Stand to Reason Weekly Podcast

Never Give Up

Greg talks about how we should never give up, then he answers questions about the universal moral law applying to animals, the sin of Sodom and Gomorrah, and decisional regeneration.

 

Topics:

1. Commentary: Never give up (00:00)
2. Is the universal moral law applicable to animals? (23:00)
3. Was homosexuality really the only reason Sodom and Gomorrah were judged? (33:00)
4. What do you think about decisional regeneration? (41:00)

What Was Sodom’s Sin?

Greg responds to a video that claims homosexuality was not the sin of Sodom.

 

Topics:

1. Commentary: What was Sodom’s sin? (00:00)

Mentioned on the Show: 

• Was the Sin of Sodom Actually Homosexuality? (Caution: Adult Subject Matter) – Video by Preston Sprinkle
• A Reformation the Church Doesn’t Need (Answering Revisionist Pro-Gay Theology) Part 1 and Part 2 by Alan Shlemon and Greg Koukl

“One Way Is the Only Way” Is Just Good Math

Greg explains why the idea that Jesus is the only way is not arrogant, narrow-minded bigotry; it’s just math.

 

Topics:

1. Commentary: “One way is the only way” is just good math. (:00)

Related Links:

• For more on this topic, see “Any Old God Won’t Do.” 

Greg’s Recipe for Getting through a Crisis

Greg talks about some principles to help you get through crises, then he takes calls about why God created animals that would go extinct, whether some Mormons are Christians, and whether the church should give up its right to assemble right now.

 

Topics:

1. Commentary: Greg’s recipe for getting through a crisis (00:00)
2. Why did God create so many creatures just to have them go extinct? (32:00)
3. Is it possible some Mormons are actually Christians? (38:00)
4. Is the church being too compliant in giving up our right to assemble during this health crisis? (50:00)

Mentioned on the Show: 

• Is Mormonism Just Another Christian Denomination? by Greg Koukl
• LDS Beliefs: A Doctrinal Reference by Robert Millet

Related Links:

• Who Is the God of Mormonism? by Amy Hall
• LDS View of Atonement Clarified by Amy Hall

Interview: Corey Miller of Ratio Christi

Greg talks to Corey Miller, president and CEO of Ratio Christi, about what’s happening on university campuses and his work with atheist Peter Boghossian.

 

Topics:

1. Interview: Corey Miller of Ratio Christi (00:00)

Mentioned on the Show: 

• Corey Miller
• Ratio Christi
• The Third Column by Greg Koukl
• Greg’s interview with Neil Shenvi on critical theory
• How We Lost the Universities and How to Reclaim the Voice of Christ by Corey Miller
• A Manual for Creating Atheists by Peter Boghossian

Related Links:

• Engaging Critical Theory & The Social Justice Movement – Booklet by Neil Shenvi and Pat Sawyer
• If We Lose the Meaning of “Justice,” We Lose the Gospel by Amy Hall

Don’t Be a Couch Potato During This Crisis

Greg gives some practical advice for going through this crisis, talks about the hope we have when our lives turn out differently than we thought, answers a question about becoming an apologist, and more.

 

Topics:

1. Commentary: Don’t be a couch potato during this crisis. (00:00)
2. Commentary: “The life of every man is a diary in which he means to write one story, and writes another” (J.M. Barrie). (14:00)
3. What’s your advice for me as I’m working on becoming an apologist? (23:00)
4. Commentary: Can we know what happens when we die? (41:00)

Mentioned on the Show: 

• The Bible: Fast Forward
• The Story of Reality by Greg Koukl
• Tactics by Greg Koukl
• Is It Impossible to Know What Happens When We Die? by Greg Koukl

 

Related Links:

• The Value of Disappointment by Amy Hall
• You Want to Be a Good Apologist? by Amy Hall
• For the Student Who Wants to Be a Christian Apologist by Amy Hall

Interview: Neil Shenvi on Critical Theory

Greg interviews Neil Shenvi on critical theory vs. the Christian worldview.

 

Mentioned on the Show: 

• Neil Shenvi’s website

 

Related Links:

• Social Justice, Critical Theory, and Christianity: Are They Compatible? by Neil Shenvi (video version here)
• Engaging Critical Theory & The Social Justice Movement – Booklet by Neil Shenvi and Pat Sawyer
• Critical Theory vs. Christianity by Amy Hall (quoting Neil Shenvi)
• How Critical Theory Suppresses Healthy (and Necessary) Arguments by Amy Hall (quoting Neil Shenvi)

Stand to Reason Is Here for You

Greg talks about how we can still serve you during this time, answers a question about the discovery that the Museum of the Bible’s Dead Sea Scroll fragments are forgeries, and responds to someone from Wuhan, China who wanted to know why God let this tragedy happen.

 

Topics:

1. Commentary: Stand to Reason is here for you. (00:00)
2. What do you think about the claim that the Dead Sea Scroll fragments are forgeries? (17:00)
3. Commentary: Why did God let this tragedy happen? (29:00)

Mentioned on the Show: 

• ‘Dead Sea Scrolls’ at the Museum of the Bible are all forgeries by Michael Greshko
• Why Did God Let This Happen? Is It God’s Plan? by Greg Koukl (Greg’s response to the person writing in from Wuhan, China)

Related Links:

• Christians, You Will Suffer by Amy Hall
• What You Need to Know about Evil and Suffering by Amy Hall

Follow-Up Thoughts on COVID-19

Greg briefly follows up on the COVID-19 situation, then he answers questions about whether some of God’s qualities are a result of the Fall, open theism, and choosing to have free will.

 

Topics:

1. Commentary: Follow-up thoughts on COVID-19 (00:00)
2. If evil is used to produce certain qualities in us, and God doesn’t experience evil, how are those qualities produced in God? (21:00)
3. What is open theism, and how can we take the roof off of it? (28:00)
4. Should God have given us a free-will choice to have free will? (48:00)

 

Mentioned on the Show: 

• The Bible: Fast Forward
• Abdu Murray’s podcast
• Greg’s PragerU video

Don’t Panic over COVID-19

Greg talks about the panic over COVID-19 then answers questions about confronting fellow Christians with the truth and the King James Only movement.

 

Topics:

1. Commentary: Don’t panic over COVID-19. (02:00)
2. When is the right time to confront a fellow Christian with the truth of Scripture? (19:00)
3. What are your thoughts on the King James Only movement, and what do you think of the KJV translation of Isaiah 45:7? (36:00)

 

Mentioned on the Show: 

• Upcoming events with Stand to Reason speakers
• Infectious Disease Expert Says Coronavirus Panic May Be Worse Than The Disease Itself  by Kieran Corcoran (includes link to Abdu Sharkawy’s statement)
• The King James Only Controversy by James White
• The King James Version Debate by D.A. Carson