Stand to Reason Weekly Podcast

A Clarification on Using a Person’s Preferred Names and Pronouns

Greg clarifies his point of view on using preferred names and pronouns then answers questions about why there are more ancient religions than Judaism and whether Revelation 17–18 is matching up with current events. 

 

Topics:

1. Commentary: A clarification on using a person’s preferred names and pronouns (09:00)
2. If the God of the Bible’s interaction with human beings began with creation, why does it seem like there are more ancient religions? (30:00)
3. Do you think Revelation 17–18 is matching up with current events? (48:00)

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Mentioned on the Show: 

• Upcoming events with Stand to Reason speakers
• Greg’s previous podcast on using preferred names/pronouns

How Should Christians React to Evil if God Is Using It for Good?

Greg and Amy respond to questions about reacting to evil in light of God’s use of evil, whether goodness entails purpose, and how to respond when charged with the “No True Scotsman” fallacy.

Topics:

1. How should Christians define or react to evil if God uses evil for good purposes?

2. In order for something to be valued as good, must it have a purpose?

3. When an atheist uses a Christian’s actions against Christianity, and I respond that he isn’t really a Christian, how should I answer the charge that I’m committing the “No True Scotsman” fallacy?

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Why Didn’t God Start with Jesus and the New Covenant?

Greg and Amy respond to questions about why God revealed Himself to a specific people group, why He didn’t start with the New Covenant, and advice for a Christian married to an atheist steamroller.

Topics:

1. Why did God deliver His message to a specific people group rather than to mankind as a whole?

2. Why did God feel the need to make two separate covenants rather than start with Jesus and the New Covenant?

3. What advice would you have for a Christian married to an atheist steamroller?

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A Challenge to Greg’s View on the Social Contract Theory of Morality

Greg interacts with a caller who challenges his view on the social contract theory of morality.

Topics:

1. A challenge to Greg’s view on the social contract theory of morality (03:00)

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Mentioned on the Show:

• reTHINK Apologetics Student Conference – February 28–29 in Dallas, TX; April 24–25 in Birmingham, AL

Related Links:

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

Should You Use Someone’s Preferred Pronouns?

Greg talks about navigating the difficult question of whether to use someone’s preferred pronouns, then he answers a question about whether the results of brain injuries prove we’re just physical.

Topics:

1. Commentary: Update on Melinda (07:00)

2. Commentary: Should you use someone’s preferred pronouns? (13:00)

3. Do the results of brain injuries prove we’re just physical? (44:00)

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Mentioned on the Show:

• reTHINK Apologetics Student Conference – February 28–29 in Dallas, TX; April 24–25 in Birmingham, AL

• Upcoming events with Stand to Reason speakers

Related Links:

• The Soul: How We Know It's Real and Why It Matters by J.P. Moreland

Interview: Mary Jo Sharp – Why I Still Believe

Greg talks to Mary Jo Sharp about her new book, Why I Still Believe: A Former Atheist’s Reckoning with the Bad Reputation Christians Give a Good God.

Topics:

1. Interview: Mary Jo Sharp (00:00)

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Mentioned on the Show:

• Mary Jo Sharp’s website

• Meet the Women Apologists – Christianity Today

• Women in Apologetics

• David Wood – Why I Am a Christian

What Everyone Knows about Reality, Even the Atheist

Greg talks about what we all know to be true about reality and how Christianity explains those things while atheism can’t.

Topics:

1. Commentary: What everyone knows about reality, even the atheist (00:00)

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Mentioned on the Show:

• Sexual Encounters of the Floral Kind (Documentary)

Related Links:

• Inside Out by Greg Koukl

Interview: John Dyer – From the Garden to the City

Guest Host: Brett Kunkle

Brett talks to John Dyer, author of From the Garden to the City: The Redeeming and Corrupting Power of Technology.

Topics:

1. Interview: John Dyer (00:00)

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Mentioned on the Show:

• John Dyer

• From the Garden to the City: The Redeeming and Corrupting Power of Technology by John Dyer

• The MAVEN Conference – February 28–29

• The Tech-Wise Family: Everyday Steps for Putting Technology in Its Proper Place by Andy Crouch

• The Common Rule: Habits of Purpose for an Age of Distraction by Justin Earley

The Three Kinds of Doubt and How to Address Them

Guest Host: Brett Kunkle

Brett talks about addressing intellectual, emotional, and moral doubts, then he answers questions about discerning between description and prescription in the Bible, discussing the deity of Christ with JWs, and talking to parents about a child with gender dysphoria.

Topics:

1. Commentary: The three kinds of doubt and how to address them (00:00)

2. How do I discern between description and prescription in the Bible? (29:00)

3. Do you have any advice on talking to Jehovah’s Witnesses about the deity of Christ? (38:00)

4. How do you get past a parent’s protective emotions when it comes to their child’s gender dysphoria? (54:00)

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Mentioned on the Show:

• MAVEN – Brett Kunkle’s organization

• Irrational Atheism by Crispin Sartwell

• reTHINK Apologetics Student Conference – February 28–29 in Dallas, TX; April 24–25 in Birmingham, AL

• Deity of Christ: Case Closed by Greg Koukl

• Putting Jesus in His Place: The Case for the Deity of Christ by Robert Bowman and Ed Komoszewski

• The MAVEN Conference – February 28–29

Concepts Greg Learned from Francis Schaeffer

Greg talks about how he was influenced by Francis Schaeffer, then he answers questions about the nature of morality, whether body-mind-soul is a good analogy for the Trinity, and Hell.

Topics:

1. Commentary: Concepts Greg learned from Francis Schaeffer (00:00)

2. If morals only exist because we do, doesn’t that mean they’re just a social construct? (21:00)

3. Is our division of mind, body, and soul a good analogy for the Trinity? (42:00)

4. What is Hell like, and would it be better to never be born than to go to Hell? (51:00)

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Mentioned on the Show:

• L’Abri Fellowship International – The organization started by Francis Schaeffer

• The Francis A. Schaeffer Trilogy

• Tactics by Greg Koukl

• Inside Out by Greg Koukl (discusses Schaeffer’s “mannishness of man” concept)

• Upcoming events with Stand to Reason speakers

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

Related Links:

• Why Did God Create People if He Knew So Many Would Go to Hell? by Amy Hall