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The Danger of Building Your Theology on Anything Other Than the Bible

Web Content Article · By amy k. hall On Jun 27, 2019 10:02 PM

Once you step off the path illuminated by the Bible, the disastrous consequences

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What Made Eve “Suitable” for Adam?

Web Content Article · By tim barnett On Jun 27, 2019 9:42 PM

What can we learn about the design of marriage from the word “suitable” in Genesis?

Media Type: Article Topic: Sexuality and Gender

You’ll Never Outgrow Your Need to Meet with God

Web Content Article · By amy k. hall On Jun 27, 2019 9:41 PM

This warning against drifting away from communion with God is a reminder that something real is happening when you meet with God daily.

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A Long-Term Plan to Know Your Bible

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

you would become and how well you would know God if you immersed yourself in the Bible...Here’s how you can build up your knowledge of the Bible...

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Being Tactical with Jehovah’s Witnesses

Web Content Article · By tim barnett On Jun 27, 2019 9:41 PM

A couple of days ago, Robin and Jack were sitting on the sofa across from me...

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Resources to Learn Hermeneutics

Web Content Article · By alan shlemon On Feb 8, 2022 1:55 AM

How can someone study hermeneutics to learn how to correctly interpret the Bible

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Did Jesus Receive Worship?

Web Content Article · By tim barnett On Jun 27, 2019 8:57 PM

So, how is it that Jehovah’s Witnesses can claim that Jesus was never worshipped?

Media Type: Article Topic: Theology

You’ll Never Change Anyone’s Mind about God

Web Content Article · By greg koukl On Sep 30, 2023 1:00 AM

It may sound strange to hear an apologist say you will never be able to change

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Witnessing to Jehovah’s Witnesses—Part 1

Web Content Article · By tim barnett On Jun 27, 2019 8:55 PM

Notes for the video “Witnessing to Jehovah’s Witnesses”—available in our store—are below. See Part 2.

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The Most Politically Incorrect Bible Passage

Web Content Article · By alan shlemon On Jul 31, 2019 5:35 PM

Paul’s first epistle to the church in Corinth has many challenging admonitions. First Corinthians 6:9–11, however, seems to top them all, especially in light of our country’s ethos.

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Did God Ordain Abortion as Punishment for Infidelity?

Web Content Article · By alan shlemon On Mar 24, 2020 2:44 AM

Though abortion is inconsistent with the Christian worldview, some people point to a Bible

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Promises, Promises Bible Promises Worksheet

Web Content Article · By guest author On Jun 27, 2019 5:44 PM

A comprehensive look at what a Bible promise is, how we should understand its contextual

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25 Years Ago, We Never Could Have Imagined This…

Web Content Article · By greg koukl On Jun 27, 2019 9:59 PM

See what’s been accomplished by God’s hand and your help.

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Choose Being Kind over Being Right?

Web Content Article · By natasha crain On Jun 27, 2019 10:01 PM

There’s a lot of secular wisdom out there that sounds good but has layers of problems. Here’s an example of how you can teach your children to evaluate what they hear.

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Hummingbirds, The Bible and Witnessing

Web Content Article · By greg koukl On Jun 27, 2019 8:47 PM

Greg talks about doing church at Xenos, Hummingbirds, the Bible and Witnessing, if

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What Does the Bible Say about Homosexuality?

Web Content Article · By alan shlemon On Jun 27, 2019 9:48 PM

Alan summarizes what the Bible does and doesn’t say about homosexuality.

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Sean McDowell and Matthew Vines on the Bible and Homosexuality

Web Content Article · By amy k. hall On Jun 27, 2019 9:52 PM

Greg and Amy discussed the recent dialogue between Sean McDowell and Matthew Vines on the podcast last week. You can watch that dialogue here and find links for more information.

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Did You Miss Something in the Isaiah 7:14 Prophecy?

Web Content Article · By robby lashua On Dec 20, 2023 5:48 AM

You may not have noticed before that the Isaiah 7:14 prophecy shows that God, the true author of Scripture, not only can accurately predict future events but is also sovereign over the development...

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Never Judge God by Isolated Events

Web Content Article · By tim barnett On Jun 27, 2019 9:50 PM

We may not know the specific purpose of the suffering in our own lives and the lives of others, but here’s what we do know.

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Two Practical Ways to Promote Biblical Literacy at Home

Web Content Article · By tim barnett On Mar 12, 2020 1:11 AM

Simply put, people don’t know their Bibles.

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#STRask: Are We Limiting God by Putting Him in the “Box” of Scripture?

Web Content Article · By greg koukl On Nov 10, 2023 6:57 PM

of Scripture and how to respond to someone who continually talks about missing verses...in the Bible and the idea that the...

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An Easy Way to Weed out Bad Bible Interpretations

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

nbsp;trades on two obvious features of language, and it will help you weed out bad Bible

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#STRask: Does the Bible Teach That Elijah Was Reincarnated as John the Baptist?

Web Content Article · By greg koukl On May 4, 2024 11:52 PM

Questions about responding to someone who says the Bible teaches reincarnation when

Media Type: Podcast Podcast Feed: #STRask Topic: Theology

#STRask: If a Murderer Accepts Christ, Then Will His Victims Never Receive Justice

Web Content Article · By greg koukl On Dec 3, 2022 2:09 AM

Questions about whether the victims of a murderer who later accepts Christ will never

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Jehovah’s Witnesses Can’t Consistently Affirm the Reliability of the New Testament

Web Content Article · By tim barnett On Jun 27, 2019 8:57 PM

Jehovah’s Witnesses commonly refer to modern translations of the Bible as “Lord Bibles

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Is the Bible Legend?

Web Content Article · By melinda penner On Jun 27, 2019 8:41 PM

C.S. Lewis, who was a literary scholar long before he was a Christian, makes the scholarly point that the Gospel accounts read nothing like legend or myth.

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Ready for the Knock on Your Door

Web Content Article · By tim barnett On Jun 27, 2019 9:40 PM

Most of us have answered a knock on our door, only to discover a smiling, well-dressed couple—Watchtower publication in hand—standing on the other side, waiting to talk with us about the gospel...

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Did Jesus Demand We Kill His Enemies?

Web Content Article · By alan shlemon On Jun 27, 2019 9:54 PM

and kill them in front of me,” are a great example of how reading a single verse

Media Type: Article Topic: Theology

Tactics: One Tough Customer

Web Content Article · By greg koukl On Jun 27, 2019 8:42 PM

on if the end justifies the means, what the context is for saying not to read a Bible...verse, and more.

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Jesus’ Wife?

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

Greg talks about the greatest Bible verse, why there are so many denominations, Jesus

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Muslim Authority

Web Content Article · By alan shlemon On Jun 27, 2019 8:53 PM

Have you ever talked with a Muslim? I can tell you how it probably went. Why? Virtually every conversation with a Muslim comes down to one issue: authority.

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The Most Important Thing Followers of Christ Need to Know

Web Content Article · By greg koukl On Jan 5, 2022 3:05 AM

Greg discusses a pitfall to avoid when reading and interpreting the Bible, talks

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Gifts, Talents, and Character

Web Content Article · By melinda penner On Jun 27, 2019 8:47 PM

One of the resources I like best in Logos Bible Software is the library of Timothy

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Red Letter Christians

Web Content Article · By melinda penner On Apr 5, 2020 5:14 PM

Some Bible versions have Jesus’ words printed in red, leaving the rest of the

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Double the Trouble if You Ignore the Context

Web Content Article · By alan shlemon On Jun 27, 2019 9:54 PM

If you try to determine the meaning of a biblical text without reading its context, you’ll create two problems that will hinder your understanding of the passage.

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Pro-Gay Theology Advocates Are Repeating the Mistakes of the Past

Web Content Article · By alan shlemon On Nov 8, 2023 10:25 PM

Pro-gay theology advocates claim Christians are making the same kind of grievous interpretive error past Christians made with antisemitism and slavery, but when you look closer at the details, it...

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Godawa, God against the Gods: Storytelling, Imagination, and Apologetics in the Bible

Web Content Article · By greg koukl On Jun 27, 2019 9:39 PM

book God against the Gods: Storytelling, Imagination, and Apologetics in the Bible

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Praying the Bible

Web Content Article · By melinda penner On Jun 27, 2019 8:54 PM

Whitney’s book, Praying the Bible, is under 100 pages.

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Promises We Can’t Claim. Promises We Can.

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

Many promises in the Bible were made to other people and we cannot legitimately claims

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The Sinner-Friendly Bible

Web Content Article · By melinda penner On Apr 15, 2020 11:36 PM

What happens when a Bible translation goes too far?

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Encountering the Bible

Web Content Article · By tim barnett On Nov 20, 2020 2:46 PM

Tim explains why believers trust the Bible, pointing to the authority Jesus displays

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Coffee Cup Christianity

Web Content Article · By alan shlemon On Oct 28, 2020 12:38 AM

Coffee Cup Christianity violates one of the most basic and well-known principles of interpretation: context, and it leads to three dangerous problems.

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The Bible Is Not a Game of Telephone

Web Content Article · By amy k. hall On Jun 27, 2019 8:50 PM

In his response to a Newsweek article attacking the Bible, Dan Wallace...explains why the transmission of the Bible was not like a...

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Why You Shouldn’t Ask God if the Book of Mormon Is True

Web Content Article · By aaron brake On Jun 27, 2019 9:56 PM

There’s one question you’re likely to hear from every Mormon missionary: Will you pray and ask God if the Book of Mormon is true? Here’s why that’s not a good idea.

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A Reminder of the Beauty of Justification by Faith and the Power of the Bible

Web Content Article · By amy k. hall On Nov 25, 2019 1:12 AM

The answer he found in the Bible changed everything.

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What Should Christians Do in Tough Times?

Web Content Article · By greg koukl On Jun 27, 2019 8:54 PM

Warner Wallace talks about why some verses are missing from the Bible and how to

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An Argument for Jehovah’s Witnesses: Jesus Is Jehovah

Web Content Article · By tim barnett On Jun 27, 2019 8:56 PM

How should we speak to Jehovah’s Witnesses about Jesus?

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Do You Take the Bible Literally?

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

How to respond and also how to know if their question is intellectually honest.

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Is the Bible Full of Contradictions?

Web Content Article · By tim barnett On Jun 27, 2019 9:39 PM

“The Bible is full of contradictions!”

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Does “God Visit the Iniquities of the Fathers” on the “Third & Fourth Generations”?

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

Greg interprets a commonly misunderstood and difficult passage by looking at the details of the context.

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#STRask: November 26, 2018

Web Content Article · By greg koukl On Jun 27, 2019 9:59 PM

questions about why a sacrifice for sin is needed, if we can learn principles from Bible...verses that were written to others, whether Joseph was...

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Strategy for Dealing With Bible Difficulties

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

Last week I got a call from my brother who lives in Florida. He had stumbled upon a website apparently done by Jewish scholars and meant to serve the Jewish community that was experiencing in-roads...

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Ancient Myths vs. the Bible

Web Content Article · By amy k. hall On Apr 9, 2020 1:51 AM

There are some key differences between the God of the Bible and the gods of

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The Top Ten Posts of 2017

Web Content Article · By amy k. hall On Jun 27, 2019 9:51 PM

Don’t miss the ten most popular posts from 2017. The collection itself is an interesting commentary on what our culture is currently searching for online.

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Why a Same-Sex Couple Could Never Practice Christian Marriage

Web Content Article · By robby lashua On Jan 27, 2024 3:11 AM

Aside from denying and twisting the clear passages of Scripture that prohibit homosexuality, pro-gay theology has another problem: A same-sex couple can’t practice Christian marriage as described...

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Teach What the Bible Says First

Web Content Article · By amy k. hall On Sep 28, 2021 3:26 AM

Sometimes, people who are teaching the Bible try much too hard to be brilliant, giving...us their own insights into life rather than letting the brilliance of the...

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Be Willing to Submit to Our Good God on the Issue of Homosexuality

Web Content Article · By amy k. hall On Jun 27, 2019 9:38 PM

If you do not yet believe Jesus died for your sins, or you do not trust the Bible

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Twisting Jesus’ Words

Web Content Article · By alan shlemon On Jun 27, 2019 8:56 PM

When my daughter came home with a badly-interpreted Bible lesson one day, though,

Media Type: Article Topic: Theology

How the Bible Authenticates Itself

Web Content Article · By amy k. hall On Jun 2, 2021 7:07 PM

What does it mean to say the Bible is “self-attesting”? John Piper explains.

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The Bible Comes Alive in Israel

Web Content Article · By alan shlemon On Jun 27, 2019 10:01 PM

incredible archaeological discoveries in Israel that give powerful evidence for the Bible

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A Plan to Begin a Year of Learning

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

Here’s a plan for a year’s worth of reading in theology, Bible, and apologetics.

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#STRask: January 4, 2016

Web Content Article · By greg koukl On Jun 27, 2019 8:57 PM

Greg responds to questions about John 15:22, the moral principle of seeking to fulfill unchosen sexual desires, Genesis 30, and how to define Christian orthodoxy.

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Does God Whisper? Part 1

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

Does the Bible teach that Christians are to listen for God’s voice to guide their

Media Type: Solid Ground Topic: Theology

The Church and Slavery

Web Content Article · By melinda penner On Jun 27, 2019 8:53 PM

In a recent post, I quoted historian Rodney Stark extensively about how religions

Media Type: Article Topic: History

No Lost Books of the Bible

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

people claim there are “lost books” that should have been included in the Bible...Greg says this view doesn’t make sense, whether or not you think the...

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The Claim about Homosexuality in the Film 1946 Is Irrelevant

Web Content Article · By alan shlemon On Apr 29, 2021 1:20 AM

homosexuality is based on a 1946 mistranslation of a Greek word in the RSV Bible

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Charles Spurgeon on Reading the Bible

Web Content Article · By amy k. hall On Jun 27, 2019 10:02 PM

Spurgeon spoke some wise and motivating words on how and why we should read the Bible

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The Bible Supernaturally Changes Lives

Web Content Article · By alan shlemon On Jun 27, 2019 9:58 PM

Something radical and amazing happens when people immerse themselves in the Bible—they

Media Type: Article Topic: Christian Living

Is the Bible Wrong about Camels?

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

While some people claim the existence of camels in the Bible is evidence of its inaccuracy

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You Can’t Obey God Unless You Know What He Said

Web Content Article · By alan shlemon On Apr 27, 2020 11:21 PM

Christians base their hopes, theology, and major life decisions on what the Bible

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Thoughts on Memorizing the Bible

Web Content Article · By greg koukl On Mar 2, 2021 9:54 PM

Greg talks to Amy about tips on how and why to memorize larger portions of the Bible

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The Bible Is Not Just Metaphor

Web Content Article · By greg koukl On Jan 9, 2023 11:33 PM

and Greg show how to use the Columbo tactic to respond to someone who says the Bible

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Does Old Testament Polygamy Justify Same-Sex Marriage?

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

Is there a trajectory in the Bible towards more openness of sexual expression and

Media Type: Article Topic: Sexuality and Gender

How to Respond to Alleged Bible Contradictions

Web Content Article · By tim barnett On Jun 27, 2019 9:48 PM

and Tim explain some tactics that will help you respond to the charge that the Bible

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The Bible: Different from All the Rest

Web Content Article · By amy k. hall On Jun 27, 2019 8:39 PM

It’s awe-inspiring to see the role the Bible played in Rosaria Butterfield’s conversion

Media Type: Article Topic: Christian Living

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