Host: Greg Koukl
Greg and Alan talk about dealing with LGBT issues with truth and compassion, then Greg answers questions on forgiveness not ending the consequences of sin, what Jesus would do about baking a cake for a same-sex wedding, clues to the historicity of the resurrection accounts, different kind of discrimination, God being unfair to the Israelites in Egyptian slavery, a book on Bible difficulties, attending church with kids, confusing marriage and partnership, if Christian wedding photographers should take a stand, and how someone should lead their wife to Christ.
Topics
- Alan Shlemon - Dealing with Homosexuality and Transgender Issues in the Church with Truth and Compassion (00:00)
- Forgiveness doesn’t end the consequences of sin. (00:30)
- What would Jesus do about baking a cake for a same-sex wedding? (00:40)
- Clues to the Historicity of the Resurrection Accounts? (01:00)
- Different kinds of discrimination (01:23)
- God was unfair to the Israelites in Egyptian slavery. (01:39)
- Recommend a book on Bible difficulties (01:52)
- Attending Church with Kids (02:00)
- Confusing marriage and partnership (02:11)
- Should Christian wedding photographers take a stand in their industry? (02:31)
- How to lead his wife to Jesus? (02:49)
Mentioned on the Show
- Alan Shlemon
- The Ambassador's Guide to Understanding Homosexuality by Alan Shlemon
- I Was a Transgender Woman by Walt Heyer
- How to Help Transgender Children by Amy Hall
- Protecting Your Ministry from Sexual Orientation Gender Identity Lawsuits: A Legal Guide by Alliance Defending Freedom
- The Ambassador's Guide to Islam by Alan Shlemon
- See upcoming events with STR speakers
- The Sin of Forgiveness? by Greg Koukl
- Is Forgiveness Always Right and Required? by Justin Taylor
- Bake for Them Two by Jessica Kantrowitz
- Refusing to Serve Individuals vs. Refusing to Participate in Events by Amy Hall – Includes thoughts on why you shouldn't go against your conscience (or force anyone else to)
- Bake for Them Two, or Walk with the Few by Eric Teetsel
- The Final Days of Jesus: The Most Important Week of the Most Important Person Who Ever Lived by Andreas Köstenberger and Justin Taylor
- The Resurrection of Jesus: a Clinical Review of Psychiatric Hypotheses for the Biblical Story of Easter by Joseph W. Bergeron and Gary R. Habermas
- Encyclopedia of Bible Difficulties by Gleason Archer
- Hard Sayings of the Old Testament by Walter Kaiser
- More Hard Sayings of the Old Testament by Walter Kaiser
- Difficult Passages in the New Testament by Robert Stein
- Today's Handbook for Solving Bible Difficulties by David O'Brien
- Alleged Discrepancies of the Bible by John Haley
- A Reasonable Response: Answers to Tough Questions on God, Christianity, and the Bible by Joseph Gorra and William Lane Craig
- Why C.S. Lewis Was Wrong on Marriage (and J.R.R. Tolkien Was Right) by Jake Meador
- Marriage: What It Is, Why It Matters, and the Consequences of Redefining It by Ryan Anderson
- Privatize Marriage? by Amy Hall
- Understand the Same-Sex Marriage Issue by Amy Hall
- Bigotry, the Bible, and the Lessons of Indiana by Frank Bruni (New York Times) – Christians "must be made 'to take homosexuality off the sin list.'"
- Articles on the Religious Freedom Fiasco by Amy Hall – Includes responses to the Frank Bruni article
- Three Steps to Protect Christian Wedding Vendors by Greg Koukl
- A Note from Creator Cakes by Andrew Walker – Another idea for how bakers, photographers, etc. can deal with governmental coercion
- Ephesians 2:8-9
- John 1:12
- 1 John 5:11-13
- What Is the Gospel? by Greg Gilbert