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Stand to Reason Weekly Podcast
Greg Koukl
Religion & Spirituality
Frequency: 1 episode/4d. Total Eps: 100
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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A Simple Case Against Atheism
vendredi 30 août 2024 • Duration 58:00
You’re betting your life on your answer to the question “Does God exist?” Greg considers what we can learn about the nature of reality simply by reflecting on two obvious facts that are available to everyone and then asking what best explains those two facts.
Topics:
- Message: You Bet Your Life: A Simple Case Against Atheism (08:00)
- Things exist. (17:00)
- Torturing babies for fun is wrong. (43:00)
- What best explains these two facts? (51:00)
- Be One of the 100 – Become a strategic partner
- Who Created God? by Amy Hall
- Can a Non-Physical Being Affect the Physical World? by Amy Hall
Does a Private Commitment Create a Legitimate Marriage?
mercredi 28 août 2024 • Duration 58:00
Greg answers questions about whether a private commitment can create a legitimate marriage, what Romans 14:12 means when it says we’ll give an account to God, baby dedications for same-sex couples, and reaching a spouse for Christ when they’re skeptical of your faith.
Topics:
- If people make a commitment privately, is that a legitimate marriage? (06:00)
- When Romans 14:12 says that “each one of us will give an account of himself to God,” does that mean something will be based on our good works? (26:00)
- Is it wrong for a church to do a baby dedication for a same-sex couple? (36:00)
- Any advice for reaching my husband for Christ when he thinks my recent return to the faith is just a temporary fix and doesn’t take it seriously? (48:00)
- Be One of the 100 – Become a strategic partner
- Submit a question on the Open Mic Line
Differences Between Protestants and Catholics
vendredi 26 juillet 2024 • Duration 58:00
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 demonic? (28:00)
- Are you a cessationist, and what is the reasoning behind your position? (38:00)
- How do I reach nominal Christians? (50:00)
- Was Jesus Worshiped? by Greg Koukl
- Decision Making and the Will of God: What the Bible Doesn’t Say
- Decision Making and the Will of God: The Biblical Model
- STR Outposts
- The “Gospel for Believers” in 3 Quick Verses by Greg Koukl
- Did Jesus Receive Worship? by Tim Barnett
- Another Claim to Deity? by Amy Hall
- Does God Whisper? Part 1, Part 2, Part 3 (online articles) by Greg Koukl
What Is Humility?
mercredi 24 juillet 2024 • Duration 58:00
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 they are the ones with authority? (34:00)
- Reality Student Apologetics Conference – September 13–14 in Los Angeles, CA; October 18–19 in Seattle, WA; November 8–9 in Minneapolis, MN; February 21–22, 2025 in Dallas, TX; March 21–22, 2025 in Philadelphia, PA
The Bible Doesn’t Have a Second-Level Spiritual Meaning
vendredi 19 juillet 2024 • Duration 58:00
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 the evangelical church today? (37:00)
- Why should we number our days if we’re already either elect or non-elect? How can we have a healthy fear of the Lord if we believe Calvinism is true? (42:00)
- Submit a question on the Open Mic Line
- Grace Defined and Defended: What a 400-Year-Old Confession Teaches Us about Sin, Salvation, and the Sovereignty of God by Kevin DeYoung
- Silly Putty Bible Study by Greg Koukl
Don’t Presume You Know God’s Intentions
mercredi 17 juillet 2024 • Duration 58:00
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 to talk to me after hearing my objections to Mormonism? (30:00)
- When we’re in Heaven and know fully, will we have peace about our friends and family members who rejected the gospel? (46:00)
- How can I love my Mormon neighbors when I’m angry about their false religion hurting my family? (51:00)
- Is Mormonism Just Another Christian Denomination? by Greg Koukl
- Who Is the God of Mormonism? by Amy Hall
- Verses for Your Conversations with Mormons by Amy Hall
- Is It Possible Some Mormons Are Saved? by Amy Hall
Nothing Is Wrong with the World if There Is No God
vendredi 12 juillet 2024 • Duration 58:00
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 New Age beliefs? (13:00)
- How do I respond to those who say the Bible seems less true because there are so many repeating numbers in it? (33:00)
- How does the Bible address the use of medication and pharmacies? (39:00)
- Is the church really the “bride of Christ”? (49:00)
- Street Smarts: Using Questions to Answer Christianity’s Toughest Challenges by Greg Koukl
- When a Baby Dies by Ronald Nash
- STR U Online Training
- Reality Student Apologetics Conference – September 13–14 in Los Angeles, CA; October 18–19 in Seattle, WA; November 8–9 in Minneapolis, MN; February 21–22, 2025 in Dallas, TX; March 21–22, 2025 in Philadelphia, PA
The Surprise of Death
mercredi 10 juillet 2024 • Duration 58:00
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)
- Is the Bible Sufficient? by Greg Koukl
- Driven to Distraction by Edward M. Hallowell and John J. Ratey
- The Bible: Fast Forward – DVD (Also available as a digital download)
Will Steak Be on the Menu in Heaven?
vendredi 5 juillet 2024 • Duration 58:00
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 New Ager who is big on “spirituality” but doesn’t like the cross and the concept of the forgiveness of sins? (40:00)
- Become a Strategic Partner
- Melissa Dougherty
- Not God’s Type by Holly Ordway
There’s No Silver Bullet
mercredi 3 juillet 2024 • Duration 58:00
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? (37:00)
- Do you have any thoughts on the best way to do corporate prayer so that it’s more effective and joyful? (48:00)
- Become a Strategic Partner
- Street Smarts: Using Questions to Answer Christianity’s Toughest Challenges by Greg Koukl
- The Story of Reality: How the World Began, How It Ends, and Everything Important that Happens in Between by Greg Koukl
- Who Created God? by Amy Hall
- A Simple Explanation of the Cosmological Argument by Amy Hall
- Why You Shouldn’t Lose Heart When Prayer Is Difficult by Amy Hall (quoting John Newton)
- Prayer Begins with Hope in God by Amy Hall
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