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Web Content Article · By amy k. hall On Jun 27, 2019 9:41 PM
Contrary to Christopher Hitchens’s claim, religion isn’t what poisons everything. The problem is much deeper, more pervasive, and far more personal.
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Web Content Article · By jonathan noyes On Apr 9, 2020 3:21 PM
In Romans 5:3–5, Paul describes a chain of transformation consisting of four links that ultimately connect our tribulations to the deep love of God.
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Web Content Article · By greg koukl On Jun 27, 2019 8:55 PM
Greg talks about if God can sin, how to respond to an atheist who says he just believes in one less God, why Greg uses straw men arguments against the young earth view, whether the Bible...
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Web Content Article · By greg koukl On Jun 26, 2019 11:08 PM
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...
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Web Content Article · By greg koukl On Jun 27, 2019 9:57 PM
There are no verses in the Bible. Nope. Not a one. At least, not in the original. Here’s why we need to keep that in mind as we read.
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Web Content Article · By greg koukl On Jun 26, 2019 4:14 PM
Greg unpacks the definition of “desire” in light of 1 Timothy 2:3–4.
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Web Content Article · By greg koukl On Jul 5, 2020 6:15 PM
Questions about being sent to Hell for not believing in God, Joel Osteen’s teaching, and a Christian response to absurdism. (Tim fills in for Amy.)
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Web Content Article · By greg koukl On Mar 15, 2023 1:49 AM
Greg answers questions about whether Adam had a belly button, the difference between microevolution and macroevolution, and predestination.
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Web Content Article · By greg koukl On Feb 29, 2020 5:41 AM
How can we make sense of the bad things that happen to us? Greg responds to a question from Wuhan, China, where the coronavirus originated.
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Web Content Article · By alan shlemon On Sep 12, 2022 9:45 PM
If a man murders another man, but they both end up in Hell because neither put their trust in Christ, how is that just? The answer gets right to the heart of the gospel.
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Web Content Article · By greg koukl On Jun 27, 2019 10:01 PM
Greg talks about why we should think the resurrection happened, then he takes calls on original sin and women’s roles.
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Web Content Article · By greg koukl On Jun 28, 2020 1:43 AM
Last week, an issue came up that hinged specifically on the definitions of words.
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Web Content Article · By greg koukl On Jun 27, 2019 9:53 PM
Greg is on a four-minute timer and answers questions about why truth needs apologetics, what it means to “wait on the Lord,” child dedication, and resurrection bodies.
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Web Content Article · By greg koukl On Dec 6, 2020 6:47 AM
Questions about how to respond to a logical challenge to Jesus’ deity and whether one should not use therapy to help a misbehaving child.
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Web Content Article · By greg koukl On Jun 3, 2020 3:46 AM
Jon talks about the effects of worldview on suicide then answers a question about loving as Jesus loves and talks about evil and the atheist worldview.
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Web Content Article · By alan shlemon On Jun 26, 2019 7:05 PM
Alan offers biblical insights and perspective as he unpacks the question, “Did God Create Evil?”
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Web Content Article · By greg koukl On Apr 24, 2021 5:29 PM
Questions about whether Jesus is talking about literally eating his flesh and drinking his blood in John 6:53–58 and thoughts on participating in the Lord’s Supper virtually.
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Web Content Article · By greg koukl On Oct 17, 2021 6:10 PM
Questions about whether God considers a divorced couple to still be married and whether one can vote for a national political candidate who is openly transgender.
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Web Content Article · By brett kunkle On Jun 27, 2019 9:46 PM
2 Chronicles 7:14 is one of the most misinterpreted and mis-claimed verses in the Bible. You can help people discover this by gently walking them through four basic steps of biblical interpretation.
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Web Content Article · By alan shlemon On Jun 27, 2019 9:54 PM
What’s the reason for placing such prime importance on Jesus? This question isn’t a pointless philosophical reflection. It’s the core concern of Christianity.
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Web Content Article · By alan shlemon On Jun 27, 2019 9:55 PM
Greg answers questions on our responsibility to express concern for another’s salvation, Greg’s opinion on the idea of corporate election, and how we can know God is not a “cosmic jerk.”
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Web Content Article · By tim barnett On Jun 27, 2019 9:56 PM
Satan asked, “Did God really say...?” as he tried to convince Adam and Eve that God is not truthful, not loving, and not enough, and his game plan hasn’t changed.
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Web Content Article · By amy k. hall On Jun 27, 2019 9:50 PM
The two sexes of the human race are not interchangeable or expendable, and we don’t exist as men and women by accident. God created us this way for a purpose.
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Web Content Article · By amy k. hall On Jun 27, 2019 9:41 PM
According to Romans 12:2, decision making isn’t about trying to hear special messages from God.
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Web Content Article · By greg koukl On Jun 27, 2019 9:48 PM
Greg’s on a timer and answers questions about the Trinity, proper burial, and why Adam and Eve were ashamed of their nakedness.
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Web Content Article · By greg koukl On Jun 27, 2019 9:53 PM
Greg is on a four-minute timer and answers questions about giving the Bible the benefit of the doubt, using tactics in written communication, and reconciling 1 Timothy 2:4 with Calvinism.
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Web Content Article · By greg koukl On Jun 27, 2019 9:43 PM
Greg is on a timer and answers questions on angels, doesn’t God care about evil, and why we can trust the Bible.
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Web Content Article · By greg koukl On Jun 27, 2019 9:46 PM
In 4 min. or less, Greg answers questions about other creation stories, Matthew 27’s historicity, and if God gave light during creation.
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Web Content Article · By tim barnett On Jun 27, 2019 9:53 PM
Painful seasons in our lives can cause us to doubt God’s ability to act, but He is always working in our lives, and sometimes He even does miracles. Here’s one.
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Web Content Article · By greg koukl On Jun 27, 2019 9:48 PM
In 4 min. or less, Greg answers questions about drinking alcohol, the existence of lesser gods, and evaluating televised healings.
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Web Content Article · By greg koukl On Sep 25, 2021 10:05 PM
Questions about the claim that the point of Old Testament justice is the protection of the poor and powerless and whether Jesus being “woke” proves it’s a good thing.
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Web Content Article · By amy k. hall On Jun 27, 2019 9:51 PM
Even in the midst of our pain, today we sing with all our hearts, “Joy to the World!” What joy! What hope! What strength in God! We have nothing to fear and the greatest of joys to gain.
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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 revelation, the book of Hebrews, and self-defense.
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Web Content Article · By greg koukl On Jun 27, 2019 9:44 PM
Greg is on a timer and answers questions about Jesus’ return, His temptation, and swear words.
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Web Content Article · By greg koukl On Jun 27, 2019 10:01 PM
Greg answers questions on whether God has compassion on us when we’re suffering from our sin, the “spirits in prison” in 1 Peter 3:19, and whether a backslidden person can repent and come back.
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Web Content Article · By greg koukl On Oct 18, 2020 11:06 PM
Questions about whether Jesus could have passed on a contagious virus, initiating conversations with nominally-Christian adult children, and whether God’s grace extends to those who misinterpret...
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Web Content Article · By greg koukl On May 29, 2022 6:43 PM
Questions about whether God is against certainty because it breeds arrogance, the difference between fearing God and living in fear, and why Solomon, who was given wisdom by God, had so many wives.
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Web Content Article · By greg koukl On Jun 27, 2019 8:42 PM
Greg talks with Dr. Frank Beckwith about his return to Roman Catholicism, then takes calls on if church tradition is higher than the Bible, what Dr. Beckwith thought salvation was as a...
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Web Content Article · By greg koukl On Jun 27, 2019 9:45 PM
In this special episode with a live audience, Greg still has to answer questions in under 4 min. Topics: God is egotistical, Greg’s daily prayer, the gift of prophecy
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Web Content Article · By jonathan noyes On Sep 2, 2021 12:55 AM
Jesus asks his followers to obey him and keep his commandments, but are certain actions wrong just because God said so?
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Web Content Article · By greg koukl On Jun 27, 2019 8:57 PM
Greg answers questions on Jesus’ ability to sin, if an all-knowing and merciful God would create a world where more people go to Hell than to Heaven, why the gospel of Mark not cover Christ’s...
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Web Content Article · By greg koukl On Jun 27, 2019 9:39 PM
Greg talks about second chance theology, memory defining identity, the universe being created with the appearance of age, and if man will be free to do his own will in Heaven.
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Web Content Article · By greg koukl On Mar 15, 2020 8:05 PM
Questions about whether Jeremiah 4:2 contradicts Jesus’ command, how the disciples misunderstood Jesus if Greg’s view of the voice of God is correct, the prodigal son parable, and prenups.
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Web Content Article · By amy k. hall On Jun 27, 2019 9:58 PM
Andy Stanley’s call for pastors to “unhitch [their] teaching of what it means to follow Jesus from all things old covenant” will, sadly, lead to a diminished view of God.
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Web Content Article · By amy k. hall On Feb 27, 2020 6:49 PM
“The point is, there’s clearly evidence sufficient to establish beyond reasonable doubt that there’s no evil god. But then why isn’t there evidence sufficient to establish beyond reasonable doubt...
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Web Content Article · By robby lashua On Dec 21, 2022 1:40 AM
Verifying a human’s identity is simple if you have the right documents, but how would God verify his identity to humans?
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Web Content Article · By amy k. hall On Jun 27, 2019 8:47 PM
A review of Aronofsky’s Noah by Brian Mattson will help you interpret the ideas advocated in the film.
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Web Content Article · By greg koukl On Jun 27, 2019 8:56 PM
Greg Koukl answers questions in 4 minutes or less on the Gospels, the blood of Jesus, applying verses to Christian living, the end times, and California’s assisted suicide law.
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Web Content Article · By greg koukl On Jun 27, 2019 9:52 PM
[Pre-recorded before Melinda’s accident.] In 4 minutes, Greg answers questions about punishing children for parent’s sins, questioning God’s justice, and “verse of the day.”
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Web Content Article · By alan shlemon On Jun 27, 2019 10:03 PM
A government that lets criminals off the hook would rightly be called corrupt and couldn’t be trusted, so why do people accuse God of not being good when He punishes?
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Web Content Article · By amy k. hall On Jun 27, 2019 8:45 PM
To the atheist commenter who referred to Jesus as ”the magic carpenter”: You can say Christianity is false. You can even say it’s dangerous. The one thing you can’t say is that it’s silly and shallow.
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Web Content Article · By greg koukl On Mar 12, 2023 7:37 PM
Questions about whether Hebrews 1:5 indicates Jesus was created and the difference between the sinful way of testing God (e.g. Matthew 4:5–7) and the right way of testing him (e.g., Psalm 34:8 and...
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Web Content Article · By greg koukl On Jun 27, 2019 8:41 PM
Greg talks about dealing with doubt, church planting in India with Jossy Chacko, then takes calls on if God has rules He follows, suggesting tactics to use with a dishonest skeptic, and more.
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Web Content Article · By greg koukl On Jun 27, 2019 9:59 PM
Greg talks about the shooting and the fire in his town then takes calls on Jesus’ sacrifice, the death of Job’s children, and whether salvation is a two-step process.
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Web Content Article · By greg koukl On Jun 27, 2019 8:42 PM
Greg talks about Columbo misstep, if Mark made a mistake in Mark 1:2, then takes calls on why the “days” in Genesis are long periods of time, if we are in the great tribulation, and more.
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Web Content Article · By greg koukl On Jun 26, 2019 11:21 PM
Has archaeology unearthed ancient biblical texts that cast doubt on the current canon of Scripture? Is it possible that Christians don’t have the true Bible?
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Web Content Article · By greg koukl On Jun 27, 2019 9:50 PM
Greg reflects on the Texas church shooting then answers questions about souls, engaging non-Christian relatives, and the destruction of the Canaanites.
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Web Content Article · By tim barnett On Jun 27, 2019 8:57 PM
According to Jehovah’s Witnesses, Jesus cannot have a God if He is God.
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Web Content Article · By greg koukl On Feb 5, 2021 3:24 PM
Why did Jesus come to earth? Was it to help the poor and promote social justice? Greg explains that though Jesus cared about those issues, his main purpose was much weightier than resolving...
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Web Content Article · By amy k. hall On Feb 16, 2023 9:47 PM
John Newton revealed God’s amazing grace to the world—not just through his hymn, but through his life. Here’s how this relates to the problem of evil.
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Web Content Article · By greg koukl On Aug 9, 2023 3:10 AM
Greg talks to callers about what to say to a skeptic who claims portions of the Gospels were made up to match Psalm 22 and Isaiah 53, whether Hell is something we choose or an enforced punishment,...
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Web Content Article · By amy k. hall On Jun 27, 2019 8:47 PM
Jared Wilson explains how local church involvement plays an important role in confronting our tendency to reject authority and embrace an unhealthy individualism.
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Web Content Article · By greg koukl On Jun 27, 2019 9:41 PM
Greg talks about how to reconcile Mt 7:2 and Mt 6:14 with other passages about God’s righteous judgement, if the literary genre of Genesis as history give pause in interpretation of...
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Web Content Article · By greg koukl On Nov 3, 2021 1:57 AM
Greg talks about the Mosaic Law at the time of Jesus, then he hears from someone who benefitted from Stand to Reason in prison and answers questions about a friend who’s having premonitions and the...
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Web Content Article · By alan shlemon On Jun 27, 2019 9:45 PM
Church discipline isn’t a remnant of the first-century church. It’s a New Covenant principle that can and should be applied today.
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Web Content Article · By tim barnett On Jun 27, 2019 10:01 PM
Christians and Jehovah’s Witnesses have fundamentally different views not only on why Jesus died on the cross but also on whether Jesus died on a cross. Here are five reasons to think He did.
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Web Content Article · By alan shlemon On Jun 27, 2019 8:36 PM
Alan’s monthly letter for April 2011 Do you want to learn the skills taught at seminary without the time, money, and energy spent on going to graduate school.
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Web Content Article · By amy k. hall On Jun 26, 2019 10:54 PM
Since God regulated slavery in the Old Testament, does this mean He approves of it? And if He doesn’t, why did He allow it?
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Web Content Article · By greg koukl On Jun 27, 2019 8:58 PM
Greg Koukl discusses Brett Kunkle’s mentoring letter on whether or not religion has been the greatest cause of wars and bloodshed.
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Web Content Article · By greg koukl On Sep 1, 2021 3:16 AM
Greg talks about the lies we’re facing in our culture, then he answers questions about educating oneself on gay rights history and Greg’s philosophy on biblical discipleship.
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Web Content Article · By greg koukl On Jun 27, 2019 8:34 PM
Greg talks about airplane conversation, the Bible’s big picture, taking the Bible literally, and more.
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Web Content Article · By brett kunkle On Jun 26, 2019 10:54 PM
“Jesus is the only way to God” may be the most controversial claim of Christianity, so we had better have good reason for it. And I think we do.
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Web Content Article · By greg koukl On Jun 27, 2019 9:51 PM
Greg gives an update on Melinda’s condition then talks about how God doesn’t always do things the way we expect and answers questions about spanking and predestination.
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Web Content Article · By greg koukl On Jul 22, 2020 6:18 AM
Greg talks about the pressures Christians are experiencing right now, then he takes calls about wearing masks and responding to someone who holds her positions for emotional reasons.
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Web Content Article · By greg koukl On Jun 26, 2019 10:52 PM
What makes you think the ability to take away evil from the world has anything to do with God’s strength?
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