Stand to Reason Weekly Podcast

Good Parents Discipline Their Children

Greg reflects on God’s discipline of his children, then he answers a question about when we should trust the early church councils.

 

Topics:

1. Commentary: Good parents discipline their children. (00:00)
2. How should I respond to a member of the Orthodox Church who asks why I accept the authority of the early church councils on the canon but not on other topics? (40:00)

Mentioned on the Show: 

• Upcoming events with Stand to Reason speakers
• 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; April 22–23, 2022 in Augusta, GA

A Biblical Answer to Abortion

Greg explains how the issue of abortion is addressed in the Bible and responds to an article that recommends a woman get an abortion and lie to her husband about it.

 

Topics:

1. Commentary: A biblical answer to abortion (00:00)
2. Commentary: Sanitizing morality for personal gain (21:00)

Mentioned on the Show: 

• Faithfulness Is Not Theologically Complicated – Article
• Faithfulness Is Not Theologically Complicated – Podcast
• Should I Abort My Pregnancy and Tell My Husband I Miscarried?

Related Links:

• Our View of Human Beings Matters
• The Ongoing Struggle against the Culture to Defend Intrinsic Human Value

Jesus Did Not Come to Preach Social Justice

Greg discusses why social justice was not Jesus’ purpose and whether Christians force their religious morality on others, then he answers a question about female pastors.

 

Topics:

1. Commentary: Jesus did not come to preach social justice. (05:00)
2. Commentary: Do Christians wrongly legislate morality? (33:00)
3. What is your view on female pastors? (49:00)

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; April 22–23, 2022 in Augusta, GA
• Interview: Alisa Childers on Progressive Christianity
• Red Pen Logic

Related Links:

• Was Jesus a Social Justice Warrior?
• Is Your Christianity Merely a Means to a Social Justice End?
• Red Pen Logic: Should Religious People Legislate Their Beliefs?
• Should Christians Impose Their Moral Standards on Society?
• Should Women Teach in Church?

The World Will Not Endure Sound Doctrine

Greg answers a question about how he became a published author, discusses the world’s desire to follow false views of reality (2 Timothy 4:3), and talks about how to respond to someone who shows no interest in the gospel.

 

Topics:

1. How did Greg get published? (06:00)
2. Commentary: A Bible study that legitimizes and exalts sin? (27:00)
3. How do you share the gospel with someone who doesn’t care? (44:00)

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; April 22–23, 2022 in Augusta, GA
• Stand to Reason on LinkedIn
• Sign up for two new courses on Stand to Reason University
• Greg Koukl’s “Tactics”

Related Links:

• Faithfulness Is Not Theologically Complicated
• How Can We Confront Apathy in the Culture?

Jesus Did Not Call Us to “Like” Him, but to Follow Him

Greg talks about the nonchalant attitude many Christians have about serious sin and warns about a desire to please the world (Mark 15:15), then he answers a question about whether the rapture can be found in the Bible.

 

Topics:

1. Commentary: LGBT Bible study is a contradiction in terms. We don’t change our theology to match our behavior. We change our behavior to match our good theology. (00:00)
2. Is the rapture biblical? Should I continue attending a church that teaches the rapture? (00:33)

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; April 22–23, 2022 in Augusta, GA

Related Links:

• The Rap on the Rapture
• What do you think about the pre-trib rapture?
• Questions about the Rapture

Communicating the Case for Christianity

Guest Host: J. Warner Wallace

 

J. Warner Wallace talks about the power of the cumulative case and how the overall weight of the evidence for Christianity convinced him it’s true, then he discusses how to respond to the charge that Christian hypocrites disprove Christianity, how to answer your questions about Christian doctrine, and more.

 

Topics:

1. Commentary: Communicating the case for Christianity (00:00)
2. Commentary: Responding to the charge that Christian hypocrites disprove Christianity (11:00)
3. Commentary: How to answer your questions about Christian doctrine by studying Scripture (22:00)
4. Commentary: Jim’s work with Operation Heal Our Patriots (47:00)

Mentioned on the Show: 

• An Interview about Tactics – Greg’s interview on Focus on the Family
• #STRask Podcast
• The Cumulative Case for Christianity: Death by a 1,000 Paper Cuts by J. Warner Wallace
• Does Christian “Hypocrisy” Falsify Christianity? by J. Warner Wallace
• Tips for Studying the Bible by J. Warner Wallace
• Operation Heal Our Patriots

Reasons to Trust the Eyewitness Accounts of Jesus

Guest Host: J. Warner Wallace

 

J. Warner Wallace talks about reasons to trust the eyewitness accounts of Jesus, then he answers a question about which sources to trust for information, reminds us that just because the other side can make a case, that doesn’t mean it’s true, explores Peter Pan vs. Jesus, and more.

 

Topics:

1. Commentary: Reasons to trust the eyewitness accounts of Jesus (00:00)
2. What are some sources you trust for information? (23:00)
3. Commentary: Just because the other side can make a case, that doesn’t mean it’s true. (42:00)
4. Commentary: The three kinds of true believers. (49:00)
5. Commentary: The claims about Jesus aren’t the same as claims about Peter Pan. (52:00)

Mentioned on the Show: 

• What Were the Disciples Saying about Jesus Prior to Writing the Gospels? by J. Warner Wallace
• Cold-Case Christianity by J. Warner Wallace
• 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; April 22–23, 2022 in Augusta, GA
• The Fact the Other Side Can Make a Case Doesn’t Mean It’s True by J. Warner Wallace
• Even Unbelievers Are True Believers by J. Warner Wallace
• Why the Claims about Jesus Are Not the Same As the Claims about Peter Pan by J. Warner Wallace

Do You Know What the Love of God Is?

Guest Host: Jon Noyes

 

Jon Noyes fills in for Greg and talks about the counter-cultural, biblical understanding of God’s love.

 

Topics:

1. Commentary: Do you know what the love of God is? (00:00)

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; April 22–23, 2022 in Augusta, GA
• Subscribe to Stand to Reason’s monthly training material
• Recent Solid Grounds: Iron Curtain Diary, The Primal Heresy, and Freedom Fading by Greg Koukl
• STR U Online Training

Related Links:

• What Does God’s Love Look Like? by Amy Hall
• When You Don’t Feel God’s Love, Look at the Cross by Amy Hall
• God’s Wrath Is His Love Reacting to Evil by Amy Hall
• He Suffered Because God Loved Him by Amy Hall

Responding to Deconversion Stories

Guest Hosts: Jon Noyes and Tim Barnett

 

Jon Noyes and Tim Barnett talk about different aspects of the recent public deconversion stories and discuss how we can respond when people close to us leave Christianity.

 

Topics:

1. Commentary: Responding to deconversion stories (00:00)

Mentioned on the Show: 

• An Interview about Tactics – Greg’s interview on Focus on the Family
• Upcoming events with Stand to Reason speakers
• Sean McDowell’s conversation with Genetically Modified Skeptic

Related Links:

• Case Study: Deconversion by Greg Koukl
• When a Mentor Walks Away from Christianity by Amy Hall

Three Reasons to Celebrate Your Christian Worldview

Guest Host: J. Warner Wallace

 

J. Warner Wallace talks about three reasons to celebrate your Christian worldview, then he answers questions about whether Ezekiel 38 is about the future or the past, advice on being a better “one dollar apologist,” and wearing masks.

 

Topics:

1. Commentary: Three reasons to celebrate your Christian worldview (00:00)
2. Is Ezekiel 38 about something in the future or something in the past? (21:00)
3. Do you have any advice on how to be a better “one dollar apologist”? (34:00)
4. As a Christian, is it okay to not wear a mask inside even if I’m not vaccinated and the rules require it? (44:00)

Mentioned on the Show: 

• Greg on Focus on the Family
• Three Good Reasons To Celebrate Your Christian Worldview by J. Warner Wallace
• The Story of Reality: How the World Began, How It Ends, and Everything Important that Happens in Between by Greg Koukl
• 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; April 22–23, 2022 in Augusta, GA
• Afraid To Die? You’re Probably Not A Christian by J. Warner Wallace
• Person of Interest: Why Jesus Still Matters in a World that Rejects the Bible by J. Warner Wallace
• What Does The Bible Say About “End Times”? 3 Historic Perspectives by J. Warner Wallace