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#STRask: How Can I Evaluate Whether I’m Doing Enough for the Lord?

Web Content Article · By greg koukl On Feb 9, 2024 11:51 PM

Questions about how to evaluate whether you are “doing enough for the Lord,” whether Ezekiel 3:18 indicates you will be in trouble on judgment day if you didn’t tell someone the gospel before they...

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#STRask: What Advice Would You Give for Debating an Atheist?

Web Content Article · By greg koukl On Feb 14, 2024 9:47 PM

Question about advice for debating an atheist.

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#STRask: How Can I Make Sure I Will Honestly Consider People’s Arguments?

Web Content Article · By greg koukl On Feb 22, 2024 3:47 PM

Questions about how to make sure we will honestly consider people’s arguments and why God doesn’t give more evidence to the “non-resistant non-believers” who are seeking truth.

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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

Questions about why atheists get angry when someone brings up belief in God, how to reconcile God’s sovereignty and Satan being the prince of the world, and why the Lord’s Prayer says, “Lead us not...

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#STRask: Is There Something I Can Do to Develop Love for Christ if I Am Emotionally Detached?

Web Content Article · By greg koukl On Mar 7, 2024 3:09 PM

Questions about whether there is something a person can do to develop love for Christ if they are emotionally detached and whether one should stay in a church that is slowly drifting away from...

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#STRask: What Constitutes a Marriage?

Web Content Article · By greg koukl On Mar 14, 2024 3:31 PM

Questions about what constitutes a marriage, at what point God considers a committed relationship to be a marriage, whether the freedom to pursue marriage is a natural right (and what restrictions...

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#STRask: How Can I Start Conversations with Postmodernists about the Need for Repentance?

Web Content Article · By greg koukl On Mar 21, 2024 5:31 PM

Questions about how to start conversations with postmodernists about the need for repentance and what question one can use to put a stone in the shoe of a Buddhist friend.

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#STRask: How Do I Know if I’m a Gardener or a Harvester?

Web Content Article · By greg koukl On Mar 21, 2024 5:32 PM

Questions about how to know if we’re a “gardener” or a “harvester,” how to engage an apathetic person who says “I don’t know” to everything, and whether Christians are making an unfalsifiable claim...

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#STRask: Has Apologetics Had a Positive Effect on Our Culture?

Web Content Article · By greg koukl On Mar 29, 2024 3:11 PM

Questions about whether apologetics has had a positive effect on people and our culture, whether the longtime privatization of our Christian faith has led to churches becoming apathetic to the...

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#STRask: Is It Okay to Be Part of a Music Ministry That’s Led by a Professing Mormon?

Web Content Article · By greg koukl On Apr 4, 2024 4:47 PM

Questions about whether it’s okay to be part of a music ministry that’s led by a professing Mormon, whether a woman should date a man who isn’t as spiritual mature as she is or doesn’t take his...

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#STRask: What Should I Do if I Don’t Know How to Respond to Someone’s Answer to My Question?

Web Content Article · By greg koukl On Apr 14, 2024 2:27 PM

Questions about what to do when you don’t know how to respond to someone’s answer to your question and you feel unsafe in the conversation and how to go about witnessing to and discipling a...

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#STRask: How Should a Dad Talk to His Children About Attending Their Mom’s Same-Sex Wedding?

Web Content Article · By greg koukl On Apr 20, 2024 4:33 PM

Questions about how a dad should talk to his children about attending their mom’s same-sex wedding, how a veterinarian should respond if someone who suffers from species confusion asks for medical...

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#STRask: What Does a Personal Relationship with God Look Like on a Practical Level?

Web Content Article · By greg koukl On May 26, 2024 7:36 PM

Questions about how to explain what a personal relationship with God looks like on a practical level and whether it’s okay to pray to Jesus and to the Holy Spirit.

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#STRask: What Apologetics Strategies Can We Use with Agnostics?

Web Content Article · By greg koukl On May 26, 2024 7:37 PM

Questions about apologetics strategies to use with an agnostic who says it’s pointless to worry about whether there is a God because we can’t know if he exists and whether it’s a bad strategy to...

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#STRask: Is It Okay to Cover a Coworker’s Shift so They Can Officiate a Same-Sex Wedding?

Web Content Article · By greg koukl On Jun 1, 2024 5:39 PM

Questions about whether it would be wrong to knowingly cover a coworker’s shift so they can officiate a same-sex wedding and whether it’s okay for a Christian to work for a company whose work is...

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#STRask: Is Church Just a Man-Made Way to Control People?

Web Content Article · By greg koukl On Jun 8, 2024 2:33 PM

Questions about what to say to someone who believes the Bible and church are man-made ways to control people who don’t want to think for themselves and how to respond to the claim that Christianity...

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#STRask: How Do We Encourage Christians to Take on the Challenges of Our Day?

Web Content Article · By greg koukl On Jun 8, 2024 2:35 PM

Questions about how to encourage Christians who are prone to withdraw to get into the fight and take on the spiritual and ideological challenges of our day and suggestions for battling...

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#STRask: Should I Stick with My Decision if I Prayed About It Beforehand?

Web Content Article · By greg koukl On Jun 29, 2024 5:09 PM

Questions about whether you should stick with a decision you made that didn’t work out as you hoped if you prayed about it beforehand and how you can know for sure if God is calling you to do...

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#STRask: How Can I Convince Someone They Shouldn’t Rely on AI to Find Truth?

Web Content Article · By greg koukl On Jun 29, 2024 5:10 PM

Questions about how to show someone that relying on AI for answers is a flawed way of finding truth, the role personal testimony should play in apologetics, and whether it’s sinful to not be more...

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An LGBT Defense Misses a Biblical Point

Web Content Article · By alan shlemon On Jun 27, 2019 9:49 PM

There are many reasons why pro-gay theology is mistaken. Alan addresses a particular defense that fails to understand what Scripture is saying.

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Is God a Sex Killjoy?

Web Content Article · By alan shlemon On Jun 27, 2019 9:57 PM

Alan addresses the concern some Christians have with God being so restrictive about sex.

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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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Interview: Christopher Yuan, Holy Sexuality and the Gospel

Web Content Article · By alan shlemon On Jun 27, 2019 10:03 PM

Alan interviews Christopher Yuan about his new book, Holy Sexuality and the Gospel: Sex, Desire, and Relationships Shaped by God’s Grand Story.

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Should We Divide over Homosexuality?

Web Content Article · By alan shlemon On Mar 15, 2020 7:45 PM

The culture has been pressuring Christians to pick a side: celebrate homosexuality and same-sex unions or continue to consider them sinful. Alan discusses whether Christians should divide over this...

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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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Are Transgender People Fixing God’s Mistakes?

Web Content Article · By alan shlemon On Feb 11, 2022 8:12 PM

Alan responds to a tweet that suggests that transgender people are fixing God’s mistakes.

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If God Became a Man, Can a Man Become a Woman?

Web Content Article · By alan shlemon On Jun 4, 2022 8:10 PM

A popular tweet claims that if someone can believe God became a man, then they can also believe that a man can become a woman. Alan unpacks this tweet, defines some key terms, and shows why the...

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Humans Come in Only Two Sexes

Web Content Article · By alan shlemon On Sep 18, 2022 2:01 AM

Many biologists, doctors, and scientists tell us today that sex is on a spectrum or that there are more than two sexes. Alan addresses this claim by looking at the evidence from both Scripture and...

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Gay Idioms Don’t Time Travel

Web Content Article · By alan shlemon On Feb 8, 2023 5:46 PM

Alan addresses a progressive Christian who claims that Jesus wants LGBT people to “come out,” by explaining how he misuses a common literary device.

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Man or Maker: Who Has the Answers to Humanity’s Most Critical Questions?

Web Content Article · By alan shlemon On Mar 12, 2023 7:46 PM

When it comes to answering critical questions about how we humans should live, identify, and behave sexually, who should we listen to? Man or our Maker?

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Is It Difficult to Define a Woman?

Web Content Article · By alan shlemon On Sep 10, 2023 8:48 PM

Why has it become so hard to define a woman? Alan looks at a few definitions that are offered, explains what’s wrong with them, and then offers his own definition.

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What Are My Concerns with Andy Stanley’s Unconditional Conference?

Web Content Article · By alan shlemon On Oct 27, 2023 4:13 PM

Alan attended Andy Stanley’s Unconditional Conference, an event intended to equip parents and ministry leaders how to reach out to LGBTQ youth. In this episode, Alan provides his assessment of the...

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Should You Violate Your Conscience to Maintain Your Relationship with an LGBT Person?

Web Content Article · By alan shlemon On Nov 10, 2023 7:08 PM

People who identify as LGBT routinely ask their Christian friends and family to accommodate various requests. Are you justified in declining to go along even if it might damage your relationship...

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Why It’s Reasonable to Refuse to Use Preferred Pronouns

Web Content Article · By alan shlemon On Dec 15, 2023 7:59 PM

Alan addresses whether it’s reasonable to refuse to use a transgender person’s preferred pronouns.

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The Problem with a Christian Attending a Same-Sex Wedding

Web Content Article · By alan shlemon On Mar 14, 2024 2:55 PM

Should a Christian attend a same-sex wedding? Alan has attended a same-sex wedding in the past but believes he made the wrong decision. In this episode, he unpacks his past reasoning, explains why...

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Pro-Gay Theology Follows a Pattern of Past Interpretive Mistakes

Web Content Article · By alan shlemon On May 29, 2024 7:32 PM

Alan points out how the interpretive mistakes made by pro-gay theology advocates today are the same mistakes people have made in the past.

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God Sovereignly Works through the Means of Human Actions

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

Greg gives his thoughts on God’s sovereignty and human actions and then answers questions about interacting with transgender coworkers, opting out of same-sex marriage ceremonies, and more.