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Web Content Article · By greg koukl On Sep 7, 2022 1:32 AM
interpret John 20:23 about forgiving people’s sins and why we should think the Bible
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Web Content Article · By greg koukl On May 24, 2023 2:11 AM
about a argument for the certainty of coming judgment that doesn’t refer to the Bible
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Web Content Article · By amy k. hall On Mar 10, 2022 9:04 PM
Goodness, truth, and beauty follow Christ wherever He goes because that is who He is. Here’s one example.
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Web Content Article · By amy k. hall On Feb 16, 2023 9:47 PM
John Newton revealed God’s amazing grace to the world—not just through his hymn, but through his life. Here’s how this relates to the problem of evil.
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Web Content Article · By greg koukl On Oct 10, 2022 7:19 PM
Greg and Amy consider how and why God tested man with the tree of the knowledge of good and evil in the Garden of Eden.
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Web Content Article · By amy k. hall On Jun 27, 2019 8:47 PM
The question “Why do Christians care how an organization that self-identifies as Christian views marriage?” requires an answer from within Christian doctrine.
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Web Content Article · By greg koukl On Jun 27, 2019 8:41 PM
It’s a good thing before trials come to put our thoughts in proper order about how to deal with difficulties and tragedies that God allows in our lives, and not to let them shake us from what the...
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Web Content Article · By greg koukl On Jun 25, 2019 10:08 PM
What does the Bible say?
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Web Content Article · By amy k. hall On Jun 27, 2019 9:56 PM
There’s an increasing amount of confusion among Christians as to whether we’re obligated to follow the Mosaic Law in the Torah. Here’s what the New Testament has to say about this.
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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 Jun 27, 2019 8:58 PM
Greg talks about friends who live in sin, temptation from man’s nature, Roman Catholic doctrine and practices, and how one should handle relatives who undermine the teaching of one’s child.
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Web Content Article · By robby lashua On Apr 27, 2023 12:49 AM
In Judges 11, did Jephthah kill his daughter to fulfill a vow to God? There are three clues within the text that suggest something different happened with Jephthah’s daughter.
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Web Content Article · By greg koukl On Jun 26, 2019 11:09 PM
During this “silly season” of presidential politics, it is not uncommon to hear something I think is odd.
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Web Content Article · By greg koukl On Jun 27, 2019 9:44 PM
In 4 min. or less, Greg talks about The Shack and cursing.
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Web Content Article · By alan shlemon On Jun 27, 2019 8:54 PM
There’s no need to change your religious convictions in order to treat people you disagree with like any other person that you respect.
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Web Content Article · By greg koukl On May 21, 2020 7:41 PM
help Christians of all ages address headline issues like same-sex marriage, the Bible...I’ve simply never seen another approach on the existence of...
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Web Content Article · By greg koukl On Feb 1, 2021 6:17 PM
Our success is not determined by numbers or even impact. Here’s what you need to remember about the proper measure of success in order to avoid discouragement.
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Web Content Article · By amy k. hall On Jun 27, 2019 9:46 PM
If you lost your integrity, how much would you pay to get it back? Your answer to that question could help you avoid losing your integrity in the first place.
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Web Content Article · By melinda penner On Jun 27, 2019 9:47 PM
All people are created in God’s image, and skin color is a non-moral characteristic that doesn’t diminish intrinsic value. Our laws must reflect that by upholding equality and justice.
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Web Content Article · By amy k. hall On Jun 27, 2019 9:51 PM
Today, the Supreme Court will hear arguments in the Masterpiece Cakeshop case, and there’s a major misconception about this case that needs to be cleared up.
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Web Content Article · By amy k. hall On Jun 27, 2019 9:52 PM
God’s triune nature makes Him different from all other conceptions of gods. He is love because He is three Persons who love. His wrath is simply what happens when He, a being of love, encounters...
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Web Content Article · By melinda penner On Jun 27, 2019 9:40 PM
The New York Times claims that Romans 1 calls for the execution of gays. A Republican congressman read the passage at a committee hearing. I don’t know the congressman’s purpose, but it couldn’t be...
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Web Content Article · By amy k. hall On Jun 27, 2019 9:43 PM
God has called you to the place where you are to bring redemptive life to the people you encounter, to your profession, and to those whom you serve through your work.
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Web Content Article · By amy k. hall On Mar 21, 2020 12:48 AM
Jonathan Edwards’s involvement in slavery is a sobering reminder of our limitations as human beings in applying revealed truth to our practices.
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Web Content Article · By amy k. hall On Apr 9, 2020 3:10 AM
If Christians were elected to office, would they want to reinstitute the Mosaic Law with all of its prescribed punishments?
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Web Content Article · By alan shlemon On Jun 26, 2019 10:54 PM
Ever get called names when you get into conversations about Christianity? Alan shows how to deal with that situation.
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Web Content Article · By brett kunkle On Jun 27, 2019 9:39 PM
Yesterday, a Summit student asked me, “If Christianity is true, why do we need faith?”...
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Web Content Article · By amy k. hall On Jun 27, 2019 9:57 PM
Our ability to explain the gospel depends on our culture’s ability to understand the concept of justice, but use of the term “social justice” has been causing our understanding of justice to...
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Web Content Article · By greg koukl On Dec 4, 2019 12:09 AM
Because we all live in God’s world and are all made in God’s image, there are things all people know—about morality, guilt, etc.—that are embedded deep within their hearts, and this knowledge can...
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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.
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Web Content Article · By greg koukl On Oct 29, 2021 6:14 PM
Did Jesus come here to champion the cause of the poor? There’s no question God has a heart for the destitute. Even so, a careful study of the Gospels shows that Jesus’ principle purpose...
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Web Content Article · By tim barnett On Jun 27, 2019 9:46 PM
Does Scripture provide any examples of God’s righteous anger being placated in the context of making atonement for people?
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Web Content Article · By tim barnett On Jun 27, 2019 10:02 PM
We are at war. It’s not a war of bombs and bayonets. It’s not a war against flesh and blood. In fact, it’s not a physical war at all. It’s a spiritual war, and here’s how we fight.
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Web Content Article · By amy k. hall On Oct 12, 2022 10:40 PM
When people respond to our Christianity with anger, it’s tempting to think either that we’ve done something wrong or that Christianity deserves their anger. Here’s why neither conclusion...
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Web Content Article · By greg koukl On Sep 8, 2021 2:01 AM
daughter transition and how to defend inerrancy when we also say some rules in the Bible
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Web Content Article · By amy k. hall On Mar 4, 2020 8:26 PM
In John 16:8–11, Jesus explains to the disciples how they will benefit when He leaves and sends the Holy Spirit into the world...
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Web Content Article · By amy k. hall On Jun 27, 2019 8:49 PM
If you haven’t yet started thinking about how you’re going to deal with suffering and persecution (big or small), now is the time to do so. If you want to persevere, here’s where your focus...
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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 punishment in Hell, the role of those in need in the church, and when God talks to us.
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Web Content Article · By tim barnett On Dec 2, 2019 6:26 AM
At a recent theological and philosophical conference, Tim learned some things we should all keep in mind as Christian thinkers.
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Web Content Article · By alan shlemon On Oct 6, 2020 2:43 AM
There’s no need (in fact, it’s wrong) to be rude or demonize our opponents the way we do. Here are five quick suggestions to elevate debate in a healthy way.
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Web Content Article · By alan shlemon On Jun 25, 2019 11:15 PM
Alan explains what faith is and the role it plays in our salvation.
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Web Content Article · By greg koukl On Jun 27, 2019 9:39 PM
Alan talks about how to respond to the LGBT moral revolution and who to “punish” for an abortion pill.
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Web Content Article · By amy k. hall On Jun 27, 2019 9:42 PM
Our goal isn’t merely to argue that Christianity is true, but also to introduce people to a Person. How can we demonstrate the reality, centrality, and desirability of Jesus as part of our approach?
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Web Content Article · By alan shlemon On Jun 27, 2019 8:54 PM
Sometimes when a person discovers I teach apologetics, they say, “You can’t argue someone into the Kingdom.”
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Web Content Article · By greg koukl On Jun 27, 2019 9:41 PM
Greg talks about contradiction in Deuteronomy, explaining “hope”, and whether a Christian can be spiritually dead.
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Web Content Article · By greg koukl On Jun 27, 2019 8:43 PM
Greg talks about evolution: presuppositions, not fact, how bias affects a conclusion, then takes call son correcting misconceptions about evolution, if the Old Testament is historical, and more.
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Web Content Article · By amy k. hall On Jun 27, 2019 9:52 PM
If God is in control, then wouldn’t that make Him the cause of evil and prevent us from condemning it?
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Web Content Article · By greg koukl On Jun 27, 2019 9:51 PM
Greg’s on a four-minute timer and answers questions about the contradiction between God’s promise to care for us and His promise we would be persecuted, what “judge not” means, and whether or...
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Web Content Article · By greg koukl On Apr 3, 2021 9:36 PM
Questions about whether stoning to death was too harsh a punishment for breaking the Sabbath in Numbers 15:32–36 and whether one can divorce a non-adulterous spouse if he has broken all of his...
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Web Content Article · By greg koukl On Sep 25, 2021 10:05 PM
Questions about the claim that the point of Old Testament justice is the protection of the poor and powerless and whether Jesus being “woke” proves it’s a good thing.
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Web Content Article · By keith plummer On Jun 27, 2019 9:55 PM
We need to be on guard against allowing the desire to defend God’s existence to become the hermeneutical lens through which we read the Scriptures.
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Web Content Article · By greg koukl On Jul 31, 2019 5:14 PM
Greg reflects on how Mr. Rogers’ parting words exemplified a common misunderstanding of God’s grace.
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Web Content Article · By greg koukl On Jun 27, 2019 8:47 PM
Greg talks about deconstructing news stories, selecting a Christian college, if a Christian should help non-Christians clarify their world views, and more.
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Web Content Article · By greg koukl On Aug 6, 2021 12:08 AM
If you feel like Christians are losing the battle, you’re not alone. But Greg Koukl and Jon Noyes remind us that we’re “more than conquerors through him who loved us” (Romans 8:37).
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Web Content Article · By greg koukl On Jun 11, 2020 8:20 PM
Greg encourages Christians not to underestimate the importance of sowing seeds of truth in a person’s life.
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Web Content Article · By greg koukl On Jun 27, 2019 8:49 PM
Greg talks about how orthodox a person has to be in order to be saved, soul development being a higher goal than academic development, how to respond to “God made people gay, so why would he...
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Web Content Article · By amy k. hall On Jun 27, 2019 8:45 PM
Learning more and more apologetic answers won’t necessarily lead to real conversations with the people who have the questions. It’s not knowledge of facts that will propel you towards this; it’s...
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Web Content Article · By amy k. hall On Jun 27, 2019 8:49 PM
How does God most want to strengthen us when we’re at our weakest? Here’s the biblical pattern.
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Web Content Article · By greg koukl On Oct 15, 2020 4:14 AM
Greg’s brother had a good friend who died of cancer roughly a week after becoming a Christian. Here is the eulogy he wrote for that friend.
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Web Content Article · By greg koukl On Feb 24, 2021 4:39 AM
Greg continues his advice on what to do if you’re feeling spiritually dry, then he answers a question about what we mean when we say something is inspired.
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Web Content Article · By natasha crain On Jun 27, 2019 9:57 PM
Fewer women than men seem to be passionate about apologetics right now, but this might not be primarily a function of gender.
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Web Content Article · By amy k. hall On Apr 4, 2020 7:21 PM
Sometimes we suffer without restoration or any humanly discernible good resulting. We keep the faith because of the cross.
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Web Content Article · By jonathan noyes On Apr 20, 2020 11:33 PM
No one ever measures up. That’s the reality of fallenness. We all need hope, but not every worldview provides it. Here’s a truth Christians can lean on in times of hopelessness.
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Web Content Article · By amy k. hall On May 22, 2020 3:29 PM
Contrary to the catchy saying, being “heavenly minded” doesn’t make you “no earthly good.” Rather, it’s the very fuel of earthly sacrifice.
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Web Content Article · By jonathan noyes On Nov 24, 2020 7:08 AM
When we seek to do God’s will with whatever gifts he’s given us, and focus on using those gifts to build his kingdom, we don’t become distracted by despair or doubt. Instead, we become overwhelmed...
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Web Content Article · By alan shlemon On Jan 27, 2021 9:02 PM
Here are three reasons why you shouldn't let the label “phobic” bother you when it’s falsely applied to you because of your Christian convictions.
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Web Content Article · By jonathan noyes On Feb 3, 2022 3:45 PM
Jon Noyes explains how the problem of evil points to our need for a savior.
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Web Content Article · By amy k. hall On Jun 26, 2019 10:54 PM
God isn’t just an egomaniac. Our praise is right, good, and joy-giving.
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Web Content Article · By brett kunkle On Jun 27, 2019 8:56 PM
The goal of this video is to help parents and pastors be more focused and intentional in their discipleship of the next generation.
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Web Content Article · By greg koukl On Jun 26, 2019 9:28 PM
Greg shares how to use tactics to make a case for life.
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Web Content Article · By alan shlemon On Aug 1, 2019 10:37 PM
Are we allowed to eat pig’s meat today or not? That’s the challenge that I want to address, and it comes from a Muslim who is citing Isaiah 65 as evidence for his case.
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Web Content Article · By tim barnett On Aug 27, 2021 6:43 PM
In an excerpt from our “Why Apologetics?” Stand to Reason University course, Tim Barnett explains how even a trained apologist like himself benefits from a practical application of apologetics.
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Web Content Article · By amy k. hall On Feb 8, 2022 12:06 AM
This is who we are to be as Christians—people who respond to the truth of who God is and what he’s done for us in a manner worthy of that truth. But first, we must see that truth.
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Web Content Article · By robby lashua On May 27, 2022 10:41 PM
When hard times come—and they will come—pray for a miracle, but understand that God may choose to use your difficult situation to make you more like Christ.
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Web Content Article · By tim barnett On Jun 27, 2019 8:55 PM
It is very common among Christians to hear that all sins are equal. But is that really true? Are all sins equal to God?
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