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Web Content Article · By greg koukl On Jul 12, 2023 2:25 AM
Greg responds to a question he received about the legitimacy of churches requiring people to be baptized in order to receive communion, then he answers questions about whether God’s will affects...
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Web Content Article · By amy k. hall On Dec 17, 2021 5:38 AM
How can one reconcile God’s sovereignty with the existence of evil? Here’s one illustration.
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Web Content Article · By greg koukl On Jun 27, 2019 9:42 PM
Greg talks about how the explanation for evil is actually part of the Christian story; also discusses end times and spiritual warfare with callers.
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Web Content Article · By amy k. hall On Apr 7, 2020 3:34 AM
Whatever will move the people of this nation away from our sin and closer to God, that is the blessing I ask for.
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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 26, 2019 5:53 PM
Since God is perfect and never does anything wrong, can He really understand our struggles in life?
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Web Content Article · By greg koukl On Jun 27, 2019 9:56 PM
Greg talks about traffic problems for a few minutes then jumps into questions on arguments for the Christian God, the slavery laws in Leviticus, and why Satan will be punished.
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Web Content Article · By greg koukl On Oct 21, 2020 3:45 AM
Greg responds to a quote promoting Progressive Christianity, then he answers questions about basing morality on empathy, sexual temptation and the decision to marry, attending the wedding of a...
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Web Content Article · By greg koukl On Jun 27, 2019 8:49 PM
Greg talks about if Christians should try and influence the culture, facts about Jesus’ death and resurrection, if objective morality has to be independent of God, and more.
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Web Content Article · By alan shlemon On Aug 29, 2020 12:26 AM
Skeptics find the problem of evil so repugnant and our solutions so hollow because they refuse to accept a fundamental reality that every Christian believes in: life after death.
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Web Content Article · By greg koukl On Jun 23, 2021 4:12 AM
Jon Noyes fills in for Greg and talks about the counter-cultural, biblical understanding of God’s love.
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Web Content Article · By greg koukl On Jul 1, 2021 4:52 PM
Do apologetics matter to young people today, who base their convictions on feelings?
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Web Content Article · By greg koukl On Jun 27, 2019 9:58 PM
Greg answers questions about the value of Jesus’ sacrifice and the up and coming apologetic challenges we should prepare to respond to.
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Web Content Article · By aaron brake On Jun 27, 2019 9:55 PM
How did Jesus answer the problem of evil presented to Him? His answer is short and to the point.
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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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Web Content Article · By greg koukl On Jul 25, 2020 6:14 PM
Questions about whether it’s wrong to pray for death, how to respond to a challenge to the personhood of the Holy Spirit, and whether demons are real and here on earth.
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Web Content Article · By amy k. hall On Jun 17, 2021 1:04 AM
J. Warner Wallace explains why you can’t make sense of the problem of evil apart from an understanding of the wisdom of God.
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Web Content Article · By greg koukl On Nov 16, 2023 8:57 PM
Greg explains the difference between being offspring of God in the sense of being made in his image and being children of God as heirs in Christ.
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Web Content Article · By amy k. hall On Jun 27, 2019 8:53 PM
Before we can draw any conclusions from the phrase “God is love,” we must first understand what God’s love looks like.
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Web Content Article · By amy k. hall On Jun 27, 2019 9:49 PM
There’s a movement among some members of the church away from a belief in eternal conscious punishment in Hell. This month’s issue of Solid Ground looks at what the Bible says about this topic.
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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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Web Content Article · By tim barnett On Apr 28, 2021 12:40 PM
Joel Osteen says God will not give you more than you can handle. But that's not what the Bible teaches.
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Web Content Article · By greg koukl On Jan 22, 2022 7:43 PM
Questions about why God doesn’t destroy Satan now, Christians acting in scenes that contain R-rated elements, responding to someone who says, “God’s working on me,” and handling situations where...
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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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Web Content Article · By greg koukl On Jun 26, 2019 11:08 PM
Many promises in the Bible were made to other people and we cannot legitimately claims those. We can learn from them. They’re profitable for us. All Scripture is.
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Web Content Article · By amy k. hall On May 22, 2020 3:29 PM
Contrary to the catchy saying, being “heavenly minded” doesn’t make you “no earthly good.” Rather, it’s the very fuel of earthly sacrifice.
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Web Content Article · By amy k. hall On Jun 27, 2019 10:00 PM
An atheist who wants to reduce Christianity to the avoidance of Hell has missed the point of Christianity.
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Web Content Article · By greg koukl On Dec 22, 2021 2:45 AM
Greg reflects on why it’s hard for him to get into “the spirit of Christmas,” then he answers questions about responding to someone who says he’s a good person and how to distinguish between the...
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Web Content Article · By greg koukl On Nov 30, 2023 4:26 PM
Greg answers questions about whether Jesus is dependent on the Father, whether he should be quoting someone who has a mistaken view on homosexuality, whether it’s ever okay for Christians to stand...
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Web Content Article · By tim barnett On Jul 30, 2019 10:26 PM
Tim Barnett and Greg Koukl explain why the most natural reading of the full corpus of Scripture on Hell supports the church’s historical position of eternal conscious torment and not nonexistence.
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Web Content Article · By amy k. hall On Jun 27, 2019 9:41 PM
Because of God’s artistry, just as there are layers of meaning in a painting, there is an unfathomable depth to the world He created and the words He revealed.
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Web Content Article · By amy k. hall On Jun 27, 2019 8:48 PM
Many people interpret Philippians 4:13 to mean, “The sky’s the limit to what I can accomplish when Jesus helps me!” but that’s not exactly what this verse is about.
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Web Content Article · By amy k. hall On Jun 27, 2019 9:41 PM
If not every promise in the Bible applies to you, how can you know which ones you can cling to when times get tough?
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Web Content Article · By greg koukl On Jun 27, 2019 8:56 PM
In keeping with my own philosophy that Christians should first major in the majors before nitpicking on secondary issues, I have decided to tackle the question “Who was Jesus?”
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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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Web Content Article · By tim barnett On Oct 1, 2019 9:50 PM
Tim looks at Adam Harwood’s argument that infants inherit only a sinful nature from Adam, not guilt.
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Web Content Article · By amy k. hall On Jun 27, 2019 9:46 PM
If you are living with disappointment today, take heart! God has promised He is working all things together to make you like Christ.
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Web Content Article · By alan shlemon On Jun 27, 2019 9:56 PM
The most difficult question to answer isn’t what you might expect.
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Web Content Article · By greg koukl On Jun 27, 2019 9:46 PM
If the resurrection is just our make-believe-to-make-me-feel-happy kind of story, then we are a sorry bunch.
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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 amy k. hall On Jun 27, 2019 8:36 PM
Why do atheists and Christians see Jesus so differently?
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Web Content Article · By greg koukl On Jun 27, 2019 8:58 PM
Greg talks about how God decides the elect, the exodus instructions for sacrifices, multiverse theory, Jesus drinking, praying for miracles, pursuing prophecy, and Adam and Eve having their...
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Web Content Article · By tim barnett On Jun 27, 2019 9:50 PM
Conditionalists—those who hold to the annihilation of the wicked at the judgment—insist that Jesus’ and John’s descriptions be interpreted in light of other passages, texts they think give an...
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Web Content Article · By amy k. hall On Jun 27, 2019 9:54 PM
An atheist asked, “Is faith not belief in the conviction/evidence of things unseen, which by their nature, do not have evidence?” Here’s the response.
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Web Content Article · By greg koukl On Jun 26, 2019 11:09 PM
What was the emphasis in the evangelistic preaching of the Apostles as recorded in the book of Acts?
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Web Content Article · By amy k. hall On Jun 27, 2019 9:41 PM
If Jesus is God—our sovereign Creator—and is morally perfect and blindingly good and loving, then is it wrong for Him to call us to love Him above all others?
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Web Content Article · By amy k. hall On Jun 27, 2019 9:50 PM
Our apologetics aren’t Christian merely because of the arguments we use or the conclusions we’re arguing for. What does it mean to use Christian apologetics Christianly?
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Web Content Article · By tim barnett On Jun 27, 2019 8:57 PM
After a recent keynote address at an ACSI teacher’s convention, a young middle school teacher challenged me on something I had said.
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Web Content Article · By amy k. hall On Jul 31, 2019 4:23 PM
Christians see God as someone to be desired, but not everyone sees Him this way. Whichever side of that divide you’re on, the other side likely seems incomprehensible to you.
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Web Content Article · By amy k. hall On Apr 9, 2020 2:55 AM
It is absolutely wrong for anyone to take this kind of action for the purpose of stopping or punishing abortionists. Here’s why.
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