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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...
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Web Content Article · By greg koukl On Jun 26, 2019 11:21 PM
Is it possible that Christians don’t have the true Bible?
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Web Content Article · By greg koukl On Jun 27, 2019 8:35 PM
As ambassadors for Christ, we often never know the true impact of our efforts.
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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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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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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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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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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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Web Content Article · By greg koukl On Jun 27, 2019 8:56 PM
asking three questions I hope will alert you to problems I’m willing to bet you’ve never
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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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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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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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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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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 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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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 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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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Web Content Article · By alan shlemon On Jun 25, 2019 11:56 PM
Alan responds to the question of whether or not the classical biblical teaching on sexuality causes violence.
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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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Web Content Article · By melinda penner On Jun 27, 2019 9:40 PM
As Al Mohler tweeted, “The Bible honors weeping with those who weep.
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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?
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Web Content Article · By tim barnett On May 31, 2023 10:50 PM
Tim Barnett provides three reasons why we can be confident Paul is addressing same-sex behavior in 1 Corinthians 6:9.
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Web Content Article · By tim barnett On Jul 30, 2019 10:26 PM
Tim Barnett and Greg Koukl explain why the most natural reading of the full corpus of Scripture on Hell supports the church’s historical position of eternal conscious torment and not nonexistence.
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Web Content Article · By jonathan noyes On Oct 24, 2023 11:46 PM
Are we the masters of our own ships, or are we God’s “workmanship, created in Christ Jesus for good works”? Jon Noyes explains how sex and gender fit into God’s perfect creation order and why that...
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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 9:45 PM
Greg Koukl interviews Sam Allberry, author of Is God Anti-Gay? on the question, how can the church support Christians with same-sex attraction who want to follow Christ?
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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.
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Web Content Article · By jonathan noyes On Feb 29, 2024 11:13 PM
If you decline to attend a same-sex wedding, someone may challenge you with these three reasons to do otherwise. Jon Noyes explains why these reasons shouldn’t change your mind.
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Web Content Article · By alan shlemon On Jun 27, 2019 8:34 PM
flowchart that claims Christians mistakenly oppose same-sex marriage because of the Bible
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Web Content Article · By greg koukl On Jun 26, 2019 11:09 PM
Here’s what the Bible has to say about the true nature of faith.
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Web Content Article · By alan shlemon On Jun 27, 2019 8:55 PM
Can sexual orientation change?
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Web Content Article · By amy k. hall On Jun 27, 2019 8:37 PM
An article in Fast Company titled “Can Tech Companies Continue to Innovate with No Women At the Table?” argues that businesses are harming themselves by not having both men and women on their...
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Web Content Article · By greg koukl On Jun 27, 2019 9:43 PM
Greg talks with Rosaria Butterfield about her conversion, sexual identity, and the Christian’s union with Christ.
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Web Content Article · By greg koukl On Jun 27, 2019 9:44 PM
Openness Unhindered: Further Thoughts of an Unlikely Convert on Sexual Identity and Union with Christ
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Web Content Article · By alan shlemon On Mar 6, 2024 10:44 PM
At some point, you will likely be pressured by family or friends to attend a same-sex wedding, but here are two reasons why you should not attend, along with some practical advice on how to...
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Web Content Article · By alan shlemon On Aug 1, 2019 5:11 PM
Here's today's challenge: "If God made people gay and they don’t have a choice in the matter because they were born with that orientation, then isn’t it unfair that He punishes them for just being...
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Web Content Article · By melinda penner On Jun 27, 2019 9:51 PM
Because Christians have false beliefs shaped by society’s values rather than the Bible
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Web Content Article · By brett kunkle On Jun 27, 2019 9:38 PM
Sadly, the majority of Christian students aren’t prepared for the serious intellectual challenges awaiting them, let alone the barrage of moral challenges from an increasingly secular culture....
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Web Content Article · By greg koukl On Jun 27, 2019 8:58 PM
Most people nowadays would not say that the religious stories believers believe are actually false. At the same time, though, they do not think they’re really true, either, in any deep sense of the...
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Web Content Article · By alan shlemon On Apr 12, 2022 10:10 PM
It’s understandable that Christians would ask how they can talk to their transgender (or bisexual, gay, etc.) friends about their sexuality, but that’s not the most important issue they need to...
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Web Content Article · By greg koukl On Jun 27, 2019 5:44 PM
It’s easy to characterize religion as a blood-thirsty enterprise, a perpetrator of witch hunts, crusades, and religious jihad. But has Christianity been the cause of such evil, or does the truth...
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Web Content Article · By greg koukl On Jun 27, 2019 9:53 PM
Greg interviews Todd Wilson, author of Mere Sexuality: Rediscovering the Christian Vision of Sexuality.
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Web Content Article · By alan shlemon On Jun 27, 2019 8:41 PM
Lady Gaga’s mega-hit song, “Born this Way,” expressed what many believe: Homosexuality is hardwired in the genes.
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Web Content Article · By greg koukl On Jun 27, 2019 8:38 PM
A Christian’s theology is minimally defined by two miraculous events.
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Web Content Article · By greg koukl On Jun 27, 2019 8:35 PM
Have you ever taken a verbal beating when trying to talk about Jesus? If so, I’ve got a tip for you.
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Web Content Article · By greg koukl On Jun 26, 2019 11:08 PM
It seems like every time I turn around I hear of another prominent Christian thinker or theologian who has embraced Darwinism.
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Web Content Article · By amy k. hall On Jun 27, 2019 8:49 PM
Since incest is a turning inward towards those in our family who are like us, rather than an outward turning towards a different family, it’s contrary to the purpose of our sexuality.
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Web Content Article · By jonathan noyes On Aug 10, 2022 10:32 PM
Jon Noyes answers a question about whether the Fall could justify a transgender person’s belief that they have the correct mind in the wrong body.
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Web Content Article · By alan shlemon On Mar 12, 2020 3:49 PM
Is the question of whether or not homosexuality is sinful something Christians should divide over, or can we agree to disagree?
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Web Content Article · By melinda penner On Jun 27, 2019 9:40 PM
The other day, I retweeted Brian Seagraves’ tweet: “The transgender community wants a right no one has had: the right to use a bathroom that doesn’t match your sex.” Someone replied that...
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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...
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Web Content Article · By alan shlemon On Jun 27, 2019 9:46 PM
Even if you set aside the biblical texts that prohibit same-sex relations, you can still make a solid case against pro-gay theology by simply looking at Scripture’s teaching on marriage.
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Web Content Article · By tim barnett On Jun 27, 2019 9:44 PM
Both Jesus and Paul modeled genuine love in the context of making a right judgment. We should do the same for the sake of others.
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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...
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Web Content Article · By greg koukl On Jun 27, 2019 9:43 PM
Greg is on a timer and answers questions on using transgender pronouns, interpreting a parable, and understanding a tricky passage.
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Web Content Article · By greg koukl On Jun 27, 2019 9:58 PM
campus then takes questions on moral standards, whether science is superior to the Bible
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Web Content Article · By alan shlemon On Sep 11, 2023 11:03 PM
Alan explains why using the word “gender” will create unnecessary confusion in your conversations with others and gives advice for how to clarify the term when other people use it.
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Web Content Article · By greg koukl On Jun 27, 2019 9:53 PM
From our biological blueprint, to the fine-tuning of the universe, to the human experience of beauty, morality, and guilt, God is the best explanation for the way things are.
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Web Content Article · By greg koukl On Apr 25, 2024 9:35 PM
Though many object to the idea of penal substitutionary atonement, here’s how we know Jesus’ blood cleanses from all sin, fully satisfies the divine demand for justice, and rescues us from the...
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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.
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Web Content Article · By greg koukl On Jun 26, 2019 11:22 PM
A solid argument can be built just like a solid house: walls first, then the roof. Here’s a building plan, plus three ways arguments collapse.
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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.
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Web Content Article · By amy k. hall On Aug 1, 2019 7:01 PM
If our culture valued micro issues, then women would feel more free to invest themselves in them without feeling guilty they’re not acting like men, and our society would be much better off.
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Web Content Article · By amy k. hall On Jun 27, 2019 9:42 PM
Why are transgender people encouraged to “be who they are,” but boys and girls in general are discouraged from being their respective sexes?
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Web Content Article · By greg koukl On Jun 27, 2019 10:00 PM
C.S. Lewis seems to suggest that those who sincerely pursue God the best way they know how are accepted by Him, regardless of whether or not they explicitly put their faith in Jesus. Is he right?
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Web Content Article · By greg koukl On Jun 26, 2019 11:09 PM
I do not consider myself a particularly brave person, and I think it especially foolish, on the main, to make a frontal assault on a clearly superior force.
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Web Content Article · By greg koukl On Jun 27, 2019 9:49 PM
Greg talks to Alan Shlemon about how Christians can navigate the transgender discussion, interact with transgender friends and family, etc.
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Web Content Article · By amy k. hall On Jun 27, 2019 8:37 PM
You may have already seen Rev. Dr. Phil Snider’s two-minute speech to the Springfield City Council in support of adding “sexual orientation” and “gender identity” to the categories of...
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