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Why Do Christians Care about World Vision’s Marriage Policy?

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.

Media Type: Article Topic: Christian Living

Does My Question for Pro-Gay Theology Advocates Have a Fourth Option?

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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Worshiping Images of Ourselves

Web Content Article · By amy k. hall On Jun 27, 2019 8:37 PM

Justin Taylor has an interesting and helpful post that takes the reader step by step through the second half of Romans 1.

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To Give a Good Answer, Sometimes You Have to Change the Question

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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The Reformation the Church Doesn’t Need

Web Content Article · By alan shlemon On Jun 27, 2019 8:50 PM

The Church has always been under attack.... Although many threats are external, some come from within.

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Do Christians Hate People Who Identify as Gay or Lesbian?

Web Content Article · By alan shlemon On Jul 30, 2019 11:50 PM

Many people who identify as gay or lesbian think that Christians hate them and so does God, but this isn’t the case. Alan explains why.

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Gay or Straight, We All Must Decide if We Love Jesus above All Else

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

When, gay or straight, you’re prepared to give up what Jesus asks you to give up, whatever it turns out to be, then you’re ready to go to the Bible and find what He wills there.

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Treating Equals Equally

Web Content Article · By greg koukl On Jun 26, 2019 11:21 PM

The key to answering the claims of same-sex marriage advocates is understanding the basic rule of justice: Treat equals equally.

Media Type: Article Topic: Christian Living

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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Aren’t the Apostle Paul’s Sexual Ethics Outdated?

Web Content Article · By alan shlemon On Jun 27, 2019 9:43 PM

How do we know that what Paul wrote still applies to us today?

Media Type: Article Topic: Christian Living

Expect to See This Argument against Religious Freedom

Web Content Article · By amy k. hall On Jun 27, 2019 8:52 PM

The argument that may soon be taken up against our religious freedom will probably go something like this...

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Soul Development Is a Higher Priority than Academic Development

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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Interview: Alan Shlemon – Concerns about the Unconditional Conference

Web Content Article · By greg koukl On Oct 11, 2023 1:38 AM

Greg talks to Alan Shlemon, who attended the Unconditional Conference at Andy Stanley’s church, about the good and bad of what was taught there, how those who promote pro-gay theology viewed the...

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A Question to Ask Those Who Adopt Pro-Gay Theology

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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Sin and Sinners

Web Content Article · By melinda penner On Jun 27, 2019 8:48 PM

I had a frustrating experience the other day you’ve probably had. A family member thanked me for being nice to her lesbian friend.

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An Assessment of Andy Stanley’s Unconditional Conference

Web Content Article · By alan shlemon On Oct 11, 2023 8:40 PM

Alan Shlemon explains three serious concerns about the Unconditional Conference hosted by Andy Stanley, gives reasons why we can’t simply agree to disagree on LGBTQ issues, and describes how...

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Jayson Graves: Healing for the Soul, Sexual Addiction Recovery

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

Guest Host: Alan Shlemon Guest: Jayson Graves: Healing for the Soul, Sexual Addiction Recovery

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What Made Eve “Suitable” for Adam?

Web Content Article · By tim barnett On Jun 27, 2019 9:42 PM

What can we learn about the design of marriage from the word “suitable” in Genesis?

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Are Christians to Blame for the Orlando Shooting?

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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Apologetics Is Secondary to the Gospel

Web Content Article · By alan shlemon On Jun 27, 2019 9:51 PM

The first thing we should focus on is the Gospel, but many times, people express doubts, objections, or concerns with Christianity. That’s when apologetics comes in.

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Got Same-Sex Attraction? Things Can Change

Web Content Article · By alan shlemon On Jun 27, 2019 8:46 PM

Most of the world seems to believe that same-sex attraction can’t be changed.

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Interview: Sam Allberry, How the Church Can Support Christians with Unwanted Same-Sex Attraction

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

Greg talks with Pastor Sam Allberry about how the church can support Christians with unwanted same-sex attraction.

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Should a Church Host a Small Group for Christians Who Struggle with Same-Sex Attraction?

Web Content Article · By alan shlemon On Feb 29, 2020 5:38 AM

Should Christians who struggle with same-sex attraction have small groups available at their churches where they can connect with others who have a similar struggle?

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The Bible Doesn’t Give Private Messages

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

Greg explains why we “never read a Bible verse” and then answers questions about objective morality and whether or not a person should leave a church that rejects biblical sexuality.

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You Can’t Tear Down the Norm and Then Be Surprised by What Comes Next

Web Content Article · By amy k. hall On May 23, 2023 12:01 AM

Andrew Sullivan recognizes the destructive danger queer theory poses to societal norms, but it was the same-sex marriage movement that destroyed the basis for sexual norms in the first place,...

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Clarifying Biblical and Secular Reasons for Same-Sex Attraction

Web Content Article · By alan shlemon On Jun 27, 2019 8:53 PM

I recently posted a video answering a challenge: When did you choose your heterosexuality? Someone asked a follow-up question, and I thought I’d share my response.

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Doing Church Biblically Can Be Messy

Web Content Article · By alan shlemon On Jun 27, 2019 9:53 PM

It would often be easier to compromise, but we’re called to do church God’s way, even if it’s the more messy, difficult, and uncomfortable way.

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Same-Sex Marriage Challenges and Responses

Web Content Article · By greg koukl On Jun 26, 2019 11:10 PM

Western civilization is shuddering under a tidal wave of activism in favor of same-sex marriage. Here is a careful response to their most compelling arguments.

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Pro-Gay Theology Advocates Are Repeating the Mistakes of the Past

Web Content Article · By alan shlemon On Nov 8, 2023 10:25 PM

Pro-gay theology advocates claim Christians are making the same kind of grievous interpretive error past Christians made with antisemitism and slavery, but when you look closer at the details, it...

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Truth and Compassion in Action

Web Content Article · By alan shlemon On Jun 27, 2019 8:51 PM

Gay activists prepared to protest FIRE Church in Concord, North Carolina.

Media Type: Article Topic: Sexuality and Gender

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