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Web Content Article · By jonathan noyes On May 6, 2024 8:41 PM
Jon Noyes provides practical tips for how we can act justly and shares four tenets of biblical justice.
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Web Content Article · By jonathan noyes On Feb 14, 2023 1:10 AM
Jon Noyes explains how Darwinism impacts every area of our lives when it’s allowed to become an ideology.
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Web Content Article · By amy k. hall On May 27, 2021 9:05 PM
A recent interview is a helpful summary of what textual criticism reveals to
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Web Content Article · By jonathan noyes On Aug 12, 2021 11:43 PM
discussions about truth will get us labeled intolerant, that fear stifles critical
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Web Content Article · By amy k. hall On Jun 27, 2019 10:00 PM
When you encounter theories contrary to Christianity, remember there’s a difference
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Web Content Article · By amy k. hall On Jun 27, 2019 10:00 PM
historical facts that point to His resurrection and a case against four naturalistic theories
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Web Content Article · By robby lashua On Nov 2, 2023 11:30 PM
alive when he was taken off the cross, but there are three major problems with this theory
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Web Content Article · By robby lashua On Oct 3, 2023 5:37 PM
The theory that Jesus merely fainted on the cross then regained consciousness in
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Web Content Article · By amy k. hall On Jun 27, 2019 8:48 PM
Who are the scholars cited by Gary Habermas in his “Minimal Facts” approach to the resurrection, and is this approach an illegitimate appeal to authority? Habermas explains.
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Web Content Article · By melinda penner On Jun 27, 2019 8:45 PM
Church Father, Gregory of Nyssa, lived in the 4th century and was an outspoken critic
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Web Content Article · By amy k. hall On Jun 27, 2019 8:55 PM
Though miracles have a supernatural cause, the evidence of the effect is available for our scrutiny just as the evidence for any historical event is available to us. Here’s a brief outline of...
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Web Content Article · By tim barnett On Mar 31, 2023 9:34 PM
Tim Barnett encourages believers to find opportunities for youth to engage in critical
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Web Content Article · By amy k. hall On Jun 27, 2019 10:00 PM
A first-century marble tablet containing an “edict of Caesar” calls for the death penalty for anyone who removes a body from a tomb. Is there a connection to Christianity?
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Web Content Article · By amy k. hall On Jun 27, 2019 9:43 PM
The medical accuracy of John’s account of Jesus’ death on the cross is evidence this is the testimony of an eyewitness.
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Web Content Article · By jonathan noyes On Apr 16, 2024 10:49 PM
gives examples of how he has used questions to gently teach his children to think critically
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Web Content Article · By alan shlemon On Dec 12, 2023 9:48 PM
Alan Shlemon introduces his new Stand to Reason University course, “Transgenderism: Truth and Compassion,” explaining why we should listen to God’s direction for our sexuality and clarifying some...
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Web Content Article · By greg koukl On Jan 14, 2021 11:12 PM
Greg talks to philosopher William Lane Craig about his newest book, “Atonement and the Death of Christ: An Exegetical, Historical, and Philosophical Exploration.”
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Web Content Article · By melinda penner On Jun 27, 2019 8:47 PM
C.S. Lewis is well known for being an apologist and writer. But first, he was a literature scholar.
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Web Content Article · By greg koukl On Jun 26, 2019 10:54 PM
Jesus’ “powerful and appealing” life, ethics, and personality were not likely invented by a few simple men.
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Web Content Article · By amy k. hall On Jun 27, 2019 8:58 PM
It’s a common mistake in apologetic circles to claim Bible variants are counted by the number of manuscripts that contain the variant. Here’s how they should really be counted.
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Web Content Article · By melinda penner On Jun 27, 2019 8:49 PM
In reply to the critics who claim Christianity was just a copy-cat religion among
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Web Content Article · By greg koukl On Jun 26, 2019 10:52 PM
The phrase, “The Bible’s been translated and recopied so many times...” introduces one of the most frequent canards tossed at Christians quoting the Bible. Can we know for certain that the New...
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Web Content Article · By amy k. hall On Feb 27, 2020 4:15 PM
If this is true, it would be the oldest fragment of the New Testament known to exist.
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Web Content Article · By alan shlemon On Jun 25, 2019 11:29 PM
Some abortion-choice advocates claim that abortion is no different than taking someone off life support. Alan explains why that is not the case.
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Web Content Article · By melinda penner On Jun 27, 2019 8:52 PM
Charles Babbage was born in London in 1791 and is considered the father of the computer and one of the most influential scientists in history.
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Web Content Article · By aaron brake On Jun 27, 2019 9:53 PM
What difference does it make to say the original biblical writings were inerrant if all we have today are copies with errors?
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Web Content Article · By greg koukl On Jun 27, 2019 8:35 PM
“The Bible has been changed and translated so many times over the last 2000 years, it’s impossible to have any confidence in its accuracy. Everyone knows that.”
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Web Content Article · By amy k. hall On Jun 27, 2019 8:47 PM
New evidence regarding the “Gospel of Jesus’ Wife” fragment has come to light that may once again point to forgery.
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Web Content Article · By amy k. hall On Jun 27, 2019 8:50 PM
Michael Kruger responds to the poorly-researched Newsweek article “The Bible: So Misunderstood It’s a Sin” by Kurt Eichenwald.
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Web Content Article · By greg koukl On Jun 25, 2019 11:53 PM
Greg explains why it matters what you believe, not just how sincerely you believe it.
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Web Content Article · By melinda penner On Jun 27, 2019 8:46 PM
John Wycliffe was so despised by the church because of his reform efforts that 20 years after his death in 1384, declared a heretic by a church council, his bones were exhumed, burned, and strewn...
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Web Content Article · By alan shlemon On May 22, 2020 1:28 PM
Alan shares the most important topic Christians can bring up if they want to start a conversation with their Muslim friend or neighbor.
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Web Content Article · By amy k. hall On Jun 27, 2019 8:46 PM
Because of all the recent discoveries of copies of ancient texts, many Christian apologists may be working with outdated numbers. Here’s an update.
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Web Content Article · By greg koukl On Apr 23, 2024 6:43 PM
Greg and Amy share some ways you can respond to a self-proclaimed “Christian” who claims the Bible is not reliable because it is missing passages.
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Web Content Article · By greg koukl On Jun 25, 2019 10:38 PM
Greg shares how to make Bible reading more than a chore.
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Web Content Article · By tim barnett On Jun 18, 2020 9:50 PM
Omnipotence is not the power to do anything. Rather, it’s the ability to do anything power can do. Even infinite power cannot do what is contradictory or absurd.
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Web Content Article · By amy k. hall On Jun 27, 2019 8:50 PM
In his response to a Newsweek article attacking the Bible, Dan Wallace explains why the transmission of the Bible was not like a game of Telephone.
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Web Content Article · By tim barnett On Dec 16, 2021 9:24 PM
Christians focus on homosexuality as a sin but ignore other Old Testament laws. Is this hypocritical? Tim Barnett uses his Red Pen Logic to respond to this common objection.
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Web Content Article · By melinda penner On Jun 27, 2019 8:41 PM
C.S. Lewis, who was a literary scholar long before he was a Christian, makes the scholarly point that the Gospel accounts read nothing like legend or myth.
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Web Content Article · By tim barnett On Jun 26, 2019 7:11 PM
Tim offers insightful perspective on the question of other religions offering pieces of the truth.
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Web Content Article · By brett kunkle On Jun 26, 2019 10:53 PM
If the bones of Jesus were found tomorrow, would you walk away from Christianity...
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Web Content Article · By brett kunkle On Jun 26, 2019 10:54 PM
Does it matter if Jesus really rose from the dead? Can we determine whether or not it happened in history?
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Web Content Article · By greg koukl On Jun 26, 2019 11:07 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 26, 2019 11:08 PM
The story behind “The Story Behind Who Changed the Bible and Why”
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Web Content Article · By tim barnett On Nov 13, 2020 3:12 PM
Tim discusses how the Bible has persisted through adversity over the centuries.
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Web Content Article · By jonathan noyes On Jul 14, 2022 6:58 PM
God calls Christians to “do justice,” but what is true justice? Jon Noyes shares a biblical picture of justice and how Christians can pursue it in his latest Stand to Reason University course.
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Web Content Article · By greg koukl On Apr 5, 2020 12:48 AM
What does it really mean to be unequally yoked?
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Web Content Article · By alan shlemon On Jun 28, 2020 1:37 AM
Alan emphasizes the importance of looking to Islam’s authoritative sources in order to know what Islam really teaches then explains a key teaching about the Qur’an.
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Web Content Article · By alan shlemon On Jun 25, 2019 10:48 PM
Should a Christian not vote against abortion because their view that abortion is murder is a theological claim, not a scientific claim? Alan responds to this question and shows how the premise is...
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Web Content Article · By greg koukl On Dec 12, 2023 12:08 AM
Can Christianity be proven? It depends on what one means by “proof.” Greg describes three different standards of proof that the skeptic you’re talking to might be using to evaluate Christianity.
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Web Content Article · By alan shlemon On Jun 25, 2019 10:19 PM
Alan explains why the Bible is more historically reliable than the Qur’an.
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Web Content Article · By tim barnett On Sep 16, 2020 3:36 AM
In today’s example, we look at some self-defeating inconsistencies in a new book titled In Defense of Looting by Vicky Osterweil.
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Web Content Article · By tim barnett On Apr 28, 2020 4:04 PM
Before you can refute an idea, you have to actually understand the idea. Otherwise, you end up defeating a defenseless imitation of an argument—a straw man—instead of the real thing.
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Web Content Article · By greg koukl On Jun 26, 2019 5:58 PM
Greg defines freedom from a biblical worldview and highlights our level of freedom as fallen creatures.
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Web Content Article · By jonathan noyes On Dec 6, 2022 10:58 PM
Jon Noyes gives advice on how to love others when we disagree with their ideologies and lifestyles.
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Web Content Article · By j. warner wallace On May 5, 2020 10:57 PM
the Gospels as eyewitness accounts, you shouldn’t be surprised to find that some critics
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Web Content Article · By greg koukl On May 21, 2020 9:00 PM
Is baptism purely symbolic, or is it necessary to be reborn?
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Web Content Article · By tim barnett On Nov 20, 2020 2:46 PM
Tim explains why believers trust the Bible, pointing to the authority Jesus displays in the text.
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Web Content Article · By greg koukl On Jun 26, 2019 10:53 PM
Did Jesus study in India for the “missing” 18 years of His life and then bring back a message reflecting eastern religious thought?
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Web Content Article · By greg koukl On Aug 1, 2023 1:40 AM
Greg and Amy share how a Bible study leader can gently correct study members who fall into the trap of eisegesis.
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Web Content Article · By tim barnett On Jan 8, 2021 4:29 AM
Tim responds to 10 fallacies offered by an atheist to disprove God.
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Web Content Article · By greg koukl On Jan 20, 2022 9:02 PM
Greg explains how to use the Columbo tactic with agnostics and gives an example of directing the conversation toward a specific topic.
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Web Content Article · By tim barnett On Jun 27, 2019 9:42 PM
When we look at the facts, we see that the response to Galileo in his time doesn’t prove Christianity is anti-science. What we actually do learn from his story is important to keep in mind today.
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Web Content Article · By robby lashua On Mar 29, 2022 9:17 PM
Somehow, Jesus convinced his brother he was God—and James was so confident, he was willing to die for his belief. What convinced his own brother to acknowledge Jesus was God and worship him?
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Web Content Article · By tim barnett On Jun 27, 2019 9:39 PM
Does the New Testament we possess correctly reflect the words the authors penned in the first century?
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Web Content Article · By brett kunkle On Jun 27, 2019 8:53 PM
In I Corinthians 15, Paul lists six specific individuals or groups who are reported to have been eyewitnesses of the resurrected Jesus. But are these reports credible?
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Web Content Article · By greg koukl On Jun 26, 2019 11:09 PM
I never thought it would happen. There I was, at a dead standstill in the middle of the 405 in Los Angeles traffic, and I didn’t care. The gridlock could continue all day as far as I was concerned.
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Web Content Article · By tim barnett On Feb 11, 2021 7:41 PM
Mr. B responds to an anti-Trinitarian meme, answering the charge that if Jesus is God, and Jesus prays to God, then Jesus is praying to himself.
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Web Content Article · By greg koukl On Jun 17, 2021 7:32 PM
Greg gives five principles to consider when deciding on a new church home.
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Web Content Article · By greg koukl On Jun 6, 2022 10:43 PM
Greg and Amy explain why the answer to whether Christians should accept people’s self-identified sexualities without questioning them depends on whether those behaviors are morally benign.
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Web Content Article · By jonathan noyes On Feb 29, 2024 9:59 PM
Christianity offers a high view of human value and purpose. Jon Noyes explains how this should impact the way we interact with others, especially friends and family who identify as LGBTQ+.
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Web Content Article · By greg koukl On Sep 13, 2023 9:23 PM
Greg and Amy share how they might respond to the misuse of popular sayings like “where two or three are gathered” versus misinterpretations that might have more serious implications.
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Web Content Article · By greg koukl On Jun 26, 2019 9:14 PM
Greg explains how to rephrase the question that stops Christians in their tracks.
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Web Content Article · By greg koukl On Sep 9, 2021 10:55 PM
Is it wrong to use cells from an aborted baby for medical research? While Christians disagree on this issue, Greg gives his own response, explaining the distinctions and dangers we need to...
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Web Content Article · By greg koukl On Nov 17, 2021 3:27 AM
Greg explains why the source of a supernatural experience matters and gives advice for how to respond to a “Christian” friend who dabbles in the occult and claims to have premonitions.
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