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Web Content Article · By greg koukl On Apr 29, 2020 3:10 AM

Greg talks about the liability of verse references, then he answers questions about

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Web Content Article · By greg koukl On Jun 26, 2019 10:52 PM

If there was one bit of wisdom, one rule of thumb, one single skill I could impart, one useful tip I could leave that would serve you well the rest of your life, what would it be?

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Never Read a Qur’anic Verse

Web Content Article · By alan shlemon On Jun 27, 2019 9:45 PM

Never try to understand the meaning of a passage without considering the context,...whether it’s the Bible or any other book.

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There Are No Bible Verses

Web Content Article · By greg koukl On Jul 31, 2024 1:43 AM

Greg talks about not interpreting Bible verses out of context as if they were originally...written as discrete verses,...

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A Warning about Bible Verses

Web Content Article · By greg koukl On Jan 21, 2022 11:55 PM

There’s good news and bad news about verse numbers.

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#STRask: January 11, 2018

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

four-minute timer and answers questions about pacifism, demonstrating inerrancy, “verse

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Eric Bargerhuff: The Most Misused Verses in the Bible

Web Content Article · By greg koukl On Jun 27, 2019 8:35 PM

putting a stone in someone’s shoe, then takes calls and discusses the most misused verses...in the Bible with guest Eric Bargerhuff.

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Our Verseless Bibles

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

There are no verses in the Bible. Nope. Not a one.

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The Bible Doesn’t Give Private Messages

Web Content Article · By greg koukl On Jun 27, 2019 9:50 PM

Greg explains why we “never read a Bible verse” and then answers questions about

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Do You Take the Bible Literally?

Web Content Article · By greg koukl On Jun 27, 2019 8:45 PM

I never like the question, “Do you take the Bible literally?”

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The “Gospel for Believers” in 3 Quick Verses

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

These 3 verses crush a common fear...do you know them?

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Is Salvation by Faith in Jesus Unfair to Those Who Never Hear of Him?

Web Content Article · By amy k. hall On May 13, 2024 11:28 PM

Is God acting unfairly if his salvation depends on trusting in Jesus and some never...A quote from R.C. Sproul helps to explain the answer.

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Does the Bible Teach That Life Begins at First Breath?

Web Content Article · By tim barnett On Jul 31, 2019 6:00 PM

A popular pro-choice meme says the Bible teaches that life begins at first breath..., but not only does the Bible not teach this, but there are...

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Silly-putty Bible Study

Web Content Article · By greg koukl On Jun 26, 2019 11:09 PM

To many Christians, the Bible is like putty.

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A Verse That Illustrates Three Interpretive Principles

Web Content Article · By alan shlemon On Feb 3, 2022 2:13 AM

What you read in the Bible will define your theology, affect major life decisions

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Verses for Your Conversations with Mormons

Web Content Article · By amy k. hall On Jun 27, 2019 9:55 PM

Here is a list of verses that can serve as a rough outline for your conversation.

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The Bible Is Offensive

Web Content Article · By amy k. hall On Jun 27, 2019 8:46 PM

Somewhere along the way, we Christians in the West forgot something very important: the Bible

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Clear Thinking on the “Same God” Debate

Web Content Article · By greg koukl On Jun 27, 2019 8:58 PM

debate, the Ark of the Covenant, whether the brain is a sophisticated machine, and never...reading a Bible verse.

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How Not to Read the Bible

Web Content Article · By greg koukl On Jun 27, 2019 10:03 PM

mentoring on how to avoid the common pitfalls Christians fall into when they read the Bible

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Silly Putty Bible Study

Web Content Article · By greg koukl On Jun 26, 2019 11:08 PM

Some evangelicals search the Bible for a personal “word” from the Spirit that is

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Never Read a Press Release Headline

Web Content Article · By amy k. hall On Jun 27, 2019 8:45 PM

Find a Bible verse you don’t understand, read it in its surrounding context.

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The Bible or the Book of Mormon?

Web Content Article · By greg koukl On Jun 26, 2019 10:53 PM

you know how to show a Mormon person the difference in reliability between the Bible

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22 Historical Confirmations in Two Verses

Web Content Article · By tim barnett On Jun 27, 2019 8:53 PM

Skeptics are notorious for boldly asserting that you cannot trust the New Testament documents. They will point to apparent contradictions or miracles to bolster their claim.

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The Christmas Account Versus the Story

Web Content Article · By greg koukl On Jun 27, 2019 8:40 PM

Greg talks about the Christmas account versus the story, the Christmas verse almost...never used, then takes calls on the original sin and age of...

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Learn a Secret Skill of Pastors to Help Understand the Bible

Web Content Article · By alan shlemon On Jun 27, 2019 8:36 PM

Alan’s monthly letter for April 2011 Do you want to learn the skills taught at seminary without the time, money, and energy spent on going to graduate school.

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#STRask: What Happens to People Who Never Heard of God or the Gospel?

Web Content Article · By greg koukl On Jun 4, 2022 8:01 PM

Question about what the Bible has to say about the eternal destiny of people...who never got the chance to know the God of the...

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Discussion With Alan Shlemon about Islam and Egypt

Web Content Article · By greg koukl On Jun 27, 2019 8:40 PM

Greg talks about his trip to Cairo, Egypt, never reading a Bible verse Old Testament

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Does Jeremiah 29:11 Apply to Us Today?

Web Content Article · By greg koukl On Apr 4, 2020 7:12 PM

Greg explains how we should never read just one Bible verse to understand its true

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Christianity the Cause of Most Wars? Nope

Web Content Article · By greg koukl On Jun 27, 2019 8:58 PM

Greg Koukl discusses Brett Kunkle’s mentoring letter on whether or not religion has been the greatest cause of wars and bloodshed.

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Six Reasons to Believe Jesus Is God

Web Content Article · By tim barnett On Oct 3, 2023 8:12 PM

Tim Barnett responds to a video that claims the Bible never calls Jesus “God,” and

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Did Jesus Never Say Anything about Homosexuality?

Web Content Article · By alan shlemon On Aug 3, 2020 9:49 PM

Today’s challenge: “Jesus never said anything about homosexuality, so he must not

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The Bible: Reading the “Ordinary” Way

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

The question “Do you take the Bible literally?”

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The Bible Never Promises Immediate Physical Healing in the Atonement

Web Content Article · By tim barnett On Jun 27, 2019 9:57 PM

Many prosperity preachers teach that physical healing—in this life—was purchased for us in the atonement, but a closer look at the passages they cite doesn’t support this.

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The Simple Way to Know and Be Shaped by Your Bible

Web Content Article · By amy k. hall On Feb 7, 2022 10:41 PM

If your Bible intimidates you, then consider this question: Do you know a series...Just imagine what would happen if you began immersing yourself in the...

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Memorizing the Bible Changes You

Web Content Article · By amy k. hall On Jun 27, 2019 8:51 PM

kind of study has done more for increasing my knowledge and understanding of the Bible

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Tips for Memorizing a Book of the Bible

Web Content Article · By amy k. hall On Jun 27, 2019 9:46 PM

Here’s a summary of the tips given on today’s podcast for memorizing a book of the Bible

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Downplaying God’s Wrath

Web Content Article · By tim barnett On Jun 27, 2019 9:52 PM

Sound theology never pits one against the other.

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Never Give Up

Web Content Article · By greg koukl On Apr 15, 2020 3:32 AM

Greg talks about how we should never give up, then he answers questions about the

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Should We Downplay the “Clobber Passages” on Homosexuality?

Web Content Article · By alan shlemon On Oct 2, 2019 9:42 PM

Advocates of pro-gay theology claim that if you look beyond the six verses that directly...affirming towards gays and lesbians, but the more you dig into the rest of what...

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Is the Bible Pro-Slavery?

Web Content Article · By jonathan noyes On Jun 19, 2024 1:45 AM

Many people think the Bible condones slavery, but everyplace Christianity takes a

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Five Ways Our Joy in God Depends on the Bible

Web Content Article · By amy k. hall On Jun 27, 2019 8:49 PM

As you’re spending time learning apologetics, it’s crucial that you never stray from...reading the Bible.

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How I Read the Bible

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

Greg shares how to beat three Bible-reading challenges.

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Was Jesus a Religious Pluralist?

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

Some say Jesus never claimed to be the only way to God, but here are two famous verses

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Is the Bible Sufficient?

Web Content Article · By greg koukl On Jun 26, 2019 10:53 PM

Are “Bible only” advocates right in claiming that any combination of man’s philosophy

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A Simple Way to Read More of the Bible in the New Year

Web Content Article · By keith plummer On Jun 27, 2019 9:59 PM

Here’s an easy way to increase your Bible intake that you might have never thought

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Why Save the Planet?

Web Content Article · By greg koukl On Jun 27, 2019 8:52 PM

nbsp;punished for Adam’s sin, and the questions we should ask when studying the Bible

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Reading the Bible Requires Rules We Already Know

Web Content Article · By alan shlemon On Dec 15, 2020 11:06 PM

Let’s apply commonsense interpretive rules we already know to the Bible.

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You Really Can Memorize Whole Books of the Bible

Web Content Article · By amy k. hall On Jun 27, 2019 8:47 PM

Sometimes all it takes to get started memorizing a book of the Bible is just knowing

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Is the Bible Authoritative?

Web Content Article · By greg koukl On Jun 26, 2019 10:52 PM

do we justify our belief of Biblical authority when some don’t believe that the Bible

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Does the Bible Depict Two Different Gods?

Web Content Article · By tim barnett On Jun 27, 2019 9:58 PM

Many people see the Bible as a tale of two different gods: a god of wrath in the...But there is only one true God, and He has never changed.

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Never Graduate

Web Content Article · By alan shlemon On May 9, 2022 11:05 PM

Education isn’t something that only occurs at school. It should be a lifelong process. Here are some opportunities you and your kids can take advantage of.

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Challenge: The Bible Says Men Are Superior to Women

Web Content Article · By amy k. hall On May 19, 2020 10:31 PM

What does the Bible actually teach about the value of men and women?

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Slavery in the Bible

Web Content Article · By greg koukl On Feb 1, 2023 3:17 AM

Greg answers questions about slavery in the Bible, whether men wrote the Bible to

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How Creating a Context Vacuum Sucks Us into Overwriting God’s Word

Web Content Article · By alan shlemon On Nov 17, 2020 11:48 PM

Here’s why reading Bible verses or passages in isolation from their context is a

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The Perils of Proof-Texting and How to Avoid Them

Web Content Article · By greg koukl On Jun 27, 2019 8:36 PM

If you think you’re on safe theological ground because of a pet verse, better look

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What Kind of Book Is the Bible?

Web Content Article · By tim barnett On Oct 30, 2020 2:47 PM

Tim discusses whether the Bible is a supernatural book by God to men or a naturalistic

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Newton on How You Can Be Deceived While Reading the Bible

Web Content Article · By amy k. hall On Jun 27, 2019 9:54 PM

idea of receiving private, personalized instructions from God while reading the Bible

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Decision Making and the Will of God: What the Bible Doesn’t Say

Web Content Article · By greg koukl On Oct 3, 2023 6:36 PM

How is God involved in the process of our decision making? Is there a plan we need to discover? Do we need to employ certain techniques in order to hear God’s voice and find his will? Greg...

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Does the Bible Command Us to Kill Apostates?

Web Content Article · By alan shlemon On Jun 26, 2024 10:40 PM

object to the command in Islam to kill apostates, some skeptics argue that the Bible

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How to Show Mormon Missionaries That the Bible Contradicts Their Gospel

Web Content Article · By robby lashua On Jun 26, 2024 8:50 PM

Here’s a simple way you can help Mormon missionaries see that the Bible contradicts

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Eight Lessons on Being an A-Paul-ogist

Web Content Article · By tim barnett On Oct 2, 2019 5:41 PM

If we want to be effective apologists, we should imitate how Paul engaged his audience. Here’s what we learn about his approach from Acts 17.

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Is God Wrathful?

Web Content Article · By tim barnett On Jun 25, 2019 11:44 PM

Tim explains that in order to have a biblical view of God, we must acknowledge His wrath.

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What Establishes a Marriage According to the Bible?

Web Content Article · By alan shlemon On Jun 25, 2019 5:44 PM

Even though marriage ceremonies today look a lot different from those in biblical times, the nature of what makes a marriage hasn’t changed.

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The Rewards of Memorizing a Book of the Bible

Web Content Article · By amy k. hall On Jun 27, 2019 9:40 PM

You may not perfectly remember every word of a particular book of the Bible you’ve

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Pro-Gay Theology, the Film 1946, and the Multiverse

Web Content Article · By alan shlemon On Aug 3, 2023 11:52 PM

1946 and stop the RSV translation team from using the word “homosexuals” in the Bible...for the first time, what would the Bible’s teaching on...

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Misquoting God Part 1

Web Content Article · By greg koukl On Jun 27, 2019 8:50 PM

Verses Commonly Misunderstood, Mischaracterized, or Maligned It doesn’t happen often

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Are the Prayers of Two or Three People More Powerful Than the Prayers of One According to Matthew 18?

Web Content Article · By tim barnett On Jun 26, 2019 7:25 PM

Tim explains how we should understand this verse in light of the context.

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#STRask: January 4, 2018

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

questions about punishing children for parent’s sins, questioning God’s justice, and “verse

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Is the Bible a Human Book or a Supernatural One?

Web Content Article · By greg koukl On Mar 8, 2023 1:53 AM

Is the Bible a human book by men about God, or is it a supernatural book from God...Greg talks about how the supernatural fingerprints of God in the...

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Why Didn’t Jesus Come to Earth Sooner?

Web Content Article · By amy k. hall On Jun 27, 2019 9:42 PM

John Piper explains how the length of Israel’s long history before the coming of Jesus acts as “a lesson book for the nations about the Gospel.”

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Should the Apocrypha Be in the Bible?

Web Content Article · By tim barnett On Jun 27, 2019 9:45 PM

Why doesn’t the Protestant Bible contain the Apocrypha?

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Putting Words in God’s Mouth

Web Content Article · By alan shlemon On Jun 27, 2019 9:41 PM

Who taught you how to interpret the Bible?