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Stand to Reason’s Greg Koukl and Amy Hall answer questions on ethics, theology, apologetics, and culture from a Christian perspective. Submit your questions on Twitter using the hashtag #STRask.
Episodes
Monday Nov 11, 2019
Monday Nov 11, 2019
Alan fills in for Greg and answers questions about ethical objections to a woman giving birth to her sister’s embryo and whether women should be required to see an ultrasound before an abortion.
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Are there ethical objections to my daughter carrying my other daughter’s embryo to term?
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Do you think ultrasounds before an abortion should be mandated?
Thursday Nov 07, 2019
Thursday Nov 07, 2019
Questions about responding to a skeptic who doesn’t know what would convince him, whether the statistics supporting intelligent design are only subjectively significant, how an omniscient God could have a relationship with creatures, and whether it’s biblical to fast for guidance from the Lord.
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How should we respond to a skeptic who says he’s not sure what would convince him but God knows?
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How would you respond to someone who claims the statistics used to support intelligent design are only subjectively significant?
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How can an omniscient God have a satisfying personal relationship with His creatures if He already knows their end from their beginning?
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Is it biblical to fast in order to get guidance from the Lord about my next career move?
Monday Nov 04, 2019
Monday Nov 04, 2019
Questions about how we should understand the rebuke of the churches for eating meat offered to idols in Revelation 2 in light of 1 Corinthians 8 and resources to help map out the Bible for purposes of memorizing passages.
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How should we understand the rebuke of the churches in Revelation 2 regarding eating meat offered to idols in light of 1 Corinthians 8?
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Can you recommend any resources to help me map out the Bible to assist with Bible memorization?
Thursday Oct 31, 2019
Thursday Oct 31, 2019
Questions about where the unsaved go before the resurrection, how God’s sovereignty and human free will work together, repenting from the list in 1 Corinthians 6:9–11, and continuing to pray for an unsaved friend.
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Where do the souls of the unsaved go after physical death but before the resurrection?
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How does God’s sovereignty and human free will work in actual harmony?
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Can people enter Heaven if they have repented from everything named in 1 Corinthians 6:9–11?
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Is there any point in continuing to pray for an unsaved friend?
Monday Oct 28, 2019
Monday Oct 28, 2019
Questions about claiming promises from the Old Testament, alternative ways of reading Genesis, and how we can know if someone has had a genuine conversion.
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Are there any promises Christians can claim from the Old Testament?
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What do you think about the proposed alternative ways of reading Genesis?
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Is there a way to know if someone who’s “prayed the prayer” has had a genuine conversion?
Thursday Oct 24, 2019
Thursday Oct 24, 2019
Questions about more challenges pro-lifers need to answer, God leading people to faith, whether Abraham needed faith to be saved, and whether one can sin without realizing it.
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Isn’t it important that we pro-life advocates be ready to answer more questions than just when life begins?
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If no one comes to faith unless God leads Him, and God could have led someone but didn’t, what does this say about God?
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Did Abraham need to have faith if his salvation was already secure because he was chosen?
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Must sin be intentional, or can one sin without realizing it?