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Responding to the Muslim Claim that the Bible is Corrupted

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

Alan explains how he responds to Muslims when they claim that the Bible is corrupted

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

The phrase, “The Bible’s been translated and recopied so many times...”... introduces one of the most frequent canards tossed at Christians...

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Was the Early Church Communist?

Web Content Article · By aaron brake On Jun 27, 2019 9:57 PM

Acts 4 says the early church held all of their possessions in common. What does this mean for believers today?

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Where Do Jehovah’s Witnesses Get Their Name?

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

Jehovah’s Witnesses believe that they alone are God’s chosen witnesses to the world. As justification for their self-designation, they cite Isaiah 43:10.

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Polygamy in the Bible Is Not Prescriptive

Web Content Article · By robby lashua On Mar 1, 2023 12:27 AM

Many of the heroes in the Old Testament were polygamists, but here’s how we know the accounts of their marriages are descriptive rather than prescriptive.

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The Tyrant Attacks, the Skeptic Mocks, but the Bible Still Stands

Web Content Article · By tim barnett On Nov 13, 2020 3:12 PM

Tim discusses how the Bible has persisted through adversity over the centuries.

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Does the Bible Limit Gender to Just Male and Female?

Web Content Article · By alan shlemon On Aug 30, 2021 10:05 PM

If some creatures don't fit neatly into a “land” or “sea” category, does that mean it’s possible some human beings don’t fit into “male” or “female”?

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Another Muslim-Friendly Bible Translation

Web Content Article · By alan shlemon On Jun 27, 2019 8:57 PM

Son,” “Son of God,” and “Father” from Arabic translations of the Bible

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How Pro-Gay Theology Is Undermined in One Step

Web Content Article · By alan shlemon On Jun 27, 2019 9:42 PM

example of how people “turn away their ears from the truth” and reinterpret the Bible

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Misquoting God Part 2

Web Content Article · By greg koukl On Jun 27, 2019 8:51 PM

from a mistake virtually every Christian makes now and then when they go to the Bible

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When It Comes to Homosexuality, the Bible Addresses Behavior

Web Content Article · By alan shlemon On Oct 19, 2021 10:19 PM

When it comes to sexuality, the Bible doesn’t talk about “being gay” or “LGBTQ people

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Does God Endorse Polygamy?

Web Content Article · By alan shlemon On Jun 25, 2019 10:11 PM

If God is opposed to polygamy, why does 2 Samuel 12:8 say that God gave David wives?

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How Progressive Christianity Misses Out on the Real God

Web Content Article · By guest author On May 23, 2024 5:46 PM

In this excerpt from our Reality Student Apologetics Conference, Alisa Childers challenges us to ask whether we agree with Jesus or instead choose to make ourselves our own authority.

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No Discrimination?

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

Greg talks about discrimination, if people can be saved if they’ve never heard Jesus

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Does God Promise to Heal Our Land?

Web Content Article · By greg koukl On Oct 3, 2019 10:27 PM

Greg explains how 2 Chronicles 7:14 is used incorrectly by Christians thinking it’s speaking to them.

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Justice Matters to God

Web Content Article · By jonathan noyes On Jul 14, 2022 6:58 PM

God calls Christians to “do justice,” but what is true justice? Jon Noyes shares a biblical picture of justice and how Christians can pursue it in his latest Stand to Reason University course.

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A New Testament Passage That’s Older than the New Testament

Web Content Article · By robby lashua On Apr 1, 2024 9:03 PM

An early Christian creed quoted in the New Testament is evidence that belief

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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

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How Do I Develop a Passion for the Bible?

Web Content Article · By greg koukl On Jun 25, 2019 10:38 PM

Greg shares how to make Bible reading more than a chore.

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What Can We Know about God without Using the Bible?

Web Content Article · By greg koukl On Dec 7, 2023 5:49 PM

Greg and Amy discuss how, even apart from the Bible, we can know some of God’s attributes

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A Clarification on How Bible Variants Are Counted

Web Content Article · By amy k. hall On Jun 27, 2019 8:58 PM

It’s a common mistake in apologetic circles to claim Bible variants are counted by

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Did Jesus Really Exist?

Web Content Article · By amy k. hall On Jun 26, 2019 10:54 PM

We have good, historical reasons to think Jesus was not just a legendary character.

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Did Jesus Not Die on the Cross?

Web Content Article · By alan shlemon On Jun 27, 2019 8:45 PM

Alan’s monthly letter for November 2013 It’s not uncommon to find people who deny that Jesus rose from the dead.

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Religion Doesn’t Fly You into Buildings

Web Content Article · By greg koukl On Sep 15, 2021 1:56 AM

Greg responds to a popular quote, “Science flies you to the moon.

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Homosexuality and the Bible—Not That Kind of Homosexuality

Web Content Article · By alan shlemon On Jun 26, 2019 9:35 PM

Video from the Stand to Reason Quick-Reference App. To view all the videos and read the accompanying short text, download the app HERE.

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Resolving Bible Difficulties: Paul vs. James

Web Content Article · By greg koukl On Jun 26, 2019 11:21 PM

One of the thorniest problems any Christian can face is the apparent contradiction between Paul and James. Is justification by faith, as Paul claims, or by works, as James seems to say? This...

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3 Questions You Need to Ask When Reading the Bible

Web Content Article · By alan shlemon On Jul 31, 2019 6:05 PM

Apologetics Tip #7: Alan shares the right questions to ask when reading the Bible

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Iron Curtain Diary

Web Content Article · By greg koukl On Dec 17, 2020 9:30 PM

visiting fellow believers behind the Iron Curtain demonstrates an insight often quoted

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Deity of Christ: Case Closed

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

Understanding the Trinity may be impossible, but proving the Trinity is not especially difficult. You don’t need to master theology and philosophy. All you need is one irrefutable argument. Here it...

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Why Include Hebrews in the Bible if We Don’t Know the Author?

Web Content Article · By greg koukl On Aug 30, 2023 5:47 PM

Greg and Amy discuss possible reasons why the early church fathers included Hebrews in the New Testament even though it does not appear to have been written by an apostle.

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What Does Exodus 21:22 Say about Abortion?

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

The Torah’s teaching about accidental “miscarriage” has been hotly contested concerning the value of the unborn. Is the passage pro-life or pro-abortion? Here are the facts. You decide.

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“Misquoting” Jesus? Answering Bart Ehrman

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

The story behind “The Story Behind Who Changed the Bible and Why”

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Does Jesus Say Not to Judge?

Web Content Article · By greg koukl On Aug 30, 2021 11:55 PM

Greg Koukl explains the original context and meaning of this often-misused verse.

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The Bible Has Been Translated Many Times Over, so How Can It Be Reliable?

Web Content Article · By tim barnett On Jun 27, 2019 9:55 PM

Does the number of times the Bible has been translated affect its reliability?

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Interview: Titus Kennedy – The Essential Archaeological Guide to Bible Lands

Web Content Article · By robby lashua On May 15, 2024 3:04 AM

to archaeologist Titus Kennedy, author of The Essential Archaeological Guide to Bible

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3 Questions You Need to Ask When Reading the Bible

Web Content Article · By alan shlemon On May 8, 2020 4:08 PM

Alan shares the right questions to ask when reading the Bible so that you can get

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The Da Vinci Code Cracks

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

I never thought it would happen.

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Is the God of Islam the Same as the God of the Bible?

Web Content Article · By greg koukl On Jun 27, 2019 8:43 PM

talks about death with dignity, if the God of Islam is the same as the God of the Bible

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Should Religious People Legislate Their Beliefs?

Web Content Article · By tim barnett On May 20, 2021 2:44 PM

Mr. B responds to a tweet by the Richard Dawkins Foundation seeking to disqualify religious people from enshrining their beliefs in law.

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Worshiping Images of Ourselves

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

Justin Taylor has an interesting and helpful post that takes the reader step by step through the second half of Romans 1.

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Do Not Denigrate the Original Languages of the Bible

Web Content Article · By tim barnett On May 23, 2024 9:32 PM

Tim responds to a KJV-only pastor who says he can correct the Greek text using the King James Version.

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Christians Are Commanded to Be Apologists

Web Content Article · By tim barnett On Dec 4, 2019 12:54 AM

series, Tim shows us where the Bible says Christians are commanded to be apologists

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Bart Ehrman on the Existence of Jesus

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

Skeptic Bart Ehrman says to those who deny Jesus existed, “It makes you look foolish.”

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Just the Facts, Ma’am

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

There is an old TV show you may have heard of, but probably have never seen unless

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If the Qur’an Is True, Then It’s False

Web Content Article · By tim barnett On Jun 27, 2019 8:54 PM

The Muslim mission field is huge. The question Christians need to be asking is, how do we reach them with the gospel?

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A Reformation the Church Doesn’t Need – Part 1

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

A New Reformation is a reformation we do not need. These people are organized, serious, and single-minded—and you need to be ready for them, because and they are coming to your church.

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#STRask: Do Atheists Read the Bible More Literally Than Christians?

Web Content Article · By greg koukl On Sep 16, 2023 7:23 PM

Questions about whether atheists read the Bible more literally than Christians because...make a case for the attributes of God by arguing from cosmology rather than the...

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The Jesus Seminar Under Fire

Web Content Article · By greg koukl On May 5, 2020 10:25 PM

self-described scholars who have determined Jesus probably only said 20% of the quotes

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Is Homosexuality the Worst Sin of All?

Web Content Article · By alan shlemon On Aug 1, 2019 5:16 PM

Christians define sin as “missing the mark.” It almost sounds cute. Kyle lied so he missed the mark…Oops. Katy gossiped...Shucks, that was wrong. Randy was prideful…Yikes, better stop that. But...

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Talking to Jehovah’s Witnesses? Start Here

Web Content Article · By tim barnett On Jan 7, 2020 11:10 PM

Tim compiled some tactics, tools, and information to help you respond to Jehovah’s Witnesses’ common beliefs and challenges to the deity of Jesus and personhood of the Spirit.

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Interview: Eric Johnson – Introducing Christianity to Mormons

Web Content Article · By greg koukl On Nov 12, 2022 11:33 PM

Introducing Christianity to Mormons: A Practical and Comparative Guide to What the Bible

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Who Is the God of Mormonism?

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

Mormons believe God is an exalted man who became a god, but there are both biblical and philosophical problems with this understanding.

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Street Tactics – Part 4

Web Content Article · By greg koukl On Aug 27, 2020 11:33 PM

When you encounter these three common challenges, having a few good questions at the ready can help you navigate an otherwise difficult interaction graciously, safely, and effectively.

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What Does the Bible Say about Premonitions?

Web Content Article · By greg koukl On Nov 17, 2021 3:27 AM

Greg explains why the source of a supernatural experience matters and gives advice for how to respond to a “Christian” friend who dabbles in the occult and claims to have premonitions.

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Can We Trust the Bible?

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

I have four kids. This probably doesn’t happen with most children, but sometimes my kids disagree, and argue, and fight. Oftentimes, when a dispute arises, they look outside of themselves for...

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An Assessment of Andy Stanley’s Unconditional Conference

Web Content Article · By alan shlemon On Oct 11, 2023 8:40 PM

Alan Shlemon explains three serious concerns about the Unconditional Conference hosted by Andy Stanley, gives reasons why we can’t simply agree to disagree on LGBTQ issues, and describes how...

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A Reformation the Church Doesn’t Need – Part 2

Web Content Article · By alan shlemon On Jun 27, 2019 8:55 PM

Since the birth of the church, no Christian authority—no theologian, no church council, no denominational confession, no seminary—ever hinted that homosexual behavior was morally legitimate.

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Jesus Didn’t Say Anything about Homosexuality

Web Content Article · By alan shlemon On Jun 26, 2019 10:54 PM

Jesus didn’t talk about homosexuality. Does that mean it’s okay?

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Why Does the Bible Often Use a Woman to Represent a Sinful Figure?

Web Content Article · By greg koukl On May 6, 2021 5:27 PM

Greg and Amy address a common misconception about the Bible’s view of women and offer...counterexamples to the claim that the Bible associates sin...

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What Does the Bible Have to Say about Abortion?

Web Content Article · By amy k. hall On Jul 31, 2019 5:18 PM

Amy shares God’s view of unborn children, how we are to supposed to treat them, and then offers encouragement to those facing unplanned pregnancies.

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Homosexuality: Know the Truth and Speak It with Compassion

Web Content Article · By alan shlemon On Jun 26, 2019 10:52 PM

Homosexuality is here to stay. In fact, it’s becoming more a part of our culture every day. As a result, we need to know the truth and speak it with compassion more than ever.

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Pro-Gay Theology Invents a New Sin

Web Content Article · By alan shlemon On Feb 8, 2021 11:57 PM

Pro-gay theology advocates have invented a new type of sin by taking an existing sin and divided it up into two flavors: sinful and non-sinful—a distinction foreign to Scripture.

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The Changing Views of Mormons

Web Content Article · By amy k. hall On Oct 16, 2019 9:55 PM

A new book details some interesting trends in the beliefs of Mormons, and one wonders how long the LDS Church can survive with only half its members being confident that its unique, foundational...

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Why Jesus Never Mentioned Homosexuality

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

Greg explains what we can conclude from Jesus’ silence on homosexuality and discusses a recent blessing clergy gave to a Planned Parenthood then answers questions about protecting kids, women...

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Is the Sin of Homosexuality Singled Out?

Web Content Article · By alan shlemon On Jun 27, 2019 9:50 PM

The Bible paints a positive picture of sex and marriage, explaining how we were created

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Oprah’s Religion: A Brief Evaluation of Eckhart Tolle’s A New Earth

Web Content Article · By melinda penner On Jun 26, 2019 10:53 PM

Is Oprah’s religion (ala Eckhart Tolle) compatible with Christianity and the Bible

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: Can a Case Be Made against Homosexuality and Transgenderism without Using the Bible

Web Content Article · By greg koukl On Jul 29, 2022 7:31 PM

against homosexuality and transgenderism to non-believers who do not trust the Bible

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When and How to Respond to Misinterpreted Scripture

Web Content Article · By greg koukl On Sep 13, 2023 9:23 PM

Greg and Amy share how they might respond to the misuse of popular sayings like “where two or three are gathered” versus misinterpretations that might have more serious implications.

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The Bible’s Teaching on Marriage and Sexuality Didn’t Change in 1946

Web Content Article · By greg koukl On Aug 16, 2023 4:10 AM

talks about an upcoming movie that claims a 1946 mistranslation of a word in the Bible

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Was Jesus Really Tempted If He Could Not Sin?

Web Content Article · By alan shlemon On Jun 25, 2019 10:29 PM

clarify how it was possible for Jesus to truly experience temptation even though he never

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Ancient Words, Ever True?

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

Do we have any good reasons to think God has spoken supernaturally in the Bible?

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An LGBT Defense Misses a Biblical Point

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

For Christ, the cross literally meant giving up everything, even His own life. He denied His own will to do the will of the Father. God expects no less from us when it comes to the matter of sex.

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An Evaluation of the Dialogue between Sean McDowell and Matthew Vines

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

Greg in discussing Sean McDowell’s dialogue with Matthew Vines on “What Does the Bible

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How Can I Believe Incredible Stories in the Bible?

Web Content Article · By alan shlemon On Jun 27, 2019 9:42 PM

How I can believe incredible biblical stories in which the sun stands still, a man survives inside a sea creature, a donkey speaks, or the Red Sea is parted? Here’s how.

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Taking Jesus at Face Value

Web Content Article · By greg koukl On Jun 26, 2019 9:19 PM

Coming to believe the Bible is the inspired Word of God by letting Jesus speak for

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