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Web Content Article · By greg koukl On Jun 27, 2019 10:01 PM
Questions about being happy in Heaven if people are in Hell, faith as an epistemological method, meeting with LDS missionaries, and whether a lukewarm Christian can be regenerate.
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Web Content Article · By greg koukl On Jun 27, 2019 8:51 PM
Greg talks about the new prophets and words from God, new ideas defending the deity of Christ, if one should tithe when in debt, why the inerrancy of the bible is a big deal, how patriotism fits...
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Web Content Article · By greg koukl On Oct 4, 2019 9:58 PM
Greg talks about how Christianity makes sense of evil and other aspects of reality, then he answers questions about improving an evangelism situation and interpreting a dream.
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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 alan shlemon On Jun 27, 2019 8:36 PM
Alan’s monthly letter for March 2009 There’s one fact about you I’m sure of: even though you’ll live forever, someday your earthly body will die.
Media Type: Article Topic: Bioethics
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Web Content Article · By greg koukl On Sep 10, 2023 8:36 PM
Questions about what to do if someone uses the Columbo tactic against you, why some Christians say that only some doctrines matter and should be defended, and whether the extent to which one spends...
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Web Content Article · By amy k. hall On Jun 27, 2019 8:46 PM
A discussion between John Ensor, Francis Chan, and John Piper covers the impact of graphic pictures, how teaching their congregations about human dignity and abortion glorifies God, and more.
Media Type: Article Topic: Bioethics
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Web Content Article · By amy k. hall On Jul 31, 2019 5:18 PM
Amy shares God’s view of unborn children, how we are to supposed to treat them, and then offers encouragement to those facing unplanned pregnancies.
Media Type: Video Topic: Bioethics
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Web Content Article · By jonathan noyes On Jul 21, 2022 7:28 PM
How can Christians follow Paul’s admonition in Romans 13:1 to “be in subjection to the governing authorities”? Jon Noyes explains how the context of the passage provides an answer: love.
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Web Content Article · By amy k. hall On Jun 27, 2019 8:48 PM
Paul McHugh (former psychiatrist in chief at Johns Hopkins) explains why Hopkins stopped doing sex-reassignment surgeries.
Media Type: Article Topic: Bioethics
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Web Content Article · By greg koukl On Jun 26, 2019 11:10 PM
Things like great steps of moral depravity are not really taken in great steps; they’re taken in little pieces.
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Web Content Article · By tim barnett On Apr 28, 2021 12:40 PM
Joel Osteen says God will not give you more than you can handle. But that's not what the Bible teaches.
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Web Content Article · By greg koukl On Jun 27, 2019 8:35 PM
Greg talks about saving a baby from abortion, preparing for Christmas, book recommendations for gifts, then answers questions on what is the order of conversion and discipleship, the church being...
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Web Content Article · By greg koukl On Jan 22, 2022 7:43 PM
Questions about why God doesn’t destroy Satan now, Christians acting in scenes that contain R-rated elements, responding to someone who says, “God’s working on me,” and handling situations where...
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Web Content Article · By greg koukl On Jun 7, 2023 2:30 AM
Greg corrects some of his speculations about Neanderthals from the previous episode, then he answers questions about what “weeping and gnashing of teeth” indicates, the influence of the Jesus...
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Web Content Article · By greg koukl On Jun 27, 2019 10:01 PM
Greg talks about a recent opinion piece in the New York Times, then he answers questions about why people go to Hell, a “carrots and sticks” view of Christianity, women as pastors, and Zionism.
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Web Content Article · By greg koukl On Nov 23, 2021 8:09 PM
on how to respond to someone who claims abortion is justified when the woman may suffer
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Web Content Article · By greg koukl On Jun 27, 2019 8:55 PM
Greg talks about the serendipitous radio show and relativistic morality needing a standard, if the church’s response to abortion is adequate, and how a person can go deeper studying apologetics.
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Web Content Article · By alan shlemon On Jun 25, 2019 11:47 PM
Alan responds to the question: If going to Heaven is so great, why do Christians want to prolong unhappy life on Earth?
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Web Content Article · By greg koukl On Jun 5, 2024 1:47 AM
Greg chats with Frank Turek about CIA, then he answers questions about what to say to a consistent moral relativist, whether a lack of persecution indicates anything about a person’s Christianity,...
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Web Content Article · By greg koukl On Feb 24, 2021 11:21 PM
When truth is relativized, suffering will follow.
Media Type: Solid Ground Topic: Philosophy
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Web Content Article · By tim barnett On Oct 22, 2020 1:26 PM
Tim explains how the disciples had nothing to gain by making up what they professed about Jesus.
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Web Content Article · By greg koukl On Dec 22, 2021 2:45 AM
Greg reflects on why it’s hard for him to get into “the spirit of Christmas,” then he answers questions about responding to someone who says he’s a good person and how to distinguish between the...
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Web Content Article · By greg koukl On Nov 30, 2023 4:26 PM
Greg answers questions about whether Jesus is dependent on the Father, whether he should be quoting someone who has a mistaken view on homosexuality, whether it’s ever okay for Christians to stand...
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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.
Media Type: Solid Ground Topic: Theology
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Web Content Article · By jonathan noyes On Jul 6, 2022 11:32 PM
Jon Noyes discusses the roles that identity, authority, and ever-changing morality play in today’s secular world.
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Web Content Article · By greg koukl On Jun 27, 2019 9:42 PM
Greg talks about engaging people in a fruitful manner, discussing problems with a pastor, and understanding the Epistles.
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Web Content Article · By greg koukl On Jun 27, 2019 8:51 PM
Greg and guest Nancy Pearcey discuss Finding Truth: Principles for Unmasking Atheism, Secularism, and Other God Substitutes, then Greg talks about the Cinderella movie, Christian education and...
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Web Content Article · By greg koukl On Jun 27, 2019 8:56 PM
Greg discusses whether healing on demand can be done with enough faith, advice on writing a master’s thesis, and why good people can go to Hell.
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Web Content Article · By alan shlemon On Jun 25, 2019 11:29 PM
Some abortion-choice advocates claim that abortion is no different than taking someone off life support. Alan explains why that is not the case.
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Web Content Article · By alan shlemon On Jun 26, 2019 5:07 PM
Alan shares some thoughts regarding three realms of brokenness that produce evil in the world.
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Web Content Article · By greg koukl On Jun 27, 2019 8:49 PM
Greg and guest Julie Loos talk about Ratio Christi, then Greg discusses what the New Perspective on Paul is all about, conceding the definition of sin to the culture, and more.
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Web Content Article · By greg koukl On Jun 27, 2019 8:52 PM
Excerpt about abortion and adoption from the February 17th, 2015 podcast with Greg Koukl.
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Web Content Article · By greg koukl On Jun 27, 2019 8:58 PM
Greg talks about how God decides the elect, the exodus instructions for sacrifices, multiverse theory, Jesus drinking, praying for miracles, pursuing prophecy, and Adam and Eve having their...
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Web Content Article · By tim barnett On Jun 27, 2019 9:50 PM
Conditionalists—those who hold to the annihilation of the wicked at the judgment—insist that Jesus’ and John’s descriptions be interpreted in light of other passages, texts they think give an...
Media Type: Solid Ground Topic: Theology
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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 amy k. hall On Oct 3, 2019 9:27 PM
Amy explains why all humans are also persons.
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Web Content Article · By amy k. hall On Jun 27, 2019 8:49 PM
A man with ALS explains his anger against those who promote assisted suicide.
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Web Content Article · By amy k. hall On Jan 23, 2020 11:03 PM
An article in the Journal of Medical Ethics argues there’s a good possibility that fetal human beings can feel pain earlier than the previously accepted 24 weeks.
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Web Content Article · By greg koukl On Jun 27, 2019 8:50 PM
Greg talks about the importance of parents, how to deal with disappointment, if Biblical Unitarianism is biblical, and more.
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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 amy k. hall On Jun 27, 2019 10:00 PM
When it comes to the question of aborting babies diagnosed with a lethal abnormality, even some pro-lifers hesitate, but studies show that those who choose life in this situation don’t regret it.
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Web Content Article · By tim barnett On Jan 16, 2024 5:21 PM
Sometimes, an intellectual response not only misses the mark but also comes across as unloving. Tim Barnett explains why it’s important to work on being a better listener when answering people’s...
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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 biblical joy and Bible inspiration.
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Web Content Article · By greg koukl On Dec 17, 2020 9:30 PM
The totalitarian world Greg experienced as a young Christian while visiting fellow believers behind the Iron Curtain demonstrates an insight often quoted but frequently ignored: Ideas have...
Media Type: Solid Ground Topic: Other Worldviews
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Web Content Article · By greg koukl On Jun 27, 2019 8:51 PM
I would like to rescue you from a mistake virtually every Christian makes now and then when they go to the Bible that prevents you from knowing what God is saying to you personally in His Word.
Media Type: Solid Ground Topic: Theology
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Web Content Article · By jonathan noyes On Jan 27, 2022 9:38 PM
Jon Noyes explains why Christianity offers the best solution to the problem of evil in his latest Stand to Reason University course.
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Web Content Article · By robby lashua On Oct 24, 2022 8:13 PM
Robby Lashua provides three criteria for evaluating worldviews in this class from his latest Stand to Reason University course.
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Web Content Article · By amy k. hall On Jun 27, 2019 8:48 PM
Here’s some good news, some bad news, and a warning regarding the Supreme Court’s Hobby Lobby decision.
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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 alan shlemon On Jun 26, 2019 11:08 PM
Abortion choice advocates often engage in logical gymnastics to avoid the inconsistency of their view.
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Web Content Article · By tim barnett On Jun 25, 2019 11:09 PM
What should we do when doubts come? Tim encourages Christians not to feel shame about having doubts then shares examples of how doubt can ultimately point us back to God.
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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 greg koukl On Mar 31, 2023 8:26 PM
Greg and Amy explain how accidental versus essential qualities of humanity help us to understand why Jesus could be fully human without experiencing anything that results from having a fallen nature.
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Web Content Article · By greg koukl On Jun 27, 2019 8:50 PM
Greg and guest Bobby Conway discuss The Fifth Gospel, then Greg talks about the blessing in 1 Peter 3:8-9, why God created Satan when he knew it would introduce sin, what happens to the young who...
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Web Content Article · By greg koukl On Jun 27, 2019 9:41 PM
Greg discusses top-down vs. bottom-up arguments, divine healing, and God’s foreknowledge.
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Web Content Article · By amy k. hall On Jun 27, 2019 8:53 PM
As rational human beings, we desire to think consistently about the world, but consistent views aren’t necessarily accurate ones.
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Web Content Article · By alan shlemon On Mar 24, 2020 2:44 AM
Though abortion is inconsistent with the Christian worldview, some people point to a Bible passage they believe ordains abortion. Alan responds.
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Web Content Article · By greg koukl On Jun 27, 2019 8:45 PM
Greg talks about Psalm 63 and emotions, effects of same-sex marriage on individual rights, trading the gospel for social justice, and more.
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Web Content Article · By greg koukl On Jun 26, 2019 11:10 PM
The embryonic stem cell research debate is remarkable because neither side—pro-life or pro-abortion—seems to understand the moral logic of its views.
Media Type: Solid Ground Topic: Bioethics
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Web Content Article · By alan shlemon On Jun 27, 2019 9:59 PM
With the advancement of science, we’ve entered a new era of biotechnology where we’re increasingly experimenting on humans, jeopardizing the most vulnerable lives in our society
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Web Content Article · By greg koukl On Jun 27, 2019 8:47 PM
Greg and guest Frank Turek discuss the Cross Examined Instructor’s Academy, then Greg answers questions on if the age of accountability is consistent with election, the professor’s ploy, and more.
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Web Content Article · By greg koukl On Jun 27, 2019 8:49 PM
Greg talks about if Christians should try and influence the culture, facts about Jesus’ death and resurrection, if objective morality has to be independent of God, and more.
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Web Content Article · By greg koukl On Jun 27, 2019 8:50 PM
Pay attention...
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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 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.
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Web Content Article · By tim barnett On May 27, 2020 1:58 PM
Boghossian’s definition of faith is not the Bible’s definition. It’s just the opposite. Biblically informed Christians define faith as trusting in what you have reason to believe is true.
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Web Content Article · By greg koukl On Apr 14, 2022 7:17 PM
Can we trust the eyewitness testimony of the New Testament? Greg and Amy explain why the answer is yes.
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Web Content Article · By greg koukl On Jan 5, 2023 10:14 PM
Greg and Amy explain how God’s purposeful justice displays his glory.
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Web Content Article · By jonathan noyes On May 3, 2024 5:57 AM
What about abortion in the case of rape? If you’re a pro-lifer, you will be asked this question. Here’s how you can respond clearly and compassionately.
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Web Content Article · By greg koukl On Jun 27, 2019 9:49 PM
Greg’s on a timer and answers questions about unbiblical counsel, Zeitgeist, and how God interacts with us.
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Web Content Article · By greg koukl On Nov 11, 2021 7:42 PM
Greg and Amy explain why prayer is not just a means to an end and discuss God’s actual purpose for prayer in believers’ lives.
Media Type: Video Topic: Other Worldviews
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Web Content Article · By greg koukl On Nov 21, 2023 6:07 PM
Greg and Amy respond to the idea of saying God is “faithful” when he gives us what we prayed for, offering some alternative ways we can respond to answered prayer that don’t convey the idea that...
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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...
Media Type: Solid Ground Topic: Theology
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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.
Media Type: Solid Ground Topic: Theology