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 Christ...
Greg answers questions about why there are so many different denominations, how to help someone who prayed a prayer as a child but doesn’t seem to be following Jesus, people saying, “Oh my God,” and knowledge of Jesus through existential experience.
Topics:
Why are there so many different denominations? (05:00)
How can I help people who are counting on a prayer they prayed as a child—but have no evidence of sanctification in their lives—understand that they have a need for Jesus? (23:00)
Can you explain why you don’t have a problem with people saying, “Oh my God”? (40:00)
My fundamental existential experience of Jesus seems undeniable. Is this a category in epistemology? (48:00)
Mentioned on the Show:
Upcoming events with Stand to Reason speakers
Reality Student Apologetics Conference – March 21–22, in Philadelphia, PA; April 25–26 in Dayton, OH
The Magic Prayer by Greg Koukl
Why the “Sinner’s Prayer” Has Me Concerned...and a Biblical Alternative by Greg Koukl
The Invisible Man by Greg Koukl
Related Links:
Three Reasons Why People Interpret the Bible Differently by Amy Hall
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The “Word of God” in Acts
Greg talks about the meaning of the “Word of God” in Acts, then he warns against holding grudges and answers questions about requiring repentance before forgiveness, whether Jesus will have the only scars in Heaven, and making sense of the origin of evil as a Calvinist.
Topics:
Commentary: The “Word of God” in Acts (00:00)
Is repentance required for believers to grant forgiveness to others? (12:00)
Commentary: If you hold grudges, you will destroy your soul. (38:00)
Is Jesus the only one with scars in Heaven? (47:00)
How do you make sense of the origin of evil? (51:00)
Mentioned on the Show:
Dogmatic Theology by William G.T. Shedd
Related Links:
The Sin of Forgiveness? by Greg Koukl
How Can We Condemn Evil if God Is Sovereign? by Amy Hall
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Interview: Sean McDowell – New Information on the Fate of the Apostles
Greg talks to Sean McDowell about new information included in the second edition of his book, The Fate of the Apostles: Examining the Martyrdom Accounts of the Closest Followers of Jesus.
Topics:
Interview: Sean McDowell, author of The Fate of the Apostles: Examining the Martyrdom Accounts of the Closest Followers of Jesus (Second Edition) (00:00)
Mentioned on the Show:
The Fate of the Apostles: Examining the Martyrdom Accounts of the Closest Followers of Jesus (Second Edition) by Sean McDowell
Sean McDowell’s website
Related Links:
Problems for Hallucination Theories of the Resurrection by Gary Habermas
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The First Rule of Prayer and Bible Reading
Greg explains that the first rule of prayer is to pray and the first rule of Bible reading is to read, then he answers questions about what it means to “pray about it,” overcoming a tendency to freeze up when asked a question, mistakenly claiming a promise, and finding fellowship.
Topics:
Commentary: The first rule of prayer and Bible reading (00:00)
What should “pray about it” look like in practice? (22:00)
What can I do to overcome my tendency to freeze up when someone asks me a question? (34:00)
If Old Testament promises don’t apply to us, why is it that when people mistakenly claim a promise in the Bible for themselves, it seems to work for them? (38:00)
How can I put my identity in Christ and truly follow him if even those who are called by his name push me away while they themselves don’t seek him? (48:00)
Mentioned on the Show:
Submit a question on the Open Mic Line
Street Smarts: Using Questions to Answer Christianity’s Toughest Challenges by Greg Koukl
Reality Student Apologetics Conference – March 21–22, in Philadelphia, PA; April 25–26 in Dayton, OH
Related Links:
Making Sense of Unanswered Prayer by Amy Hall
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Some Thoughts on Provisionism
Greg answers a question about why Provisionists tend to be so venomous towards Calvinism and gives some of his thoughts on Provisionism, then he talks to a caller about reasons why he rejects evolution.
Topics:
Why do you think Provisionists tend to be so venomous towards Calvinism? (00:00)
Do you reject evolution, and if so, why? (33:00)
Mentioned on the Show:
Desert Apologetics Conference – March 14–15
Grace Defined and Defended: What a 400-Year-Old Confession Teaches Us about Sin, Salvation, and the Sovereignty of God by Kevin DeYoung
Return of the God Hypothesis: Three Scientific Discoveries That Reveal the Mind Behind the Universe by Stephen Meyer
Theistic Evolution: A Scientific, Philosophical, and Theological Critique by J.P. Moreland, Stephen Meyer, Wayne Grudem, and more
Related Links:
Theistic Evolution: Drifting toward Darwin by Greg Koukl
Why Intelligent Design Is an Argument from Knowledge, Not Ignorance by Amy Hall
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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