jun 27, 2019 9:52 PM

Greg’s on a four-minute timer and answers questions about pacifism, demonstrating inerrancy, “verse of the day” emails, and overcoming social anxiety.

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#STRask: January 15, 2018

Web Content Article · By greg koukl On Jun 27, 2019 9:52 PM

Greg’s on a four-minute timer and answers questions about whether or not he would kill left-handed people if God commanded him to, what makes a person male, and getting braces.

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#STRask: January 18, 2018

Web Content Article · By greg koukl On Jun 27, 2019 9:52 PM

Greg’s on a four-minute timer and answers questions about why God spoke to us through the Bible, sinning in Hell, how Satan could cause physical illness, and church discipline.

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#STRask: January 22, 2018

Web Content Article · By greg koukl On Jun 27, 2019 9:52 PM

Greg is on a four-minute timer and answers questions about blood moons, getting mad at God, taking prescription drugs, and hermeneutics vs. homiletics.

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#STRask: January 25, 2018

Web Content Article · By greg koukl On Jun 27, 2019 9:52 PM

Greg is on a four-minute timer and answers questions about whether 2 Timothy 3:16 can be used to show the New Testament is inspired and whether or not things just happen that aren’t ordained by God.

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#STRask: January 29, 2018

Web Content Article · By greg koukl On Jun 27, 2019 9:52 PM

Greg is on a four-minute timer and answers questions about how we’ll all be able to spend time with Jesus after the resurrection, whether the Bible promises protection to Christians, and the books...

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#STRask: February 5, 2018

Web Content Article · By greg koukl On Jun 27, 2019 9:52 PM

Greg is on a four-minute timer and answers questions about Satan’s role in Hell, complementarianism, the necessity of being part of a church, and more.

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#STRask: February 8, 2018

Web Content Article · By greg koukl On Jun 27, 2019 9:52 PM

Greg is on a four-minute timer and answers questions about God’s view of human death, arguing for objective morality, the Song of Solomon, and how a husband can love his wife as Christ loves the...

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#STRask: February 12, 2018

Web Content Article · By greg koukl On Jun 27, 2019 9:52 PM

Greg is on a four-minute timer and answers questions about God’s eternal nature, comforting someone grieving the death of a non-believer, and meditation.

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#STRask: February 15, 2018

Web Content Article · By greg koukl On Jun 27, 2019 9:52 PM

Greg is on a four-minute timer and answers questions about whether a lack of sentience makes abortion okay, the gift of healing, children’s media consumption, and Cain’s wife.

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#STRask: February 22, 2018

Web Content Article · By greg koukl On Jun 27, 2019 9:52 PM

Greg is on a four-minute timer and answers questions about whether we really have to choose between “God” and “not God” and what the Bible says about how God speaks to us.

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#STRask: March 1, 2018

Web Content Article · By greg koukl On Jun 27, 2019 9:53 PM

Greg is on a four-minute timer and answers questions about why truth needs apologetics, what it means to “wait on the Lord,” child dedication, and resurrection bodies.

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#STRask: March 5, 2018

Web Content Article · By greg koukl On Jun 27, 2019 9:53 PM

Greg is on a four-minute timer and answers questions about praying to saints, the soul, an alleged contradiction in 1 John, and leaving children with family members involved in occult practices.

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#STRask: March 12, 2018

Web Content Article · By greg koukl On Jun 27, 2019 9:53 PM

Greg is on a four-minute timer and answers questions about gendered souls in heaven, God tempting us, praying to get a job, the tenth plague, and greeting with a holy kiss.

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#STRask: March 15, 2018

Web Content Article · By greg koukl On Jun 27, 2019 9:53 PM

Greg is on a four-minute timer and answers questions about giving the Bible the benefit of the doubt, using tactics in written communication, and reconciling 1 Timothy 2:4 with Calvinism.

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#STRask: March 19, 2018

Web Content Article · By greg koukl On Jun 27, 2019 9:53 PM

Greg is on a four-minute timer and answers questions about Jesus’ perfection, attending a housewarming for unmarried people, responding to an aggressive challenger, and more.

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#STRask: March 22, 2018

Web Content Article · By greg koukl On Jun 27, 2019 9:53 PM

Greg is on a four-minute timer and answers questions about how the world would be different if there were no personal God and whether there’s a difference between “disputing” and...

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#STRask: March 24, 2018

Web Content Article · By greg koukl On Jun 27, 2019 9:53 PM

Greg is on a four-minute timer and answers questions about the argument for a transcendent Lawgiver, the inner witness of the Holy Spirit, and what parents should look for in a school for their...

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#STRask: March 29, 2018

Web Content Article · By greg koukl On Jun 27, 2019 9:53 PM

Greg is on a four-minute timer and answers questions about whether Christians have to hold to the biblical view of marriage to be saved, the misuse of John 12:32, praying in front of people, and...

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#STRask: April 2, 2018

Web Content Article · By greg koukl On Jun 27, 2019 9:53 PM

J. Warner Wallace is on a four-minute timer and answers questions about picking which experts to trust, evidence for Jesus, the book of nature and the book of Scripture, and an analogy for the...

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#STRask: April 9, 2018

Web Content Article · By greg koukl On Jun 27, 2019 9:54 PM

Greg is on a four-minute timer and answers questions about the difference between substance and properties, Calvinists and the sovereignty of God, and Zechariah’s friends treating him as if he were...

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#STRask: April 16, 2018

Web Content Article · By greg koukl On Jun 27, 2019 9:54 PM

Greg is on a four-minute timer and answers questions about disunity caused by errant theology, local vs. global flood, egalitarianism vs. complementarianism, and tripartite vs. bipartite view of man.

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#STRask: April 19, 2018

Web Content Article · By greg koukl On Jun 27, 2019 9:54 PM

Greg is on a four-minute timer and answers questions about why God didn’t create us unable to sin (as will be the case in Heaven), the meaning of tetelestai, and the purpose of accepting Christ.

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#STRask: April 23, 2018

Web Content Article · By greg koukl On Jun 27, 2019 9:54 PM

Greg is on a four-minute timer and answers questions about giving evidence for God without using the Bible, resurrected bodies, altar calls, and deciding on a seminary when you’re unsure of your...

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#STRask: April 30, 2018

Web Content Article · By greg koukl On Jun 27, 2019 9:54 PM

Greg is on a four-minute timer and answers questions about Leibniz’s cosmological argument, imitating Jesus’ righteous anger, and using 1 Corinthians 8:2 to support anti-intellectualism.

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#STRask: May 3, 2018

Web Content Article · By greg koukl On Jun 27, 2019 9:54 PM

Greg is on a four-minute timer and answers questions about objective morality, moral obligations, Psalm 91:14-15 and whether a person living in continual, unrepentant sin can have eternal life.

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#STRask: May 7, 2018

Web Content Article · By greg koukl On Jun 27, 2019 9:54 PM

Greg is on a four-minute timer and answers questions about original sin, taking up your cross, biblical instructions to fathers, and the difference between an idea that “commits suicide” and a...

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#STRask: May 10, 2018

Web Content Article · By greg koukl On Jun 27, 2019 9:54 PM

Greg is on a four-minute timer and answers questions about whether or not the Bible says we can lose our salvation and the meaning of 1 John 1:9.

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#STRask: May 14, 2018

Web Content Article · By greg koukl On Jun 27, 2019 9:54 PM

Greg answers questions on gendered souls “attaching” to opposite-gender bodies, Cain and capital punishment, saving for retirement, and whether an eternal God can die.

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#STRask: May 17, 2018

Web Content Article · By greg koukl On Jun 27, 2019 9:54 PM

Greg answers questions on what Jesus meant by “this generation,” what “word of God” in Hebrews 4:12 refers to, and the concept of a “personal relationship with Jesus.”

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#STRask: May 21, 2018

Web Content Article · By greg koukl On Jun 27, 2019 9:54 PM

Greg answers questions on an alleged Bible contradiction, the Bible’s view of transgenderism, the meaning of “perfect and complete” in James 1:4, and pronouncing the name of Jesus incorrectly.

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#STRask: May 24, 2018

Web Content Article · By greg koukl On Jun 27, 2019 9:54 PM

Greg answers questions about whether there are levels of sin, why God punishes for eternity, leaving a church, and why Jesus spoke in parables.

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#STRask: May 28, 2018

Web Content Article · By greg koukl On Jun 27, 2019 9:55 PM

Greg takes questions about “persevering saints,” whether or not Jesus lied in John 7:8-10, and whether it’s okay for Christians to feel worthy of His love and salvation.

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#STRask: June 7, 2018

Web Content Article · By greg koukl On Jun 27, 2019 9:55 PM

Greg answers questions about arguments against preterism, Christian ideas that are self-defeating, a Christian view of suicide, and how we should understand Matthew 23:9-10.

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#STRask: June 11, 2018

Web Content Article · By alan shlemon On Jun 27, 2019 9:55 PM

Alan Shlemon fills in for Greg today and answers questions about God commanding the death of unborn babies, ungodly spirituality in movies, and an aspect of humanity a materialist would have...

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#STRask: June 14, 2018

Web Content Article · By alan shlemon On Jun 27, 2019 9:55 PM

Alan Shlemon fills in for Greg and answers questions about when a baby receives his or her soul, demonic activity during the time of Jesus, spiritual gifts, and whether a pastor can lose his...

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#STRask: June 18, 2018

Web Content Article · By greg koukl On Jun 27, 2019 9:55 PM

Greg answers questions about the transmission of the Bible, “Aunt Sally’s secret sauce,” and God crediting faith as righteousness.

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#STRask: June 21, 2018

Web Content Article · By greg koukl On Jun 27, 2019 9:55 PM

Greg answers questions about how to give reasons that Christianity is good and how we can know God’s character is perfect.

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#STRask: June 25, 2018

Web Content Article · By greg koukl On Jun 27, 2019 9:55 PM

Greg answers questions about “crimes against God,” a Mormon explanation of Isaiah 43, and whether or not “take up your cross” contradicts “My yoke is easy.”

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#STRask: July 2, 2018

Web Content Article · By greg koukl On Jun 27, 2019 9:55 PM

Greg answers questions about God protecting us from evil, federal taxes going to Planned Parenthood, “predestined” in Ephesians 1:5, and the Apocrypha.

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#STRask: July 5, 2018

Web Content Article · By greg koukl On Jun 27, 2019 9:55 PM

Greg answers questions about keeping the Sabbath, whether or not God’s wrath is everlasting, and the need for Christians to be careful about following their hearts.

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#STRask: July 9, 2018

Web Content Article · By greg koukl On Jun 27, 2019 9:55 PM

Greg answers questions about whether the universe needed a cause, Jesus’ response to the woman caught in adultery, and adoption for same-sex couples.

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#STRask: July 12, 2018

Web Content Article · By greg koukl On Jun 27, 2019 9:55 PM

Greg answers questions about God being timeless and a possible problem with trying to interpret the Bible in light of the author’s intended meaning.

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#STRask: July 16, 2018

Web Content Article · By greg koukl On Jun 27, 2019 9:55 PM

Greg answers questions about the genetic fallacy, proving objective morality, the 70th anniversary of Israel, the inscription on the Liberty Bell, and tips for retaining apologetic information.

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#STRask: July 19, 2018

Web Content Article · By greg koukl On Jun 27, 2019 9:56 PM

Greg answers questions about Israel’s treatment of the Canaanites, whether we’ll lose all current human achievements on the new earth, and what we should learn from what Job’s friends say.

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#STRask: July 23, 2018

Web Content Article · By greg koukl On Jun 27, 2019 9:56 PM

Greg answers questions about why the paralytic didn’t need a sacrifice to have his sins forgiven, connecting with God emotionally, and whether God loves those who reject Him.

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#STRask: July 26, 2018

Web Content Article · By greg koukl On Jun 27, 2019 9:56 PM

Greg answers questions about God sending an evil spirit, why God would give David wives, and whether or not it’s a sin to drive over the speed limit.

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#STRask: July 30, 2018

Web Content Article · By greg koukl On Jun 27, 2019 9:56 PM

Greg answers questions about whether David’s words in Psalm 139 contradict Jesus’ command to love your enemies and whether we’re still required to keep the Sabbath Day holy.

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#STRask: August 2, 2018

Web Content Article · By greg koukl On Jun 27, 2019 9:56 PM

Greg answers questions on the cosmological argument, reaching those who are “spiritual but not religious” and the inerrancy of the Gospels.

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#STRask: August 6, 2018

Web Content Article · By greg koukl On Jun 27, 2019 9:56 PM

Greg answers questions about whether Jesus was racist, how to respond to someone who shouts you down, why we don’t cast lots, and the new heavens and the new earth.

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#STRask: August 9, 2018

Web Content Article · By greg koukl On Jun 27, 2019 9:56 PM

Greg answers questions about whether Isaiah 54:10 applies to Christians, why Jesus says we must become like children, an agnostic person in the worship band, and attending baby showers for unwed...

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#STRask: August 13, 2018

Web Content Article · By greg koukl On Jun 27, 2019 9:56 PM

Greg answers questions about how God can love if love requires the ability to choose good or evil and why Hebrews 1:4-5 says Jesus became superior to the angels.

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#STRask: August 16, 2018

Web Content Article · By greg koukl On Jun 27, 2019 9:56 PM

Greg answers questions about why we’re responsible for our sin, who Romans 7 is referring to, and how we know Luke was a close associate of Paul.

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#STRask: August 20, 2018

Web Content Article · By alan shlemon On Jun 27, 2019 9:56 PM

Alan Shlemon answers questions about whether the disciples believed in the resurrection, how one can “put a stone in the shoe” of students in a public school, finding a new church, and more.

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#STRask: August 23, 2018

Web Content Article · By greg koukl On Jun 27, 2019 9:56 PM

Greg answers questions about whether Revelation 3:5 indicates we can lose our salvation, how we can discern God’s will for us, and whether or not it’s wise for someone to express concern about her...

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#STRask: August 27, 2018

Web Content Article · By greg koukl On Jun 27, 2019 9:57 PM

Greg answers questions about denying the existence of evil, the practical application of our genders in heaven, and Matthew referring to himself in the third person in Matthew 9:9.

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#STRask: September 3, 2018

Web Content Article · By greg koukl On Jun 27, 2019 9:57 PM

Greg answers questions about God taking the life of David and Bathsheba’s child, how we can know morality is objective, and how we know God is good.

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#STRask: September 6, 2018

Web Content Article · By greg koukl On Jun 27, 2019 9:57 PM

Greg answers questions about how the future might prove Christianity false, how to know and follow God’s will, and why God allowed Job’s children to be killed.

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#STRask: September 10, 2018

Web Content Article · By greg koukl On Jun 27, 2019 9:57 PM

Greg answers questions about pre-fourth-century New Testament manuscripts, whether Deuteronomy 8:18 means we need to exercise God-given authority to build wealth, and why Judas had to betray Jesus.

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#STRask: September 13, 2018

Web Content Article · By greg koukl On Jun 27, 2019 9:57 PM

Greg answers questions on whether laws or our sense of morality came first, the difference between God’s wrath and discipline, and the meaning of John 16:8-11.

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#STRask: September 17, 2018

Web Content Article · By greg koukl On Jun 27, 2019 9:57 PM

Greg answers questions about people in Hell, how we can get someone thinking about truth, going through a book of the Bible with an atheist, and why Christians react differently to suffering.

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#STRask: September 20, 2018

Web Content Article · By greg koukl On Jun 27, 2019 9:57 PM

Greg answers questions about an alleged contradiction between God’s wrath and love, whether God needs believers to accomplish His purposes, whether apologetics can lead people to Christ, and more.

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#STRask: September 24, 2018

Web Content Article · By greg koukl On Jun 27, 2019 9:57 PM

Greg answers questions about the need for an objective standard beyond God, advice for a city council candidate, and knowing God.

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#STRask: September 27, 2018

Web Content Article · By greg koukl On Jun 27, 2019 9:57 PM

Greg answers questions about what the devil can do, irresistible grace in light of what Jesus said about the rich young man, and why Jesus’ name wasn’t already above all names.

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#STRask: October 1, 2018

Web Content Article · By greg koukl On Jun 27, 2019 9:57 PM

Greg answers questions about the “you” referred to in 2 Peter 3:8-9 and what 1 Timothy 2:4 means when it says God wants all people to be saved.

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#STRask: October 4, 2018

Web Content Article · By greg koukl On Jun 27, 2019 9:57 PM

Greg answers questions about why God allows animals to suffer, whether Adam and Eve handed authority over to Satan, and corporate worship for introverts.

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#STRask: October 8, 2018

Web Content Article · By greg koukl On Jun 27, 2019 9:58 PM

Greg answers questions about how there could be degrees of punishment, God’s will for our lives, and how one can pray without doubt. [We had a few minutes of audio difficulties again in this one....

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#STRask: October 11, 2018

Web Content Article · By greg koukl On Jun 27, 2019 9:58 PM

Greg answers questions about taking Genesis and Job literally, whether the Bible says God won’t give us more than we can handle, and how we can tell if someone is interested in Christianity.

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#STRask: October 15, 2018

Web Content Article · By greg koukl On Jun 27, 2019 9:58 PM

Greg answers questions about Jesus being called “Immanuel,” why polygamy is no longer acceptable, and a moral argument against robot brothels.

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#STRask: October 18, 2018

Web Content Article · By greg koukl On Jun 27, 2019 9:58 PM

Greg answers questions about a possible contradiction in John 10:18, genocide in the Old Testament, whether Christians can take medication for mental disorders, and more.

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#STRask: October 25, 2018

Web Content Article · By greg koukl On Jun 27, 2019 9:58 PM

Greg answers questions about God’s temporality and how to figure out what in the Bible applies to us and what doesn’t.

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#STRask: October 29, 2018

Web Content Article · By greg koukl On Jun 27, 2019 9:58 PM

Greg answers questions about the value of Jesus’ sacrifice and the up and coming apologetic challenges we should prepare to respond to.

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#STRask: November 1, 2018

Web Content Article · By greg koukl On Jun 27, 2019 9:58 PM

Greg answers questions about whether God would ever command someone to rape, the difference between inerrant and infallible, and whether we should say we’re spiritual or religious.

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#STRask: November 12, 2018

Web Content Article · By greg koukl On Jun 27, 2019 9:58 PM

Greg answers questions about the Mormon “burning in the bosom,” whether it’s unchristian to insult atheists, and whether Acts 14:22 teaches we have to suffer to enter the kingdom.

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