Why the Blood?

Though many object to the idea of penal substitutionary atonement, here’s how we know Jesus’ blood cleanses from all sin, fully satisfies the divine demand for justice, and rescues us from the Father’s wrath to come. Greg Koukl

Thoughts on “The Chosen”

How Can Jesus Be God if He Didn’t Know This?

#STRask: How Will Jesus Sit at the Right Hand of God if He Is God?

How Does the Holy Spirit Communicate with Believers?

Three Ways God Is Working Through Your Suffering

Eight Tips to Become a Professional Apologist

#STRask: How Should I Respond to Someone Who Is Word-Faith and Believes in a Second Baptism of the Holy Spirit?

Why the Apocrypha Is Not Part of the Canon

How Can I Fight the Secular Ideas My Children Learn from School and Media?

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

When Should You Interpret a Passage of Scripture Symbolically?

God Can Work Through Anyone and Everything—Even You and Your Sin

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

Do We Have a Right to End Our Own Lives?

Articles

Three Ways God Is Working Through Your Suffering

Though we don’t go looking for suffering, here are three reasons why we can embrace it in God’s strength when it comes.

God Can Work Through Anyone and Everything—Even You and Your Sin

Despite attempts to rebel, no one defeats God or his plan. It is literally impossible to do so since every attempt made to prevent God’s victory is being used by God to serve it. Here are two reasons why this is good news for weary Christians.

A New Testament Passage That’s Older than the New Testament

An early Christian creed quoted in the New Testament is evidence that belief in Jesus’ resurrection was present at the beginning of the church and not the result of a later legend.

Why Jesus Rebuked Doubting Thomas

Many think Jesus rebuked doubting Thomas for seeking evidence to buttress his belief instead of taking the “blessed” path of blind faith, but there are two problems with reading Jesus this way.

Think Before You Post

Much of what passes for online dialogue is rude, hostile, and condescending, so before you post that next reply, consider these three things.

The Cross Is Good News for Muslims

Muslims deny Jesus was crucified and rose again, but rejecting the reality of the cross means they miss out on a theological reality that has the power to rescue them from their system of works and grant them confidence in their eternal destiny.

Answering Three Popular Arguments for Attending a Same-Sex Wedding

If you decline to attend a same-sex wedding, someone may challenge you with these three reasons to do otherwise. Jon Noyes explains why these reasons shouldn’t change your mind.

Two Common Mistakes Christians Make about Government

Two common mistakes Christians make about government can prevent them from being a societal force for good when it comes to voting.

Should a Christian Attend a Same-Sex Wedding?

At some point, you will likely be pressured by family or friends to attend a same-sex wedding, but here are two reasons why you should not attend, along with some practical advice on how to graciously decline the invitation.

“Society Says” Relativism

For some, ethics is nothing more than a social contract to ensure survival. Compliance is the highest good and breaking ranks the greatest evil, regardless of the issue. This may make sense on television, but it doesn’t work in the real world.

How to Teach God’s Commands to Children Living in a Hostile Culture

In a society that’s hostile towards Christian morality, how should we go about teaching our children God’s commands so that they’ll desire to follow him rather than the culture surrounding and pressuring them?

Get to the Gospel with Muslims

Here’s a simple, four-step approach you can use to tell your Muslim friend about Jesus, his mission, and God’s offer of a pardon.

Videos

Christian Living

How Can I Fight the Secular Ideas My Children Learn from School and Media?

Tactics and Tools

How Can I Give an Elevator Pitch for Christianity?

How Can I Explain Why the Prosperity Gospel Is Unbiblical to My Friend?

Christian Living

What Every Christian Needs to Know about Suicide

Podcasts

#STRask: How Will Jesus Sit at the Right Hand of God if He Is God?

Questions about what the Bible means when it says Jesus will sit at the right hand of God if Jesus is God and why the writers of the Synoptic Gospels didn’t write about Jesus claiming to be God.

How Does the Holy Spirit Communicate with Believers?

Greg answers questions about how the Holy Spirit communicates with believers, giving prophetic words to people, resources on Christian nationalism, whether Satan is at work in the world, increasing our aggressiveness in this culture, and Ray Comfort’s approach.

Eight Tips to Become a Professional Apologist

Alan offers eight tips to help someone who is interested in pursuing part-time or full-time apologetics ministry.

#STRask: How Should I Respond to Someone Who Is Word-Faith and Believes in a Second Baptism of the Holy Spirit?

Questions about how to respond to someone who is Word-Faith and believes in a second baptism of the Holy Spirit and what the Bible is saying about how we experience the Spirit when it says we know we’re in Christ because he has given us of his Spirit.

Why the Apocrypha Is Not Part of the Canon

Greg explains why the Apocrypha isn’t part of the canon, then he talks to callers about what to say to a good pastor who has been taking verses out of context and thoughts on cessationism.

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

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 care, and how to manage anger when arguing for the lives of the unborn.

When Should You Interpret a Passage of Scripture Symbolically?

Greg answers questions about interpreting Scripture symbolically, distinguishing between the Lord’s discipline and suffering, how to get over a fear of talking about your faith, and whether Jesus was separated from the other persons of the Trinity on the cross.

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

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 transexual who is open to following Christ but has practical concerns.

Do We Have a Right to End Our Own Lives?

Greg talks about a case in the Netherlands where a 28-year-old woman who doesn’t want to live is planning to be euthanized, then he answers a question about how you can “trust in the Lord with all your heart” when our hearts are wicked.

#STRask: Before You Argue for God from the Existence of Evil, You Have to Prove Evil Exists

Questions about the need to prove evil exists before arguing for the existence of God from the existence of evil and what to say to an eleven-year-old boy who lost his dad and brother to a lightning strike that he survived.

They Are Waking up to Reality

Greg talks about the current trend of people realizing their values can’t be sustained by an atheist worldview, then he answers questions about a common ancestor and transitional forms, prayer and God’s predestined plan, and advice for praying with OCD.

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

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 faith as seriously, and the misuse of Matthew 5:38–42 to manipulate others.

Solid Ground

Why the Blood?

Though many object to the idea of penal substitutionary atonement, here’s how we know Jesus’ blood cleanses from all sin, fully satisfies the divine demand for justice, and rescues us from the Father’s wrath to come.

“Society Says” Relativism

For some, ethics is nothing more than a social contract to ensure survival. Compliance is the highest good and breaking ranks the greatest evil, regardless of the issue. This may make sense on television, but it doesn’t work in the real world.

Naturalism: Bumping into Reality

Naturalism can’t make sense of the reality we encounter every day, so when talking to naturalists, keep an eye out for these three significant ways they will “bump” into reality.

Ancient Words, Ever True?

Do we have any good reasons to think God has spoken supernaturally in the Bible? The way to answer this question is to look at the book itself. Here are six evidences of supernatural authorship conveniently paired with parts of the hand so you won’t forget.