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Proclaiming the Gospel to Palestinians

Web Content Article · By alan shlemon On Jun 27, 2019 9:53 PM

What would you say to a group of Palestinian Christians and Muslims if you had the chance to teach them theology and apologetics? Here’s what Alan did.

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The Cost Muslims Pay for Missing Jesus

Web Content Article · By alan shlemon On Jun 27, 2019 9:46 PM

Muslims hold a deficient and distorted view of Jesus. It’s a tragic case of mistaken identity with dire consequences. Here are three ways Muslims mistake the true Jesus.

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#STRask: Are Christians Who Study and Adhere to the Truths Revealed in the Bible

Web Content Article · By greg koukl On Jul 16, 2022 5:26 PM

Questions about how to respond to someone who says adhering to biblical inerrancy, studying Scripture, seeking to obey the Word, and adhering to its core truths is “bibliolatry” and how to explain...

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What Does It Mean for Jesus to Be Affirming?

Web Content Article · By greg koukl On Jun 25, 2019 10:44 PM

What was Jesus loving and accepting regarding during His ministry? Greg clarifies a common misconception.

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How Should Christians Approach Spiritual Warfare?

Web Content Article · By greg koukl On Jul 30, 2021 8:02 PM

The world is held in the power of the evil one, but the truth sets us free. Greg Koukl gives a biblical case for why truth matters when we enter spiritual warfare.

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Does God Give People the Best Opportunity to Respond to Him?

Web Content Article · By greg koukl On Mar 5, 2021 3:07 PM

Greg answers a caller’s question about whether the life situation a person is born into affects their accountability before Christ and opportunity to receive him.

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The New Atheists and the Old Testament

Web Content Article · By amy k. hall On Jul 31, 2019 10:18 PM

I came across a lecture by Peter J. Williams that I found to be an excellent complement to this month’s Solid Ground (if you haven’t yet read Greg’s “The Canaanites: Genocide or Judgment?” you...

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How Can We Reconcile Differences Between the Accounts of Jesus’ Birth?

Web Content Article · By tim barnett On Nov 30, 2023 9:25 PM

New Testament scholar Bart Ehrman offers an example of what he believes to be an irreconcilable contradiction in the Christmas account. But, while Matthew and Luke give some different details, it’s...

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Could Acceptance of Abortion Be a Matter of Ignorance?

Web Content Article · By amy k. hall On Jun 27, 2019 9:39 PM

Could it be that our acceptance of abortion, like acceptance of the slave trade, is still mainly a matter of ignorance?

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42 Years Later, Here’s Where Americans Stand on Abortion

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

Today is the 42nd anniversary of Roe v. Wade and a good time to report on a recent poll that tried to get beyond the “pro-life” and “pro-choice” labels people claim for themselves to...

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#STRask: December 14, 2015

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

torture babies because it objectively harms them,” and why people call the Bible

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Hard Case of Abortion in Egypt

Web Content Article · By alan shlemon On Jun 27, 2019 8:54 PM

Egyptian Christians are typically pro-life. Many, however, struggle with being consistent, especially in the case of rape. This is a vexing problem in any part of the world, but it becomes more...

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Tactics for Conversations with Agnostics

Web Content Article · By greg koukl On Jan 20, 2022 9:02 PM

Greg explains how to use the Columbo tactic with agnostics and gives an example of directing the conversation toward a specific topic.

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#STRask: June 9, 2016

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

Greg talks about head coverings, people in heaven praying on our behalf, and open theism.

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The Black Box of IVF

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

Given the brave new world we live in, we can’t presume that medical technologies are consistent with Christian ethics. We must do our due diligence and investigate.

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From Theism to Naturalism via Deism

Web Content Article · By alan shlemon On Nov 6, 2020 3:16 AM

Without understanding God’s immanence, one can fall into deism, which is often the route to naturalism.

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Was Paul a Universalist?

Web Content Article · By greg koukl On Jun 25, 2019 10:16 PM

Could Romans 5:18–19 be used to argue for universalism?

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Slavery, Abortion, and Unalienable Rights

Web Content Article · By greg koukl On Jun 26, 2019 11:10 PM

Did the Supreme Court enact a law that encourages the concept of unequal rights, contradicting the Constitution and the Declaration of Independence?

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Why Is Apologetics so Important?

Web Content Article · By tim barnett On Oct 3, 2019 9:59 PM

Tim introduces a series of videos he’ll be presenting called “Why Apologetics?” that explains what apologetics is and why it’s so vital.

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Interview: Justin Brierley – The Surprising Rebirth of Belief in God

Web Content Article · By greg koukl On Nov 8, 2023 1:25 AM

Greg interviews Justin Brierley, author of The Surprising Rebirth of Belief in God: Why New Atheism Grew Old and Secular Thinkers Are Considering Christianity Again, about the rise and fall of...

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Remembering Chuck Smith

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

Greg talks about Chuck Smith, fourth trimester abortion, we were made to work, and more.

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#STRask: How Can We Square God’s Desire for All to Be Saved with the Existence of Hell?

Web Content Article · By greg koukl On Sep 19, 2021 9:33 PM

whether Christians should be looking for the signs in the stars mentioned in the Bible

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Must a Muslim Also Present When a Christian Teaches on Islam?

Web Content Article · By alan shlemon On Jun 27, 2019 9:46 PM

Alan responds to a question he frequently receives when teaching on Islam.

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Argue at the Worldview Level

Web Content Article · By amy k. hall On Jun 27, 2019 9:47 PM

If we don’t address the worldview causes at the root of all of our culture’s controversies, new symptoms will just continue to pop up faster than we can address them.

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Fetal Humans Are Persons Who Can Be Wronged

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

In an interview posted today on the 41st anniversary of Roe v. Wade, Frank Beckwith used an illustration to clarify the truth that unborn human beings are, in fact, persons who can be wronged by...

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#STRask: July 31, 2017

Web Content Article · By greg koukl On Jun 27, 2019 9:48 PM

Greg’s on a timer and answers questions about truth in other religions, yoga, and God’s character.

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End of Life Ethics: A Primer

Web Content Article · By melinda penner On Jun 26, 2019 11:09 PM

That’s the challenge I’ve heard a number of times from advocates of starving Terri Schiavo to death. It usually comes in the conversation when what they’ve offered so far in the way of...

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#STRask: August 17, 2017

Web Content Article · By greg koukl On Jun 27, 2019 9:48 PM

Greg’s on a timer and answers questions about neo-Darwinism and free will, getting baptized, why God created man, and how to apply Scripture personally.

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STRask: Why Should We Try to Understand the Author’s Intent When Interpreting the Bible

Web Content Article · By greg koukl On Apr 2, 2023 4:59 PM

Questions about how to argue in favor of an “authorial intent” hermeneutic and why we don’t see more demon-possessed people today.

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Surprise! Life Does Begin at Conception

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

It seems that sometimes, when it serves the story, the fact that life begins at conception is perfectly clear to both scientists and the media.

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Atheist Gives Four Reasons He Doesn’t Believe in God

Web Content Article · By tim barnett On Sep 8, 2022 9:57 PM

Tim responds to an atheist who says there’s no proof for God and that religion is an emotional comfort that holds back progress and is used to control people.

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Hobby Lobby Decision Summary

Web Content Article · By amy k. hall On Jun 27, 2019 8:48 PM

The Supreme Court’s decision on whether or not corporations like Hobby Lobby are protected by the Religious Freedom Restoration Act came down today. Here’s a quick summary.

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Arguments Don’t Have to Be Argumentative

Web Content Article · By alan shlemon On May 7, 2020 11:30 PM

Alan explains how to argue cordially and effectively.

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#STRask: What Parenting Advice Would You Give Christian Fathers?

Web Content Article · By greg koukl On Aug 11, 2023 8:12 PM

Questions about whether the Bible considers medicine to be sorcery, making the case

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Abortion Rhetoric

Web Content Article · By greg koukl On May 21, 2020 7:04 PM

Domestic terrorism. “A brutal, cowardly act of murder.” “Mass murder.” “A national conspiracy to commit domestic terrorism.” These are perfect descriptions of what abortion is.

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Is What Muslims Say Really What Islam Teaches?

Web Content Article · By alan shlemon On Jun 28, 2020 1:37 AM

Alan emphasizes the importance of looking to Islam’s authoritative sources in order to know what Islam really teaches then explains a key teaching about the Qur’an.

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Responding to Pro-Choice Memes

Web Content Article · By tim barnett On Jun 22, 2022 1:20 AM

Tim and Alan make a quick pro-life case then chat about responses to some popular pro-choice memes that claim life begins at first breath, a fetus is only a potential human, you can freeze an...

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If I Believe Abortion Is Murder, Why Don’t I Say That?

Web Content Article · By alan shlemon On Jun 27, 2019 9:38 PM

After speaking on abortion at a recent event, a Christian man asked me why I didn’t say, “Abortion is murder...”

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A Pilgrimage to Mecca and the Forgiveness of Sins

Web Content Article · By amy k. hall On Jun 27, 2019 9:56 PM

Have you ever wondered what a pilgrimage to Mecca is like? See a Muslim journalist’s video of what goes into completing the rituals that are thought to achieve forgiveness of sins.

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My First Abortion Debate

Web Content Article · By alan shlemon On Sep 1, 2021 9:40 PM

If you only had a ten-minute opening statement, a five-minute rebuttal, and a five minute closing statement, how would you defend the pro-life view? Alan shares his first debate on abortion.

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The Slippery Slope of the Right-to-Die Movement

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

Alan’s monthly letter for March 2009 There’s one fact about you I’m sure of: even though you’ll live forever, someday your earthly body will die.

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#STRask: August 28, 2017

Web Content Article · By greg koukl On Jun 27, 2019 9:49 PM

on a timer and answers questions about what to do when reasons don’t work, the Bible

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The Universe Was Not a Result of Blind Forces

Web Content Article · By jonathan noyes On May 15, 2024 9:55 PM

Jon Noyes explains just a few of the ways we can confidently conclude that the universe is fine-tuned by a designer.

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Scott Klusendorf, Make the Pro-life Case Persuasively and Winsomely

Web Content Article · By greg koukl On Jun 27, 2019 8:46 PM

Greg talks about God answering prayers, a relationship with Jesus, handling stress in debates, and more.

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#STRask: April 28, 2016

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

Greg answers questions about what the biblical basis is for thinking people go to hell immediately at death, if imprecatory psalms are still usable, why God didn’t make Adam, Eve, Cain, and Jesus...

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

Why You Need an Advance Directive

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

There are some important questions about future medical decisions that you need to think through now so that your care will reflect both your wishes and the truth of Christianity.

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A Society Where Justice Is Grounded in Preference

Web Content Article · By amy k. hall On Feb 9, 2022 12:32 AM

When an entire culture is given over to the idea that morality is relative, the only way to promote one’s preference is by power plays.

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Why Did God Create the Tree of Knowledge of Good and Evil?

Web Content Article · By greg koukl On Oct 10, 2022 7:19 PM

Greg and Amy consider how and why God tested man with the tree of the knowledge of good and evil in the Garden of Eden.

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Do Christians and Muslims Worship the Same God?

Web Content Article · By alan shlemon On Jun 27, 2019 8:46 PM

Christians believe in the one, true God. They believe He is all-knowing, all-powerful, the creator of the universe, and the only one deserving of worship.

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Do Muslims Love Jesus?

Web Content Article · By alan shlemon On Jun 27, 2019 8:47 PM

Muslims love Jesus too. At least, that’s what a new billboard campaign claims. The question, though, is which Jesus do they love?

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What Was the Sin of Sodom and Gomorrah?

Web Content Article · By greg koukl On Jun 25, 2019 10:08 PM

What does the Bible say?

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#STRask: June 2, 2016

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

Greg discusses what Jesus meant when He referred to Himself as “The Truth”, how to show respect in another country or to another religion without compromising our own beliefs, and if...

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#STRask: February 8, 2016

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

Greg talks about friends who live in sin, temptation from man’s nature, Roman Catholic doctrine and practices, and how one should handle relatives who undermine the teaching of one’s child.

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#STRask: January 16, 2017

Web Content Article · By greg koukl On Jun 27, 2019 9:44 PM

In 4 min. or less, Greg talks about The Shack and cursing.

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Seven Pro-Life Action Steps

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

Being pro-life is not merely an attitude. It’s a behavior—it’s something you do. Here are seven steps you can take to make a difference in the lives of the unborn and their mothers.

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Are Pro-Lifers Who Are Pro-Capital Punishment Being Inconsistent?

Web Content Article · By aaron brake On Jul 31, 2019 4:27 PM

The objection that pro-lifers are being inconsistent if they support capital punishment is sometimes raised. Here are some ideas to help you think through this.

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My Body, My Choice?

Web Content Article · By alan shlemon On Jun 25, 2020 6:39 AM

Alan discusses whether or not the unborn is merely a part of the mother’s body.

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How Can You Be Confident Christianity Is True without Looking at All the Options?

Web Content Article · By greg koukl On Oct 11, 2023 10:36 PM

the many worldviews and “gods” in existence to Christianity and the God of the Bible

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A Pro-Choice Atheist’s Inconsistency

Web Content Article · By tim barnett On Jun 27, 2019 8:58 PM

One of the ways to be a good ambassador for Christ is to be a good listener.

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#STRask: May 11, 2017

Web Content Article · By greg koukl On Jun 27, 2019 9:46 PM

In 4 min. or less, Greg answers questions about punishment in Hell, the role of those in need in the church, and when God talks to us.

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#STRask: May 23, 2016

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

Alan talks about how to respond to the LGBT moral revolution and who to “punish” for an abortion pill.

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Atheists Should Accept the Grim Truth Wherever They Find It

Web Content Article · By amy k. hall On Jun 27, 2019 8:41 PM

If atheists want to make their selling point the fact that they have “traditionally embraced” a “commitment to the naked truth,” whatever it is, however disturbing, then let them live out this...

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Death with Dignity

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

I’m very sorry to hear that Brittany Maynard ended her life Saturday. My sincere condolences to her husband, family, and friends.

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What Is the Role of Faith Given That We Are Saved by Grace?

Web Content Article · By alan shlemon On Jun 25, 2019 11:15 PM

Alan explains what faith is and the role it plays in our salvation.

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How to Explain to a Non-Christian Why You’re Waiting until Marriage

Web Content Article · By greg koukl On Sep 2, 2022 2:35 AM

Greg gives a general principle and detailed examples to help a listener explain why, as a Christian, he is waiting until marriage to have sex.

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How We’ve Infuriated Centuries of People

Web Content Article · By amy k. hall On Apr 6, 2020 11:01 PM

From Shadrach, to Peter, to Richard Wurmbrand, no law, threat, or torture can turn true Christians from loving and serving God or affirming what we know to be true.

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#STRask: August 11, 2016

Web Content Article · By greg koukl On Jun 27, 2019 9:41 PM

Greg talks about contradiction in Deuteronomy, explaining “hope”, and whether a Christian can be spiritually dead.

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#STRask - June 7, 2021

Web Content Article · By greg koukl On Jun 6, 2021 4:38 PM

Questions about whether any form of art brings glory to God regardless of the intent of the artist and whether one should go to a baby shower for a same-sex couple having a baby via IVF.

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#STRask: October 9, 2017

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

In 4 min. or less, Greg answers questions about the soul, animals’s moral accountability, and a bad way of proving something is wrong.

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#STRask: December 18, 2017

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

Greg’s on a four-minute timer and answers questions about the contradiction between God’s promise to care for us and His promise we would be persecuted, what “judge not” means, and whether or...

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#STRask - April 8, 2021

Web Content Article · By greg koukl On Apr 3, 2021 9:36 PM

Questions about whether stoning to death was too harsh a punishment for breaking the Sabbath in Numbers 15:32–36 and whether one can divorce a non-adulterous spouse if he has broken all of his...

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#STRask: Was Jesus “Woke”?

Web Content Article · By greg koukl On Sep 25, 2021 10:05 PM

Questions about the claim that the point of Old Testament justice is the protection of the poor and powerless and whether Jesus being “woke” proves it’s a good thing.

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What We Can Learn from Mr. Rogers’ Understanding of Salvation

Web Content Article · By greg koukl On Jul 31, 2019 5:14 PM

Greg reflects on how Mr. Rogers’ parting words exemplified a common misunderstanding of God’s grace.

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Rejoicing Together as Sowers and Reapers

Web Content Article · By greg koukl On Jun 11, 2020 8:20 PM

Greg encourages Christians not to underestimate the importance of sowing seeds of truth in a person’s life.

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How Can We Stay Motivated When Things Look Bleak?

Web Content Article · By greg koukl On Aug 6, 2021 12:08 AM

If you feel like Christians are losing the battle, you’re not alone. But Greg Koukl and Jon Noyes remind us that we’re “more than conquerors through him who loved us” (Romans 8:37).

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