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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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Disagreement Is Not Oppression

Stand to Reason Weekly Podcast ·

2023/05/31

Greg talks about the relatively new idea that we can be oppressed through others’ ideology, then he answers questions about whether Christian fellowship is simply brainwashing, the need for epistemological certainty, whether the Bible requires 100% certainty, and why God isn’t as self-evident as 2+2=4. Topics: Commentary: Disagreement is not oppression. (00:00) Does the fact that we derive encouragement and psychological benefit from gathering with other believers show we are simply

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Four Reasons We Can Be Confident the Gospel Accounts...

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2023/05/26

Guest Host: J. Warner Wallace J. Warner Wallace gives four reasons we can be confident the Gospel accounts are eyewitness accounts, answers a question about family planning, discusses how Christian principles cause people to thrive, then talks to callers about the Old Testament prophets and why God created Satan. Topics: Commentary: Four reasons we can be confident the Gospel accounts are eyewitness accounts (00:00) Is family planning okay, or should we put our family size in the hands of

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A Training Model for Equipping Young People

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2023/05/24

Guest Host: J. Warner Wallace J. Warner Wallace talks about a training model for equipping young people, then he talks to callers about a argument for the certainty of coming judgment that doesn’t refer to the Bible and how to share the gospel with family members who think they’re already Christians. Topics: Commentary: A training model for equipping young people (00:00) Do you have an “outside-the-room” argument for the certainty of coming judgment? (22:00) How can I share the gospel with

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Objections to the Moral Argument for the Existence of...

Stand to Reason Weekly Podcast ·

2023/05/19

Greg responds to objections to the moral argument in this interview from the Reasoned Hope podcast with Parks Edwards. They discuss cultural relativism and its inability to explain moral progress, the Euthyphro dilemma, moral Platonism, the evolutionary explanation for morality, and more. Topics: Commentary: Objections to the moral argument for the existence of God (00:00) Download the mp3... Mentioned on the Show: Reasoned Hope podcast with Parks Edwards Street Smarts: Using Questions to

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Why God Is the Best Explanation for the Existence of...

Stand to Reason Weekly Podcast ·

2023/05/17

Greg explains why we should think objective morality exists and why God is the best explanation for its existence in this interview from the the Reasoned Hope podcast with Parks Edwards. Topics: Commentary: Why God is the best explanation for the existence of objective morality (00:00) Mentioned on the Show: Reasoned Hope podcast with Parks Edwards Related Links: Relativism: Feet Firmly Planted in Mid-Air by Greg Koukl and Francis Beckwith Hitchens’s Challenge Solved by Amy Hall

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Hollywood Is Changing Women into Men

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2023/05/12

Greg talks to a caller about how to deal with doubts, then he talks about Hollywood’s depiction of women and answers a question about churches that do more “seeker-friendly” sermons and focus on presenting the gospel rather than doing expository preaching. Topics: How can I deal with my doubts? (00:00) Commentary: Hollywood is changing women into men. (27:00) What are your thoughts on churches that do more “seeker-friendly” sermons and focus on presenting the gospel rather than doing

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Do the Right Thing before God

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2023/05/10

Greg talks about putting faithfulness to God above appeasing friends who disagree with you, then he answers questions about whether God is evil if he created a world where he knew so many people would suffer and what a teacher should do when he’s told to use preferred pronouns. Topics: Commentary: Do the right thing before God. (00:00) Since God knew how many people would suffer when he created the world, does that make him an evil God who caused the suffering? (32:00) What should a teacher

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Is Christianity a Mind-Control Cult?

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2023/05/05

Greg talks to callers about whether Christianity is a mind-control cult because it says you’re fallen and need someone to save you, the view that the Jews of today are not the real descendants of Abraham, reason vs. the Bible, Jesus’ view of social justice, and when to apply 1 Corinthians 5:11. Topics: How should I respond to someone who says Christianity is a mind-control cult because it says you’re fallen and need someone to save you? (00:00) Is it possible to be a Christian and believe that

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A 30-Year Ride

Stand to Reason Weekly Podcast ·

2023/05/03

Greg talks about the first 30 years of Stand to Reason, then he answers questions about universalism, the Roman Catholic view of the authority of tradition, and the difference between tradition and the objective truth of Scripture. Topics: Commentary: A 30-year ride (00:00) Can you help me respond to people in my church who have been influenced by a theologian’s YouTube videos to accept the idea that all people will eventually accept Jesus, whether now on earth or later in Hell (universalism)

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A Real-Life Example of the Tactical Game Plan

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2023/04/28

Greg talks about how he managed a spiritual conversation he had on a plane with someone who was challenging him, then he answers questions about where our passions come from and whether Matthew 25:31–46 ties our salvation to how we treat the poor. Topics: Commentary: A real-life example of the tactical game plan (00:00) Do our passions come from God? (28:00) What’s your take on Matthew 25:31–46, which seems to tie our salvation to how we treat the poor and oppressed? (37:00) Mentioned on the

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Did Jesus Ever Exist?

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2023/04/26

Greg talks to Frank Turek about the upcoming CrossExamined Instructor Academy, then he answers questions about whether Jesus existed and how we should view God’s sovereignty when it comes to tragedies that result from non-moral decisions we’ve made. Topics: Commentary: The upcoming CrossExamined Instructor Academy (00:00) Did Jesus ever exist? (20:00) How should one view God’s sovereignty when it comes to tragedies that result from non-moral decisions we’ve made? (39:00) Mentioned on the

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Is Critical Race Theory Really an Issue?

Stand to Reason Weekly Podcast ·

2023/04/21

Greg answers questions about whether he’s fighting a ghost when it comes to critical race theory, whether the famous Christians who have been deconstructing were ever truly regenerated, the “Divine Council” in Psalm 82, and how to be satisfied where we are. Topics: Are you sure you’re not fighting a ghost when it comes to critical race theory? (04:00) Were the famous Christian musicians and YouTubers currently going through the deconstruction process ever truly regenerated? (17:00) Is the

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What’s the Relationship between Apologetics and Our...

Stand to Reason Weekly Podcast ·

2023/04/19

Greg talks about the only two schools he would recommend these days, then he answers a question about the relationship between apologetics and our experience of God. Topics: Commentary: The only schools Greg recommends (00:00) What is the relationship between apologetics and Christian experience? (10:00) Related Links: Apologetics Aren’t Enough to Connect You with a Person by Amy Hall Do You Convey a Sense of the Reality, Centrality, and Desirability of Jesus with Your Apologetics? by Amy

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Circular and Absurd Definitions of a Woman

Stand to Reason Weekly Podcast ·

2023/04/14

Greg talks about Alan Shlemon’s excellent article on the definition of a woman, then he answers questions about how parents who just reconnected with a daughter should respond to her claim to be gay, what to say to someone whose child overuses video games, and whether Christianity is militant. Topics: Commentary: Circular and absurd definitions of a woman (00:00) How should parents in our Tactics small group respond to their daughter’s claim to be gay? (11:00) What should I say to my sister

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How to Interpret and Apply God’s Promises in the Old...

Stand to Reason Weekly Podcast ·

2023/04/12

Greg explains how to interpret promises God made in the Old Testament and when to apply them to Christians today, then he answers a question about whether verses in Romans about the Holy Spirit testifying in our hearts indicate Christians should expect to receive an experience of the Holy Spirit. Topics: Why do you disagree with John Piper’s understanding that some promises to the Jewish people apply to Christians today, and how do you tell which promises apply to us and which don’t

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Is Sola Scriptura Self-Refuting?

Stand to Reason Weekly Podcast ·

2023/04/07

Greg answers questions about whether there are internal inconsistencies in Protestantism when it comes to sola Scriptura, whether Jesus has severed his personal relationship with John now that he’s Lord over all, and reading the Bible with the assumption that it’s a divinely-inspired book. Topics: Do you have answers for the internal inconsistencies of Protestantism? (01:00) Has Jesus severed his personal relationship with John now that he is Lord over all? (36:00) One of Michael Heiser’s

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“If the World Is against the Truth, Then I Am against...

Stand to Reason Weekly Podcast ·

2023/04/05

Greg talks about the speech Calvin Robinson gave on same-sex marriage at the Oxford Union, then he answers questions about responding to false teachings and William Lane Craig’s view of God’s relationship to time. Topics: Commentary: “If the world is against the truth, then I am against the world.” (00:00) How should we respond to false teachers and false teachings today? (28:00) Do you agree with William Lane Craig’s view of God’s relationship to time? (48:00) Mentioned on the

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Morality Doesn’t Depend on Belief in God, but It Does...

Stand to Reason Weekly Podcast ·

2023/03/31

Greg explains why objective morality doesn’t depend on belief in God but does depend on God, then he answers questions about responding to Mormon missionaries about how they know the Book of Mormon is true and whether it’s ever appropriate for a Christian to give a forceful or rude response. Topics: Commentary: Morality doesn’t depend on belief in God, but it does depend on God. (00:00) Do you have any verses I can use when responding to Mormon missionaries about how they know the Book of

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The Trans Resistance Network’s Statement on Monday’s...

Stand to Reason Weekly Podcast ·

2023/03/29

Greg talks about the Trans Resistance Network’s statement on Monday’s school shooting, then he answers questions about how to enjoy corporate prayer when you’re aware of how people are misusing Scripture and the moral culpability of an Uber driver transporting people to do sinful things. Topics: Commentary: The Trans Resistance Network’s statement on Monday’s shooting (00:00) Is there a way to still enjoy corporate prayer even though I now notice when people are misusing Scripture and

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A-Theory vs. B-Theory of Time

Stand to Reason Weekly Podcast ·

2023/03/24

Greg answers questions about how to think through the issue of A-theory vs. B-theory of time, practical tips for sharing the gospel with family members who aren’t interested in hearing about it, whether metaphysics precede epistemology, and copying Greg’s presentation of Tactics. Topics: Can you help me think through the A-theory of time vs. the B-theory? (02:00) Do you have any practical tips for sharing the gospel with family members who live in another country and don’t seem very interested

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