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The Wrong Shall Fail, the Right Prevail

Web Content Article · By amy k. hall On Apr 8, 2020 11:56 PM

Christmas isn’t just about God’s love and peace. It’s also about justice.

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Is Your Christianity Merely a Means to a Social Justice End?

Web Content Article · By alan shlemon On Sep 10, 2020 12:14 AM

C.S. Lewis warned that we should not treat Christianity “as a means to anything—even to social justice.”

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Christmas Reflections from Stand to Reason

Web Content Article · By amy k. hall On Dec 19, 2020 12:35 AM

We’re so grateful for you, our readers. Here are some short Christmas reflections we’d like to share with you to wish you a merry Christmas.

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Will Faith as Small as a Mustard Seed Save You?

Web Content Article · By alan shlemon On Jan 12, 2021 8:00 PM

Does God require a certain amount of faith before he accepts it? Alan addresses this question by clarifying the nature of faith.

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Hell: A Solution, Not a Problem

Web Content Article · By tim barnett On Feb 25, 2021 5:35 AM

When talking to unbelievers about Hell, it can be helpful to focus on its significant worldview implications. Hell isn’t the problem people think it is. In fact, it’s a solution to these two...

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The Lord’s Supper Condemns the Evil of Racism

Web Content Article · By amy k. hall On Jun 9, 2021 11:20 PM

Christianity both condemns racism and offers the cure. Derek Rishmawy explains how this truth is beautifully reflected in the practice of the Lord’s Supper.

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The Main Ingredient for Church Growth

Web Content Article · By tim barnett On Jun 17, 2021 1:39 AM

When a researcher set out to discover why many mainline churches are headed towards extinction, he discovered that theology matters.

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Why the Resurrection Matters

Web Content Article · By tim barnett On Apr 26, 2022 12:47 AM

Tim Barnett’s latest Stand to Reason University course asks a question that could change everything.

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Everyone Is Guilty, but Anyone Can Be Pardoned

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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We Can Know Who Jesus Is by Observing What He Did

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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What Does It Mean to Have a Relationship with God?

Web Content Article · By tim barnett On Jan 31, 2023 10:48 PM

Just because you don’t know some trivial things about God, like his favorite color or movie, that doesn’t mean you don’t have a relationship with him.

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Why Do People Go to Hell?

Web Content Article · By tim barnett On Aug 17, 2023 7:03 PM

Tim Barnett uses the illustration of a just judge to explain why God sends some to Hell and why those who reject Jesus can’t just choose not to go there.

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Problems with Creating Your Identity When You Reject God

Web Content Article · By alan shlemon On Jan 12, 2024 9:07 PM

When a person rejects God, they’re left to determine for themselves their own identity. Alan unpacks some problems with this approach.

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Does God Need the Devil?

Web Content Article · By alan shlemon On Jun 27, 2019 8:34 PM

Alan responds to Bill Maher’s challenge that God needs to keep the devil alive so Christians will live in fear and keep going to church.

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You Don’t Know the Real Jesus

Web Content Article · By alan shlemon On Jun 27, 2019 8:34 PM

Alan responds to a Muslim video that claims we don’t know the real Jesus.

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Israel’s Failure Led to Evil and Suffering

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

I explained here how God’s destruction of the Canaanites through the Israelites had a dual purpose.

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The Judgment that Led to Salvation

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

When God judged the Canaanites through the Israelites, He gave the Israelites a warning: But if you do not drive out the inhabitants of the land from before you, then it shall come about that...

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Evil and the Cross

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

Today, on this Good Friday, we think about an event that was not only the result of evil but also the reason for allowing evil to exist in the first place.

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Do Our Prayers Make a Difference?

Web Content Article · By amy k. hall On Jun 26, 2019 10:54 PM

If God is sovereign over history, why should we pray?

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Do Not Throw Away Your Confidence

Web Content Article · By amy k. hall On Jun 27, 2019 8:45 PM

Hebrews 10:32–36 has a very relevant exhortation for our postmodern times.

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God Took His Own Medicine

Web Content Article · By melinda penner On Jun 27, 2019 8:46 PM

Dorothy Sayers expresses well and in clear vernacular the reason for Christmas, the purpose of the incarnation: “God chose to make man as he is—limited and suffering and subject to sorrows and...

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Love Requires Wrath against Evil

Web Content Article · By amy k. hall On Jun 27, 2019 8:46 PM

Here’s how Croatian theologian Miroslav Volf came to understand that “God isn’t wrathful in spite of being love. God is wrathful because God is love.”

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His Weakness Glorifies God

Web Content Article · By amy k. hall On Jun 27, 2019 8:46 PM

Here’s how being open about your own weakness and sin brings glory to God.

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Fred Sanders on Pagan vs. Biblical Propitiation

Web Content Article · By amy k. hall On Jun 27, 2019 8:46 PM

For people who aren’t familiar with Christianity, the word “propitiation” can bring a pagan concept to mind rather than a biblical one. Here’s a brief outline of the differences between...

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Think of the Mosaic Covenant Like a State Law

Web Content Article · By amy k. hall On Jun 27, 2019 8:47 PM

A caller on this week’s show had a friend challenge him with Deuteronomy 13:6–11. Shouldn’t Christians “surely kill” anyone who entices them to serve other gods, as that biblical law demands?

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How God Answers Our Prayers

Web Content Article · By amy k. hall On Jun 27, 2019 8:48 PM

Jon Bloom points out how we may be missing the answers to our prayers.

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Bad Reasons to Adopt Pro-Gay Theology

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

If homosexuals are bullied, we need to protect them. If they’re unjustly discriminated against, we need to help them. If they’re treated with contempt, the person hurting them should be stopped.

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Dawkins and the Lure of Pro-Gay Theology

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

Richard Dawkins once wrote, “Although atheism might have been logically tenable before Darwin, Darwin made it possible to be an intellectually fulfilled atheist.”

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Ready Yourself with Joy for Whatever Opposition Comes

Web Content Article · By amy k. hall On Jun 27, 2019 8:51 PM

Here are some good words from David Mathis about “readying ourselves for whatever opposition comes.”

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If God Requires Atonement, Does He Lack Something?

Web Content Article · By tim barnett On Jun 25, 2019 10:05 PM

Is God really God if He needs something? Tim responds.

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Why Is There So Much Evil?

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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Does God Care about Our Pain and Suffering?

Web Content Article · By tim barnett On Jun 26, 2019 6:54 PM

Tim offers biblical insights highlighting the reality of God’s immeasurable care for us.

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Is God Really Forgiving If He Required Payment for Sins Through Jesus?

Web Content Article · By tim barnett On Jun 26, 2019 8:57 PM

If forgiveness is letting a wrongdoing go instead of requiring payback, how can God genuinely forgive us if He first required payment through Jesus?

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

Web Content Article · By amy k. hall On Apr 17, 2024 9:02 PM

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...

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How Jesus Practiced Apologetics

Web Content Article · By tim barnett On May 22, 2024 1:29 AM

Tim and Robby talk about how Jesus practiced apologetics, then they answer questions about which day Jesus was crucified on, what you should do when someone asks a question you don’t know the...

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Jesus: The Antidote

Web Content Article · By greg koukl On Jun 26, 2019 10:53 PM

Jesus is an antidote to a deadly disease. Some people have the symptoms of the disease more obviously or in a greater manner than others. But everybody is sick.

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Jesus’ Passion Week

Web Content Article · By greg koukl On Jun 26, 2019 11:09 PM

Jesus’ long journey is almost over. In a matter of hours the Messiah will be dead, but those hours will tick by slowly.

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Stand to Reason’s Statement of Faith

Web Content Article · By greg koukl On Jun 27, 2019 8:38 PM

Stand to Reason represents classical Christianity—orthodox Christian beliefs that have been affirmed since the first Christians.

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#STRask: July 17, 2017

Web Content Article · By greg koukl On Jun 27, 2019 9:48 PM

In 4 min. or less, Greg answers questions about saving faith, the probability of resurrections, and ending life support.

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Religious Stew

Web Content Article · By greg koukl On Jun 26, 2019 10:53 PM

Religious pluralism is the idea that when it comes to religious issues, all roads lead to Rome. This is an approach to religion that is quite popular now, but it admits of a serious flaw.

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#STRask: July 11, 2016

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

Greg answers questions about dying for Christianity, the miracle of conversion, and creating a film with a pro-LGBT message.

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