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Web Content Article · By jonathan noyes On Dec 19, 2022 6:19 PM

Some of the details of the Christmas story that we’ve all come to cherish find their origin in cultural myth rather than biblical truth. Here are three common misconceptions about Jesus’ birth.

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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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Does the Biblical Teaching on Homosexuality Inflame Violence?

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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#STRask: November 1, 2018

Web Content Article · By greg koukl On Jun 27, 2019 9:58 PM

Greg answers questions about whether God would ever command someone to rape, the difference between inerrant and infallible, and whether we should say we’re spiritual or religious.

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Gratitude: To Someone for Something

Web Content Article · By greg koukl On Jun 27, 2019 9:51 PM

Greg reflects on Thanksgiving and thankfulness then answers questions on the historicity of Adam and Eve and whether or not a Christian who lost his memory would still be saved.

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Orlando Shooting

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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Did Translators Wrongly Interpret “Homosexuality” in 1 Corinthians 6:9?

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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#STRask: February 9, 2017

Web Content Article · By greg koukl On Jun 27, 2019 9:44 PM

Greg’s on a timer and answers questions about God’s revelation, prophecy, and Jesus’ deity

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#STRask: May 4, 2017

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

Greg’s on a timer, and answers questions about sexual sin and lying.

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Rampant Individualism Is Hurting Our View of Sex, Gender, and the Body

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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Michael Kruger Responds to Two Challenges to the New Testament

Web Content Article · By amy k. hall On Jun 27, 2019 9:57 PM

The Ehrman Project was created to give brief responses to arguments popularized by Bart Ehrman. Here are two of those responses by New Testament scholar Michael Kruger.

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How Can the Church Support Christians with Same-Sex Attraction?

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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#STRask: August 31, 2015

Web Content Article · By greg koukl On Jun 27, 2019 8:55 PM

Greg answers questions in 4 minutes or less on lying, social justice, common descent, and reformed theology.

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Answering Three Popular Arguments for Attending a Same-Sex Wedding

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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Are Christians opposed to same-sex marriage because homosexuality is a sin?

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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Reality Doesn’t Change Because Exodus Closed

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

Can sexual orientation change?

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Charles Babbage, Father of the Computer

Web Content Article · By melinda penner On Jun 27, 2019 8:52 PM

Charles Babbage was born in London in 1791 and is considered the father of the computer and one of the most influential scientists in history.

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200 Years of Christianity, Politics, and Human Rights

Web Content Article · By amy k. hall On Apr 7, 2020 2:06 AM

Pro-lifers are often accused of inappropriately trying to force their religious views on others. The same accusations were made against those who sought to end the slave trade.

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Nothing Is Wrong with the World if There Is No God

Web Content Article · By greg koukl On Jul 10, 2024 1:34 AM

with the world, then he answers questions about children going to Heaven, a good Bible...for New Agers, repeating numbers in the Bible, medication...

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Why We Should Expect the New Testament

Web Content Article · By robby lashua On Jun 19, 2024 10:29 PM

In this excerpt from Stand to Reason University’s course “New Testament Canon,” Robby Lashua shares how the covenants found in the Old Testament lay the ground for a new covenant documented by the...

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#STRask: Why Do Atheists Get Angry When I Bring up Belief in God?

Web Content Article · By greg koukl On Mar 7, 2024 3:08 PM

, and why the Lord’s Prayer says, “Lead us not into temptation,” when God would never

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#STRask: September 7, 2017

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

questions about women teaching in the church, psychopaths, Christian doctors, and Bible

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#STRask: November 10, 2016

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

Greg is on a timer and answers questions about the Gap Theory, the existence of objective morality, and Jesus praying in Gethsemene.

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Gender Diversity in Leadership

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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What We Read Is What God Said

Web Content Article · By brett kunkle On Jun 26, 2019 10:54 PM

The fulfilled prophecies, unity, and impact of the Bible all point to a divine Author

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Interview: Rosaria Butterfield, Openness Unhindered, Further Thoughts of an Unlikely Convert on Sexual Identity and Union with Christ

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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Rosaria Butterfield Interview with Greg Koukl

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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How Were the Books of the Bible Compiled?

Web Content Article · By greg koukl On Jul 23, 2020 8:58 PM

How did the early church decide which books to include in the New Testament?

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Should a Christian Attend a Same-Sex Wedding?

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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Does God Punish Gay People for Being Who They Are?

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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The Muslim Mission

Web Content Article · By alan shlemon On Jun 27, 2019 8:35 PM

Reading the Qur’an, going to mosques, listening to Islamic scholars—these all sound like the behaviors of a Muslim.

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Did Polygamy Accomplish the Purpose Given in LDS Scripture?

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

The Book of Mormon says God may institute polygamy in order to raise up more children, but does polygamy really accomplish this?

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#STRask: How Can We Not Be Anxious When We Know God Allows Bad Things to Happen to Us?

Web Content Article · By greg koukl On Mar 26, 2022 7:07 PM

Questions about how to make the case that the Bible is the Word of God and how we...can be “anxious for nothing,” as the Bible commands, when we...

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The Claim about Homosexuality in the Film 1946 Is Irrelevant

Web Content Article · By alan shlemon On May 16, 2021 8:26 PM

opposition to homosexuality is based on a 1946 mistranslation of a Greek word in the RSV Bible

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#STRask: April 17, 2017

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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False Beliefs Lead to Sexual Sin

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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Does the Lack of Original Autographs Make Biblical Inerrancy Irrelevant?

Web Content Article · By aaron brake On Jun 27, 2019 9:53 PM

What difference does it make to say the original biblical writings were inerrant if all we have today are copies with errors?

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The Fundamental Premise behind Ehrman’s Claims

Web Content Article · By melinda penner On Jun 27, 2019 9:29 PM

Just in time for Holy Week—it’s just about a tradition now for Christmas and Easter—Bart Ehrman is raising the same old doubts about the New Testament documents.

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Salvation Army Promoting CRT

Web Content Article · By greg koukl On Sep 22, 2021 2:11 AM

Greg talks about the CRT materials the Salvation Army is promoting, then he answers a question about how to start a conversation about salvation with Catholic relatives.

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Sexual Behavior Isn’t the Most Important Issue

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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Did Jesus Really Rise from the Dead?

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

If the bones of Jesus were found tomorrow, would you walk away from Christianity...

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Dead or Alive?

Web Content Article · By brett kunkle On Jun 26, 2019 10:54 PM

Does it matter if Jesus really rose from the dead? Can we determine whether or not it happened in history?

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#STRask: October 27, 2016

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

Greg answers in 4 min. or less, questions on miracles, the Trinity, and Bible translations

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#STRask: May 21, 2018

Web Content Article · By greg koukl On Jun 27, 2019 9:54 PM

Greg answers questions on an alleged Bible contradiction, the Bible’s view of transgenderism

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#STRask: How Can I Articulate the Beauty of the Christian Worldview in a Nutshell?

Web Content Article · By greg koukl On Mar 29, 2024 3:09 PM

separation of church and state” requires public school teachers to not reference the Bible...and government employees to remove anything Bible...

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Interview: Todd Wilson, The Christian Vision of Sexuality

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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Al Serrato: A D.A. Examines the Evidence for Christianity

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

Guest Host: J. Warner Wallace Guest: Al Serrato - A D.A. Examines the Evidence for Christianity

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#STRask: October 5, 2017

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

Greg’s on a timer and answers questions about the King James Bible, trick-or-treating

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#STRask: June 8, 2017

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

In 4 min. or less, Greg answers questions about God’s healing, OT law similarities to secular sources, and the rapture.

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Jesus Is Jehovah

Web Content Article · By tim barnett On Jun 27, 2019 8:56 PM

of the most persuasive passages to use with a Jehovah’s Witness from their own Bible

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Nature or Nurture?

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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Mercy in the Ancient World

Web Content Article · By melinda penner On Jun 27, 2019 8:49 PM

Historian Rodney Stark writes in The Triumph of Christianity about the significant contrast Christian mercy and compassion was in comparison to pagan religions.

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#STRask: January 18, 2016

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

Greg answers questions about if Christians and Muslims worship the same God, if it is probably that man can sin in Heaven, how the Samaritans in Acts 8 were baptized and believed but didn't receive...

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#STRask: February 22, 2016

Web Content Article · By greg koukl On Jun 27, 2019 8:58 PM

Greg talks about the extermination of the Canaanites, the magic in exodus, faith through argument, Paul’s dispute with the Grecians, and developing joy in sufferings.

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#STRask: June 27, 2016

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

Talking about investigating the Old Testament, loving God, and whether the Bible

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#STRask: January 23, 2017

Web Content Article · By greg koukl On Jun 27, 2019 9:44 PM

Greg’s on a timer answering questions about the Lord’s Prayer, understanding the Bible

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Explaining God’s Love to Muslims

Web Content Article · By amy k. hall On Jun 27, 2019 9:57 PM

Muslims reject the idea that Jesus died on the cross, but the Bible says the cross

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#STRask: June 23, 2016

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

Responses to Jesus being a prophet, why the Bible doesn’t allow homosexuality, and

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#STRask: February 27, 2017

Web Content Article · By greg koukl On Jun 27, 2019 9:45 PM

In 4 min. or less, Greg answers questions about teaching junior high students, severity of punishment in Hell, and moral relativism.

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Van Leeuwenhoek: Father of Microbiology

Web Content Article · By melinda penner On Jun 27, 2019 8:52 PM

Antony van Leeuwenhoek was a Dutch Calvinist born in the 17th century who became the father of microbiology.

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#STRask: June 20, 2016

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

Differences between Christian and Muslim views on homosexuality, convincing a Muslim the Bible

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Incest: Another Disordered Image of Worship

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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#STRask: September 19, 2019

Web Content Article · By greg koukl On Oct 4, 2019 9:34 PM

inspiration is circular, teaching in a bilingual setting, and whether taking the Bible

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Is Transgenderism a Matter of Broken Bodies or Broken Beliefs?

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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Should We Divide over Homosexuality?

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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#STRask: September 5, 2016

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

Greg answers in 4 minutes or less if tithing applies to Christians, what elders and deacons are for, and if prayer persuades God.

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Gail Carter, DOLLS: Daughters of the Living Lord and Savior

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

Greg and Gail Carter discuss DOLLS, then Greg talks about evidence for and against Noah’s Ark, then gives the history behind Christmas.

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First They Change the Definition, and Then They Claim the Right

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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#STRask: June 16, 2016

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

Why it’s necessary the Bible be inerrant, why the Pharisees are condemned, and what

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#STRask: October 12, 2017

Web Content Article · By greg koukl On Jun 27, 2019 9:50 PM

Greg’s on a timer and answers questions about the purpose of reading the Bible, prayer

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#STRask - November 19, 2020

Web Content Article · By greg koukl On Nov 14, 2020 6:59 PM

Questions about whether or not we should think Hebrews is inspired and why the Bible

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#STRask: December 4, 2017

Web Content Article · By greg koukl On Jun 27, 2019 9:51 PM

Greg’s on a timer and answers questions about forgiveness and boundaries, Satan, and sharing the Gospel.

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#STRask: May 18, 2017

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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#STRask: February 26, 2018

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

Greg is on a four-minute timer and answers questions about reasons to believe the Bible

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#STRask: October 25, 2018

Web Content Article · By greg koukl On Jun 27, 2019 9:58 PM

Greg answers questions about God’s temporality and how to figure out what in the Bible

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