Stand to Reason Weekly Podcast

Greg answers questions about responding to someone in ministry who’s avoiding controversial truths with the students, suggestions for witnessing to a brother after his stroke, whether God sees salvation as a single moment in time, a possible problem with the moral argument, and the flood.
 
Topics:

What should I say to someone in ministry who is avoiding controversial truths with the students so that they’ll keep coming back? (00:00)

Do you have suggestions for witnessing to my brother after his stroke? (14:00)

Does God see salvation as a single moment in time or as the whole process of drawing, converting, and sanctifying? (27:00)

If Christianity put in place our ideas of what is truly good and what is truly evil, then how can we make the case for God using the moral argument? (36:00)

Do you think the story of Noah is historically true but the ark and the animals are allegorical? (48:00)

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

The Story of Why God Died and Came to Life Again by Greg Koukl

The Surprising Rebirth of Belief in God: Why New Atheism Grew Old and Secular Thinkers Are Considering Christianity Again by Justin Brierley

Noah’s Flood Revisited: New Depths of Insight from Science and Scripture by Hugh Ross

Related Links:

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

What Does God’s Love Look Like? by Amy Hall

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

Jesus Built Western Civilization by Amy Hall (quoting Tom Holland)

Greg describes two types of legalism, then he answers questions from callers about overcoming anxiety about addressing controversial topics in the church, and how to tell the difference between claiming a legitimate promise of God and the prosperity gospel.
 
Topics:

Commentary: Two types of legalism (00:00)

How can I overcome my anxiety about saying something controversial in the church? (31:00)

Is there a way to tell the difference between claiming a legitimate promise of God and the prosperity gospel? (51:00)

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

The Story of Why God Died and Came to Life Again by Greg Koukl

Reality Student Apologetics Conference – February 20–21 in Dallas, TX; March 13–14 in Philadelphia, PA; April 24–25 in Los Angeles, CA

Related Links:

Answering an Objection to Grace: Why Not Sin? by Amy Hall

The Law Is Good by Amy Hall

What Is the Gospel? by Greg Gilbert

How Can I Know Which Bible Promises Apply to Me? by Amy Hall

Promises We Can’t Claim. Promises We Can. by Greg Koukl

Greg reflects on why our culture has difficulty with the idea that there can only be one true religion, then he answers questions about apologetics in the church, stories that make it sound like God does whisper to us, and the line between spiritual correction and spiritual abuse.
 
Topics:

Commentary: One true reality (00:00)

How can I introduce apologetics and biblical ethics into my church? (10:00)

What do we do with stories that make it sound like God really did whisper to someone? (27:00)

When does correcting people in a congregation turn into spiritual abuse? (48:00)

Mentioned on the Show: 

STR U Online Training – There’s a course on the idea that “truth is not ice cream”

Relativism: Feet Firmly Planted in Mid-Air by Francis Beckwith and Greg Koukl

Does God Whisper? Part 1, Part 2, Part 3 by Greg Koukl

When God Speaks by Greg Koukl

Related Links:

One Way or Any Way? Part 1 by Greg Koukl

One Way or Any Way? Part 2 by Greg Koukl

Greg talks about the “Intersectionality Wheel of Privilege” his daughter had to place herself on as part of a school assignment, then he answers a question about how we can be sure there’s only one true religion.
 
Topics:

Commentary: The Intersectionality Wheel of Privilege (00:00)

How can we be sure there’s only one true religion? (42:00)

Mentioned on the Show: 

The Intersectionality Wheel of Privilege

Greg on The Diary of a CEO

Greg highlights the distinction between descriptive and prescriptive passages in the Bible then answers questions about a pro-choice challenge, helping someone in memory care, baptismal regeneration, responding to “Love is my religion,” animal blessings, and Bible translations.
 
Topics:

Commentary: Descriptive vs. prescriptive (00:00)

If someone says that if you’re pro-life then you should be against capital punishment, then couldn’t I flip that around and say that if a pro-choicer says a woman has the authority over her body to kill her unborn child, then he should be fine with her killing herself? (10:00)

What can I give a person in memory care to help them? (22:00)

Is it a dealbreaker if a church you’re going to believes in baptismal regeneration, and is this salvation by works? (28:00)

How would you respond to someone who said, “Love is my religion”? (36:00)

What is up with animal blessings? (44:00)

Is the New World Translation not called the “Holy Bible” because they changed too much in the text? (49:00)

Mentioned on the Show: 

Submit a question on the Open Mic Line

Related Links:

Further Reading on Bible Translations by Daniel Wallace