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Will God Be in Pain for Eternity as He Watches People Suffer in Hell?

Greg answers questions about the “He Gets Us” campaign from earlier this year, whether a property in the tree of the knowledge of good and evil gave Adam and Eve knowledge, the historicity of Job, and whether God will spend eternity in pain as he watches people suffer in Hell.
Greg Koukl 11/20/2024

Am I Giving What Is Holy to Dogs?

Greg talks to callers about online interactions, entropy as evidence for a beginning of the universe, whether someone could make up a story that sounds like eyewitness testimony, creating interactions that aren’t awkward, and the claim that the unborn is only a ”potential life.”
Greg Koukl 11/13/2024

How Can Jesus Be God?

Greg answers questions about how Jesus can be God if God is in Heaven and Jesus was on earth, whether disordered desires are sinful and Satan puts thoughts in Christians’ minds, baptism of the Holy Spirit by laying on hands, and a challenge to Greg’s view on John 16:13.
Greg Koukl 11/08/2024

Craig Hazen Joins Stand to Reason

Greg talks to Craig Hazen, STR’s new chief strategy officer, then he answers a question about the implications that follow from the idea that we don’t have to figure out special instructions from God.
Greg Koukl 11/06/2024

Interview: Sean McDowell – End the Stalemate

Greg talks to Sean McDowell, author of End the Stalemate, about how cancel culture developed, communicating ideas well to others, dealing with your own biases, being charitable, steelmanning your opponent’s arguments, and more.
Greg Koukl 11/01/2024

The Problems with Prop 3

Greg talks to Jonathan Keller of California Family Council about the problematic “marriage equality” Prop 3 in California, then he discusses using our vote to do the most good we can, whether God takes sides, getting educated about what will actually do good, and more.
Greg Koukl 10/30/2024

How Can I Help Trauma Survivors See Things from God’s Perspective?

Greg answers questions about helping trauma survivors think through their trauma biblically, giving to the point where your family has to go without things they need, passages about God loving individuals, and assumptions about communication to bring to the study of language.
Greg Koukl 10/25/2024

Spot the Shell Game in This Article on Abortion Bans

Greg discusses the claim that abortion bans increase infant death rates, then he talks to callers about using probability numbers in teleological arguments and whether it’s worth trying to convince a church member who’s a former Jehovah’s Witness that Jesus is uncreated.
Greg Koukl 10/23/2024

Is the A-Theory vs. B-Theory of Time a False Dichotomy?

Greg answers questions about whether the A-theory vs. B-theory of time is a false dichotomy, why Jesus had to suffer before dying for our sin, gender dysphoria, and how we know we haven’t simply deluded ourselves into thinking we have good evidence for our faith.
Greg Koukl 10/18/2024

Does God Hear the Prayer of the Unbeliever?

Greg talks about whether or not God hears the prayer of the unbeliever, then he answers questions about what Matthew 21:21 means when it says you can make things happen if you have faith and do not doubt and how to know if you should leave a church or you’re being too critical.
Greg Koukl 10/16/2024

You Need to Understand the Notion of Entailment

Greg talks about the notion of entailment, then he talks to callers about how to respond to someone who says Christianity took ideas from older religions, whether or not there are still descendants of Abraham, and how to respond to someone who says God is transgender.
Greg Koukl 10/11/2024

Interview: Bobby Conway – Does Christianity Still Make Sense?

Greg talks to Bobby Conway, author of Does Christianity Still Make Sense? about his past before he was a Christian, apologetics as a way of loving people, how to respond to various popular objections to Christianity, and more.
Greg Koukl 10/09/2024

How Do We Know God Is Real?

Greg answers questions about how we know God is real, when seeking God intellectually becomes a hindrance, what the Bible means when it says Jesus is “begotten,” whether the testing of Abraham was capricious and cruel, and the need for God to ground our rights.
Greg Koukl 10/04/2024

“Belief In” vs. “Belief That”

Greg talks about the difference between “belief in” and ”belief that,” then he talks to callers about an objection to probability arguments for design, whether it can be proved from Scripture that worship in Heaven won’t be forced, and help understanding the end times.
Greg Koukl 10/02/2024

Could Hebrews 6:4–8 Be Applied to a Former Believer?

Greg answers questions about Hebrews 6:4–8 applying to a former believer, whether there’s anything in the universe that wouldn’t count as evidence for God, responding to King James Only, and whether feeling compelled to do something is an example of the Holy Spirit speaking to you.
Greg Koukl 09/27/2024

A List of Authoritative Books, Not an Authoritative List of Books

Greg talks about the canon being a list of authoritative books rather than an authoritative list of books, then he talks to callers about feeling guilt about one’s blessings, a cordial exchange regarding abortion, and whether election and predestination are the same thing.
Greg Koukl 09/25/2024

Is the Shroud of Turin Real?

Greg answers questions from callers about the Shroud of Turin, the difference between objective truth, proof, and a fact, how to talk to a spouse about speaking in tongues without hurting their feelings, and whether we can know why God is keeping Trump alive.
Greg Koukl 09/20/2024

Advice for Young People Leaving Home

Greg gives advice to young people on how to live well on their own, then he talks to a caller about the point of glory and honor and why we need to give it to God.
Greg Koukl 09/18/2024

An Interaction with a Mormon

Greg talks to a caller about his interaction with a Mormon, then he answers questions about how he keeps his cool in debates, how to prove biblically that Jesus is 100% God and 100% man, and whether Jesus ever asked to be worshiped.
Greg Koukl 09/13/2024

Is Mormonism to Christianity as Christianity Is to Judaism?

Greg talks about his New Zealand trip then answers questions about whether the creation of new fruits by farmers is an example of evolution, the definition of holiness, the definition of knowledge, and whether Mormonism is to Christianity as Christianity is to Judaism.
Greg Koukl 09/11/2024
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