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What Does the Bible Mean by “One God”?

Web Content Article · By greg koukl On Dec 14, 2021 8:33 PM

How can Christians respond to the Mormon claim that “Heavenly Father” is the only god “for us”? Greg offers one question that will help focus the conversation.

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Atheists’ Small View of Christianity

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

On the heels of the Reason Rally, where Dawkins exhorted the crowd to “Mock them! Ridicule them! In public,” Tom Gilson wrote a post about the New Atheists’ practice of trivializing...

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Four Questions about the Love of God to Ask Jehovah’s Witnesses

Web Content Article · By robby lashua On Oct 3, 2022 7:28 PM

Here are four questions you can ask Jehovah’s Witnesses about the love of God to help you demonstrate the truth of the divinity of Jesus.

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What’s the Price of Accepting the Idea We Worship the Same God as Muslims?

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

Claiming that Muslims and Christians worship the same God is an expression of Islamic theology, not Christian theology.

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Aren’t We All Children of God?

Web Content Article · By greg koukl On Nov 16, 2023 8:57 PM

Greg explains the difference between being offspring of God in the sense of being made in his image and being children of God as heirs in Christ.

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A Reverent Scientist

Web Content Article · By melinda penner On Jun 27, 2019 8:48 PM

William Thomson, Lord Kelvin, helped lay the foundation for modern physics.

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Is Friendship with Unbelievers Being Unequally Yoked?

Web Content Article · By greg koukl On Apr 5, 2020 12:48 AM

What does it really mean to be unequally yoked?

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The Supreme Court Needs a Hermeneutics Lesson

Web Content Article · By alan shlemon On Jun 30, 2020 12:04 AM

Discovering the meaning of words—whether in the Bible, a cell phone text, or the

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Just Doing What Comes Naturally: The Is-Ought Fallacy

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

The morality of homosexuality can never be defended by any appeal to nature, but...Nature alone can never provide us with those.

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The Bible Thinker: Responding to Atheist Fallacies

Web Content Article · By tim barnett On Jan 8, 2021 4:29 AM

Tim responds to 10 fallacies offered by an atheist to disprove God.

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In the Beginning God...

Web Content Article · By alan shlemon On Jun 27, 2019 9:49 PM

The Christian story says God made all things. The atheist story says nothing made all things. How do we know, then, which is true?

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Engaging Australia’s Muslims

Web Content Article · By alan shlemon On Jun 27, 2019 10:00 PM

When Muslims claim the Bible has been corrupted, here’s how you can show them that

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Means and Ends

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

“The end never justifies the means.”

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If the Gospels Are Inerrant, Why Do They Contain Discrepancies?

Web Content Article · By tim barnett On Jun 25, 2019 10:14 PM

Do the discrepancies contained in the gospel accounts point to collaboration or corroboration?

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Is It Arrogant to Think We’re the Only Intelligent Life in the Universe?

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

Greg comments on whether or not it is arrogant to think we’re the only intelligent life in the universe, then answers questions about how to talk about homosexuality, why a person is held...

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Discussing “17 Points of the True Church” with Mormons

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

Need some help discussing theological differences with your LDS friends? Here’s a list of points to get you started.

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Apologetics Roundtable: What You Can Do Right Now

Web Content Article · By robby lashua On Feb 15, 2024 11:48 PM

Amy, Jon, Robby, and Tim give practical tips for how you can bloom where you’re planted and remind believers that they don’t need to know everything before they start sharing the gospel with others.

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Plantinga Reviews Mind and Cosmos

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

Here are excerpts from Alvin Plantinga’s excellent review of atheist philosopher Thomas Nagel’s book, Mind and Cosmos, listing the four areas where Nagel objects to materialist naturalism as being...

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A Matter of Interpretation

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

If there is no truth, that’s precisely the reason we should not be open-minded to other people’s points of view...

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We Still Need the Old Answers

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

Anyone looking to technology to lead our society as a “new religion” will eventually find it can’t be counted on to create and uphold beliefs in intrinsic human value, universal human rights, or...

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Web Content Article · By amy k. hall On Jul 30, 2019 11:57 PM

Spend enough time in artificial worlds that are grounded in false assumptions—especially without analyzing what you’re seeing—and you’ll be changed in ways you didn’t count on.

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Interview: William Lane Craig – Atonement and the Death of Christ

Web Content Article · By greg koukl On Jan 14, 2021 11:12 PM

Greg talks to philosopher William Lane Craig about his newest book, “Atonement and the Death of Christ: An Exegetical, Historical, and Philosophical Exploration.”

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John Newton on Doing What’s Right

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

Greg talks about the British pastor John Newton’s counsel about being faithful to what’s true and right, and then chats about knowing what’s real.

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Case Study: Deconversion

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

Sometimes, offering an actual case study of a specific set of complaints against your convictions is a good way to learn how the process works. That’s why I decided to walk you through the process...

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Progressive Christian Gets Jesus Completely Wrong

Web Content Article · By tim barnett On Apr 16, 2021 2:30 AM

Mr. B responds to a classic example of reading a foreign theology—in this case, progressive theology—into the biblical text.

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Tell Muslims Jesus Is the Son of Man

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

If you speak to a Muslim about Jesus, you may be challenged to show where in the Bible

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Submit to Authority in Love

Web Content Article · By jonathan noyes On Jul 21, 2022 7:28 PM

How can Christians follow Paul’s admonition in Romans 13:1 to “be in subjection to the governing authorities”? Jon Noyes explains how the context of the passage provides an answer: love.

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Some Things Are True

Web Content Article · By greg koukl On Jun 27, 2019 8:38 PM

“It is impossible to know the meaning of any written text.” If this is true, log off the web now. If not, read this commentary to find out about self-refuting arguments.

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Who Says God Is Good?

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

Sometimes the simplest questions—questions that seem so basic we never expect them

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Weighing a Chicken with a Yardstick

Web Content Article · By greg koukl On Jun 27, 2019 8:37 PM

Can science disprove the existence of the soul? Here Greg deals with advances in computer science and neurology, and the limitations of science.

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The Holy Spirit Is God

Web Content Article · By robby lashua On Sep 28, 2023 6:51 PM

In this excerpt from Stand to Reason University, Robby Lashua examines the scriptural evidence for the divinity of the Holy Spirit and shares how we know the Holy Spirit is personal and distinct...

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Does God Have to Obey the Ten Commandments?

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

If you want to call moral rules absolutes in the sense that they can never be trumped

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Jesus Is More Than a Superhero

Web Content Article · By alan shlemon On Sep 29, 2022 1:23 AM

Alan Shlemon uses the illustration of various superheroes to explain the two natures of Christ, why the incarnation was necessary for our salvation, and the uniqueness of Christianity.

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Are We at War with Muslims?

Web Content Article · By alan shlemon On Jun 27, 2019 8:49 PM

Just 29 days after the terrorist attack on September 11, 2001, Oprah Winfrey invited Queen Rania on her television show.

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Prophecy and People: Both Design to Fit

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

Greg sees a parallel between the evidence for grand design in nature and the fulfillment of Messianic prophecy by Jesus.

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Does Defending Christianity Discredit Christianity?

Web Content Article · By tim barnett On Jun 27, 2019 9:51 PM

Kierkegaard claimed the act of defending Christianity actually discredits it. Here’s why his criticism of apologetics doesn’t work.

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#STRask: How Can Something Be Evil in Itself if Evil Is Only a Lack of Good?

Web Content Article · By greg koukl On Mar 20, 2022 6:25 PM

is only a lack of good, how Jesus could have had a fully-human experience if he never

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LDS Test Is Necessary, Not Sufficient

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

Mormons often argue that because they live good lives, they pass the test given by Jesus in Matthew 7:15-23 to determine whether or not a person is following a true prophet of God.

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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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Ken Samples: Residual UFOs

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

calls on other natural explanations for UFOs, the oddity that UFO sightings are never

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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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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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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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Why Is There Something Rather Than Nothing?

Web Content Article · By amy k. hall On Jun 27, 2019 9:58 PM

The universe requires an explanation, and the universe requires a cause. Here’s a five-minute video to help you introduce these ideas to your friends and get a conversation started.

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Is God Just a Crutch?

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

Are You a Christian because You Were Born in America? Would you Be a Muslim If You Were Born in Iraq? Maybe. But So What?

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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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Interview: Neil Shenvi on Critical Theory

Web Content Article · By greg koukl On Mar 25, 2020 2:08 AM

Greg interviews Neil Shenvi on critical theory vs. the Christian worldview.

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Star Light & the Age of the Universe

Web Content Article · By greg koukl On Jun 27, 2019 8:38 PM

When you look up into the midnight sky do you see stars? Or are the lights in the heavens mere appearances, images created in transit? The answer settles the question of whether the creation of the...

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If Naturalistic Evolution Is True, People Are Not Equal

Web Content Article · By amy k. hall On Jun 27, 2019 9:44 PM

Worldviews matter, they lead to myriad consequences, and everyone has one. Make sure you think through yours - and its implications - carefully.

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