Stand to Reason Weekly Podcast

Interview: Josh Brahm – Responding to “My Body, My Choice”

Tim Barnett chats with Josh Brahm of Equal Rights Institute about how to respond to the different kinds of “my body, my choice” bodily rights arguments for abortion.

 

Topics:

1. Interview: Josh Brahm – Responding to “My Body, My Choice” (00:00)

Mentioned on the Show: 

• Josh Brahm
• Equal Rights Institute
• Equal Rights Institute’s YouTube channel
• Pro-Life Apologetics: The Equal Rights Argument – Video
• Equipped for Life Course
• A New Response to the Violinist Argument (includes a link to the “de facto guardian” paper)

I Love the Problem of Evil

Greg talks about how the problem of evil itself points to the truth of Christianity, then he answers questions about whether it’s okay to tell someone they’re believing a lie, Hillsong music, and whether Christian business owners should use their platforms to explicitly glorify God.

 

Topics:

1. Commentary: I love the problem of evil. (00:00)
2. Is it ever okay to tell someone they’ve been deceived and are believing a lie? (24:00)
3. Thoughts on points from last week: singing Hillsong music in church and the nature of politics. (41:00)
4. Should successful Christian business owners be using their platforms to explicitly glorify God? (48:00)

The Problem with Saying Christians Should Avoid Politics

Greg talks about the problem with saying Christians should avoid politics, then he answers questions about singing Bethel or Hillsong music and whether moral relativism is the same thing as moral subjectivism.

 

Topics:

1. Commentary: The problem with saying Christians should avoid politics (00:00)
2. A follow-up question on whether Christians should sing Bethel and Hillsong music. (24:00)
3. Are moral relativism and moral subjectivism the same thing? (45:00)

Mentioned on the Show: 

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

Original Sin Doesn’t Absolve Us of Responsibility for Our Sin

Greg talks about why original sin doesn’t absolve us of responsibility for our sin, then he answers questions about an argument for preterism, idolatry, a church sponsoring a workshop on hearing the voice of God, and whether it’s okay for Christians to do yoga.

 

Topics:

1. Commentary: Original sin doesn’t absolve us of responsibility for our sin. (00:00)
2. What do think of this argument for preterism? (24:00)
3. A follow-up question regarding the question about idolatry from last week. (36:00)
4. Should I speak up about my church having a workshop on hearing the voice of God—and if so, how? (42:00)
5. Is it okay for Chistians to do yoga? (52:00)

Mentioned on the Show: 

• Does God Whisper? Part 1, Part 2, Part 3

The Transition from the Mosaic Law to Jesus

Greg talks about the Mosaic Law at the time of Jesus, then he hears from someone who benefitted from Stand to Reason in prison and answers questions about a friend who’s having premonitions and the idea of “hating the sin but loving the sinner.” 

 

Topics:

1. Commentary: The transition from the Mosaic Law to Jesus (00:00)
2. Gratitude for Stand to Reason (24:00)
3. Is my friend really having true premonitions? (28:00)
4. What are your views on the idea of “hating the sin but loving the sinner”? (47:00)

Related Links:

• Why We’re Not Under the Mosaic Law by Amy Hall
• Should Followers of Christ Observe the Torah? by Amy Hall

What Jesus Said about Sex

Greg talks about what Jesus said about sex, then he answers questions about participating in Halloween, what qualifies as idolatry, Romans 13 and illegal immigration, whether Romans 14:23 is legitimate grounds for a religious exemption from the COVID vaccine, and ending abortion by adding more social programs.

 

Topics:

1. Commentary: What Jesus said about sex (00:00)
2. What do you think about participating in Halloween as a Christ follower? (09:00)
3. Is God’s warning against idolatry in Deuteronomy 4 applicable to things in our lives today? (27:00)
4. What should pastors say to their congregations about Romans 13 when there are illegal immigrants in the congregation? (38:00)
5. Is Romans 14:23 legitimate grounds for a religious exemption from the COVID vaccine? (47:00)
6. How should I respond to a Christian friend who says the way to end abortion is to add more social programs? (53:00)

Mentioned on the Show: 

• Angie Mosteller on Halloween
• Christian Origins of Halloween by Angie Mosteller

Would Jesus March in a Pride Parade?

Greg responds to an article that says Jesus would have marched in a pride parade, then he answers  a question about Christians disagreeing on whether the COVID vaccine is a hill to die on.

 

Topics:

1. Commentary: Would Jesus march in a pride parade? (00:00)
2. What am I missing about the COVID vaccine that my colleague sees not taking it as a hill to die on? (42:00)

Mentioned on the Show: 

• Reality Student Apologetics Conference – September 24–25 in Orange County, CA; October 15–16 in Seattle, WA; November 12–13 in Minneapolis, MN; February 25–26, 2022 in Dallas, TX; March 25–26, 2022 in Philadelphia, PA
• Upcoming events with Stand to Reason speakers
• What would Jesus do during Pride? Simple — he’d wave the rainbow flag and march in the parade by Michael Coren
• Tactics: A Game Plan for Discussing Your Christian Convictions by Greg Koukl
• Subscribe to Stand to Reason’s monthly training material

Related Links:

• Did Paul Know about Homosexuality? by Amy Hall (quoting Kevin DeYoung)

Discrimination at the Art Institute of Chicago

Greg talks about the volunteer docents at the Art Institute of Chicago all being dismissed because they were wealthy and white, then he answers a question about what Colossians 1:19–20 means when it says Jesus reconciled all things in Heaven and on earth to God.

 

Topics:

1. Commentary: Discrimination at the Art Institute of Chicago (00:00)
2. What does Colossians 1:19–20 mean when it says Jesus reconciled all things in Heaven and on earth to God? (20:00)
3. Thoughts on the rapture in response to the previous podcast (28:00)

Mentioned on the Show: 

• Indocency on Display at the Art Institute of Chicago by Faith Bottum

Related Links:

• The Rap on the Rapture by Greg Koukl

Politics Is a Moral Enterprise

Greg explains that your salvation doesn’t depend on your politics, but your politics should reflect your salvation, and in a culture where everything is now political, Christians can’t avoid politics, then he answers a question about the difference between the NAR’s Dominion theology and postmillennialism and discusses the rapture.

 

Topics:

1. Commentary: Politics is a moral enterprise. (00:00)
2. What’s the difference between the New Apostolic Reformation’s Dominion (or Kingdom Now) theology and postmillennialism? (34:00)
3. Commentary: Greg’s thoughts on the rapture (49:00)

Mentioned on the Show: 

• Study by Arizona Christian University’s Cultural Research Center on the beliefs of those who identify as Christian
• Church and the Tribulation: A Biblical Examination of Posttribulationism by Robert Gundry

Related Links:

• The Rap on the Rapture by Greg Koukl

An Example of the Tactical Game Plan

Greg talks about a recent spiritual conversation he had with a waitress, then he answers a question about the nature of idolatry, talks about how he got into apologetics, and reflects on how the culture has changed.

 

Topics:

1. Commentary: An example of the tactical game plan (00:00)
2. What is idolatry? (23:00)
3. Commentary: How Greg got into apologetics (38:00)
4. Commentary: How the culture has changed (45:00)

Mentioned on the Show: 

• Reality Student Apologetics Conference – September 24–25 in Orange County, CA; October 15–16 in Seattle, WA; November 12–13 in Minneapolis, MN; February 25–26, 2022 in Dallas, TX; March 25–26, 2022 in Philadelphia, PA