#STRask

#STRask: Can God Be Real and Personal to Me If the Sign Gifts of the Spirit Are Rare?

Questions about disappointment that the sign gifts of the Spirit seem rare, non-existent, or fake, whether or not believers can squelch the Holy Spirit, and whether 2 Peter 1:21 points to the Holy Spirit “impressing” us during prophecy.
Greg Koukl 04/10/2025

#STRask: Can Someone Impart Spiritual Gifts to Others?

Questions about whether or not someone can impart the gifts of healing, prophecy, words of knowledge, etc. to others and whether being an apostle necessarily means one is part of the foundation of the church according to Ephesians 2:20.
Greg Koukl 04/07/2025

#STRask: What Discernment Skills Should We Develop to Make Sure We’re Getting Wise Answers from AI?

Questions about what discernment skills we should develop to make sure we’re getting wise answers from AI, and how to overcome confirmation bias when evaluating claims related to theism and Christianity.
Greg Koukl 04/03/2025

#STRask: How Should I Respond to the Phrase “Just Follow the Science”?

Questions about how to respond when someone says, “Just follow the science,” and whether or not it’s a good tactic to cite evolutionists’ lack of a good biogenesis theory in support of the teleological argument.
Greg Koukl 03/31/2025

#STRask: Should We Not Say Anything Against Voodoo?

Questions about how to respond to someone who thinks we shouldn’t say anything against Voodoo since it’s “just their culture” and arguments to refute a proponent of the African traditional religion as a means of worshiping the almighty God.
Greg Koukl 03/27/2025

#STRask: If People Could Be Saved Before Jesus, Why Was It Necessary for Him to Come?

Questions about why it was necessary for Jesus to come if people could already be justified by faith apart from works, and what the point of the Old Covenant was if God was going to make the New Covenant.
Greg Koukl 03/24/2025

#STRask: Is Pornography Really Wrong?

Questions about whether or not pornography is really wrong and whether or not AI-generated pornography is a sin since AI women are not real women.
Greg Koukl 03/20/2025

#STRask: Is God Just a Way of Solving a Mystery by Appealing to a Greater Mystery?

Questions about whether God is just a way of solving a mystery by appealing to a greater mystery, whether subjective experience falls under a category of knowing, why people in the Bible got to hear and see God but we don’t, and an analogy between God and Hitler.
Greg Koukl 03/17/2025

#STRask: What Should I Say to Active Churchgoers Who Reject the Trinity and the Deity of Christ?

Questions about what to say to longtime, active churchgoers who don’t believe in the Trinity or the deity of Christ, and a challenge to the idea that it’s possible for someone to have a relationship with Jesus today.
Greg Koukl 03/13/2025

#STRask: How Can I Initiate a Conversation with Someone Who Thinks He’s a Christian but Isn’t?

Questions about initiating conversations with someone who thinks he’s going to Heaven but who isn’t showing any signs he’s following God, how to talk to unsaved friends and family who identify as Christians, and resources to help someone learn what true Christianity is.
Greg Koukl 03/10/2025

#STRask: Does “Repent from Your Sin and Believe” Describe a Works Salvation?

Questions about whether “repent from your sin and believe” describes a works salvation and Greg’s stance on the idea of “easy beliefism”—i.e., the idea that all one must do to be saved is believe in God.
Greg Koukl 03/06/2025

#STRask: Were Jesus’ Commands in the Gospels for the Jews Only or for the Present-Day Body of Christ?

Questions about whether Jesus’ commands in the Gospels were for the Jews only or for the present-day body of Christ, whether God chose to be illiterate when he came to earth, and whether we should only pray for the specific items mentioned in the Lord’s Prayer.
Greg Koukl 03/03/2025

#STRask: The Concept of God’s Omniscience Is Just a Fear Tactic to Control Your Mind

Questions about whether the concept of God’s omniscience is just a fear tactic to control your mind and what to say to someone who thinks it’s possible for God to lie and that Jesus’ coming might have been an elaborate scheme to make us think he loves us.
Greg Koukl 02/27/2025

#STRask: How Could God Be Perfect If He Regrets Something He Did?

Questions about how God could be perfect if he regrets something he did, whether there’s a difference between God’s sovereignty and God’s providence, and what Nehemiah meant when he said God “put it into his heart” to do certain things.
Greg Koukl 02/24/2025

#STRask: The Idea That I Won’t Be Married to My Wife in Heaven Makes My Heart Hurt

Questions about what the absence of marriage in Heaven will mean for you and your spouse, thoughts regarding two Christians signing a prenup, whether it’s okay to want to get married because you want to have sex, and a wife taking over spiritual leadership.
Greg Koukl 02/20/2025

#STRask: What Is the Definition of Inerrancy?

Questions about the definition of inerrancy, whether or not Mark and Luke were associates of Jesus, and whether or not Mark and Luke wrote Mark and Luke.
Greg Koukl 02/17/2025

#STRask: If Christians Believe God Answers Prayer, Then Why Do They Buy Health Insurance?

Questions about why Christians buy health insurance if they really believe God answers prayer and whether or not one should end all prayers about desires for a spouse with “If it be your will.”
Greg Koukl 02/13/2025

#STRask: If God Created Everything, Doesn’t That Mean He Created Evil?

Questions about whether God creating everything means he created evil too, and how a grief counselor can answer a question about whether God causes or allows death and sickness.
Greg Koukl 02/10/2025

#STRask: Does Scripture Support a Christian Church Joining in Worship Services with an LDS Church?

Questions about whether there’s Scripture to support a Christian church joining in worship services with an LDS church, whether it’s a genetic fallacy to say we shouldn’t sing any songs created by bands from NAR churches, and whether it’s a sin not to fast.
Greg Koukl 02/06/2025

#STRask: Is It a Sin to Remove Someone from Life Support?

Questions about whether it’s a sin to remove someone from life support, whether it would be morally wrong to attend a legal assisted suicide of an unbelieving loved one, and what to say to a pregnant Christian who is justifying choosing abortion by saying God’s grace will cover it.
Greg Koukl 02/03/2025