Do Everything for the Glory of God

Stand to Reason’s videographer, Greg Cash, shares his unique perspective on media and intentional Christian living in this special edition of Jon Noyes’s To the Point series. Jonathan Noyes

#STRask: How Would You “Take the Roof Off” a Denial of Objective Beauty?

The Magnitude of the Loss of Life Due to Abortion

#STRask: Do Continuous Sins of Omission Mean You’re Not Truly Regenerate?

God’s Preferred Pronouns

The Supreme Court’s Leaked Draft Opinion

Never Graduate

Watch Where This Pro-Choice Logic Leads

#STRask: How Can a Soldier Reconcile Killing His Enemies with God’s Command to Love?

Overturning Roe Will Restore Integrity to the Constitution

Humans Come in Only Two Sexes

#STRask: How Should a Christian Approach the Arguments in Richard Dawkins’s Book?

Stand to Reason’s 29th Anniversary

Why Did the Early Christians Switch from Sabbath to the Lord’s Day?

Why the Resurrection Matters

Articles

Humans Come in Only Two Sexes

Advocates of gender ideology say intersex people are evidence sex isn’t binary, but here are four reasons why we know there are only two sexes.

Why Did the Early Christians Switch from Sabbath to the Lord’s Day?

Did Jesus truly rise from the dead? Surprisingly, something you do almost every week is powerful evidence that he did.

The “Heathen” and the Unknown God – Part 2

What about those who have never heard the gospel? The only way to know what God wants from us for salvation is for him to tell us, so to answer this question, we must trade on biblical truths and not on what seems to make sense to us based on mere human reflection.

Buying a Gun and Getting an Abortion Aren’t the Same

Should gun buyers be subjected to the same restrictions as women seeking abortions? Some people use this analogy to argue against abortion restrictions, but here’s why the two activities aren’t comparable.

An Interview with Greg on the Story of Reality

In an interview with Focus on the Family, Greg explains the five major Christian puzzle pieces that fit together to reveal a picture of the reality we live in—God, man, Jesus, cross, and resurrection.

Sexual Behavior Isn’t the Most Important Issue

It’s understandable that Christians would ask how they can talk to their transgender (or bisexual, gay, etc.) friends about their sexuality, but that’s not the most important issue they need to discuss with their friends.

If God Became a Man, Can a Man Become a Woman?

Is it reasonable to claim that if someone believes in the incarnation, then they can believe a person can change their gender? Alan examines whether the two concepts are similar in a relevant way.

What Convinced James His Brother Was God?

Somehow, Jesus convinced his brother he was God—and James was so confident, he was willing to die for his belief. What convinced his own brother to acknowledge Jesus was God and worship him?

When Debating Biblical Inspiration, Let God Do the Heavy Lifting

If you want people to believe in the Bible, the best way to succeed is not simply by giving them reasons. Instead, invite others to engage the ideas first, then let God do the heavy lifting for you.

What Is True Justice?

What does true justice look like? Here are four elements of true, biblical justice.

Does Isaiah 45:7 Teach That God Created Evil?

What does it mean when God says he “creates evil” in Isaiah 45:7?

A Conflict between Two Systems of Morality

Why have the culture wars become so intense? One reason for this is the fact that, in the West, there is a deep, worldview division between two systems of morality.

Videos

Watch Where This Pro-Choice Logic Leads

Why the Resurrection Matters

Christian Living

Two Important Models of Discipleship

Is It Suspicious That the Risen Jesus Only Appeared to His Followers?

Podcasts

The Magnitude of the Loss of Life Due to Abortion

Greg talks about the magnitude of the loss of life due to abortion, responds to arguments made by Alex Berenson, who thinks abortion is murder but should remain legal, then answers questions about leaving a church that’s teaching questionable prayer practices and when it’s proper for a pastor to address politics in the pulpit.

#STRask: Do Continuous Sins of Omission Mean You’re Not Truly Regenerate?

Question about whether continuous sins of omission indicate that a person is actually unrepentant and not truly regenerate.

God’s Preferred Pronouns

Alan responds to the claim by some gender theorists that God’s pronouns should be they/them.

The Supreme Court’s Leaked Draft Opinion

Greg talks to Megan Almon of Life Training Institute about the Supreme Court’s leaked draft opinion, then he answers questions about relativism, having an opposite-sex roommate, and applying 1 Corinthians 5 to a professing believer who is in sexual sin.

#STRask: How Can a Soldier Reconcile Killing His Enemies with God’s Command to Love?

Questions about how a soldier in combat can reconcile killing his enemy with God’s command to love our enemies and whether or not it’s okay to pray for angels to be with and protect people.

Overturning Roe Will Restore Integrity to the Constitution

Greg explains how overturning Roe will restore integrity to the Constitution, discusses with Robby Lashua what pro-lifers should do now, Robby answers a question about how the STR outposts will work, and then they both give some thoughts on the series The Chosen.

#STRask: How Should a Christian Approach the Arguments in Richard Dawkins’s Book?

Questions about how Christians should approach the arguments in Richard Dawkins’s book The God Delusion and how to respond to the claims that the New Testament Gospels are flawed and unreliable and that Christianity isn’t based in science.

Stand to Reason’s 29th Anniversary

Greg chats about STR’s anniversary and talks to Robby Lashua about the new STR outposts and the Reality conference, Robby explains how the change from Saturday to Sunday worship in the early church points to the truth of the resurrection, and they respond to the news about the probable overturning of Roe v. Wade.

#STRask: How Should I Respond to Someone Who Feels Invalidated by the Christian View of Sexuality?

Questions about how to respond to someone who says, “But this is who I am,” and who feels their existence is being invalidated by the Christian view of sexuality and whether Paul was wrong to encourage Christians to remain unmarried because “the time was short.”

Do All Babies Automatically Go to Heaven?

Greg answers questions about whether Zaccheus’s statement about giving back four times as much as he stole supports the idea of reparations, the biblical evidence that babies go to Heaven, where we go immediately after death, the Christology of George MacDonald, and how to evangelize someone who’s been hurt by Christians.

#STRask: Can Non-Trinitarians Be Saved?

Questions about whether the heresy of modalism prevents salvation and whether the greetings in the apostles’ letters that don’t reference the Holy Spirit are evidence the early church didn’t teach the Holy Spirit is a person.

Interview: Frank Turek – Hollywood Heroes

Greg talks to Frank Turek about the upcoming CrossExamined Instructor Academy and Frank’s new book, Hollywood Heroes: How Your Favorite Movies Reveal God.

Solid Ground

The “Heathen” and the Unknown God – Part 2

What about those who have never heard the gospel? The only way to know what God wants from us for salvation is for him to tell us, so to answer this question, we must trade on biblical truths and not on what seems to make sense to us based on mere human reflection.

The “Heathen” and the Unknown God – Part 1

When it comes to salvation, God’s way has always been narrow. There is forgiveness available, but no one will be saved without the gospel of Jesus Christ. What does this mean for those who have never heard of him?

Getting “Political”—Vice or Christian Virtue?

Will the followers of Christ continue to thoughtfully engage—with truth and grace—the critical ideas in culture, or will we retreat from the public square again and take refuge behind the walls of our churches?

The Legend of the Social Justice Jesus

Did Jesus come here to champion the cause of the poor? There’s no question God has a heart for the destitute. Even so, a careful study of the Gospels shows that Jesus’ principle purpose was redressing spiritual poverty, not rectifying social inequities.