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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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Web Content Article · By tim barnett On Jun 27, 2019 9:43 PM
Many people think Emperor Constantine invented the deity of Christ in the fourth century, but a look at quotes from the early church fathers shows this is not the case.
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Web Content Article · By tim barnett On Feb 14, 2020 9:00 PM
The book of Acts provides a recorded history of the vital role prayer played in the lives of the disciples. If we want to improve our prayer life, it might be helpful to look to them for direction.
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Web Content Article · By alan shlemon On Aug 3, 2020 11:20 PM
You may have seen the sign, “Some people are gay. Get over it!” But I’d like to change it: “Some people used to be gay. Get over that.”
Media Type: Article Topic: Sexuality and Gender
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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.
Media Type: Video Topic: Theology
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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.
Media Type: Video Topic: Sexuality and Gender
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Web Content Article · By greg koukl On Jun 26, 2019 10:53 PM
Jesus is an antidote to a deadly disease. Some people have the symptoms of the disease more obviously or in a greater manner than others. But everybody is sick.
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Web Content Article · By greg koukl On Jun 26, 2019 10:52 PM
You can huff and puff but you can’t blow this house down. Christianity is a system bolted down to reality.
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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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Web Content Article · By greg koukl On Jun 27, 2019 9:48 PM
Greg’s on a timer and answers questions about Jeremiah 29:11, Psalm 139, 13-16, and Ephesians 2:10.
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Web Content Article · By greg koukl On Jun 27, 2019 9:55 PM
Jesus, though a true human, was no mere mortal. Rather, He was and is God’s Son, the world’s unique, one-and-only Savior; and if Jesus were not God the Son, He could not be the Savior, either.
Media Type: Solid Ground Topic: Theology
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Web Content Article · By greg koukl On Jun 27, 2019 8:57 PM
In this second installment, I want to center on the biblical fact of the Trinity.
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Web Content Article · By greg koukl On Jun 27, 2019 9:59 PM
You may hear someone say, “I am a Christian. I believe that Jesus is my savior. He is the only way for me. But I can’t say He is the way for others.” Here’s why this confused confession fails.
Media Type: Solid Ground Topic: Theology
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Web Content Article · By greg koukl On May 21, 2020 9:45 PM
There’s a lesson to be learned from using vignettes like these. Sometimes all it takes is a short reflection or a briefly explained insight to put a stone in someone’s shoe...
Media Type: Solid Ground Topic: Arts and Culture
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Web Content Article · By greg koukl On May 21, 2020 9:58 PM
In this issue of Solid Ground I continue with my collection of short vignettes I have collected over the years.
Media Type: Solid Ground Topic: Arts and Culture
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Web Content Article · By alan shlemon On Jun 27, 2019 10:02 PM
Wrongly assuming that homosexuality is either something one is born with or a choice often leads people to the conclusion that we’re not accountable for our desires. Alan explains why this is a...
Media Type: Article Topic: Sexuality and Gender
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Web Content Article · By greg koukl On Aug 1, 2019 6:32 PM
While baptism doesn’t save you, it does serve an important function, Greg says. Publicly identifying oneself with Christ helps distinguish true, saving faith from mere intellectual assent.
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Web Content Article · By greg koukl On Jun 26, 2019 11:21 PM
I think lying is wrong. However, we have to be clear on what constitutes lying, that is, immoral deception.
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Web Content Article · By greg koukl On Jun 27, 2019 8:38 PM
Stand to Reason represents classical Christianity—orthodox Christian beliefs that have been affirmed since the first Christians.
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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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Web Content Article · By amy k. hall On Jun 27, 2019 9:54 PM
An atheist asked, “Is faith not belief in the conviction/evidence of things unseen, which by their nature, do not have evidence?” Here’s the response.
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Web Content Article · By tim barnett On Jun 27, 2019 9:58 PM
God relates to people in the Old Testament differently from how He relates to people in the New Testament, but it’s not because of a change in His character. If God hasn’t changed, then what has?
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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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Web Content Article · By greg koukl On Jun 27, 2019 8:38 PM
Learn how to be consistent in your moral reasoning.
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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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Web Content Article · By greg koukl On Jun 26, 2019 11:08 PM
Greg interprets a commonly misunderstood and difficult passage by looking at the details of the context.
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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, then that is probably too strong a definition and not a Biblical definition.
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Web Content Article · By greg koukl On Jun 27, 2019 9:51 PM
All the big questions—issues of origin, meaning, morality, and destiny—and all the secondary concerns, too—issues of sex, gender, liberty, equality, bodily rights, etc.—eventually come down to one....
Media Type: Solid Ground Topic: Theology
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Web Content Article · By greg koukl On Apr 28, 2020 12:45 AM
You need to be prepared with specific plans to help you engage atheists’ objections thoughtfully and with grace when you encounter them.
Media Type: Solid Ground Topic: Tactics and Tools
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Web Content Article · By greg koukl On Jun 27, 2019 9:47 PM
In 4 min. or less, Greg answers questions on extra-biblical sources, creation, and theism.
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Web Content Article · By greg koukl On Jul 31, 2019 9:29 PM
The three aspects of faith – knowledge, assent, and trust – are all necessary for saving faith.
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Web Content Article · By alan shlemon On May 31, 2023 6:55 PM
Given the numerous concerns, using preferred pronouns is anything but simple. It’s not that Christians are “transphobic” or unwilling to be courteous. There are principled reasons that justify not...
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Web Content Article · By greg koukl On Jun 26, 2019 11:07 PM
If Earth Day is justified by the moral concept of stewardship of the planet, its celebrants might be surprised about what else comes in that worldview package.
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Web Content Article · By greg koukl On Jun 26, 2019 11:08 PM
I want to reflect on this new research that has been in all of the newspapers the last couple of days and has dominated the air waves on talk shows all over this fair city.
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Web Content Article · By greg koukl On Jun 26, 2019 11:08 PM
What do “Bewitched,” “I Dream of Jeannie” and Genesis 1:1 have in common?
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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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Web Content Article · By greg koukl On Jun 26, 2019 10:52 PM
Is God the author of evil or its helpless victim?
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Web Content Article · By greg koukl On Jun 26, 2019 10:52 PM
If Earth Day is justified by the moral concept of stewardship of the planet, its celebrants might be surprised about what else comes in that worldview package.
Media Type: Article Topic: Philosophy
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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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Web Content Article · By greg koukl On Jun 27, 2019 9:48 PM
Greg’s on a timer, and answers questions about God condoning human sacrifice, dying while sinning, and good works.
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Web Content Article · By greg koukl On Jun 26, 2019 10:52 PM
Plato’s challenge concerning the nature of goodness is still being heard today: Is an act right because God says it’s so, or does God say it’s so because it’s right...
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Web Content Article · By greg koukl On Jun 26, 2019 10:53 PM
Christians have to be able to communicate to the rest of the world. We’ve got to be able to make coherent sense of our message, even before we demonstrate that our message is actually true.
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Web Content Article · By greg koukl On Jun 27, 2019 8:38 PM
Evolution is on its way out. It’s only a matter of time before the iceberg hits.
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Web Content Article · By greg koukl On Jun 26, 2019 10:53 PM
Religious pluralism is the idea that when it comes to religious issues, all roads lead to Rome. This is an approach to religion that is quite popular now, but it admits of a serious flaw.
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Web Content Article · By tim barnett On Jun 27, 2019 8:55 PM
Notes for the video “Witnessing to Jehovah’s Witnesses”—available in our store—are below. See Part 1.
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Web Content Article · By greg koukl On Jun 26, 2019 11:10 PM
The passage of C-250 in the Canadian Parliament this spring pushed hate crime legislation to new extremes. Can one be against hate crimes, yet still oppose hate crime laws? Here are three good...
Media Type: Solid Ground Topic: Philosophy
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Web Content Article · By greg koukl On Jun 27, 2019 8:57 PM
Greg talks about how to know if one truly believes, if Christians can easily remain friends with Non-Christians, what the top 3 or 4 apologetics challenges these days are for American...
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Web Content Article · By greg koukl On Jun 27, 2019 8:57 PM
Greg talks about his mother, what the definition of faith is, and if a Christian should attend their family member’s same-sex wedding.
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Web Content Article · By greg koukl On Jun 27, 2019 9:40 PM
Greg answers questions about dying for Christianity, the miracle of conversion, and creating a film with a pro-LGBT message.
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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 to be asked—can stop us in our tracks if we’re not equipped to engage them.
Media Type: Solid Ground Topic: Philosophy
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Web Content Article · By greg koukl On Jun 26, 2019 10:53 PM
Are non-Christians merely “gospel fodder,” or are they valuable in spite of their eternal state?
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Web Content Article · By greg koukl On Jun 26, 2019 11:08 PM
How would Nicodemus have understood Jesus words?
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Web Content Article · By greg koukl On Jun 26, 2019 11:08 PM
There is discomfort that grabs us because we simply don’t understand the gravity of our sin in the presence of a perfectly holy God.
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Web Content Article · By greg koukl On Jun 26, 2019 11:09 PM
Would you die for truth? Of course you would. Multitudes do everyday. Or more precisely, they die because they don’t have truth.
Media Type: Solid Ground Topic: Philosophy
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Web Content Article · By greg koukl On Jun 27, 2019 8:46 PM
The images are sadly familiar. Buildings ripped from their foundations. Corpses mingled with debris. Parents and friends grieving for lost loved ones. Flowers and candles and makeshift memorials.
Media Type: Solid Ground Topic: Theology
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Web Content Article · By greg koukl On Jun 27, 2019 9:45 PM
Greg is on a timer and answers questions about the God Jews and Muslims worship, application of Jesus’ instructions, and where Israel crossed the Red Sea.
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Web Content Article · By greg koukl On Jun 27, 2019 9:47 PM
In 4 min. or less, Greg answers questions about Revelation, ghosts, and animal sacrifices.
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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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Web Content Article · By greg koukl On Jun 27, 2019 9:48 PM
When it comes to spiritual warfare, the New Testament emphasis is not on prayer-infused power encounters, but on something completely different, and if we miss that, then I think we miss the heart...
Media Type: Solid Ground Topic: Theology
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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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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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Web Content Article · By greg koukl On Apr 29, 2022 8:27 PM
What about those who have never heard the gospel? The only way to know what God wants from us for salvation is for him to tell us, so to answer this question, we must trade on biblical truths and...
Media Type: Solid Ground Topic: Theology
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Web Content Article · By greg koukl On Jun 27, 2019 9:46 PM
Greg’s on a timer and answers questions about “The Shack,” women’s head coverings, and Jesus’ end times comments.
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Web Content Article · By alan shlemon On Jun 27, 2019 9:47 PM
In 4 min. or less, Alan answers questions about abortion, pornography, and pride.
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Web Content Article · By greg koukl On Jun 27, 2019 9:54 PM
Jesus of Nazareth is a true man of history, but His history started long before He was born. He is a true man, but He is no ordinary man. He is the Son of David, the future King, the promised...
Media Type: Solid Ground Topic: Theology
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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...
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Web Content Article · By alan shlemon On Jun 27, 2019 9:41 PM
Imagine a woman telling you, “I’m transgender. Please call me Michael.” What do you do? Here’s how to answer with truth and compassion.
Media Type: Solid Ground Topic: Sexuality and Gender
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Web Content Article · By greg koukl On Jun 27, 2019 9:43 PM
In this part of the Story I answer the second of the two most important questions anyone could ever ask about the remarkable man from Nazareth: Why did He come? It is a question there is far too...
Media Type: Solid Ground Topic: Theology
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Web Content Article · By greg koukl On Dec 15, 2022 2:53 AM
A mélange is a mixture, a medley, an array of miscellany combined together for a common purpose. That is what you’ll find here—a potpourri of thoughts and reflections addressing issues that will be...
Media Type: Solid Ground Topic: Theology
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Web Content Article · By greg koukl On Feb 21, 2023 12:27 AM
How much sin can God forgive? Does it matter if we evolved? Why did God...? What role should Christianity play in our government? Greg addresses these topics and more in this issue of Solid Ground.
Media Type: Solid Ground Topic: Theology
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Web Content Article · By greg koukl On Jun 27, 2019 8:44 PM
As we face serious challenges on two broad fronts—trouble in the world and trouble in the church—we’re called to “contend earnestly for the faith once for all handed down to the saints,” but...
Media Type: Solid Ground Topic: Christian Living
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Web Content Article · By greg koukl On Jun 27, 2019 8:47 PM
The billboards read: “No God? No Problem. Be Good for Goodness’ Sake,” and “Are You Good without God? Millions Are.”
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Web Content Article · By greg koukl On Jun 27, 2019 8:52 PM
“The days drag on, the years fly by,” the saying goes. So true. Our time is precious, and the older I get the faster it seems to go.
Media Type: Solid Ground Topic: Christian Living
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Web Content Article · By greg koukl On Jun 26, 2019 10:52 PM
Greg shows how Jesus received worship and therefore is one with the Father. In doing so, he gives a good lesson on how we, too, might approach constructing arguments on issues like these.
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Web Content Article · By tim barnett On Jun 27, 2019 9:49 PM
In recent years, opposition to the doctrine of endless punishment by those who are rethinking Hell has gained enough popular momentum that “conditional immortality”—also known as...
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