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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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Love Does Not Rejoice in the Unrighteousness of...

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2024/03/13

Greg explains why not attending a same-sex wedding is not just a matter of conscience, answers challenges to his comments last week on original sin, and responds to arguments for Catholicism.Topics: Commentary: Love does not rejoice in the unrighteousness of same-sex weddings. (00:00) Were your answers to my questions about original sin contradictory? (27:00) How would you respond to these arguments for Catholicism that are attracting my friend? (46:00) Mentioned on the Show: Reality

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Separation of Church and State Doesn’t Mean This

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2024/03/08

Greg talks about people misusing the idea of “separation of church and state” to punish ideological disagreement, then he answers questions about responding to “anyone who doesn’t believe just like you goes to Hell,” using preferred names, and hypnotism.Topics: Commentary: Separation of church and state doesn’t mean this. (00:00) Is there a quick way to answer someone who asks if we think anyone who doesn’t believe just like us will go to Hell? (23:00) When a student wants to use a name

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Questions about Original Sin

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2024/03/06

Greg answers Open Mic questions about whether embryonic human beings are unsaved, innocent, or saved, how Jesus could have been tempted to sin if the inclination to sin comes from a corrupt human nature, how Christ could have not had a corrupt human nature, and whether clones are fallen. Topics: Is the two-celled human being unsaved and condemned to Hell, innocent, or saved with eternal life? If you think infants are saved, but you believe in original sin and guilt, then by what means is that

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Critical Theory’s Oppression by Ideology

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2024/03/01

Greg answers a question about critical theory and relativism, comments on the idea of oppression by ideology, and answers questions about whether it’s okay for a Christian to own a gun and how a husband should navigate having a wife who thinks he’s unintelligent.Topics: Is critical theory related to relativism? (02:00) Commentary: Critical theory’s oppression by ideology (22:00) Is there a biblical reason for a Christian to own a gun, and would it be okay for him to use it? (28:00) How

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How Today’s Parenting Is Hurting Kids

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2024/02/28

Greg talks about how today’s parenting is hurting kids, then he answers questions from callers about whether it’s okay for a church to host a debate with an atheist and what to say to someone who rejects God because of things the church has done.Topics: Commentary: How today’s parenting is hurting kids (00:00) Is it wrong for a church to host a debate between an apologist and an atheist since a Christian might be swayed by the atheist’s arguments? (39:00) What can I say to someone who

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Interview: J.P. Moreland – The Substance of...

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2024/02/23

Greg talks to J.P. Moreland, author of The Substance of Consciousness, about the significance of the topic of our souls, developing our soul, reasons to think we have a soul, whether we could be in a simulation, machines becoming conscious, and more. Topics: Interview: J.P. Moreland, author of The Substance of Consciousness: A Comprehensive Defense of Contemporary Substance Dualism (00:00) What’s the significance of this discussion for Christians? (14:00) What is a soul, and what does having

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Interview: Natasha Crain on the “He Gets Us” Campaign

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2024/02/21

Greg talks to Natasha Crain about her insightful article on the “He Gets Us” campaign, examining the view of Jesus promoted by the campaign, the message of the foot washing Super Bowl commercial, and the four questions Natasha used to evaluate the campaign. Topics: Interview: Natasha Crain on the “He Gets Us” campaign (00:00) What view of Jesus are they promoting? (14:00) What’s the message of the foot washing commercial? (20:00) The four questions Natasha used to evaluate the campaign

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Is God in Hell?

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2024/02/16

Greg answers questions about whether God is in Hell, whether a prayer request is more likely to be answered if a lot of people are praying, whether any physical component to the UFO phenomenon would be a physical manifestation of a demon, and how to respond to arguments for relative morality. Topics: If God is everywhere, wouldn’t he also be in Hell, but wouldn’t that negate the idea that Hell is separation from God? (00:00) Is a prayer request more likely to be answered if a lot of people are

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A Marriage License Isn’t Just a Piece of Paper

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2024/02/14

Greg responds to the idea that a marriage license is “just a piece of paper” and talks about why we need public vows to be married, then he answers questions about attending a wedding of two non-believers, what to say to an atheist who says his life is meaningful, and helping a pastor see the value of apologetics. Topics: Commentary: A marriage license isn’t just a piece of paper. (00:00) Can you clarify the difference between a same-sex marriage and a marriage of two non-believers that would

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Interview: Tim Barnett and Alisa Childers – The...

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2024/02/09

Guest Host: Tim Barnett Tim Barnett and Alisa Childers, authors of The Deconstruction of Christianity, talk about what “deconstruction” means, why we shouldn’t embrace the term, problems with the deconstruction process, how we should go about evaluating our beliefs, what to say to someone going through deconstruction, and more. Topics: Interview: Tim Barnett and Alisa Childers, authors of The Deconstruction of Christianity: What It Is, Why It’s Destructive, and How to Respond (00:00) What is

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Why Won’t We Sin in Heaven?

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2024/02/07

Greg answers questions about whether God’s moral perfection is a communicable property we will have after the resurrection or there’s some other reason we won’t sin, whether the proverbs about not arguing are anti-apologetics, and a biblical defense of apologetics. Topics: Why do you think God’s moral perfection is a communicable property we will have in Heaven? If it were, wouldn’t he have given it to us from the beginning? (08:00) What should I say to Christians who are anti-apologetics

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Is a Sex-Change Surgery the Same Kind of Thing as...

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2024/02/02

Greg talks to Tim Barnett about the release of his new book, The Deconstruction of Christianity, then he answers questions about why a sex-change surgery isn’t the same kind of thing as fixing a cleft palate, which kinds of weddings we shouldn’t attend, and Jesus’ limitations as an infant. Topics: Interview: Tim Barnett on the release of his new book (00:00) Is a sex-change surgery the same kind of thing as repairing a cleft palate? (09:00) Commentary: Which kinds of weddings should we not

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What Would You Say to a Wife Whose Husband Has...

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2024/01/31

Greg talks to Alan Shlemon about what one should say to a wife whose husband has decided to live as a woman, then he offers some thoughts on how Christians are responding to Alistair Begg’s advice about attending a wedding where one person is transgender. Topics: Interview: Alan Shlemon on what one should say to a wife whose husband has decided to live as a woman (00:00) Commentary: Grace is the antidote to cancel culture (thoughts on how Christians are responding to Alistair Begg’s advice

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Should You Tell Your Children Your Spouse Has Left...

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2024/01/26

Greg responds to a question about whether you should tell your children your spouse has left Christianity, then he takes Open Mic calls about why John was called the greatest “among those born of women,” transgender children, and whether taking fertility drugs would interfere with God’s timing and plan. Topics: Commentary: Should you tell your children your spouse has left Christianity? (00:00) How should I understand the saying in Matthew 11:11 and Luke 7:28 that John was the greatest “among

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When a Good Man Says Something Foolish

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2024/01/24

Greg discusses Alistair Begg’s advice about attending the wedding of a transgender person, then he answers a question about how Jeremiah 31:31 can apply to Christians when it says the promise is for “the house of Israel” and “the house of Judah.” Topics: Commentary: When a good man says something foolish (09:00) How can I say Jeremiah 31:31’s words about the New Covenant apply to me if it says the promise is for “the house of Israel” and “the house of Judah”? (39:00) Mentioned on the

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Greg Answers Questions from an Atheist

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2024/01/17

In this compilation of calls from an atheist, Greg answers questions about the nature of objective morality, who goes to Hell, and how one can move from the cosmological argument for the existence of God to the God of the Bible. Topics: If we can unify our understanding of morality by agreeing on a common goal, then isn’t that objective morality? (02:00) Who goes to Hell? (18:00) How do we move from the need for a first cause to the existence of the God of the Bible? (42:00) Mentioned on the

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What Is the Nature of Consciousness?

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2024/01/12

Greg talks about the soul, then he answers questions about why God made it so hard for humans to know he exists, the informal fallacy of special pleading, and how Christians can effect positive change in states where the culture is opposed to a biblical worldview. Topics: Commentary: What is the nature of consciousness? (00:00) If God made humans, why did he make it so hard for them to know he exists? (21:00) Can you explain the informal fallacy of special pleading? (45:00) How can

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There’s No Sense in Which You Can Bless a Sinful...

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2024/01/10

Greg discusses the Pope’s statement on how Roman Catholic priests can give blessings to same-sex couples, then he talks to callers about a tactical way to tell people who think they’re Christians that they aren’t and what Jesus meant when he said in Mark 13:32 that only the Father knows “that day or hour.” Topics: Commentary: There’s no sense in which you can bless a sinful relationship. (00:00) What’s a tactical way to tell people who think they’re Christians that they aren’t

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An Assertion Isn’t an Argument

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2024/01/05

Greg responds to a video by Dan McClellan that claims the Bible has no authority, then he answers questions about the extent to which Satan influences non-believers and how we can know when we should continue witnessing to someone and when we should move on. Topics: Commentary: An assertion isn’t an argument. (00:00) To what extent does Satan influence non-believers? (26:00) How do we know when we should continue witnessing to a person and when we should move on? (46:00) Mentioned on the

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Don’t Be Surprised When You Have to Fight Spiritual...

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2024/01/03

Greg explains the biblical understanding of spiritual warfare, then he talks to callers about concerns about how a pastor is presenting the Lord’s Supper and how to navigate conversations with friends and family who are following false teachers and false teachings. Topics: Commentary: Don’t be surprised when you have to fight spiritual battles. (00:00) How concerned should I be about how a pastor is presenting the Lord’s Supper? (36:00) How should I navigate conversations with friends and

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