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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.
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Does the Bible Teach That Elijah Was Reincarnated as John the Baptist?
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Questions about responding to someone who says the Bible teaches reincarnation when it says John the Baptist “is Elijah who was to come” in Matthew 11:14 and whether Matthew 24:36–44 is referring to the rapture. How should I respond to someone who says the Bible teaches reincarnation in the verse about John the Baptist being Elijah (Matt. 11:14)? I…
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Do You Believe in the Clarity of Scripture?
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Question about whether Stand to Reason accepts the doctrine of biblical perspicuity (the idea that the Bible is clear in what it teaches about essential doctrines). Does Stand to Reason accept the doctrine of biblical perspicuity, and if so, how would it be verified or falsified?By Stand to Reason
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Questions about whether the fact that you can freeze an embryo but not a baby proves an embryo isn’t a baby and whether it would be wrong to use IVF with genetic testing to avoid carrying a baby with an inherited genetic disorder that always results in stillbirth. Putting a baby in a freezer would kill it, but freezing an embryo would keep it alive…
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How Will Jesus Sit at the Right Hand of God if He Is God?
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Questions about what the Bible means when it says Jesus will sit at the right hand of God if Jesus is God and why the writers of the Synoptic Gospels didn’t write about Jesus claiming to be God. If Jesus is God, what does the Bible mean when it says Jesus will sit at the right hand of God? Why didn’t the writers of the Synoptic Gospels pick up on J…
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How Should I Respond to Someone Who Is Word-Faith and Believes in a Second Baptism of the Holy Spirit?
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Questions about how to respond to someone who is Word-Faith and believes in a second baptism of the Holy Spirit and what the Bible is saying about how we experience the Spirit when it says we know we’re in Christ because he has given us of his Spirit. How should I respond to my sister who is Word-Faith and believes in a second baptism of the Holy S…
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How Should a Dad Talk to His Children about Attending Their Mom’s Same-Sex Wedding?
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Questions about how a dad should talk to his children about attending their mom’s same-sex wedding, how a veterinarian should respond if someone who suffers from species confusion asks for medical care, and how to manage anger when arguing for the lives of the unborn. How should a dad talk to his children (ages eleven, nine, and seven) about attend…
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What Should I Do if I Don’t Know How to Respond to Someone’s Answer to My Question?
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Questions about what to do when you don’t know how to respond to someone’s answer to your question and you feel unsafe in the conversation and how to go about witnessing to and discipling a transexual who is open to following Christ but has practical concerns. How do I gracefully move from a position in a conversation in which I’ve asked a question…
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Before You Argue for God from the Existence of Evil, You Have to Prove Evil Exists
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Questions about the need to prove evil exists before arguing for the existence of God from the existence of evil and what to say to an eleven-year-old boy who lost his dad and brother to a lightning strike that he survived. Before you argue for God from the existence of evil, you have to prove the entity or force “Evil” exists. What do you say to a…
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Is It Okay to Be Part of a Music Ministry That’s Led by a Professing Mormon?
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Questions about whether it’s okay to be part of a music ministry that’s led by a professing Mormon, whether a woman should date a man who isn’t as spiritual mature as she is or doesn’t take his faith as seriously, and the misuse of Matthew 5:38–42 to manipulate others. Is it biblical for me to be part of a music ministry with a group of Christian w…
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How Can I Stay Balanced in My Belief That God Is Always Good to His Children?
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Questions about believing God is always good to his children while rejecting prosperity teaching, how God can be jealous if he is love and love is not jealous, and whether God changing his mind in Exodus 32 indicates he gained knowledge and is not all-knowing. How can I maintain balance in my belief that God is always good to his children and not b…
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Has Apologetics Had a Positive Effect on Our Culture?
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Questions about whether apologetics has had a positive effect on people and our culture, whether the longtime privatization of our Christian faith has led to churches becoming apathetic to the culture, and C.S. Lewis and Francis Schaeffer book recommendations. Do you believe apologetics has had a positive effect on people and our culture? Has the l…
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How Can I Articulate the Beauty of the Christian Worldview in a Nutshell?
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Questions about how to articulate the beauty of the Christian worldview in a nutshell and whether “separation of church and state” requires public school teachers to not reference the Bible and government employees to remove anything Bible related from their offices. People are upset because a politician said he has a biblical worldview. How can we…
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How Do I Know if I’m a Gardener or a Harvester?
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Questions about how to know if we’re a “gardener” or a “harvester,” how to engage an apathetic person who says “I don’t know” to everything, and whether Christians are making an unfalsifiable claim and fruitlessly discussing something that can’t be proven or disproven. How do I know if I’m a “gardener” or a “harvester”? How do you engage an apathet…
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