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Stand to Reason Weekly Podcast

Our purpose is to help Christians think more clearly about their faith and to help them make an even-handed, incisive, yet gracious defense for classical Christianity. Released every Wednesday and Friday.

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Interview: J. Warner Wallace – The Truth in True Crime

Stand to Reason Weekly Podcast ·

2024/07/31

Greg talks to J. Warner Wallace, author of The Truth in True Crime: What Investigating Death Teaches Us About the Meaning of Life, about the Christian worldview and human flourishing—the nature of wisdom, stable identity formation, selflessness and humility, and more.Topics: Interview: J. Warner Wallace, author of The Truth in True Crime (00:00) Mentioned on the Show: J. Warner Wallace The Truth in True Crime: What Investigating Death Teaches Us About the Meaning of Life by J. Warner

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Differences Between Protestants and Catholics

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2024/07/26

Greg talks to callers about differences between Protestants and Catholics, whether Jesus ever told people to worship him, how to tell if an experience was spiritual, emotional, or demonic, whether or not Greg is a cessationist and why, and how to reach nominal Christians.Topics: Can you explain the differences between Protestants and Catholics? (00:00) Did Jesus ever tell people to worship him? (15:00) Is this sensation I’m experiencing something spiritual, something emotional, or something

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What Is Humility?

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2024/07/24

Greg talks about the nature and importance of humility, then he answers questions about whether we can determine which writings are Scripture just by looking at those writings and whether the fact that the Catholic church chose the canon is evidence of their authority.Topics: Commentary: What is humility? (00:00) Can we determine which writings are Scripture just by looking at those writings, and since the Catholic Church was the first to recognize the books of the Bible, shouldn’t that mean

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The Bible Doesn’t Have a Second-Level Spiritual Meaning

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2024/07/19

Greg responds to the idea that the Bible has a second-level spiritual meaning you have to find, then he answers questions about “once saved, always saved,” apologetics in the evangelical church, and what it means to number our days if we’re already either elect or non-elect.Topics: Commentary: The Bible doesn’t have a second-level spiritual meaning. (00:00) What does the Bible have to say about the doctrine of “once saved, always saved”? (23:00) Do you think there’s a lack of apologetics in

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Don’t Presume You Know God’s Intentions

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2024/07/17

Greg responds to the claims Christians are making about the failed assassination of Trump, then he talks to callers about moral vs. political issues, talking to LDS missionaries, having peace about lost loved ones, and loving LDS neighbors when you’re angry about harm caused by their religion.Topics: Commentary: Don’t presume you know God’s intentions. (00:00) What is the difference between a moral issue and a political issue? (20:00) What should I say to Mormon missionaries who still want

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Nothing Is Wrong with the World if There Is No God

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2024/07/12

Greg talks about why atheists can’t say something is wrong with the world, then he answers questions about children going to Heaven, a good Bible for New Agers, repeating numbers in the Bible, medication in the Bible, and whether the church is really the “bride of Christ.”Topics: Commentary: Nothing is wrong with the world if there is no God. (00:00) If children die before the age of accountability, do they go to Heaven? (05:00) Can you recommend a Bible for someone who has been affected by

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The Surprise of Death

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2024/07/10

Greg reflects on the surprise of death and the surprise of what many will experience on the other side, then he talks to callers about whether mental illnesses exist and whether dispensational and Reformed views teach the same gospel.Topics: Commentary: The surprise of death (00:00) Do mental illnesses exist? (26:00) Do dispensational and Reformed views teach the same gospel? (44:00) Mentioned on the Show: Is the Bible Sufficient? by Greg Koukl Driven to Distraction by Edward M

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Will Steak Be on the Menu in Heaven?

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2024/07/05

Greg answers questions about whether steak will be on the menu in Heaven, a Christian high school requiring students to use the Enneagram in a class, and questions to ask a New Ager who is big on “spirituality” but doesn’t like the cross or the forgiveness of sins.Topics: Will steak be on the menu in Heaven? (02:00) How would you approach staff at a Christian high school where students are required to take a “life calling” class that uses the Enneagram? (29:00) What questions should I ask a

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There’s No Silver Bullet

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2024/07/03

Greg talks about how some questions about how to reach people are just hard to figure out, then he answers questions about who created God, using apologetics with someone who is mentally ill and hostile towards Christianity, and the best way to do corporate prayer.Topics: Commentary: There’s no silver bullet. (00:00) If the universe had to have a cause, then who created God? (17:00) How do you recommend using apologetics with someone who is mentally ill and hostile towards Christianity

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How to Be a Good Ambassador for Christ to Muslims

Stand to Reason Weekly Podcast ·

2024/06/28

Guest Host: Alan ShlemonAlan Shlemon talks about how to be a good ambassador for Christ to Muslims, the largest unreached people group on the planet, explaining their foundational objection to Christianity and how to address it, three things you need to engage them, and more. Topics: Our identity and job as ambassadors for Christ (00:00) Step one: Learn about Islam (12:00) The three primary authoritative sources in Islam (14:00) Muslim views on Jesus and jihad (22:00) Step two: Engage

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How Do We Connect with God in a Way That’s Biblically...

Stand to Reason Weekly Podcast ·

2024/06/26

Greg responds to a request for advice on how to move from a “listening for the voice of God” view to connecting with God in a way that’s biblically sound, discussing stages of Christian maturity and explaining how God matures Christians through suffering.Topics: What advice would you give to someone who’s transitioning from a “listening for the voice of God” view to connecting with God in a way that is biblically sound? (01:00) Mentioned on the Show: The Ambassador’s Guide to the Voice of God

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Don’t Give Your Kid a Smartphone

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2024/06/21

Guest Host: Jonathan Noyes Jon talks about the negative effects of social media on mental health and gives tips for raising kids in this culture, then he answers questions about why God redeemed humans and whether or not we still have a responsibility to preach the gospel to all nations. Topics: Commentary: Don’t give your kid a smartphone. (00:00) Why do you think God chose to redeem human beings when he didn’t need to? (27:00) Do we still have a responsibility to preach the gospel to all

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Action Beats Intention

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2024/06/19

Greg talks about the satisfaction of having done something useful, then he answers questions about advancing the truth with an unbelieving wife and whether withholding sex from a spouse is grounds for divorce.Topics: Commentary: Action beats intention. (00:00) If you were in my situation, how would you advance the truth of Christianity with your unbelieving wife? (12:00) Does Paul indicate that withholding sex from your spouse is a sexual sin that could be grounds for

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Are Science and Faith Compatible?

Stand to Reason Weekly Podcast ·

2024/06/13

Guest Host: Tim BarnettTim Barnett discusses the compatibility of faith and science by first defining “faith” and “science” and then exploring the three problems a naturalist has to overcome in order to explain how even a single, small protein could come about on its own by chance. Topics: What is faith? (05:00) What is science? (13:00) How do we explain the existence of functional proteins? (32:00) The chirality problem for naturalists (37:00) The bonding problem for naturalists

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Don’t Participate in Pagan Ceremonies

Stand to Reason Weekly Podcast ·

2024/06/12

Greg answers questions from callers about participating in “smudging ceremonies” at a pastor’s training session and whether an apparent contradiction could reach a level where it became evidence against that Gospel being an eyewitness account.Topics: Should Christians be participating in “smudging ceremonies” to release our bad energies (as we were asked to do in a pastor’s training session), and how should we be reaching out to indigenous people in places like Canada? (03:00) If apparent

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People No Longer Know What the ”Final Solution” Was

Stand to Reason Weekly Podcast ·

2024/06/07

Greg talks about people no longer knowing about the Nazi phrase “Final Solution,” then he talks to callers about questions to ask an atheist family member who’s extremely moral and how to respond to someone who says they have a message from God for you.Topics: Commentary: People no longer know what the “Final Solution” was. (00:00) Do you have any advice for questions I can ask my atheist brother who’s extremely moral? (17:00) How should I respond to someone who says they have a message for

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What to Say to a Consistent Moral Relativist

Stand to Reason Weekly Podcast ·

2024/06/05

Greg chats with Frank Turek about CIA, then he answers questions about what to say to a consistent moral relativist, whether a lack of persecution indicates anything about a person’s Christianity, and where the Bible says you can’t lose your salvation.Topics: Commentary: Greg talks to Frank Turek about the upcoming CrossExamined Instructor Academy. (00:00) How should I talk to someone who is consistent about denying objective morality? (18:00) Does the fact that I haven’t suffered any

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How Many Ancient Copies of the Quran Exist?

Stand to Reason Weekly Podcast ·

2024/05/31

Guest Host: Alan ShlemonAlan answers questions about ancient copies of the Quran, an intersex person unintentionally entering into a homosexual relationship, whether Deuteronomy’s apostasy law is the same as Islam’s, and how to respond to companies during Pride Month. Topics: Do you know how many ancient copies of the Quran exist? (01:00) How would you advise an intersex person who fears their parents may have chosen the wrong sex for them and is worried about unintentionally entering into a

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How Can Anyone Have Assurance of Salvation?

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2024/05/29

Greg answers questions about how we can have assurance of salvation in light of Jeremiah 17:9 and Matthew 7:21–23, whether someone with a phobia of water needs to get baptized by full immersion, and whether the devil could go back to Heaven if he repented.Topics: In light of Jeremiah 17:9 and Matthew 7:21–23, how can anyone have assurance of salvation? (04:00) Would God require someone with a phobia of water to get baptized by full immersion, or is sprinkling on the head enough? (44:00) If

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How Jesus Practiced Apologetics

Stand to Reason Weekly Podcast ·

2024/05/24

Guest Hosts: Tim Barnett and Robby LashuaTim 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 answer to, and whether psychiatry is against God. Topics: Commentary: How Jesus practiced apologetics (05:00) What does Sam Harris mean when he says the Gospels contradict each other on which day Jesus was crucified, and how would you respond? (28:00) What do

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