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Our purpose is to help Christians think more clearly about their faith and to help them make an even-handed, incisive, yet gracious defense for classical Christianity. Released every Wednesday and Friday.
Our purpose is to help Christians think more clearly about their faith and to help them make an even-handed, incisive, yet gracious defense for classical Christianity. Released every Wednesday and Friday.
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Wednesday Jan 07, 2026
Descriptive vs. Prescriptive
Wednesday Jan 07, 2026
Wednesday Jan 07, 2026
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.
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Commentary: Descriptive vs. prescriptive (00:00)
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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)
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What can I give a person in memory care to help them? (22:00)
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Is it a dealbreaker if a church you’re going to believes in baptismal regeneration, and is this salvation by works? (28:00)
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How would you respond to someone who said, “Love is my religion”? (36:00)
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What is up with animal blessings? (44:00)
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Is the New World Translation not called the “Holy Bible” because they changed too much in the text? (49:00)
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Further Reading on Bible Translations by Daniel Wallace
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