Stand to Reason Weekly Podcast

Greg answers questions about how to dive into controversial conversations in a sensible way, the proper way of doing missions, whether boxing can be enjoyed to the glory of God, the line between temptation and sin, and whether Luke 20:37–38 points to the B-theory of time.
 
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When we hear friends discussing topics that touch on our faith, such as abortion, gender issues, or suffering, how do we dive into the conversation in a sensible way? (03:00)

What is the proper way of doing missions? Is this something God intended for married couples with children to be doing? (11:00)

Can boxing be enjoyed to the glory of God? (26:00)

Where is the line between temptation and sin? (40:00)

Isn’t Luke 20:37–38 a better justification for the B-theory of time rather than the A-theory? (49:00)

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Street Smarts: Using Questions to Answer Christianity’s Toughest Challenges by Greg Koukl

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Greg talks about the “continental divide” in worldviews, then he answers questions about a possible interpretation of Matthew 18:7–9, how to explain the sovereignty of God when a surgeon’s choice leads to someone’s death, and how a surgeon can find peace with that kind of responsibility.
 
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Commentary: The continental divide in worldviews (00:00)

What do you think about the idea that Matthew 18:7–9 is directed towards a community of believers rather than individuals, possibly even referring to wrong doctrine? (30:00)

How do you explain the sovereignty of God in relation to the choices we make that have life-and-death consequences, such as when a girl dies on an operating table due to the actions of a surgeon, and how does a surgeon find hope and peace with that kind of responsibility? (41:00)

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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

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.
 
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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)

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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

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Privatize Marriage? by Amy Hall (quoting Jennifer Roback Morse)

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.
 
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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)

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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

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Should You Accommodate an LGBT Person’s Requests? by Alan Shlemon

Love Doesn’t Trump God’s Moral Commands by Amy Hall

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.
 
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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)

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