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One Way to Tell the New Testament Is True

Web Content Article · By tim barnett On Aug 7, 2020 12:53 PM

Tim shows how some details in the Gospel of Luke help point to the truthfulness of the New Testament.

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Is the Rapture Biblical?

Web Content Article · By greg koukl On Jul 9, 2021 7:23 PM

Is the concept of the rapture found in Scripture? Greg shares his findings with a caller.

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Are You Ready to Talk to a Muslim?

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

Alan’s monthly letter for November 2011 At a recent event, I was introduced as Saeed Ibn Umar. Yes, that’s a Muslim name. But no, it’s not a pseudonym and I haven’t converted to Islam.

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How Do We Know That God Can Sympathize with Our Weaknesses?

Web Content Article · By greg koukl On Jun 26, 2019 5:53 PM

Since God is perfect and never does anything wrong, can He really understand our

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Apologetics Roundtable: Be a Better Listener

Web Content Article · By tim barnett On Jan 16, 2024 5:21 PM

Sometimes, an intellectual response not only misses the mark but also comes across as unloving. Tim Barnett explains why it’s important to work on being a better listener when answering people’s...

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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

challenges or discuss differences and whether Acts 17:23 implies that people who never

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Pilgrim Governor

Web Content Article · By melinda penner On Jun 27, 2019 8:45 PM

William Bradford was the long-serving governor of the Plymouth Colony.

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If Pro-Gay Theology Advocates Could Change the Past, Would That Change the Future Like They Want?

Web Content Article · By alan shlemon On Feb 13, 2024 3:19 PM

explains what would happen if someone was to go back in time to 1946 and stop the RSV Bible...He unpacks whether this would change the Bible’s...

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A Manual for Creating Atheists Who Create Straw Men

Web Content Article · By tim barnett On Jun 27, 2019 10:00 PM

The misrepresentations of Christianity in Peter Boghossian’s A Manual for Creating Atheists are a good reminder that you can only properly respond to a view after you understand it.

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The Gospels Aren’t Ancient Fiction

Web Content Article · By amy k. hall On Jun 27, 2019 8:56 PM

Bernard Howard has imagined a conspiracy-creating conversation based on Dawkins’s assertion that “the Gospels are ancient fiction.”

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Getting Science Right

Web Content Article · By tim barnett On Mar 27, 2023 9:14 PM

Tim Barnett explains the difference between scientific methodology and scientific philosophy and shares how this key distinction impacts how we view evidence for Christianity.

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Apologetics Roundtable: Shape Your Character to Be More Like Jesus

Web Content Article · By amy k. hall On Jan 22, 2024 10:30 PM

Amy, Jon, Robby, and Tim share how our love of Christ can motivate and shape our apologetics.

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Proverbs Are Not Promises

Web Content Article · By alan shlemon On Jun 26, 2019 7:22 PM

Alan explains the meaning and purpose behind the genre of Proverbs.

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Jihad and War in Islam and Christianity

Web Content Article · By alan shlemon On Jun 27, 2019 8:35 PM

Do you know the first question I get when I teach on Islam’s long history of war and killing?

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Does Gender Identity Matter?

Web Content Article · By alan shlemon On Jun 27, 2019 9:59 PM

Alan explains gender identity and what the Bible says about it.

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Got Context?

Web Content Article · By alan shlemon On Jun 27, 2019 8:34 PM

Learn a Secret Skill of Pastors to Help You Understand the Bible

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“The Secret”: A Fatal Attraction

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

Oprah Winfrey is the “pastor” of the largest church in the country. “The Church of O,” Christianity Today noted, has a congregation of 22 million vigorous, faithful, evangelistic members,...

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Can a Christian Take His Own Life and Still Go to Heaven?

Web Content Article · By jonathan noyes On Apr 6, 2022 6:15 PM

Jon Noyes explains that the manner in which we die does not determine our eternal destiny and reminds believers that, at the same time, God’s lavish grace is not an excuse to sin.

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Unified Truth: Faith and Reason

Web Content Article · By melinda penner On Jun 27, 2019 8:45 PM

You’ve probably heard of Thomas Aquinas because he was so influential, but you may not know why.

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Why Christians Must Share the Gospel in Deed and Word

Web Content Article · By greg koukl On Jan 27, 2023 5:39 PM

Greg Koukl explains why “preach the gospel and use words if necessary” is an incomplete and dangerous saying to live by.

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The Truth about Christmas

Web Content Article · By jonathan noyes On Dec 19, 2022 6:19 PM

Some of the details of the Christmas story that we’ve all come to cherish find their origin in cultural myth rather than biblical truth. Here are three common misconceptions about Jesus’ birth.

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Explaining Romans 1

Web Content Article · By alan shlemon On Mar 12, 2020 11:35 PM

Alan shares the most straightforward passage in the Bible about homosexuality and

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Are Christians Just Blind Followers?

Web Content Article · By greg koukl On Sep 7, 2023 10:03 PM

makes sense for people who are convinced Christianity is true to believe what the Bible

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Does the Bible Limit Gender to Just Male and Female?

Web Content Article · By alan shlemon On Sep 5, 2021 10:54 PM

Alan responds to a trendy new argument that claims that a non-binary interpretation can be imposed on the Genesis account of creation.

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Does the Biblical Teaching on Homosexuality Inflame Violence?

Web Content Article · By alan shlemon On Jun 25, 2019 11:56 PM

Alan responds to the question of whether or not the classical biblical teaching on sexuality causes violence.

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Gratitude: To Someone for Something

Web Content Article · By greg koukl On Jun 27, 2019 9:51 PM

Greg reflects on Thanksgiving and thankfulness then answers questions on the historicity of Adam and Eve and whether or not a Christian who lost his memory would still be saved.

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Did Jesus Have the Fully Human Experience?

Web Content Article · By greg koukl On Mar 31, 2023 8:26 PM

Greg and Amy explain how accidental versus essential qualities of humanity help us to understand why Jesus could be fully human without experiencing anything that results from having a fallen nature.

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How to Avoid the Professor’s Ploy

Web Content Article · By greg koukl On Feb 26, 2020 7:13 PM

Greg addresses a situation where you may be tempted to take on the burden of proof in conversation about Christianity.

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Did Translators Wrongly Interpret “Homosexuality” in 1 Corinthians 6:9?

Web Content Article · By tim barnett On May 31, 2023 10:50 PM

Tim Barnett provides three reasons why we can be confident Paul is addressing same-sex behavior in 1 Corinthians 6:9.

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Rampant Individualism Is Hurting Our View of Sex, Gender, and the Body

Web Content Article · By jonathan noyes On Oct 24, 2023 11:46 PM

Are we the masters of our own ships, or are we God’s “workmanship, created in Christ Jesus for good works”? Jon Noyes explains how sex and gender fit into God’s perfect creation order and why that...

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Michael Kruger Responds to Two Challenges to the New Testament

Web Content Article · By amy k. hall On Jun 27, 2019 9:57 PM

The Ehrman Project was created to give brief responses to arguments popularized by Bart Ehrman. Here are two of those responses by New Testament scholar Michael Kruger.

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Will You Accept the Challenge?

Web Content Article · By greg koukl On Nov 30, 2021 10:40 PM

Stand to Reason has helped Christians stand tall in a hostile culture for 28 years. Today, we challenge you to partner with STR and make an impact with your end-of-year gift.

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Is Faith Just Wishful Thinking?

Web Content Article · By tim barnett On Jun 25, 2020 6:48 AM

What is faith according to the Bible? Are science and faith at odds?

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Do We Limit God with a Closed Canon?

Web Content Article · By greg koukl On Jun 10, 2024 10:41 PM

Amy reframe the question of whether God limits himself with just 66 books of the Bible..., reminding us that God has defined himself in the Bible...

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Are Christians opposed to same-sex marriage because homosexuality is a sin?

Web Content Article · By alan shlemon On Jun 27, 2019 8:34 PM

flowchart that claims Christians mistakenly oppose same-sex marriage because of the Bible

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Charles Babbage, Father of the Computer

Web Content Article · By melinda penner On Jun 27, 2019 8:52 PM

Charles Babbage was born in London in 1791 and is considered the father of the computer and one of the most influential scientists in history.

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200 Years of Christianity, Politics, and Human Rights

Web Content Article · By amy k. hall On Apr 7, 2020 2:06 AM

Pro-lifers are often accused of inappropriately trying to force their religious views on others. The same accusations were made against those who sought to end the slave trade.

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Nothing Is Wrong with the World if There Is No God

Web Content Article · By greg koukl On Jul 10, 2024 1:34 AM

with the world, then he answers questions about children going to Heaven, a good Bible...for New Agers, repeating numbers in the Bible, medication...

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Why We Should Expect the New Testament

Web Content Article · By robby lashua On Jun 19, 2024 10:29 PM

In this excerpt from Stand to Reason University’s course “New Testament Canon,” Robby Lashua shares how the covenants found in the Old Testament lay the ground for a new covenant documented by the...

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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

, and why the Lord’s Prayer says, “Lead us not into temptation,” when God would never

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What We Read Is What God Said

Web Content Article · By brett kunkle On Jun 26, 2019 10:54 PM

The fulfilled prophecies, unity, and impact of the Bible all point to a divine Author

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How Were the Books of the Bible Compiled?

Web Content Article · By greg koukl On Jul 23, 2020 8:58 PM

How did the early church decide which books to include in the New Testament?

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The Muslim Mission

Web Content Article · By alan shlemon On Jun 27, 2019 8:35 PM

Reading the Qur’an, going to mosques, listening to Islamic scholars—these all sound like the behaviors of a Muslim.

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Did Polygamy Accomplish the Purpose Given in LDS Scripture?

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

The Book of Mormon says God may institute polygamy in order to raise up more children, but does polygamy really accomplish this?

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The Claim about Homosexuality in the Film 1946 Is Irrelevant

Web Content Article · By alan shlemon On May 16, 2021 8:26 PM

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

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Does the Lack of Original Autographs Make Biblical Inerrancy Irrelevant?

Web Content Article · By aaron brake On Jun 27, 2019 9:53 PM

What difference does it make to say the original biblical writings were inerrant if all we have today are copies with errors?

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The Fundamental Premise behind Ehrman’s Claims

Web Content Article · By melinda penner On Jun 27, 2019 9:29 PM

Just in time for Holy Week—it’s just about a tradition now for Christmas and Easter—Bart Ehrman is raising the same old doubts about the New Testament documents.

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Salvation Army Promoting CRT

Web Content Article · By greg koukl On Sep 22, 2021 2:11 AM

Greg talks about the CRT materials the Salvation Army is promoting, then he answers a question about how to start a conversation about salvation with Catholic relatives.

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Are We Supposed to Share the Gospel with Everyone We Meet?

Web Content Article · By greg koukl On Apr 1, 2021 7:43 PM

As Christians, we know we’re called to share the gospel. But are we held accountable for sharing the gospel with every person we come into contact with? Greg and Amy respond, explaining relevant...

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Did Jesus Really Rise from the Dead?

Web Content Article · By brett kunkle On Jun 26, 2019 10:53 PM

If the bones of Jesus were found tomorrow, would you walk away from Christianity...

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Dead or Alive?

Web Content Article · By brett kunkle On Jun 26, 2019 10:54 PM

Does it matter if Jesus really rose from the dead? Can we determine whether or not it happened in history?

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#STRask: October 27, 2016

Web Content Article · By greg koukl On Jun 27, 2019 9:43 PM

Greg answers in 4 min. or less, questions on miracles, the Trinity, and Bible translations

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Can a Person Be Saved through General Revelation?

Web Content Article · By greg koukl On Mar 24, 2022 6:01 PM

Greg and Amy consider examples of salvation from the Old Testament next to what Paul writes about general revelation and salvation in Romans.

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Al Serrato: A D.A. Examines the Evidence for Christianity

Web Content Article · By greg koukl On Jun 27, 2019 9:40 PM

Guest Host: J. Warner Wallace Guest: Al Serrato - A D.A. Examines the Evidence for Christianity

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Jesus Is Jehovah

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

of the most persuasive passages to use with a Jehovah’s Witness from their own Bible

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Mercy in the Ancient World

Web Content Article · By melinda penner On Jun 27, 2019 8:49 PM

Historian Rodney Stark writes in The Triumph of Christianity about the significant contrast Christian mercy and compassion was in comparison to pagan religions.

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How to Approach an Atheist

Web Content Article · By jonathan noyes On Nov 2, 2021 11:25 PM

Jon Noyes answers the question “How should I approach my atheist friends?”

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Explaining God’s Love to Muslims

Web Content Article · By amy k. hall On Jun 27, 2019 9:57 PM

Muslims reject the idea that Jesus died on the cross, but the Bible says the cross

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Van Leeuwenhoek: Father of Microbiology

Web Content Article · By melinda penner On Jun 27, 2019 8:52 PM

Antony van Leeuwenhoek was a Dutch Calvinist born in the 17th century who became the father of microbiology.

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#STRask: June 20, 2016

Web Content Article · By greg koukl On Jun 27, 2019 9:40 PM

Differences between Christian and Muslim views on homosexuality, convincing a Muslim the Bible

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Is Transgenderism a Matter of Broken Bodies or Broken Beliefs?

Web Content Article · By jonathan noyes On Aug 10, 2022 10:32 PM

Jon Noyes answers a question about whether the Fall could justify a transgender person’s belief that they have the correct mind in the wrong body.

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Gail Carter, DOLLS: Daughters of the Living Lord and Savior

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

Greg and Gail Carter discuss DOLLS, then Greg talks about evidence for and against Noah’s Ark, then gives the history behind Christmas.

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The Consequences of Rejecting God and Objective Truth

Web Content Article · By amy k. hall On Feb 15, 2022 1:07 AM

A 30-year-old book on the fundamental ideas of the fascist worldview (a rejection of a transcendent God and moral standard) reminds us of what can happen when truth is no longer valued.

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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

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Want to Share the Gospel? Start with This Question

Web Content Article · By greg koukl On Feb 26, 2020 7:37 PM

Greg explains the first step in a tactical approach to sharing your Christian convictions with others.

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#STRask - April 20, 2020

Web Content Article · By greg koukl On Apr 19, 2020 10:41 PM

Questions about responding to someone who says the church altered the Bible in order

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Can I Tell Someone That They Believe a Lie?

Web Content Article · By greg koukl On Dec 9, 2021 12:53 AM

Is it ever appropriate for Christians to tell nonbelievers they have been deceived? Greg provides biblical examples of when Jesus did exactly that.

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How Joseph Smith’s First Vision Changed over Time

Web Content Article · By amy k. hall On Jun 27, 2019 9:57 PM

Joseph Smith’s “First Vision” is at the root of Mormonism’s unique doctrines, but a look at the historical records reveals a problem: Its major details seem to have evolved over time.

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May 2, 2004

Web Content Article · By greg koukl On Jun 27, 2019 8:44 PM

Greg talks about his trip to Georgia and takes call on how to know the Bible is true

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Assessing the Truth

Web Content Article · By greg koukl On Jun 27, 2019 8:44 PM

assessing the truth, then takes calls on unclear evidence for the inerrancy of the Bible

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An Important Distinction about Orlando and Islam

Web Content Article · By alan shlemon On Jun 27, 2019 9:40 PM

After the Orlando shooting, there was an almost reflexive response by analysts who gave the usual talking points about how Islam is a religion of peace and its practitioners are peaceful people.

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What Convinced James His Brother Was God?

Web Content Article · By robby lashua On Mar 29, 2022 9:17 PM

Somehow, Jesus convinced his brother he was God—and James was so confident, he was willing to die for his belief. What convinced his own brother to acknowledge Jesus was God and worship him?

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They’re Not Mormon?

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

If Mormons won’t allow polygamists to redefine Mormonism in order to include polygamists, they ought not demand that Christians accept a redefinition from Mormons as to what’s foundational to...

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Acts Points to a Physical Resurrection

Web Content Article · By amy k. hall On Jun 27, 2019 8:37 PM

Some say the disciples believed only Jesus’ spirit was resurrected, not His body. Two passages in Acts say differently.

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Teaching Muslims the Identity of Jesus...from the Qur’an

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

Alan’s monthly letter for September 2008 Which of these statements is taught in the Qur’an?

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