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#STRask: May 9, 2016

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

Greg discusses whether it is necessary that the Christian read his Bible to

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Kevin DeYoung: What the Bible Teaches about Homosexuality

Web Content Article · By greg koukl On Jun 27, 2019 8:52 PM

Greg talks with Tim Barnett and Kevin DeYoung, then answers questions about vaccinations, same-sex marriage laws, obligations to mosques, and more.

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How to Respond to Questions That Aren’t Really Questions

Web Content Article · By robby lashua On Oct 31, 2022 7:58 PM

Sometimes the questions people ask aren’t real questions; they’re statements proving a point. Here are three things we can learn from Jesus’ example about how to respond.

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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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#STRask: Is It Okay to Join an Organization That Supports Abortion?

Web Content Article · By greg koukl On Apr 16, 2022 7:02 PM

organization that supports abortion in order to influence the organization, whether the verse

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

A Question to Ask Those Who Adopt Pro-Gay Theology

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

Those who adopt pro-gay theology are asking us to believe one of three options. Which of the following should we believe?

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Street Tactics – Part 5

Web Content Article · By greg koukl On Oct 24, 2020 1:04 AM

The Trinity is a huge speed bump for many, especially atheists, Muslims, Mormons, and Jehovah’s Witnesses. Here are some tactical questions you can use to show objectors the Trinity is a solution,...

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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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Same-Sex Marriage Won’t Be Enough

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

Marriage can’t be separated from biological realities. And that’s why this activist’s ultimate goal is the end of marriage.

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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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#STRask: April 27, 2017

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

In 4 min. or less, Greg answers questions about the power of words, Jesus’ metaphor in John 11, and how Jesus is David’s descendant?

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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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Does My Question for Pro-Gay Theology Advocates Have a Fourth Option?

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

Alan posed a question to pro-gay theology advocates: Should we believe that Jesus was wrong, the Church has been wrong, or you are wrong? But is there a fourth option?

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#STRask: Do Verses in Acts about Baptism Support a Oneness Understanding of God?

Web Content Article · By greg koukl On Dec 16, 2022 4:38 PM

Questions about whether the fact that the apostles baptized people in Jesus’ name supports a oneness understanding of God and how to reconcile the laying on of hands to receive the Holy Spirit in...

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The Film 1946 Succeeds at Very Little

Web Content Article · By alan shlemon On Feb 1, 2024 8:22 PM

Does the film 1946: The Mistranslation That Shifted Culture succeed in using Scripture to make the case that God approves of same-sex relationships? Alan explains three reasons why the film’s...

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#STRask: June 12, 2017

Web Content Article · By greg koukl On Jun 27, 2019 9:47 PM

Greg’s on a timer and answers questions about Experiencing God, personality types, and sinning in dreams.

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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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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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How Do I Carry On When I Don’t Feel Up to the Task?

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

Greg gives advice on how to keep going in ministry when you’re not feeling it and then answers questions about handling steamrollers and responding to moral relativists.

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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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Are Christians to Blame for the Orlando Shooting?

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

Despite the obvious connection to Islam, some people speculated that Christians were also to blame.

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Understand the Same-Sex Marriage Issue

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

The Supreme Court will soon be ruling on whether or not the Constitution allows for defining marriage as one man and one woman. Much is at stake, and you can’t know what is fair and just...

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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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Why Is Homosexuality Bad in Itself?

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

There are passages in the Old Testament and in the New Testament that give us some indication of what is really wrong with homosexuality from God’s perspective.

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Sam Allberry’s Advice for Conversations about Sexual Identity

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

If you’re afraid to have conversations about sexuality with your LGBT friends and family because you don’t know what to say, here’s some good advice from Sam Allberry.

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#STRask: “If Jesus Didn’t Come to Condemn the World, I Doubt He Sent You To”

Web Content Article · By greg koukl On Jan 27, 2023 5:17 PM

to,” and whether it’s common for God to prepare us for a specific purpose that never

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#STRask: April 4, 2016

Web Content Article · By greg koukl On Jun 27, 2019 9:38 PM

Greg answers questions on why Jesus didn’t raise himself from the dead, what can be used instead of Jer. 29:11 for encouragement, what the difference is between Jews, Israelites, and Israel, if a...

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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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#STRask: July 14, 2016

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

Greg talks about New Testament variants, the purpose of Satan, making disciples, and people giving accounts at the final judgment.

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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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#STRask: Did Jesus Ever Teach against Homosexuality?

Web Content Article · By greg koukl On Sep 25, 2022 6:18 PM

Questions about how to respond to someone who claims Jesus never taught against homosexuality

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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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To Give a Good Answer, Sometimes You Have to Change the Question

Web Content Article · By melinda penner On Jun 27, 2019 9:45 PM

Sometimes we need to explain the bigger biblical picture in order to answer a person’s specific question.

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#STRask: Did the Mosaic Law Include Sacrifices for Intentional Sins?

Web Content Article · By greg koukl On Aug 21, 2021 11:56 PM

how to respond to someone who says he isn’t a Christian because his prayers were never

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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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If You Want Your Kids to Own Their Faith, Teach Them to Think Critically about Their Faith

Web Content Article · By tim barnett On Oct 2, 2019 6:20 PM

How do we get our kids to think for themselves about Christian truths? We need to stop only asking the “what” questions and start asking the “why” questions.

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Show Them God Is Better Than the Promises of Anything Else

Web Content Article · By amy k. hall On Jun 17, 2021 1:10 AM

Academic arguments about the reality of God are necessary but not sufficient. You will have to answer questions about His goodness.

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Seven Apologetics Books Every Teen Should Read

Web Content Article · By tim barnett On May 18, 2020 8:15 PM

Have your students been exposed to the rich intellectual resources Christianity has to offer? Here’s one book for each of the seven essential apologetics topics your teen should be familiar with.

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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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There’s No Evidence for God?

Web Content Article · By greg koukl On Jun 27, 2019 9:57 PM

Greg responds to the claim that “there’s no evidence for Christianity” then answers questions about ghosts, arguing civilly, comforting the sick, and materials for teaching conversational...

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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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Does Homosexual Behavior in Animals Mean It's Natural for Humans?

Web Content Article · By alan shlemon On Mar 4, 2020 1:38 AM

Yes, humans are an animal of sorts, but we’re more than that.

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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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#STRask: If We Can’t Impose a Moral Standard from One Period of Time on Another, How Does That Affect the Moral Argument?

Web Content Article · By greg koukl On Jan 27, 2024 10:52 PM

from one period of time on another and responding to someone who says she would never

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When (and Why) Feminism Is Anti-Feminine

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

The denial of differences between male and female doesn’t reflect reality, and it leads to a loss of appreciation for the diverse male and female traits.

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#STRask: October 3, 2016

Web Content Article · By greg koukl On Jun 27, 2019 9:42 PM

In 4 min. or less, Greg answers a question about “calling”, how not to be wise but not afraid, and the OT sounds like a storybook.

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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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#STRask: September 4, 2017

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

Greg’s on a timer and answers questions about unbiblical counsel, Zeitgeist, and how God interacts with us.

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All Truth Is God’s Truth

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

A true scientific discovery made by an atheist scientist is just as true as the biblical teaching that God is love or that Christ died for our sins. All truth is God’s truth.

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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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#STRask: Will People Make Mistakes in Heaven?

Web Content Article · By greg koukl On Dec 17, 2021 11:51 PM

will still be fallible and make mistakes in Heaven, whether the people who will never

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A Roadmap for Assessing Articles

Web Content Article · By alan shlemon On May 26, 2020 9:29 PM

When you come across an article challenging your beliefs, keep these steps in mind to help you make sense of what you’re reading and possibly see the error in the author’s thinking.

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Don’t Lose Sight of the Big Picture

Web Content Article · By amy k. hall On Sep 22, 2022 9:36 PM

How should Christian apologists, teachers, mentors, etc. address the cultural challenges we’re facing? Here's some advice from Carl Trueman and two things to keep in mind as you teach and make your...

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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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The Problem with Happiness

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

Schaeffer said: All utopian ideals end up being cruel in the end, because they can never

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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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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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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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