Stand to Reason Weekly Podcast

Greg talks about God’s wills and praying for his will to be done, then he answers questions about  citing the story of the rich man and Lazarus to someone who rejects Christianity because of unsaved loved ones who passed away, and whether Moses changes God’s mind in Numbers 14.
 
Topics:

Commentary: Thy will be done? (00:00)

Do you think it would be a good idea to cite the story about the rich man and Lazarus to someone who doesn’t want to become a Christian because their loved ones died without Jesus? (38:00)

Did Moses change Gods mind in Numbers 14, and if so, could we do the same? (47:00)

Mentioned on the Show: 

Fearless Prayer: Why We Don’t Ask and Why We Should by Craig Hazen

Reality Student Apologetics Conference – November 13–14 in Minneapolis, MN; February 19–20, 2027 in Dallas, TX; March 12–13, 2027 in Philadelphia, PA; April 23–24, 2027 in Los Angeles, CA

Previous episode referenced by the caller: “How do I share the gospel with people who say they can’t accept Christianity because they had loved ones who died outside of Christ?” (starting at 49:00)

Greg reflects on the objective nature of beauty and morality, then he answers questions about how providence and the decrees of God play out in life and how to manage a denominational split in a way that shows respect to all but still makes clear the danger of staying in the denomination.
 
Topics:

Commentary: Beauty and morality are objective. (00:00)

How does providence and the decrees of God play out in life? (20:00)

As part of a team managing a denominational split, could I have taken a better approach that showed respect to all but still made clear the danger of staying within the denomination? (50:00)

Mentioned on the Show: 

STR Outposts

A Response to the Rising Antisemitism – Previous episode

How Should Christians View and Treat the Jews? – Previous episode

Dogmatic Theology by William G.T. Shedd, edited by Alan Gomes

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Providence by John Piper

How Can We Condemn Evil If God Is Sovereign? by Amy Hall

God Can Work Through Anyone and Everything—Even You and Your Sin by Amy Hall

“Forced Love” Is the Wrong Way to Look at It by Amy Hall

Excusing Sinners and Blaming God: A Calvinist Assessment of Determinism, Moral Responsibility, and Divine Involvement in Evil by Guillaume Bignon

God Reforms Hearts: Rethinking Free Will and the Problem of Evil by Thaddeus Williams

Greg responds to questions about how to deal with the fear that your children will reject Christ, and whether atheists who formerly identified as Christians ought to agree with us that they were never really Christians.
 
Topics:

How can I deal with my terrible fear that my children will reject Christ and it will have been better for them if they had never been born? (00:00)

Shouldn’t atheists who formerly identified as Christians agree with us that they were never really Christians? (28:00)

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

Greg talks about what happens to Demas in the New Testament and warns against following in his steps, then he talks to a caller about whether 1 John 2:19 is referring to false teachers rather than false believers.
 
Topics:

Commentary: Don’t be Demas. (00:00)

Based on 1 John 2:18, would you say verse 19 is referring to false teachers rather than false believers? (28:00)

Mentioned on the Show: 

Reality Student Apologetics Conference – November 13–14 in Minneapolis, MN; February 19–20, 2027 in Dallas, TX; March 12–13, 2027 in Philadelphia, PA; April 23–24, 2027 in Los Angeles, CA

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Losing Your Salvation in Ephesians 1:14–3 by Amy Hall

Greg answers questions from callers about whether abortion is ever necessary to save the life of the mother, how to respond to someone who thinks Genesis 6:5–7 indicates that our Creator makes mistakes, and who the “gods” are that God presides over according to Psalm 82.
 
Topics:

Is abortion ever really necessary to save the life of the mother? (07:00)

How would you respond to someone who says that Genesis 6:5–7 means that even our Creator makes mistakes? (18:00)

Who are the “gods” that God presides over according to Psalm 82? (43:00)

Mentioned on the Show: 

Reality Student Apologetics Conference – October 16–17 in Seattle, WA; November 13–14 in Minneapolis, MN; February 19–20, 2027 in Dallas, TX; March 12–13, 2027 in Philadelphia, PA; April 23–24, 2027 in Los Angeles, CA

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