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Greg Koukl
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    Waiting Is a Normal Part of the Christian Life

    Greg explains that waiting is a normal part of the Christian life, then he answers questions about prophetic words, having a peace about prodigal family members, what makes marriage legitimate, attending baptisms at liberal churches, training for door-to-door evangelism, and a Trinity analogy.   Topics: Commentary: Waiting is a normal part of the Christian life. (00:00) Is it a biblical practice for someone to have a “prophetic word” for others and seem to know things they couldn’t know, or is this fortune-telling? (08:00) Is it wrong to have a peace about the fact that prodigal family members might not come back to the Lord? (24:00) Is marriage legitimate if it’s not done through the government, and what’s the biblical outline for what makes a marriage legitimate? (30:00) If we shouldn’t attend an LDS baptism because they believe in different core doctrines, couldn’t the same apply to some liberal churches? (39:00) Do you have any advice on training a group to do door-to-door evangelism? (45:00) What are your thoughts on using the analogy of Neapolitan ice cream for the Trinity? (52:00) Mentioned on the Show:  House of David series Tactics: A Game Plan for Discussing Your Christian Convictions by Greg Koukl A Simple Survey to Help Initiate Spiritual Conversations by Greg Koukl Related Links: Privatize Marriage? by Amy Hall (quoting Jennifer Roback Morse)

    58 min

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    Two Historical Films Worth Watching

    Greg talks about how House of David  and The Most Reluctant Convert bring elements of those historical accounts to light, then he answers questions about the consequences of not attending a same-sex wedding and applying passages with first-person pronouns to ourselves.   Topics: Commentary: Two historical films worth watching (00:00) If you don’t attend a couple’s same-sex wedding, why would they ever consider Christianity after what you did? (35:00) Why do we apply passages with first-person pronouns to ourselves (e.g., in Ephesians 1)? (49:00) Mentioned on the Show:  House of David series C.S. Lewis: The Most Reluctant Convert The Mythmakers: The Remarkable Fellowship of C.S. Lewis & J.R.R. Tolkien (A Graphic Novel) by John Hendrix Reality Student Apologetics Conference – February 20–21 in Dallas, TX; March 13–14 in Philadelphia, PA; April 24–25 in Los Angeles, CA Related Links: Should You Accommodate an LGBT Person’s Requests? by Alan Shlemon Love Doesn’t Trump God’s Moral Commands by Amy Hall

    58 min

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    How Different Will Our Resurrected Bodies Be?

    Greg answers questions about how different our resurrected bodies will be, whether something is good so long as someone thinks it brings them closer to God, justification by allegiance alone, and the rationale for saying the human spirit doesn’t have a spatial location.   Topics: If we’re not going to marry in Heaven, doesn’t that suggest that our resurrected bodies will be very different than they are now? (02:00) Should something be considered good so long as someone perceives it as bringing them closer to God? (12:00) Have you heard of “justification by allegiance alone,” and what do you think of it? (30:00) What’s the biblical and philosophical rationale for saying the human spirit doesn’t have a spatial location? (43:00) Mentioned on the Show:  Submit a question on the Open Mic Line Darkest Hour – Film

    58 min

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    Is This Similar to Learning to Hear God’s Voice?

    Greg answers questions about an analogy to learning to hear God’s voice, taking communion after arguing with a Christian, the point of praying when God’s will is already set, apologetics curriculum for teens, and why one should pray in front of an abortion clinic instead of at home.   Topics: How would you respond to someone who says that a baby hears a bird but doesn’t know it’s a bird until he grows and learns that it’s a bird, and this is like learning to hear God’s voice? (01:00) Is it okay to take communion after arguing with a Christian? (22:00) What’s the point of praying for protection if it’s already God’s will whether we will be protected or not? (33:00) Can you recommend a discipleship and apologetics curriculum for teens along with a conference in our area to cap off our school year? (42:00) Why would we have to pray in front of the abortion clinic and not at home? (50:00) Mentioned on the Show:  When God Speaks by Greg Koukl STR U Online Training Reality Student Apologetics Conference – February 20–21 in Dallas, TX; March 13–14 in Philadelphia, PA; April 24–25 in Los Angeles, CA Red Pen Logic with Mr. B Related Links: Does God Whisper? Part 1, Part 2, Part 3 by Greg Koukl

    58 min

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    A Legitimate Slippery Slope

    Greg discusses IVF’s slippery slope, then he talks to callers about a strategy he could have used on Diary of a CEO, and how to know when to stay in a church to try to change what’s happening and when to leave.   Topics: Commentary: A legitimate slippery slope (00:00) How fruitful would the DOAC conversation have been if Greg had just said, “I’ve got the answer.” (26:00) When do you stay in a church to try to change what’s happening, and when is it time to leave? (47:00) Mentioned on the Show:  After-birth abortion: why should the baby live? by Alberto Giubilini and Francesca Minerva Reality Student Apologetics Conference – February 20–21 in Dallas, TX; March 13–14 in Philadelphia, PA; April 24–25 in Los Angeles, CA Greg on The Diary of a CEO Related Links: The Black Box of IVF by Alan Shlemon What You Might Not Know about IVF – Podcast episode by Alan Shlemon and Amy Hall The Tragic Consequences of the IVF Industry by Amy Hall How IVF Is Changing Our View of Human Beings by Amy Hall Embracing the Absurd by Amy Hall

    58 min

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    Is This a Flaw in the Moral Argument?

    Greg answers questions about responding to someone in ministry who’s avoiding controversial truths with the students, suggestions for witnessing to a brother after his stroke, whether God sees salvation as a single moment in time, a possible problem with the moral argument, and the flood.   Topics: What should I say to someone in ministry who is avoiding controversial truths with the students so that they’ll keep coming back? (00:00) Do you have suggestions for witnessing to my brother after his stroke? (14:00) Does God see salvation as a single moment in time or as the whole process of drawing, converting, and sanctifying? (27:00) If Christianity put in place our ideas of what is truly good and what is truly evil, then how can we make the case for God using the moral argument? (36:00) Do you think the story of Noah is historically true but the ark and the animals are allegorical? (48:00) Mentioned on the Show:  The Story of Reality: How the World Began, How It Ends, and Everything Important that Happens in Between by Greg Koukl The Story of Why God Died and Came to Life Again by Greg Koukl The Surprising Rebirth of Belief in God: Why New Atheism Grew Old and Secular Thinkers Are Considering Christianity Again by Justin Brierley Noah’s Flood Revisited: New Depths of Insight from Science and Scripture by Hugh Ross Related Links: Love Doesn’t Trump God’s Moral Commands by Amy Hall What Does God’s Love Look Like? by Amy Hall Should You Accommodate an LGBT Person’s Requests? by Alan Shlemon Jesus Built Western Civilization by Amy Hall (quoting Tom Holland)

    58 min

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    Two Types of Legalism

    Greg describes two types of legalism, then he answers questions from callers about overcoming anxiety about addressing controversial topics in the church, and how to tell the difference between claiming a legitimate promise of God and the prosperity gospel.   Topics: Commentary: Two types of legalism (00:00) How can I overcome my anxiety about saying something controversial in the church? (31:00) Is there a way to tell the difference between claiming a legitimate promise of God and the prosperity gospel? (51:00) Mentioned on the Show:  The Story of Reality: How the World Began, How It Ends, and Everything Important that Happens in Between by Greg Koukl The Story of Why God Died and Came to Life Again by Greg Koukl Reality Student Apologetics Conference – February 20–21 in Dallas, TX; March 13–14 in Philadelphia, PA; April 24–25 in Los Angeles, CA Related Links: Answering an Objection to Grace: Why Not Sin? by Amy Hall The Law Is Good by Amy Hall What Is the Gospel? by Greg Gilbert How Can I Know Which Bible Promises Apply to Me? by Amy Hall Promises We Can’t Claim. Promises We Can. by Greg Koukl

    58 min

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    One True Reality

    Greg reflects on why our culture has difficulty with the idea that there can only be one true religion, then he answers questions about apologetics in the church, stories that make it sound like God does whisper to us, and the line between spiritual correction and spiritual abuse.   Topics: Commentary: One true reality (00:00) How can I introduce apologetics and biblical ethics into my church? (10:00) What do we do with stories that make it sound like God really did whisper to someone? (27:00) When does correcting people in a congregation turn into spiritual abuse? (48:00) Mentioned on the Show:  STR U Online Training – There’s a course on the idea that “truth is not ice cream” Relativism: Feet Firmly Planted in Mid-Air by Francis Beckwith and Greg Koukl Does God Whisper? Part 1, Part 2, Part 3 by Greg Koukl When God Speaks by Greg Koukl Related Links: One Way or Any Way? Part 1 by Greg Koukl One Way or Any Way? Part 2 by Greg Koukl

    58 min
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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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    Greg Koukl
  • Années d’activité
    2010 - 2026
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