#STRask

#STRask https://str.org Stand to Reason’s Greg Koukl and Amy Hall answer questions on ethics, theology, apologetics, and culture from a Christian perspective. Submit your questions on Twitter using the hashtag #STRask. Mon, 08 Jun 2026 00:00:00 -0700 https://podbean.com/?v=5.5 en-us Copyright 2021 All rights reserved. Religion & Spirituality:Christianity 1440 episodic Stand to Reason’s Greg Koukl and Amy Hall answer questions on ethics, theology, apologetics, and culture from a Christian perspective. Submit your questions on Twitter using the hashtag #STRask. Stand to Reason Stand to Reason No false https://pbcdn1.podbean.com/imglogo/image-logo/7689446/STR_ask_podcast_3000.jpg #STRask https://str.org 144 144 Where Does Scripture Teach Unambiguously That Jesus Is God? Where Does Scripture Teach Unambiguously That Jesus Is God? https://strask.podbean.com/e/where-does-scripture-teach-unambiguously-that-jesus-is-god/ https://strask.podbean.com/e/where-does-scripture-teach-unambiguously-that-jesus-is-god/#comments Mon, 08 Jun 2026 00:00:00 -0700 strask.podbean.com/ef558fc4-87b4-38d3-b1d7-9506106ed8c4

Where does Scripture teach unambiguously that Jesus is God? Jesus also said he wasn’t God when being called a blasphemer, so when you say “unambiguously,” what do you actually mean?

]]>

Where does Scripture teach unambiguously that Jesus is God? Jesus also said he wasn’t God when being called a blasphemer, so when you say “unambiguously,” what do you actually mean?

]]> Question about where Scripture teaches unambiguously that Jesus is God. Stand to Reason false No 1523 full How Does the New Earth Tie in with Going to Heaven After We Die? How Does the New Earth Tie in with Going to Heaven After We Die? https://strask.podbean.com/e/how-does-the-new-earth-tie-in-with-going-to-heaven-after-we-die/ https://strask.podbean.com/e/how-does-the-new-earth-tie-in-with-going-to-heaven-after-we-die/#comments Thu, 04 Jun 2026 00:00:00 -0700 strask.podbean.com/57488a0a-a75c-3ba2-9179-c92c647f8c5d

How does the new earth and the new Jerusalem mentioned in Revelation tie in with the teaching that we go to Heaven after we die, how can we be taken directly into God’s presence if we’re not as worthy as Elijah and Enoch, and are we misleading people about the afterlife because of unbiblical assumptions?

Is the Isaiah 65:17–25 passage about the new earth metaphor, especially the part about having babies?

Are people in Heaven and Hell aware of things happening on earth?

Is the prohibition against communicating with the dead merely against our trying to get them to respond, or should we not talk to them at all, even if we’re not expecting a response?

]]>

Is the Isaiah 65:17–25 passage about the new earth metaphor, especially the part about having babies?

Are people in Heaven and Hell aware of things happening on earth?

Is the prohibition against communicating with the dead merely against our trying to get them to respond, or should we not talk to them at all, even if we’re not expecting a response?

]]> Questions about how the new earth ties in with the the teaching that we go to Heaven after we die, whether the Isaiah 65:17–25 passage about the new earth is metaphor, whether people in Heaven are aware of things happening on earth, and the prohibition against communicating with the dead. Stand to Reason false No 1549 full Someone Who Died Saving the Life of Another Shouldn’t Be Punished with Hell Someone Who Died Saving the Life of Another Shouldn’t Be Punished with Hell https://strask.podbean.com/e/someone-who-died-saving-the-life-of-another-shouldn-t-be-punished-with-hell/ https://strask.podbean.com/e/someone-who-died-saving-the-life-of-another-shouldn-t-be-punished-with-hell/#comments Mon, 01 Jun 2026 00:00:00 -0700 strask.podbean.com/aa0957f5-89cb-3f1e-b7fa-f86edbeefb71

How would you respond to the claim that someone who died saving the life of another shouldn’t be punished with Hell?

What would you say to someone who says they don’t need a relationship with God and that if there’s a just God, then we should all be judged according to our deeds?

]]>

How would you respond to the claim that someone who died saving the life of another shouldn’t be punished with Hell?

What would you say to someone who says they don’t need a relationship with God and that if there’s a just God, then we should all be judged according to our deeds?

]]> Questions about responding to the claim that someone who died saving the life of another shouldn’t be punished with Hell, and answering someone who says they don’t need a relationship with God and that if there’s a just God, then we should all be judged according to our deeds. Stand to Reason false No 1445 full How Is God’s Divine Prerogative in Romans 9 Different from the Capriciousness of Allah? How Is God’s Divine Prerogative in Romans 9 Different from the Capriciousness of Allah? https://strask.podbean.com/e/how-is-god-s-divine-prerogative-in-romans-9-different-from-the-capriciousness-of-allah/ https://strask.podbean.com/e/how-is-god-s-divine-prerogative-in-romans-9-different-from-the-capriciousness-of-allah/#comments Thu, 28 May 2026 00:00:00 -0700 strask.podbean.com/776d3f02-0f9d-3e74-9e6a-cbbd2bd09059

How is God’s divine prerogative shown in Romans 9 different from the capriciousness of Allah?

If God already knows who goes to Heaven, and he draws those whom he draws, then why bother with evangelism since it isn’t like someone can have the choice to choose God?

In Reformed theology, what’s the role of faith in the elect if God guaranteed their salvation?

]]>

How is God’s divine prerogative shown in Romans 9 different from the capriciousness of Allah?

If God already knows who goes to Heaven, and he draws those whom he draws, then why bother with evangelism since it isn’t like someone can have the choice to choose God?

In Reformed theology, what’s the role of faith in the elect if God guaranteed their salvation?

]]> Questions about how God’s divine prerogative in Romans 9 differs from the capriciousness of Allah, why we should bother with evangelism if God draws those whom he draws and no one has a choice, and the role of faith in the elect in Reformed theology if God guaranteed their salvation. Stand to Reason false No 1723 full Would a Human Clone Have a Soul? Would a Human Clone Have a Soul? https://strask.podbean.com/e/would-a-human-clone-have-a-soul/ https://strask.podbean.com/e/would-a-human-clone-have-a-soul/#comments Mon, 25 May 2026 00:00:00 -0700 strask.podbean.com/bd76636f-5005-3def-aade-de9a1190e11e

Would a human clone have a soul?

When identical twins form from a single-cell fertilized egg, when does each receive a soul?

Do anencephalic babies have a soul?

Does the fact that scientists have been able to decode people’s thoughts by using AI to analyze their brain activity disprove the idea that the soul is real and that consciousness is an immaterial, private experience?

]]>

Would a human clone have a soul?

When identical twins form from a single-cell fertilized egg, when does each receive a soul?

Do anencephalic babies have a soul?

]]> Questions about whether or not a human clone would have a soul, when each identical twin receives a soul, whether anencephalic babies have a soul, and whether the fact that scientists can use AI to decode people’s thoughts by analyzing their brain activity disproves the soul. Stand to Reason false No 1675 full This Culture Turned Our Dear Daughter Away from the Faith This Culture Turned Our Dear Daughter Away from the Faith https://strask.podbean.com/e/this-culture-turned-our-dear-daughter-away-from-the-faith/ https://strask.podbean.com/e/this-culture-turned-our-dear-daughter-away-from-the-faith/#comments Thu, 21 May 2026 00:00:00 -0700 strask.podbean.com/8cf628d1-48f0-36df-859c-9f45b0fb5df3

Do you have any advice for us after this culture turned our dear daughter away from the faith she grew up in?

As someone who’s been a Christian for approximately 35 years, I'm feeling very cold to evangelism and a deeper understanding of Scripture, and I’m looking for some advice on where to get started.

]]>

Do you have any advice for us after this culture turned our dear daughter away from the faith she grew up in?

As someone who’s been a Christian for approximately 35 years, I'm feeling very cold to evangelism and a deeper understanding of Scripture, and I’m looking for some advice on where to get started.

]]> Questions about advice for parents whose daughter was turned away from the faith by the culture, and what to do when you’ve been a Christian for 35 years and are feeling cold to evangelism and a deeper understanding of Scripture. Stand to Reason false No 1382 full If We’re Not Under the Old Testament Laws, Why Are We Using Them to Condemn People? If We’re Not Under the Old Testament Laws, Why Are We Using Them to Condemn People? https://strask.podbean.com/e/if-we-re-not-under-the-old-testament-laws-why-are-we-using-them-to-condemn-people/ https://strask.podbean.com/e/if-we-re-not-under-the-old-testament-laws-why-are-we-using-them-to-condemn-people/#comments Mon, 18 May 2026 00:00:00 -0700 strask.podbean.com/d97f4f3f-f13e-300c-bb6a-808f91d2e2a0

If the Old Testament laws were not even meant for us, then why are so many using the old laws to condemn people now?

What do you think about my friends insisting that Christians celebrate and honor the various feasts of the Mosaic Law—not out of a spirit of legalism, but merely out of obedience to the Lord who saved them?

Just as part of the purpose of the Mosaic Law and sacrificial system was to teach God’s people how to recognize Jesus when he came, should Christians be keeping the Feast of Tabernacles and other commands so we can recognize Christ at his second coming?

]]>

If the Old Testament laws were not even meant for us, then why are so many using the old laws to condemn people now?

]]> Questions about why people are using the Old Testament laws to condemn people if we’re not under those laws, thoughts on Christians celebrating the feasts of the Law out of obedience to the Lord, and whether we should keep the feasts so we’ll recognize Christ at his second coming. Stand to Reason false No 1527 full Everyone Deserves Love and Happiness Everyone Deserves Love and Happiness https://strask.podbean.com/e/everyone-deserves-love-and-happiness/ https://strask.podbean.com/e/everyone-deserves-love-and-happiness/#comments Thu, 14 May 2026 00:00:00 -0700 strask.podbean.com/6b23822d-6d17-33e6-ac6e-29c00f205939

How would you answer someone who said, “Everyone deserves love and happiness,” in response to my objections to same-sex weddings?

How should I think about same-sex adoption when looking through the lens of the greater good? If same-sex marriage is legal, what is the greater good in terms of children—giving a child a home or fighting against same-sex adoption ever occurring?

]]>

How would you answer someone who said, “Everyone deserves love and happiness,” in response to my objections to same-sex weddings?

]]> Questions about how to answer someone who says, “Everyone deserves love and happiness,” in response to objections to same-sex weddings, and how to think about same-sex adoption when looking through the lens of the greater good. Stand to Reason false No 1641 full What Is a Biblical Case for Submitting to God’s Good Design for Our Bodies? What Is a Biblical Case for Submitting to God’s Good Design for Our Bodies? https://strask.podbean.com/e/what-is-a-biblical-case-for-submitting-to-god-s-good-design-for-our-bodies/ https://strask.podbean.com/e/what-is-a-biblical-case-for-submitting-to-god-s-good-design-for-our-bodies/#comments Mon, 11 May 2026 00:00:00 -0700 strask.podbean.com/525a2ad2-fb18-327f-88a7-a9384f103c9c

Would you make a biblical case for God’s good design in creating two genders and the rightness of submitting to his design for our own bodies? My trans, Episcopal brother is asking why “gender-affirming care” is wrong and harmful if it’s not discussed in the Bible.

]]>

]]> Questions about how to make a biblical case for God’s good design in creating two genders and the rightness of submitting to his design for our own bodies, and how “gender-affirming” care can be wrong if it’s not discussed in the Bible. Stand to Reason false No 1461 full Is the Despair Portrayed in Psalms and Job Descriptive or Prescriptive? Is the Despair Portrayed in Psalms and Job Descriptive or Prescriptive? https://strask.podbean.com/e/is-the-despair-portrayed-in-psalms-and-job-descriptive-or-prescriptive/ https://strask.podbean.com/e/is-the-despair-portrayed-in-psalms-and-job-descriptive-or-prescriptive/#comments Thu, 07 May 2026 00:00:00 -0700 strask.podbean.com/7a03dcdc-0872-3c95-98ef-b6bab93a19b6

Should we view the despair of believers portrayed in Psalms and Job descriptively, prescriptively, or some other middle way?

Are the Beatitudes found in Matthew 5 descriptive, prescriptive, or both?

How do we meditate on God’s Word just by reading it, and how is meditating on God’s Word different from yoga?

How should I respond to someone who says, “The Bible gives us information about God. You can’t read it again and again and say you have a relationship with God.”

]]>

Should we view the despair of believers portrayed in Psalms and Job descriptively, prescriptively, or some other middle way?

Are the Beatitudes found in Matthew 5 descriptive, prescriptive, or both?

How do we meditate on God’s Word just by reading it, and how is meditating on God’s Word different from yoga?

How should I respond to someone who says, “The Bible gives us information about God. You can’t read it again and again and say you have a relationship with God.”

]]> Questions about whether the despair portrayed in Psalms and Job is descriptive, prescriptive, or something else, whether the Beatitudes are descriptive or prescriptive, how to meditate on God’s Word, and whether reading the Bible gives us information about God or a relationship with him. Stand to Reason false No 1401 full What Is the Difference Between Believing and Knowing? What Is the Difference Between Believing and Knowing? https://strask.podbean.com/e/what-is-the-difference-between-believing-and-knowing/ https://strask.podbean.com/e/what-is-the-difference-between-believing-and-knowing/#comments Mon, 04 May 2026 00:00:00 -0700 strask.podbean.com/b343c45b-e4dc-3249-a264-6b07abce6da9

How would you understand the difference between believing and knowing from a biblically informed Christian perspective, with knowing from a secular perspective being that which one can see, smell, touch, or demonstrate empirically?

Why is it considered very bad manners to ask for testable, repeatable, consistent evidence that gods and goddesses do exist?

What prayer can anyone say over a small amount of baking soda so that when vinegar is poured onto it, the bubbles test positive for hydrogen instead of carbon dioxide, thereby giving evidence that the supernatural being to whom the prayer is offered does exist?

]]>

Why is it considered very bad manners to ask for testable, repeatable, consistent evidence that gods and goddesses do exist?

]]> Questions about the difference between believing and knowing from a biblical perspective, why it’s considered bad manners to ask for testable, repeatable evidence for the existence of gods, and why Christians don’t prove God exists by asking him to change carbon dioxide into hydrogen. Stand to Reason false No 1713 full What Is Your Best Answer When Asked to Prove God Exists? What Is Your Best Answer When Asked to Prove God Exists? https://strask.podbean.com/e/what-is-your-best-answer-when-asked-to-prove-god-exists/ https://strask.podbean.com/e/what-is-your-best-answer-when-asked-to-prove-god-exists/#comments Thu, 30 Apr 2026 00:00:00 -0700 strask.podbean.com/d89b3826-bd89-3742-a849-93457b015994

What is your best answer when an atheist asks you to “prove God exists”?

Since God is a Trinity, he can be love without needing creation, but how can he be, by nature, merciful and forgiving without fallen humanity, and wouldn’t that make us necessary?

If God is complete in himself, he didn’t need to create us, and if his angels are there, he already receives glory, so why is it to the benefit of an uncreated creation that they should be created and witness the glory of God?

]]>

What is your best answer when an atheist asks you to “prove God exists”?

Since God is a Trinity, he can be love without needing creation, but how can he be, by nature, merciful and forgiving without fallen humanity, and wouldn’t that make us necessary?

]]> Questions about our best answer when an atheist asks us to prove God exists, how God can be merciful and forgiving without the existence of fallen humanity, and why, if God is complete in himself and already receives glory from the angels, he would create us to witness his glory. Stand to Reason false No 1407 full Why Did the Sadducees and Pharisees Want to Kill Jesus? Why Did the Sadducees and Pharisees Want to Kill Jesus? https://strask.podbean.com/e/why-did-the-sadducees-and-pharisees-want-to-kill-jesus/ https://strask.podbean.com/e/why-did-the-sadducees-and-pharisees-want-to-kill-jesus/#comments Mon, 27 Apr 2026 00:00:00 -0700 strask.podbean.com/cfdcd45a-8b61-375b-b147-d1c7d2783b8a

Why did the Sadducees and Pharisees want to kill Jesus?

Why doesn’t God say anything when we pray to him?

]]>

Why did the Sadducees and Pharisees want to kill Jesus?

Why doesn’t God say anything when we pray to him?

]]> Questions about why the Sadducees and Pharisees wanted to kill Jesus and why God doesn’t say anything when we pray to him. Stand to Reason false No 1275 full Can a Person Be Saved but Have Nothing to Show for It? Can a Person Be Saved but Have Nothing to Show for It? https://strask.podbean.com/e/can-a-person-be-saved-but-have-nothing-to-show-for-it/ https://strask.podbean.com/e/can-a-person-be-saved-but-have-nothing-to-show-for-it/#comments Thu, 23 Apr 2026 09:28:00 -0700 strask.podbean.com/e570700f-90b6-399d-96ac-39961c273c2e

Does 1 Corinthians 3:15 indicate that a person can be saved but have nothing to show for it in the way they live, and if so, how does this fit with passages like James 2 and John 15?

If good works demonstrate/follow salvation, does that mean I’m not saved since I still fail so much when it comes to selfishness, not helping others much, not giving much, etc.?

]]>

Does 1 Corinthians 3:15 indicate that a person can be saved but have nothing to show for it in the way they live, and if so, how does this fit with passages like James 2 and John 15?

If good works demonstrate/follow salvation, does that mean I’m not saved since I still fail so much when it comes to selfishness, not helping others much, not giving much, etc.?

]]> Questions about whether 1 Corinthians 3:15 indicates that a person can be saved but have nothing to show for it in the way they live, and whether a lack of good works after salvation means the person is not really saved. Stand to Reason false No 1486 full What Questions Do We Need to Answer to Help Keep Our Youth in the Faith? What Questions Do We Need to Answer to Help Keep Our Youth in the Faith? https://strask.podbean.com/e/what-questions-do-we-need-to-answer-to-help-keep-our-youth-in-the-faith/ https://strask.podbean.com/e/what-questions-do-we-need-to-answer-to-help-keep-our-youth-in-the-faith/#comments Mon, 20 Apr 2026 00:00:00 -0700 strask.podbean.com/92134092-f937-3192-b8b8-5af66f1806ed

What questions do we need to answer for our youth to help keep them from walking away from the faith?

]]>

What questions do we need to answer for our youth to help keep them from walking away from the faith?

]]> Question about the questions we need to answer for our youth to help keep them from walking away from the faith. Stand to Reason false No 1329 full How Do We Love Those Who Hate Us? How Do We Love Those Who Hate Us? https://strask.podbean.com/e/how-do-we-love-those-who-hate-us/ https://strask.podbean.com/e/how-do-we-love-those-who-hate-us/#comments Thu, 16 Apr 2026 00:00:00 -0700 strask.podbean.com/27269703-0577-3c8f-a64a-2298e643f72c

How would you answer the question my former professor says is the most pressing question his students are asking right now: How do we love those who hate us?

]]>

How would you answer the question my former professor says is the most pressing question his students are asking right now: How do we love those who hate us?

]]> Question about how to love those who hate us. Stand to Reason false No 1327 full Is Fasting Food Specific? Is Fasting Food Specific? https://strask.podbean.com/e/is-fasting-food-specific/ https://strask.podbean.com/e/is-fasting-food-specific/#comments Mon, 13 Apr 2026 00:00:00 -0700 strask.podbean.com/9feb5437-4ebd-33dc-867c-fe5bcb1a8e97

Is it biblical to abstain from something like social media as a form of fasting to pray for a specific thing, or is fasting food specific?

Is the “faith” listed as a gift of the Spirit in 1 Corinthians 12:9 somehow different from the saving faith given to all believers?

Is it biblical for people with a prophetic gift to predict seasons of suffering or when a person will die?

]]>

Is it biblical to abstain from something like social media as a form of fasting to pray for a specific thing, or is fasting food specific?

Is the “faith” listed as a gift of the Spirit in 1 Corinthians 12:9 somehow different from the saving faith given to all believers?

Is it biblical for people with a prophetic gift to predict seasons of suffering or when a person will die?

]]> Questions about whether biblical fasting is food specific or could include things like social media, how the “faith” listed as a gift of the Spirit in 1 Corinthians 12:9 differs from the saving faith given to all believers, and whether it’s biblical for people with a prophetic gift to predict suffering and death. Stand to Reason false No 1520 full How Do I Respond to a Confused Four-Year-Old? How Do I Respond to a Confused Four-Year-Old? https://strask.podbean.com/e/how-do-i-respond-to-a-confused-four-year-old/ https://strask.podbean.com/e/how-do-i-respond-to-a-confused-four-year-old/#comments Thu, 09 Apr 2026 00:00:00 -0700 strask.podbean.com/d8ef6ac4-0513-36bd-8b3a-a13bba340eb4

How do I respond to a confused four-year-old grandson whose father is telling him there are hundreds of gods?

Why is it so hard, when having a discussion with a Mormon or Jehovah’s Witness, to help them understand and set them free with the truth of the gospel?

How do I engage someone who claims to be a Christian yet attends a Unitarian Universalist church?

]]>

How do I respond to a confused four-year-old grandson whose father is telling him there are hundreds of gods?

Why is it so hard, when having a discussion with a Mormon or Jehovah’s Witness, to help them understand and set them free with the truth of the gospel?

How do I engage someone who claims to be a Christian yet attends a Unitarian Universalist church?

]]> Questions about what to say to a confused four-year-old grandson whose father is telling him there are hundreds of gods, why it’s difficult to persuade a Mormon or Jehovah’s Witness, and how to engage someone who claims to be Christian yet attends a Unitarian Universalist church. Stand to Reason false No 1278 full What Evidence in Scripture Identifies the Holy Spirit as a Person? What Evidence in Scripture Identifies the Holy Spirit as a Person? https://strask.podbean.com/e/what-evidence-in-scripture-identifies-the-holy-spirit-as-a-person/ https://strask.podbean.com/e/what-evidence-in-scripture-identifies-the-holy-spirit-as-a-person/#comments Mon, 06 Apr 2026 00:00:00 -0700 strask.podbean.com/eadcb253-a02e-318f-b4dc-b2bfcaf81ea6

Aside from translators’ use of the male pronoun, what evidence in Scripture identifies the Holy Spirit as a “person” as opposed to the transforming power of God?

Does Mark 13:33 mean that the Holy Spirit does not know the day of Christ’s return?

Can you comment on popular spiritual formation practices such as contemplative prayer, lectio divina, and the need to explore our past in order for the Spirit to work in us to remove sin?

]]>

Aside from translators’ use of the male pronoun, what evidence in Scripture identifies the Holy Spirit as a “person” as opposed to the transforming power of God?

Does Mark 13:33 mean that the Holy Spirit does not know the day of Christ’s return?

Can you comment on popular spiritual formation practices such as contemplative prayer, lectio divina, and the need to explore our past in order for the Spirit to work in us to remove sin?

]]> Questions about evidence in Scripture that identifies the Holy Spirit as a person rather than the transforming power of God, whether Mark 13:33 means that the Holy Spirit doesn’t know the day of Christ’s return, and thoughts on contemplative prayer and other popular spiritual formation practices. Stand to Reason false No 2190 full Doesn’t Perfect Justice Require That the Penalty Be Paid By the Offender? Doesn’t Perfect Justice Require That the Penalty Be Paid By the Offender? https://strask.podbean.com/e/doesn-t-perfect-justice-require-that-the-penalty-be-paid-by-the-offender/ https://strask.podbean.com/e/doesn-t-perfect-justice-require-that-the-penalty-be-paid-by-the-offender/#comments Thu, 02 Apr 2026 00:00:00 -0700 strask.podbean.com/fbeca6f3-282f-3c95-8cd6-2af0746ce049

For “perfect justice” to be accomplished, doesn’t the penalty have to actually be paid by the offender rather than someone else?

Are the references in Scripture to ”sharing in the sufferings of Christ” only about persecution for one’s faith in Christ, or are they also about sickness, financial hardship, emotional pain, etc.?

]]>

For “perfect justice” to be accomplished, doesn’t the penalty have to actually be paid by the offender rather than someone else?

]]> Questions about whether perfect justice requires that the penalty be paid by the offender rather than someone else, and whether the references in Scripture to sharing in the sufferings of Christ are only about persecution for one’s faith or include things like sickness and financial hardship. Stand to Reason false No 1404 full Should I Attend the Wedding of Someone Who Is into New Thought and Against Christianity? Should I Attend the Wedding of Someone Who Is into New Thought and Against Christianity? https://strask.podbean.com/e/should-i-attend-the-wedding-of-someone-who-is-into-new-thought-and-against-christianity/ https://strask.podbean.com/e/should-i-attend-the-wedding-of-someone-who-is-into-new-thought-and-against-christianity/#comments Mon, 30 Mar 2026 00:00:00 -0700 strask.podbean.com/c4dacb39-de46-3675-af9f-a7259637b678

Should I attend the wedding of my sister, who is into the New Thought movement and will have a meditation yurt, a drum circle, and other New Age items at the wedding location and is very outspoken against Christianity?

I’ve found that Latter-day Saint singers sing hymns that I like, and I get disturbed by that. Should I not listen?

How should Christians respond to the Buddhist “Walk for Peace” and the people and churches excited to see and support it?

]]>

I’ve found that Latter-day Saint singers sing hymns that I like, and I get disturbed by that. Should I not listen?

How should Christians respond to the Buddhist “Walk for Peace” and the people and churches excited to see and support it?

]]> Questions about whether to attend the wedding of someone who is into the New Thought movement and will have New Age items at the wedding location, whether one should not listen to hymns sung by Latter-day Saints, and how to respond to the Buddhist “Walk for Peace.” Stand to Reason false No 1550 full Which Translation Would You Recommend for an Adult Who’s New to the Bible? Which Translation Would You Recommend for an Adult Who’s New to the Bible? https://strask.podbean.com/e/which-translation-would-you-recommend-for-an-adult-who-s-new-to-the-bible/ https://strask.podbean.com/e/which-translation-would-you-recommend-for-an-adult-who-s-new-to-the-bible/#comments Thu, 26 Mar 2026 00:00:00 -0700 strask.podbean.com/a4e6e5b8-d058-3a5d-8f3e-71435b397a80

Which Bible translation would you recommend to an adult who’s new to the Bible?

What resources would you recommend to an unbeliever who’s interested in reading the Bible with her son?

]]>

Which Bible translation would you recommend to an adult who’s new to the Bible?

What resources would you recommend to an unbeliever who’s interested in reading the Bible with her son?

]]> Questions about which Bible translation to recommend to an adult who’s new to the Bible, and what resources to recommend to an unbeliever who’s interested in reading the Bible with her son. Stand to Reason false No 1425 full Is Christianity Narrow-Minded and Dangerous? Is Christianity Narrow-Minded and Dangerous? https://strask.podbean.com/e/is-christianity-narrow-minded-and-dangerous/ https://strask.podbean.com/e/is-christianity-narrow-minded-and-dangerous/#comments Mon, 23 Mar 2026 00:00:00 -0700 strask.podbean.com/b22c1d1a-d236-38f2-b778-336d3827f39c

How would you respond to the criticism that Christianity is narrow-minded and dangerous?

What would you say to someone who thinks Christianity is a cult?

]]>

How would you respond to the criticism that Christianity is narrow-minded and dangerous?

What would you say to someone who thinks Christianity is a cult?

]]> Questions about how to respond to the criticism that Christianity is narrow-minded and dangerous, and what to say to someone who thinks Christianity is a cult. Stand to Reason false No 1366 full Would You Say God’s Primary Object Is to Not Be Found? Would You Say God’s Primary Object Is to Not Be Found? https://strask.podbean.com/e/would-you-say-god-s-primary-object-is-to-not-be-found/ https://strask.podbean.com/e/would-you-say-god-s-primary-object-is-to-not-be-found/#comments Thu, 19 Mar 2026 00:00:00 -0700 strask.podbean.com/5b693916-e688-39a1-85ef-94fdb55dc09c

Would you say God’s primary object is to not be found?

If God doesn’t make mistakes, how do you explain the fact that Christians have reached an all-time low percentage of the world’s population?

If the common belief that God wins every battle were true, then no one would be in Hell.

]]>

Would you say God’s primary object is to not be found?

If God doesn’t make mistakes, how do you explain the fact that Christians have reached an all-time low percentage of the world’s population?

If the common belief that God wins every battle were true, then no one would be in Hell.

]]> Questions about whether God’s primary object is to not be found, how one can say God doesn’t make mistakes if the percentage of Christians in the world is so low, and whether the fact that not everyone will be in Heaven is proof that God doesn’t win every battle. Stand to Reason false No 1455 full Is This an Argument for Relativism? Is This an Argument for Relativism? https://strask.podbean.com/e/is-this-an-argument-for-relativism/ https://strask.podbean.com/e/is-this-an-argument-for-relativism/#comments Mon, 16 Mar 2026 00:00:00 -0700 strask.podbean.com/e14caad3-978b-3914-b6ee-1b0ef36b2205

I’ve heard truth doesn’t change and doesn’t contradict itself, but how does yearly change fit into that—e.g., I’m 38 one year and 39 the next. Does this create an argument for relativism?

If “cowardice” is defined as failing to do what’s right, then calling it “wrong” is just a tautology. How do we ground virtues like courage in objective reality without relying on circular definitions?

]]>

I’ve heard truth doesn’t change and doesn’t contradict itself, but how does yearly change fit into that—e.g., I’m 38 one year and 39 the next. Does this create an argument for relativism?

]]> Questions about whether the fact that the truth about one’s age changes over time is an argument for relativism, and how to ground virtues like courage in objective reality without relying on circular definitions. Stand to Reason false No 1259 full Isn’t the Covenant in Scripture Explicitly with Israel and Not the Gentile Nations? Isn’t the Covenant in Scripture Explicitly with Israel and Not the Gentile Nations? https://strask.podbean.com/e/isn-t-the-covenant-in-scripture-explicitly-with-israel-and-not-the-gentile-nations/ https://strask.podbean.com/e/isn-t-the-covenant-in-scripture-explicitly-with-israel-and-not-the-gentile-nations/#comments Thu, 12 Mar 2026 00:00:00 -0700 strask.podbean.com/7b2fe92a-48ef-3773-9d9c-642ae77fd393

The covenant in Scripture is explicitly with Israel and not the Gentile nations, so what gives modern Christians confidence that they’ve inherited that covenant?

Why were the Jews chosen?

]]>

The covenant in Scripture is explicitly with Israel and not the Gentile nations, so what gives modern Christians confidence that they’ve inherited that covenant?

Why were the Jews chosen?

]]> Questions about what gives modern Christians confidence that they’ve inherited the Jews’ covenant with God if Scripture explicitly says it was with Israel and not the Gentile nations, and why the Jews were chosen. Stand to Reason false No 1481 full Why Is There No Effort Towards a Neutral Interpretation of Scripture? Why Is There No Effort Towards a Neutral Interpretation of Scripture? https://strask.podbean.com/e/why-is-there-no-effort-towards-a-neutral-interpretation-of-scripture/ https://strask.podbean.com/e/why-is-there-no-effort-towards-a-neutral-interpretation-of-scripture/#comments Mon, 09 Mar 2026 00:00:00 -0700 strask.podbean.com/689a3ca1-e8d1-381c-9493-494549f7b4d4

Why is there no effort towards a neutral exegesis—i.e., without taking denominational preferences into account—in light of the fact that there are so many denominations divided over hundreds of topics? Which inspiration theory and which explanatory system do you use?

Considering there are so many denominations that all believe different things, how can they all claim to be followers of Christ?

]]>

Considering there are so many denominations that all believe different things, how can they all claim to be followers of Christ?

]]> Questions about why there is no effort towards a neutral interpretation of Scripture that doesn’t take denominational preferences into account, and how so many people in different denominations that believe different things can all claim to be followers of Christ. Stand to Reason false No 1855 full How Could One Person Trust Another Person on the Topic of God? How Could One Person Trust Another Person on the Topic of God? https://strask.podbean.com/e/how-could-one-person-trust-another-person-on-the-topic-of-god/ https://strask.podbean.com/e/how-could-one-person-trust-another-person-on-the-topic-of-god/#comments Thu, 05 Mar 2026 00:00:00 -0800 strask.podbean.com/884691eb-1ace-32eb-b14b-53b198ebb40d

How could one person trust another person on the topic of God, and how did you obtain information about God that I haven’t obtained?

Aside from Heaven and Hell, does God matter? Atheists and Muslims experience the same world you do.

]]>

How could one person trust another person on the topic of God, and how did you obtain information about God that I haven’t obtained?

Aside from Heaven and Hell, does God matter? Atheists and Muslims experience the same world you do.

]]> Questions about how one person could trust another person on the topic of God, how STR obtained information about God that others haven’t obtained, and whether God only matters for the purpose of the afterlife. Stand to Reason false No 1368 full How Should I Respond to an LGBTQ Person Who Says He Feels Good About Who He Is? How Should I Respond to an LGBTQ Person Who Says He Feels Good About Who He Is? https://strask.podbean.com/e/how-should-i-respond-to-an-lgbtq-person-who-says-he-feels-good-about-who-he-is/ https://strask.podbean.com/e/how-should-i-respond-to-an-lgbtq-person-who-says-he-feels-good-about-who-he-is/#comments Mon, 02 Mar 2026 00:00:00 -0800 strask.podbean.com/46914959-02bd-316a-9f8f-e99570dd04e0

What would be an appropriate response to an LGBTQ person saying, “I feel good about who I am”?

Since we all have sin in our life that we don’t consider to be sinful, and will only learn about it when we get to Heaven, doesn’t that mean a practicing homosexual can be born again as long as he sincerely believes his behavior is not sinful?

]]>

What would be an appropriate response to an LGBTQ person saying, “I feel good about who I am”?

]]> Questions about responding to an LGBTQ person who says he feels good about who he is, and whether—since we all have sin in our life we don’t consider to be sinful—a practicing homosexual can be born again as long as he sincerely believes his behavior isn’t sinful. Stand to Reason false No 1512 full Does God Hear the Prayers of Non-Believers? Does God Hear the Prayers of Non-Believers? https://strask.podbean.com/e/does-god-hear-the-prayers-of-non-believers/ https://strask.podbean.com/e/does-god-hear-the-prayers-of-non-believers/#comments Thu, 26 Feb 2026 00:00:00 -0800 strask.podbean.com/d144eaef-413b-38b9-9c80-1de49ff253b0

Does God hear non-believers’ prayers, and if he hears them, does he answer them?

How would you evaluate a church sign that reads (as if from God), “Just love everyone. I'll sort them out later”?

]]>

Does God hear non-believers’ prayers, and if he hears them, does he answer them?

How would you evaluate a church sign that reads (as if from God), “Just love everyone. I'll sort them out later”?

]]> Questions about whether or not God hears and answers the prayers of non-believers, and thoughts about a church sign that reads (as if from God), “Just love everyone. I’ll sort them out later.” Stand to Reason false No 1306 full What Is the Role of the Holy Spirit in Our Lives if He Doesn’t Give Us Instructions? What Is the Role of the Holy Spirit in Our Lives if He Doesn’t Give Us Instructions? https://strask.podbean.com/e/what-is-the-role-of-the-holy-spirit-in-our-lives-if-he-doesn-t-give-us-instructions/ https://strask.podbean.com/e/what-is-the-role-of-the-holy-spirit-in-our-lives-if-he-doesn-t-give-us-instructions/#comments Mon, 23 Feb 2026 00:00:00 -0800 strask.podbean.com/4d412735-9903-3f01-a690-6eaee33e3924

If the Holy Spirit doesn’t give us personal instructions, what does that leave the role of the Holy Spirit to be in my life?

Do you have advice for someone who believes in God intellectually but struggles to understand how to have a “personal relationship” with him? I don’t understand how others “feel his presence” or “hear from God.”

What resources (outside of your own) would you recommend in regard to the wisdom model for making decisions rather than a more charismatic approach of receiving impressions, whispers, etc. from God?

]]>

If the Holy Spirit doesn’t give us personal instructions, what does that leave the role of the Holy Spirit to be in my life?

What resources (outside of your own) would you recommend in regard to the wisdom model for making decisions rather than a more charismatic approach of receiving impressions, whispers, etc. from God?

]]> Questions about the role of the Holy Spirit in our lives, advice for someone who believes in God intellectually but struggles to understand how to have a “personal relationship” with him, and resources other than Greg’s that teach the wisdom model for making decisions. Stand to Reason false No 1845 full Why Is It Necessary to Believe Jesus Is God? Why Is It Necessary to Believe Jesus Is God? https://strask.podbean.com/e/why-is-it-necessary-to-believe-jesus-is-god/ https://strask.podbean.com/e/why-is-it-necessary-to-believe-jesus-is-god/#comments Thu, 19 Feb 2026 00:00:00 -0800 strask.podbean.com/332795b7-6c5f-3013-8567-8042112455d5

Why is it necessary to believe Jesus is God? Since the Trinity is so difficult for our little human minds to comprehend, is belief in the Trinity really required for salvation?

Where do you see the words “Trinity,” “God the Son,” and “God the Holy Spirit” in the Bible, and if they’re not there, do I have to believe in the Trinity?

]]>

Why is it necessary to believe Jesus is God? Since the Trinity is so difficult for our little human minds to comprehend, is belief in the Trinity really required for salvation?

Where do you see the words “Trinity,” “God the Son,” and “God the Holy Spirit” in the Bible, and if they’re not there, do I have to believe in the Trinity?

]]> Questions about why it’s necessary to believe Jesus is God, whether belief in the Trinity is required for salvation, and why one has to believe in the Trinity if the words “Trinity,” “God the Son,” and “God the Holy Spirit” aren’t in the Bible. Stand to Reason false No 1304 full How Can We Know Who Is Teaching the Same Gospel Paul Taught? How Can We Know Who Is Teaching the Same Gospel Paul Taught? https://strask.podbean.com/e/how-can-we-know-who-is-teaching-the-same-gospel-paul-taught/ https://strask.podbean.com/e/how-can-we-know-who-is-teaching-the-same-gospel-paul-taught/#comments Mon, 16 Feb 2026 00:00:00 -0800 strask.podbean.com/5852afa8-97dd-31d6-96a2-8af8cdb64b41

With so many divergent traditions, how can we know who is teaching the same gospel Paul taught? If someone in our age has been taught by revelation, then we should forget traditions.

Does Jeremiah 1:5 support the idea that we pre-existed in a spiritual form?

]]>

With so many divergent traditions, how can we know who is teaching the same gospel Paul taught? If someone in our age has been taught by revelation, then we should forget traditions.

Does Jeremiah 1:5 support the idea that we pre-existed in a spiritual form?

]]> Questions about how we can know who is teaching the same gospel Paul taught, and whether or not Jeremiah 1:5 supports the idea that we pre-existed in a spiritual form. Stand to Reason false No 1444 full Is Greg Placing His Faith in the Wrong Thing? Is Greg Placing His Faith in the Wrong Thing? https://strask.podbean.com/e/is-greg-placing-his-faith-in-the-wrong-thing/ https://strask.podbean.com/e/is-greg-placing-his-faith-in-the-wrong-thing/#comments Thu, 12 Feb 2026 00:00:00 -0800 strask.podbean.com/408b2057-da1e-3fd3-9ac9-29f78da59641

Please respond to this critique of Greg Koukl: “Those who place their faith in their personal assessment of which truth claims best correspond to reality are placing their faith in something other than the revelation of God in Jesus Christ and a personal encounter with the Holy Spirit.”

I struggle with thoughts that God isn’t real even though I know he’s real. How do I fight this?

]]>

I struggle with thoughts that God isn’t real even though I know he’s real. How do I fight this?

]]> Questions about Greg placing his faith in his personal assessment of which truth claims best match reality rather than in the revelation of God in Jesus and a personal encounter with the Spirit, and how to fight thoughts that God isn’t real when you know he is real. Stand to Reason false No 1304 full Does Open-Mindedness Require Studying Other Religions Before Becoming a Christian? Does Open-Mindedness Require Studying Other Religions Before Becoming a Christian? https://strask.podbean.com/e/does-open-mindedness-require-studying-other-religions-before-becoming-a-christian/ https://strask.podbean.com/e/does-open-mindedness-require-studying-other-religions-before-becoming-a-christian/#comments Mon, 09 Feb 2026 00:00:00 -0800 strask.podbean.com/c0a4c16d-eff8-3c11-80e5-952bd6228171

How would you respond to someone who says, “If Christians really want to be open-minded, they need to read and study other religions before committing to Christianity”?

With so many paths claiming to be the sole path, what is to be said about those who choose incorrectly?

]]>

How would you respond to someone who says, “If Christians really want to be open-minded, they need to read and study other religions before committing to Christianity”?

With so many paths claiming to be the sole path, what is to be said about those who choose incorrectly?

]]> Questions about the claim that if Christians really want to be open-minded, they need to read and study other religions before committing to Christianity, and with so many paths claiming to be the sole path, what is to be said about those who choose incorrectly? Stand to Reason false No 1367 full Is It Possible There’s a Being That’s Greater Than God? Is It Possible There’s a Being That’s Greater Than God? https://strask.podbean.com/e/is-it-possible-there-s-a-being-that-s-greater-than-god/ https://strask.podbean.com/e/is-it-possible-there-s-a-being-that-s-greater-than-god/#comments Thu, 05 Feb 2026 00:00:00 -0800 strask.podbean.com/32ddc909-02de-359a-94a3-0943cce369e3

Is it possible there’s a being that’s greater than God and that’s outside of God’s comprehension and omniscience?

How do I explain to relatives who don’t believe in the existence of God or the spiritual realm that we all have an eternal soul? They say that if they see God do a miracle, then they’ll believe, but isn’t that why it’s faith?

]]>

Is it possible there’s a being that’s greater than God and that’s outside of God’s comprehension and omniscience?

]]> Questions about whether it’s possible there’s a being that’s greater than God and that’s outside of God’s comprehension and omniscience, and how to explain to people who don’t believe in the spiritual realm or the existence of God that we have eternal souls. Stand to Reason false No 1378 full Shouldn’t I Be Praying for My Soul Rather Than for Material Things? Shouldn’t I Be Praying for My Soul Rather Than for Material Things? https://strask.podbean.com/e/shouldn-t-i-be-praying-for-my-soul-rather-than-for-material-things/ https://strask.podbean.com/e/shouldn-t-i-be-praying-for-my-soul-rather-than-for-material-things/#comments Mon, 02 Feb 2026 00:00:00 -0800 strask.podbean.com/34fadcf8-53bd-3aa3-aff3-86b12e777f54

Shouldn’t I be praying for my soul rather than for material things such as a house or a new job—i.e., a diet version of the prosperity gospel?

If I’m faced with a decision to do something that’s a good thing and doesn’t violate anything in Scripture, why do I need to pray about it to see if it’s something God wants me to do?

Can the devil hear our prayers, and if so, will he tempt us with “answers” to those prayers?

Is it okay to pray for someone’s death—i.e., for God to release them from suffering rather than for his miraculous healing?

]]>

Shouldn’t I be praying for my soul rather than for material things such as a house or a new job—i.e., a diet version of the prosperity gospel?

If I’m faced with a decision to do something that’s a good thing and doesn’t violate anything in Scripture, why do I need to pray about it to see if it’s something God wants me to do?

Can the devil hear our prayers, and if so, will he tempt us with “answers” to those prayers?

Is it okay to pray for someone’s death—i.e., for God to release them from suffering rather than for his miraculous healing?

]]> Questions about whether we should be praying for our souls rather than for material things, why we need to pray about decisions, whether the devil can hear our prayers and tempt us with “answers,” and whether it’s okay to pray for someone’s death rather than healing. Stand to Reason false No 1445 full Why Should We Pray If God Already Knows What’s Going to Happen? Why Should We Pray If God Already Knows What’s Going to Happen? https://strask.podbean.com/e/why-should-we-pray-if-god-already-knows-what-s-going-to-happen/ https://strask.podbean.com/e/why-should-we-pray-if-god-already-knows-what-s-going-to-happen/#comments Thu, 29 Jan 2026 00:00:00 -0800 strask.podbean.com/3f6028f0-5e87-3e0e-9060-c087f144902d

Why should we pray if God already knows what’s going to happen?

How is the effectiveness of prayer measured—e.g., would Christopher Yuan have been saved if his mother hadn’t prayed fervently?

]]>

Why should we pray if God already knows what’s going to happen?

How is the effectiveness of prayer measured—e.g., would Christopher Yuan have been saved if his mother hadn’t prayed fervently?

]]> Questions about why we should pray if God already knows what’s going to happen, how the effectiveness of prayer is measured, and whether or not things would have happened the way they did if no one had prayed for them. Stand to Reason false No 1248 full Prove to Me That Jesus Is Not a Created Being Prove to Me That Jesus Is Not a Created Being https://strask.podbean.com/e/prove-to-me-that-jesus-is-not-a-created-being/ https://strask.podbean.com/e/prove-to-me-that-jesus-is-not-a-created-being/#comments Mon, 26 Jan 2026 00:00:00 -0800 strask.podbean.com/7e90a12d-1c71-35a8-b624-94b96302ecdb

Prove to me that Jesus is not a created being, that “begotten” doesn’t mean he was created, and that he has always existed.

What does it mean to say God became fully human if part of being human means not being God?

]]>

Prove to me that Jesus is not a created being, that “begotten” doesn’t mean he was created, and that he has always existed.

What does it mean to say God became fully human if part of being human means not being God?

]]> Questions about why we should think Jesus is not a created being, and what it means to say God became fully human if part of being human means not being God. Stand to Reason false No 1314 full Can You Recommend Good Books with More In-Depth Information and Ideas? Can You Recommend Good Books with More In-Depth Information and Ideas? https://strask.podbean.com/e/can-you-recommend-good-books-with-more-in-depth-information-and-ideas/ https://strask.podbean.com/e/can-you-recommend-good-books-with-more-in-depth-information-and-ideas/#comments Thu, 22 Jan 2026 00:00:00 -0800 strask.podbean.com/f92b1f54-777d-3993-88e8-dcb9ab09580d

As a high school student, I have read many baseline books on Christian apologetics, theology, and philosophy, so could you recommend good books with more in-depth information and ideas?

As someone with a passion for intellectual pursuits such as apologetics, theology, and philosophy, what resources might be helpful for spiritual formation and developing the non-cerebral side of living a Christian life?

]]>

As a high school student, I have read many baseline books on Christian apologetics, theology, and philosophy, so could you recommend good books with more in-depth information and ideas?

]]> Questions about good books on Christian apologetics, philosophy, and theology with more in-depth information and ideas, and resources to help an intellectually-inclined person with spiritual formation and developing the non-cerebral side of living a Christian life. Stand to Reason false No 1746 full What Do You Think About Churches Advertising on Social Media? What Do You Think About Churches Advertising on Social Media? https://strask.podbean.com/e/what-do-you-think-about-churches-advertising-on-social-media/ https://strask.podbean.com/e/what-do-you-think-about-churches-advertising-on-social-media/#comments Mon, 19 Jan 2026 00:00:00 -0800 strask.podbean.com/2dc4d17c-e972-3391-81eb-7dfbeefd90f5

What are your thoughts on churches advertising on social media?

Is it weird that I often find myself praying along with a YouTuber when he ends his videos with a prayer?

Are Christian social media influencers going against Matthew 6:1–2 when they film themselves doing good deeds?

]]>

What are your thoughts on churches advertising on social media?

Is it weird that I often find myself praying along with a YouTuber when he ends his videos with a prayer?

Are Christian social media influencers going against Matthew 6:1–2 when they film themselves doing good deeds?

]]> Questions about whether there’s an issue with churches advertising on social media, whether it’s weird if we pray along with a YouTuber, and whether Christian social media influencers are going against Matthew 6:1–2 when they film themselves doing good deeds. Stand to Reason false No 1459 full Why Are So Many Christians Condemning LGB People Just Because of How They Love? Why Are So Many Christians Condemning LGB People Just Because of How They Love? https://strask.podbean.com/e/why-are-so-many-christians-condemning-lgb-people-just-because-of-how-they-love/ https://strask.podbean.com/e/why-are-so-many-christians-condemning-lgb-people-just-because-of-how-they-love/#comments Thu, 15 Jan 2026 00:00:00 -0800 strask.podbean.com/a5c94f93-867e-3819-aca3-6df31bb1356e

If God sent Jesus to die for our sins, and all who believe in him are accepted into Heaven, why are so many Christians condemning LGB people just because of how they love someone?

How can God expect you to be celibate when others are free to marry and have happiness?

Can you explain the hate I see from Christians today?

]]>

If God sent Jesus to die for our sins, and all who believe in him are accepted into Heaven, why are so many Christians condemning LGB people just because of how they love someone?

How can God expect you to be celibate when others are free to marry and have happiness?

Can you explain the hate I see from Christians today?

]]> Questions about Christians condemning LGB people just because of how they love, how God can expect someone to be celibate when others are free to marry and have happiness, and why Christians seem to hate people today. Stand to Reason false No 2195 full Does God Really Need a “Pound of Flesh” to Forgive Sins? Does God Really Need a “Pound of Flesh” to Forgive Sins? https://strask.podbean.com/e/does-god-really-need-a-pound-of-flesh-to-forgive-sins/ https://strask.podbean.com/e/does-god-really-need-a-pound-of-flesh-to-forgive-sins/#comments Mon, 12 Jan 2026 00:00:00 -0800 strask.podbean.com/6a8042b2-126a-39c7-8108-b95e2a26a12a

How do you answer the challenge that God doesn’t need a “pound of flesh” to forgive sins but can simply forgive?

Romans 10:13 says everyone who calls on the name of the Lord will be saved, but Matthew 7:21 says not everyone who says “Lord, Lord” will be saved. Can you help me understand this contradiction?

]]>

How do you answer the challenge that God doesn’t need a “pound of flesh” to forgive sins but can simply forgive?

Romans 10:13 says everyone who calls on the name of the Lord will be saved, but Matthew 7:21 says not everyone who says “Lord, Lord” will be saved. Can you help me understand this contradiction?

]]> Questions about how to answer the challenge that God doesn’t need a “pound of flesh” to forgive sins but can simply forgive, and whether the claim in Romans 10:13 that everyone who calls on the name of the Lord will be saved contradicts Matthew 7:21. Stand to Reason false No 1398 full Can Two Logical People Come to Conflicting Conclusions Without Committing a Fallacy? Can Two Logical People Come to Conflicting Conclusions Without Committing a Fallacy? https://strask.podbean.com/e/can-two-logical-people-come-to-conflicting-conclusions-without-committing-a-fallacy/ https://strask.podbean.com/e/can-two-logical-people-come-to-conflicting-conclusions-without-committing-a-fallacy/#comments Thu, 08 Jan 2026 00:00:00 -0800 strask.podbean.com/525f2b03-f3fa-3308-89ee-d60eb623cf99

Can two people come to conflicting conclusions on a topic while holding true to logic and reason without committing a fallacy?

As a public figure, how do you deal with criticism, and does it get to you?

]]>

Can two people come to conflicting conclusions on a topic while holding true to logic and reason without committing a fallacy?

As a public figure, how do you deal with criticism, and does it get to you?

]]> Questions about whether two logical people can come to conflicting conclusions on a topic without committing a fallacy, how Greg, as a public figure, deals with criticism, and whether or not criticism gets to him. Stand to Reason false No 1777 full How Do I Determine Which Topics at Work Are Worth Commenting On? How Do I Determine Which Topics at Work Are Worth Commenting On? https://strask.podbean.com/e/how-do-i-determine-which-topics-at-work-are-worth-commenting-on/ https://strask.podbean.com/e/how-do-i-determine-which-topics-at-work-are-worth-commenting-on/#comments Mon, 05 Jan 2026 00:00:00 -0800 strask.podbean.com/e6d1cddf-701f-306f-a781-80a3c308ea44

As someone who works in an open room with six others, where topics shift quickly and it’s hard to interject with multiple people chiming in, how do I determine which topics are worth commenting on and asking questions about?

What is a good way to respond when you’re in a group Bible study and hear earnest, lifelong Christians talk excitedly about books or content creators that aren’t totally orthodox?

]]>

What is a good way to respond when you’re in a group Bible study and hear earnest, lifelong Christians talk excitedly about books or content creators that aren’t totally orthodox?

]]> Questions about how to determine which topics at work are worth commenting on, and a good way to respond when you’re in a group Bible study and hear earnest, lifelong Christians talk excitedly about books or content creators that aren’t orthodox. Stand to Reason false No 1598 full Did Jesus Prove He Wasn’t Sinless When He Overturned the Tables? Did Jesus Prove He Wasn’t Sinless When He Overturned the Tables? https://strask.podbean.com/e/did-jesus-prove-he-wasn-t-sinless-when-he-overturned-the-tables/ https://strask.podbean.com/e/did-jesus-prove-he-wasn-t-sinless-when-he-overturned-the-tables/#comments Mon, 29 Dec 2025 00:00:00 -0800 strask.podbean.com/d08e4a5a-21fe-3ebf-a1d1-51e95aed16c5

How would you respond to someone who said Jesus lacked self-control, got angry, and had a violent temper tantrum when he overturned the tables in Matthew 21:12–13, proving he wasn’t sinless?

Is Jesus’ response to the Pharisees in Mark 3:22–26 a bad argument?

Why was Jesus known for associating with sinners, and to what extent should Christians follow his example?

]]>

How would you respond to someone who said Jesus lacked self-control, got angry, and had a violent temper tantrum when he overturned the tables in Matthew 21:12–13, proving he wasn’t sinless?

Is Jesus’ response to the Pharisees in Mark 3:22–26 a bad argument?

Why was Jesus known for associating with sinners, and to what extent should Christians follow his example?

]]> Questions about whether Jesus proved he wasn’t sinless when he overturned the tables, whether Jesus’ response to the Pharisees in Mark 3:22–26 was a bad argument, why Jesus was known for associating with sinners, and to what extent we should follow his example. Stand to Reason false No 1644 full What About Those Who Never Heard the Name of Jesus? What About Those Who Never Heard the Name of Jesus? https://strask.podbean.com/e/what-about-those-who-never-heard-the-name-of-jesus/ https://strask.podbean.com/e/what-about-those-who-never-heard-the-name-of-jesus/#comments Mon, 22 Dec 2025 00:00:00 -0800 strask.podbean.com/80543cae-dcf5-39e3-b780-0eb0fff48340

We’re taught that the only way to Heaven is through belief in Jesus, but what about those living on this planet who never heard of him, those brought up in another faith, or those of a Jewish faith?

Is there any biblical warrant for thinking that those who haven’t heard of Jesus will nevertheless be saved due to a humble, repentant attitude?

Where do the souls who lived before Jesus go since they couldn’t be baptized or saved?

]]>

Is there any biblical warrant for thinking that those who haven’t heard of Jesus will nevertheless be saved due to a humble, repentant attitude?

Where do the souls who lived before Jesus go since they couldn’t be baptized or saved?

]]> Questions about what will happen to those who never heard of Jesus or were brought up in a different faith, whether there’s biblical warrant to think a humble, repentant attitude can save people who don’t know Jesus, and where the souls who lived before Jesus go. Stand to Reason false No 1841 full How Do You Justify Calling Jesus the Messiah? How Do You Justify Calling Jesus the Messiah? https://strask.podbean.com/e/how-do-you-justify-calling-jesus-the-messiah/ https://strask.podbean.com/e/how-do-you-justify-calling-jesus-the-messiah/#comments Thu, 18 Dec 2025 00:00:00 -0800 strask.podbean.com/e80bd8a5-e15d-3a68-ab64-84b8ca73a34a

How do you justify calling Jesus the Messiah when he didn’t fulfill the Hebrew prophecies the Messiah was required to complete?

Is the reason for the virgin birth just to set Jesus apart as unique, or is there a deeper meaning?

]]>

How do you justify calling Jesus the Messiah when he didn’t fulfill the Hebrew prophecies the Messiah was required to complete?

Is the reason for the virgin birth just to set Jesus apart as unique, or is there a deeper meaning?

]]> Questions about how one can justify calling Jesus the Messiah when he didn’t fulfill the Hebrew messianic prophecies, and whether the reason for the virgin birth was just to set Jesus apart as unique or there was a deeper meaning. Stand to Reason false No 1266 full Are You Accursed If You Tithe? Are You Accursed If You Tithe? https://strask.podbean.com/e/are-you-accursed-if-you-tithe/ https://strask.podbean.com/e/are-you-accursed-if-you-tithe/#comments Mon, 15 Dec 2025 00:00:00 -0800 strask.podbean.com/2c845e96-3fe1-3e2e-92b7-824d5e125244

Since Paul says that if you obey one part of the Law to please God you’re obligated to obey all of it, does that mean that anyone who tithes is not a Christian and is accursed?

How would you respond to the claim that tithing preceded the Law of Moses, as evidenced by Abraham giving a tenth to Melchizedek in Genesis 14, and therefore remains a principle for the church today?

]]>

Since Paul says that if you obey one part of the Law to please God you’re obligated to obey all of it, does that mean that anyone who tithes is not a Christian and is accursed?

How would you respond to the claim that tithing preceded the Law of Moses, as evidenced by Abraham giving a tenth to Melchizedek in Genesis 14, and therefore remains a principle for the church today?

]]> Questions about whether anyone who tithes is not a Christian and is accursed since Paul says that if you obey one part of the Mosaic Law you’re obligated to obey all of it, and the claim that tithing preceded the Law and therefore remains a principle for the church today. Stand to Reason false No 1494 full Are Demon Possessions and Exorcisms in the New Testament Literal? Are Demon Possessions and Exorcisms in the New Testament Literal? https://strask.podbean.com/e/are-demon-possessions-and-exorcisms-in-the-new-testament-literal/ https://strask.podbean.com/e/are-demon-possessions-and-exorcisms-in-the-new-testament-literal/#comments Thu, 11 Dec 2025 00:00:00 -0800 strask.podbean.com/0aa28e9b-53c4-30a3-91f5-9f2709db779b

Are references to demon possessions and exorcisms in the New Testament literal, or are they cultural references to physical or psychological conditions that they didn’t understand?

How do you talk to young children about ghosts? It’s tempting to say they aren’t real, but I don’t want to deny the reality of “spiritual forces of evil” (Eph. 6:12).

Is it misguided or arrogant to think Satan even knows my name when he’s a single entity with bigger fish to fry than me and can only be in one place at a time?

]]>

Are references to demon possessions and exorcisms in the New Testament literal, or are they cultural references to physical or psychological conditions that they didn’t understand?

How do you talk to young children about ghosts? It’s tempting to say they aren’t real, but I don’t want to deny the reality of “spiritual forces of evil” (Eph. 6:12).

Is it misguided or arrogant to think Satan even knows my name when he’s a single entity with bigger fish to fry than me and can only be in one place at a time?

]]> Questions about whether references to demon possessions and exorcisms in the New Testament are literal, how to talk to young children about ghosts, and whether it’s arrogant to think Satan knows your name when he’s a single entity with bigger fish to fry. Stand to Reason false No 1480 full Why Would Any Rational Person Have to Use Any Religious Book? Why Would Any Rational Person Have to Use Any Religious Book? https://strask.podbean.com/e/why-would-any-rational-person-have-to-use-any-religious-book/ https://strask.podbean.com/e/why-would-any-rational-person-have-to-use-any-religious-book/#comments Mon, 08 Dec 2025 00:00:00 -0800 strask.podbean.com/b393890b-d67a-334f-8200-22c87cbe060b

Why would any rational, thinking person have to use any religious book, including the Bible, unless they don’t really think with reason or comprehend logic and logical fallacies such as circular reasoning?

If there were a single good, unrefuted apologetics argument, then apologetics would be redundant. Outside of faith, can we really say we know? If we can’t, then why do apologetics?

If, as Greg says, “you can’t start a fire with wet wood” when starting an apologetics group, how can someone keep “wet wood” from putting out their fire?

How can I get others interested in apologetics and the importance of being able to have fruitful conversations with anyone who disagrees with their Christian beliefs?

]]>

If there were a single good, unrefuted apologetics argument, then apologetics would be redundant. Outside of faith, can we really say we know? If we can’t, then why do apologetics?

If, as Greg says, “you can’t start a fire with wet wood” when starting an apologetics group, how can someone keep “wet wood” from putting out their fire?

How can I get others interested in apologetics and the importance of being able to have fruitful conversations with anyone who disagrees with their Christian beliefs?

]]> Questions about why any rational person would have to use any religious book, whether apologetics would be redundant if there were actually a good, unrefuted argument, and how to get enough people interested in apologetics to start an apologetics group. Stand to Reason false No 1738 full What Tools of Reasoning Help You Know What’s True, Right, and Good? What Tools of Reasoning Help You Know What’s True, Right, and Good? https://strask.podbean.com/e/what-tools-of-reasoning-help-you-know-what-s-true-right-and-good/ https://strask.podbean.com/e/what-tools-of-reasoning-help-you-know-what-s-true-right-and-good/#comments Thu, 04 Dec 2025 00:00:00 -0800 strask.podbean.com/9a4c484b-6cb1-3412-9529-943b523827b7

How do you determine whether something is true or false, whether an action is right or wrong, or whether something is good or bad? Before you bring in Scripture, what tools of reasoning help you recognize these categories in daily life?

]]>

]]> Question about what tools of reasoning help us determine whether something is true or false, right or wrong, good or bad before bringing Scripture into it. Stand to Reason false No 1400 full When I Can’t Stop Thinking About Something, Is That God Speaking? When I Can’t Stop Thinking About Something, Is That God Speaking? https://strask.podbean.com/e/when-i-can-t-stop-thinking-about-something-is-that-god-speaking/ https://strask.podbean.com/e/when-i-can-t-stop-thinking-about-something-is-that-god-speaking/#comments Mon, 01 Dec 2025 00:00:00 -0800 strask.podbean.com/cd575185-ce2b-3dcb-9a19-2df0c5d305ff

Would you characterize not being able to stop thinking about something as God speaking?

What would you say to someone who says they sinned because “God told them to do something” and they didn’t do it?

Does God speak to us through premonitions?

]]>

Would you characterize not being able to stop thinking about something as God speaking?

What would you say to someone who says they sinned because “God told them to do something” and they didn’t do it?

Does God speak to us through premonitions?

]]> Questions about whether having a recurring thought is an indication God is speaking to you, what to say to someone who says they sinned because “God told them to do something” and they didn’t do it, and whether God speaks to us through premonitions. Stand to Reason false No 1527 full How Can I Explain Modesty to My Daughter? How Can I Explain Modesty to My Daughter? https://strask.podbean.com/e/how-can-i-explain-modesty-to-my-daughter/ https://strask.podbean.com/e/how-can-i-explain-modesty-to-my-daughter/#comments Thu, 27 Nov 2025 00:00:00 -0800 strask.podbean.com/b105e6b5-35ff-3384-b00d-8094bc01258b

How can I explain modesty to my nine-year-old daughter without causing shame about her body?

When and how should I tell my son about my previous marriage and divorce?

]]>

How can I explain modesty to my nine-year-old daughter without causing shame about her body?

When and how should I tell my son about my previous marriage and divorce?

]]> Questions about how to explain modesty to a nine-year-old in a way that won’t cause shame about her body, and when and how to tell a child about a previous marriage and divorce. Stand to Reason false No 1236 full Why Do We Say Someone Was Saved on a Particular Date If It Was Part of an Eternal Plan? Why Do We Say Someone Was Saved on a Particular Date If It Was Part of an Eternal Plan? https://strask.podbean.com/e/why-do-we-say-someone-was-saved-on-a-particular-date-if-it-was-part-of-an-eternal-plan/ https://strask.podbean.com/e/why-do-we-say-someone-was-saved-on-a-particular-date-if-it-was-part-of-an-eternal-plan/#comments Mon, 24 Nov 2025 00:00:00 -0800 strask.podbean.com/8ebd8d03-1d34-3d69-8cab-390f75f8c3c3

Since God had a plan from all eternity to redeem a people for himself, why do we say someone was saved on a particular date or moment in time?

Can you suggest some tactical questions to ask a Roman Catholic relative who doesn’t see the distinction between the Catholic view of the gospel and the one in the Bible?

Why did Paul circumcise Timothy but rebuke the Galatians for saying the Gentiles needed to be circumcised?

]]>

Since God had a plan from all eternity to redeem a people for himself, why do we say someone was saved on a particular date or moment in time?

Can you suggest some tactical questions to ask a Roman Catholic relative who doesn’t see the distinction between the Catholic view of the gospel and the one in the Bible?

Why did Paul circumcise Timothy but rebuke the Galatians for saying the Gentiles needed to be circumcised?

]]> Questions about why we say someone was saved on a particular date if it was part of an eternal plan, the Roman Catholic view of the gospel vs. the Bible’s, and why Paul circumcised Timothy but rebuked the Galatians for saying Gentiles needed to be circumcised. Stand to Reason false No 1287 full How Do We Advocate for Christian Policy Without Making the Government Interfere in Every Area of Life? How Do We Advocate for Christian Policy Without Making the Government Interfere in Every Area of Life? https://strask.podbean.com/e/how-do-we-advocate-for-christian-policy-without-making-the-government-interfere-in-every-area-of-life/ https://strask.podbean.com/e/how-do-we-advocate-for-christian-policy-without-making-the-government-interfere-in-every-area-of-life/#comments Thu, 20 Nov 2025 00:00:00 -0800 strask.podbean.com/de92c06b-49fa-3f78-9ac2-8fdd7a6f3247

How do we advocate for Christian policy without making the government interfere in every area of life?

Can you compare and contrast the modern environmental movement’s view with the Christian view regarding caring for the earth?

]]>

How do we advocate for Christian policy without making the government interfere in every area of life?

Can you compare and contrast the modern environmental movement’s view with the Christian view regarding caring for the earth?

]]> Questions about how to advocate for Christian policy without making the government interfere in every area of life, and the differences between the modern environmental movement and the Christian perspective on caring for the earth. Stand to Reason false No 1582 full How Would You Convince Someone That Evil Exists? How Would You Convince Someone That Evil Exists? https://strask.podbean.com/e/how-would-you-convince-someone-that-evil-exists/ https://strask.podbean.com/e/how-would-you-convince-someone-that-evil-exists/#comments Mon, 17 Nov 2025 00:00:00 -0800 strask.podbean.com/e8262ab1-4b80-34c5-9e07-8a5a752534a9

How would you respond to an atheist friend who doesn’t believe evil exists and thinks “evil” actions are done by people who are just trying to get by with the circumstances they’ve been given?

If God is sovereign and has a plan, then he knew Charlie Kirk would be murdered. But if it was God’s plan, does that mean the murderer didn’t have free will, and is God not responsible for his plan?

]]>

]]> Questions about how to convince someone that evil exists, whether Charlie Kirk’s murder was part of God’s plan, whether that would mean the murderer didn’t have free will, and whether or not God is responsible for that plan. Stand to Reason false No 1888 full Why Does the Bible Teach You How to Be a Proper Slave Owner? Why Does the Bible Teach You How to Be a Proper Slave Owner? https://strask.podbean.com/e/why-does-the-bible-teach-you-how-to-be-a-proper-slave-owner/ https://strask.podbean.com/e/why-does-the-bible-teach-you-how-to-be-a-proper-slave-owner/#comments Thu, 13 Nov 2025 00:00:00 -0800 strask.podbean.com/bd844be8-4db2-309f-a57e-3f011daa0813

It seems like the Bible teaches you how to be a proper slave owner rather than saying, “Stop it. Give them freedom.”

]]>

It seems like the Bible teaches you how to be a proper slave owner rather than saying, “Stop it. Give them freedom.”

]]> Question about why it seems like the Bible teaches you how to be a proper slave owner rather than than saying, “Stop it. Give them freedom.” Stand to Reason false No 1342 full Can You Provide Verifiable, Non-Religious Evidence That a Supernatural Jesus Existed? Can You Provide Verifiable, Non-Religious Evidence That a Supernatural Jesus Existed? https://strask.podbean.com/e/can-you-provide-verifiable-non-religious-evidence-that-a-supernatural-jesus-existed/ https://strask.podbean.com/e/can-you-provide-verifiable-non-religious-evidence-that-a-supernatural-jesus-existed/#comments Mon, 10 Nov 2025 00:00:00 -0800 strask.podbean.com/1dc0d7ea-e59b-34d3-9315-45cee681419b

I am an atheist and militantly anti-god-belief. However, I do have an open mind, so could you please provide verifiable, non-religious evidence that a supernatural Jesus actually existed?

]]>

I am an atheist and militantly anti-god-belief. However, I do have an open mind, so could you please provide verifiable, non-religious evidence that a supernatural Jesus actually existed?

]]> Question about providing verifiable, non-religious evidence that a supernatural Jesus existed. Stand to Reason false No 1250 full Is It a Sin to Feel Let Down by God? Is It a Sin to Feel Let Down by God? https://strask.podbean.com/e/is-it-a-sin-to-feel-let-down-by-god/ https://strask.podbean.com/e/is-it-a-sin-to-feel-let-down-by-god/#comments Thu, 06 Nov 2025 00:00:00 -0800 strask.podbean.com/e072dda2-e577-3c4f-b37c-f63a0eb994f2

Is it a sin to feel let down by God?

It would be easier to have a personal relationship with a rock than with a God who hasn’t actually spoken in over 2,000 years. What kind of God would be that way?

]]>

Is it a sin to feel let down by God?

It would be easier to have a personal relationship with a rock than with a God who hasn’t actually spoken in over 2,000 years. What kind of God would be that way?

]]> Questions about whether it’s a sin to feel let down by God and whether it would be easier to have a personal relationship with a rock than with a God who hasn’t spoken in over 2,000 years. Stand to Reason false No 1449 full Did God Create Us So He Wouldn’t Be Alone? Did God Create Us So He Wouldn’t Be Alone? https://strask.podbean.com/e/did-god-create-us-so-he-wouldn-t-be-alone/ https://strask.podbean.com/e/did-god-create-us-so-he-wouldn-t-be-alone/#comments Mon, 03 Nov 2025 00:00:00 -0800 strask.podbean.com/8f825b82-4691-3271-8060-1ceec13c7ed4

Did God create us so he wouldn’t be alone, and what did he have before us?

Can you compare and contrast the Muslim view of God with the Christian view of God?

]]>

Did God create us so he wouldn’t be alone, and what did he have before us?

Can you compare and contrast the Muslim view of God with the Christian view of God?

]]> Questions about whether God created us so he wouldn’t be alone, what he had before us, and a comparison between the Muslim view of God and the Christian view of God. Stand to Reason false No 1562 full What Are Some Good Ways to Start a Conversation About God with Family Members? What Are Some Good Ways to Start a Conversation About God with Family Members? https://strask.podbean.com/e/what-are-some-good-ways-to-start-a-conversation-about-god-with-family-members/ https://strask.podbean.com/e/what-are-some-good-ways-to-start-a-conversation-about-god-with-family-members/#comments Thu, 30 Oct 2025 00:00:00 -0700 strask.podbean.com/9b80a801-70c3-347c-bf18-eb02cfc6ba60

What are some good ways to begin (and have) a conversation about God with non-Christian family members?

How can I keep from becoming so emotional when discussing faith issues with extended family members whose salvation is at stake?

What is the best way to alert people to the fact that they’re members of a cult rather than a church that follows Jesus?

]]>

What are some good ways to begin (and have) a conversation about God with non-Christian family members?

How can I keep from becoming so emotional when discussing faith issues with extended family members whose salvation is at stake?

What is the best way to alert people to the fact that they’re members of a cult rather than a church that follows Jesus?

]]> Questions about how to start a conversation about God with non-Christian family members, how to keep from becoming emotional when discussing faith issues with family, and the best way to alert people to the fact that they’re members of a cult. Stand to Reason false No 1540 full Is 1 Corinthians 12:3 a Black-and-White Tool for Discernment? Is 1 Corinthians 12:3 a Black-and-White Tool for Discernment? https://strask.podbean.com/e/is-1-corinthians-123-a-black-and-white-tool-for-discernment/ https://strask.podbean.com/e/is-1-corinthians-123-a-black-and-white-tool-for-discernment/#comments Mon, 27 Oct 2025 00:00:00 -0700 strask.podbean.com/c1a1fa86-1f3f-30e3-bb2b-3c755057e0bf

Since First Corinthians 12:3 says that “no one can say ‘Jesus is Lord’ except in the Holy Spirit,” if TV evangelists who seem to preach another gospel and act overtly un-Christlike claim Jesus is Lord, is that evidence the Holy Spirit dwells in them? Is this a black-and-white tool for discernment?

How can I have a better relationship with Jesus when reading the Bible feels like a chore and I can never remember to pray? I feel like I don’t know him at all.

]]>

How can I have a better relationship with Jesus when reading the Bible feels like a chore and I can never remember to pray? I feel like I don’t know him at all.

]]> Questions about whether the claim in 1 Corinthians that “no one can say ‘Jesus is Lord’ except in the Holy Spirit” is a black-and-white tool for discernment, and how to have a better relationship with Jesus when reading the Bible feels like a chore and you can’t remember to pray. Stand to Reason false No 1657 full Could the Writers of Scripture Have Been Influenced by Their Fallen Nature? Could the Writers of Scripture Have Been Influenced by Their Fallen Nature? https://strask.podbean.com/e/could-the-writers-of-scripture-have-been-influenced-by-their-fallen-nature/ https://strask.podbean.com/e/could-the-writers-of-scripture-have-been-influenced-by-their-fallen-nature/#comments Thu, 23 Oct 2025 00:00:00 -0700 strask.podbean.com/c6b95e01-20d2-3fd8-84c2-47c3f784525a

How much of the apostles’ fallen nature influenced their choice of words and how they communicated? Is it reasonable to worry that some of our current doctrines came from their just getting annoyed or impatient with someone and wording something too harshly?

How do I defend sola Scriptura to my Roman Catholic family members in light of passages like 1 Thessalonians 2:13 and 2 Thessalonians 2:15, which seem to imply that oral tradition carries as much weight as Scripture?

]]> sola Scriptura to Roman Catholics who argue that oral tradition carries as much weight as Scripture.

How much of the apostles’ fallen nature influenced their choice of words and how they communicated? Is it reasonable to worry that some of our current doctrines came from their just getting annoyed or impatient with someone and wording something too harshly?
How do I defend sola Scriptura to my Roman Catholic family members in light of passages like 1 Thessalonians 2:13 and 2 Thessalonians 2:15, which seem to imply that oral tradition carries as much weight as Scripture?

]]> Questions about whether or not it’s reasonable to worry that some of our current doctrines were influenced by the fallen nature of the apostles, and how to defend sola Scriptura to Roman Catholics who argue that oral tradition carries as much weight as Scripture. Stand to Reason false No 2083 full How Do I Reconcile the Image of God as Judge with His Love, Grace, and Kindness? How Do I Reconcile the Image of God as Judge with His Love, Grace, and Kindness? https://strask.podbean.com/e/how-do-i-reconcile-the-image-of-god-as-judge-with-his-love-grace-and-kindness/ https://strask.podbean.com/e/how-do-i-reconcile-the-image-of-god-as-judge-with-his-love-grace-and-kindness/#comments Mon, 20 Oct 2025 00:00:00 -0700 strask.podbean.com/ce54e0eb-3696-3f05-a258-716045cb02d9

For most of my life, God has been portrayed to me primarily as a judge—watching closely, ready to point out where I fall short. But I’m learning there’s more to him than that. How do I begin to reconcile that image with the reality of his love, grace, and kindness?

If I commit a sin against someone but then make amends and ask for forgiveness, how is it that I’ve also sinned against God, and why would God still need to punish me?

If Christ was literally punished for our sins and our debt was paid, then how can it be said we are “forgiven”? Wouldn’t we escape the penalty by right, not grace?

]]>

If I commit a sin against someone but then make amends and ask for forgiveness, how is it that I’ve also sinned against God, and why would God still need to punish me?

If Christ was literally punished for our sins and our debt was paid, then how can it be said we are “forgiven”? Wouldn’t we escape the penalty by right, not grace?

]]> Questions about how to reconcile the image of God as a judge with his love, grace, and kindness, why our sins are considered to be sins against God, and whether the idea that our debt was paid by Christ means we escape the penalty for our sins by right, not grace Stand to Reason false No 1710 full How Does It Affect You If a Gay Couple Gets Married or a Woman Has an Abortion? How Does It Affect You If a Gay Couple Gets Married or a Woman Has an Abortion? https://strask.podbean.com/e/how-does-it-affect-you-if-a-gay-couple-gets-married-or-a-woman-has-an-abortion/ https://strask.podbean.com/e/how-does-it-affect-you-if-a-gay-couple-gets-married-or-a-woman-has-an-abortion/#comments Thu, 16 Oct 2025 00:00:00 -0700 strask.podbean.com/876cd17b-8cb6-384a-8b54-da509695db13

How would you respond to someone who asks, ”How does it affect you if a gay couple gets married, or a woman makes a decision about her reproductive health, or someone chooses a different faith system than yours?”

]]>

]]> Questions about how to respond to someone who asks, ”How does it affect you if a gay couple gets married, or a woman makes a decision about her reproductive health, or someone chooses a different faith system than yours?” Stand to Reason false No 1588 full “Christians Care More About Ideology than People” “Christians Care More About Ideology than People” https://strask.podbean.com/e/christians-care-more-about-ideology-than-people/ https://strask.podbean.com/e/christians-care-more-about-ideology-than-people/#comments Mon, 13 Oct 2025 00:00:00 -0700 strask.podbean.com/5887f56a-4782-3963-ac67-7f6bb0b7adae

Can you respond to the critique that Christians care more about ideology than people?

Do you think we enjoy freedom in America because Christians are more civilized or because the Constitution doesn’t allow Christians to enforce laws like in Saudi Arabia?

]]>

Can you respond to the critique that Christians care more about ideology than people?

Do you think we enjoy freedom in America because Christians are more civilized or because the Constitution doesn’t allow Christians to enforce laws like in Saudi Arabia?

]]> Questions about how to respond to the critique that Christians care more about ideology than people, and whether we have freedom in America because Christians are more civilized or because the Constitution doesn’t allow Christians to enforce their laws. Stand to Reason false No 1434 full How Could the Similarities Between Krishna and Jesus Be a Coincidence? How Could the Similarities Between Krishna and Jesus Be a Coincidence? https://strask.podbean.com/e/how-could-the-similarities-between-krishna-and-jesus-be-a-coincidence/ https://strask.podbean.com/e/how-could-the-similarities-between-krishna-and-jesus-be-a-coincidence/#comments Thu, 09 Oct 2025 00:00:00 -0700 strask.podbean.com/114ff3c1-fbfe-338e-a65c-eca969cbebea

How could the similarities between the Krishna story and the Jesus story (e.g., a star at his birth, his father traveling to pay taxes, a transfiguration, etc.) be a coincidence?

Is there any proof to substantiate the idea that Jesus studied Buddhism during his “missing years”?

]]>

How could the similarities between the Krishna story and the Jesus story (e.g., a star at his birth, his father traveling to pay taxes, a transfiguration, etc.) be a coincidence?

Is there any proof to substantiate the idea that Jesus studied Buddhism during his “missing years”?

]]> Questions about how the similarities between Krishna and Jesus could be a coincidence and whether there’s any proof to substantiate the idea that Jesus studied Buddhism during his “missing years.” Stand to Reason false No 1619 full How Can I Improve My Informal Writing? How Can I Improve My Informal Writing? https://strask.podbean.com/e/how-can-i-improve-my-informal-writing/ https://strask.podbean.com/e/how-can-i-improve-my-informal-writing/#comments Mon, 06 Oct 2025 00:00:00 -0700 strask.podbean.com/e0f75dbe-b4ff-3d62-b4ff-bed8a93925b3

Do you have any thoughts or advice on how best to improve my informal writing (e.g., blog posts) when I don’t have access to an editor?

]]>

Do you have any thoughts or advice on how best to improve my informal writing (e.g., blog posts) when I don’t have access to an editor?

]]> Question about how you can improve your informal writing (e.g., blog posts) when you don’t have access to an editor. Stand to Reason false No 1554 full What Are the Top Three Apologist Pitfalls to Watch Out For? What Are the Top Three Apologist Pitfalls to Watch Out For? https://strask.podbean.com/e/what-are-the-top-three-apologist-pitfalls-to-watch-out-for/ https://strask.podbean.com/e/what-are-the-top-three-apologist-pitfalls-to-watch-out-for/#comments Thu, 02 Oct 2025 00:00:00 -0700 strask.podbean.com/744587bd-18db-3760-8b00-f0c271435b9a

What are the top three apologist pitfalls—i.e., if you’ve just read Tactics, you’re ready to go, and Jehovah’s Witnesses show up at your door or your atheist coworker starts asking you about God, what are the top three things to watch out for?

]]>

What are the top three apologist pitfalls—i.e., if you’ve just read Tactics, you’re ready to go, and Jehovah’s Witnesses show up at your door or your atheist coworker starts asking you about God, what are the top three things to watch out for?

]]> Question about the top three pitfalls to watch out for when you start using apologetics in conversations with others. Stand to Reason false No 2044 full Is “God the Father” a Sexist Term That Demeans Women? Is “God the Father” a Sexist Term That Demeans Women? https://strask.podbean.com/e/is-god-the-father-a-sexist-term-that-demeans-women/ https://strask.podbean.com/e/is-god-the-father-a-sexist-term-that-demeans-women/#comments Mon, 29 Sep 2025 00:00:00 -0700 strask.podbean.com/092f10e8-2341-3a88-82eb-4447c3fae4d3

Can you respond to the critique that “God the Father” is a sexist term that demeans women in general and mothers in particular?

How long has Hell been there, and did God create it? I can’t imagine that kind of anger.

]]>

Can you respond to the critique that “God the Father” is a sexist term that demeans women in general and mothers in particular?

How long has Hell been there, and did God create it? I can’t imagine that kind of anger.

]]> Questions about whether “God the Father” is a sexist term that demeans women in general and mothers in particular, how long Hell has been there, whether God created it, and how to explain the kind of anger that would lead to the creation of Hell. Stand to Reason false No 1508 full Should You Believe Things You Can’t Fully Comprehend? Should You Believe Things You Can’t Fully Comprehend? https://strask.podbean.com/e/should-you-believe-things-you-can-t-fully-comprehend/ https://strask.podbean.com/e/should-you-believe-things-you-can-t-fully-comprehend/#comments Thu, 25 Sep 2025 00:00:00 -0700 strask.podbean.com/eb196aaf-18b4-39fb-9fc6-a3f7865d2188

Should one believe things they can’t fully comprehend, and if not, at what level of comprehension of certain biblical truth statements ought they begin believing?

Why would God be immune to the infinite regress dilemma? It’s arbitrary to simply describe an object as needing no cause. It’s the escape hatch to a question you’ve been trapped by, but that doesn’t make it real or true.

How would you respond to an atheist who defends the existence of objective morality by grounding it in an objective rule or criteria like “Do to others as you would want them to do to you”?

]]>

Should one believe things they can’t fully comprehend, and if not, at what level of comprehension of certain biblical truth statements ought they begin believing?

How would you respond to an atheist who defends the existence of objective morality by grounding it in an objective rule or criteria like “Do to others as you would want them to do to you”?

]]> Questions about whether you should believe things you can’t fully comprehend, whether it’s just an arbitrary escape hatch to say God doesn’t require a cause, and how to respond to an atheist who grounds objective morality in an objective rule or criteria. Stand to Reason false No 1467 full Is Doing the Right Thing a Sin If You Truly Believe It’s Wrong? Is Doing the Right Thing a Sin If You Truly Believe It’s Wrong? https://strask.podbean.com/e/is-doing-the-right-thing-a-sin-if-you-truly-believe-it-s-wrong/ https://strask.podbean.com/e/is-doing-the-right-thing-a-sin-if-you-truly-believe-it-s-wrong/#comments Mon, 22 Sep 2025 00:00:00 -0700 strask.podbean.com/6724b490-b58b-351d-99b0-960f2302ded8

How should we view Romans 14:23 when it comes to people whose consciences have become twisted to the point where they start believing right things are actually wrong? Would doing the right thing become sin for them if they do it while truly believing it's wrong?

How do you reconcile Hebrews 10:16, which says God will put his laws on our hearts, with Romans 7:7, which says that if it weren’t for the Law, we would not know sin?

]]>

How do you reconcile Hebrews 10:16, which says God will put his laws on our hearts, with Romans 7:7, which says that if it weren’t for the Law, we would not know sin?

]]> Questions about whether Romans 14:23 means that doing the right thing is a sin if you truly believe it’s wrong, and how to reconcile Hebrews 10:16, which says God will put his laws on our hearts, with Romans 7:7, which says that if it weren’t for the Law, we wouldn’t know sin. Stand to Reason false No 1497 full How Did a Fisherman Write the Book of Peter? How Did a Fisherman Write the Book of Peter? https://strask.podbean.com/e/how-did-a-fisherman-write-the-book-of-peter/ https://strask.podbean.com/e/how-did-a-fisherman-write-the-book-of-peter/#comments Thu, 18 Sep 2025 00:00:00 -0700 strask.podbean.com/438c7bd2-7751-39cd-a8fe-24b246e03fdf

How did Peter, being an uneducated fisherman, write the book of Peter, which seems levels above what someone with no education could do?

People reason that the Synoptic Gospels should be dated earlier than the destruction of the temple since it isn’t mentioned, but John doesn’t mention it either, and that book is dated AD 80–90.

Why should I pay any heed to the Bible when it’s just one of many ancient “holy” books? How can I trust it is special?

]]>

How did Peter, being an uneducated fisherman, write the book of Peter, which seems levels above what someone with no education could do?

People reason that the Synoptic Gospels should be dated earlier than the destruction of the temple since it isn’t mentioned, but John doesn’t mention it either, and that book is dated AD 80–90.

Why should I pay any heed to the Bible when it’s just one of many ancient “holy” books? How can I trust it is special?

]]> Questions about how a fisherman could have written the book of Peter, why people say that not mentioning the destruction of the temple indicates an early date for the Synoptic Gospels when John doesn’t mention it either, and why one should think the Bible is special. Stand to Reason false No 1394 full How Do These Passages Fit with Your View on How God Speaks? How Do These Passages Fit with Your View on How God Speaks? https://strask.podbean.com/e/how-do-these-passages-fit-with-your-view-on-how-god-speaks/ https://strask.podbean.com/e/how-do-these-passages-fit-with-your-view-on-how-god-speaks/#comments Mon, 15 Sep 2025 00:00:00 -0700 strask.podbean.com/b3687077-374a-3f46-8307-4a92ec62a7eb

If it’s impossible to miss God’s voice, why did the disciples incorrectly tell Paul “through the Spirit” not to go to Jerusalem in Acts 21:4–14?

Why did people mistake God’s audible voice for thunder in John 12:28–30?

Numbers 12:6–8 says that God speaks to prophets in dreams, visions, and riddles, so clarity is the exception here.

Even Daniel and Zechariah had to ask for interpretations (Dan. 7:15–16; Zech. 4:2–4), and James 4:2 says we do not have because we do not ask.

Scripture shows examples like Samuel, Revelation 3:20, and Jesus’ “ears to hear” sayings where God speaks clearly yet not all recognize it, suggesting that our attentiveness is needed. How do passages like these fit in with your view on how God speaks to believers today?

]]>

If it’s impossible to miss God’s voice, why did the disciples incorrectly tell Paul “through the Spirit” not to go to Jerusalem in Acts 21:4–14?

Why did people mistake God’s audible voice for thunder in John 12:28–30?

Numbers 12:6–8 says that God speaks to prophets in dreams, visions, and riddles, so clarity is the exception here.

Even Daniel and Zechariah had to ask for interpretations (Dan. 7:15–16; Zech. 4:2–4), and James 4:2 says we do not have because we do not ask.

]]> Questions about why, if it’s impossible to miss God’s voice, the disciples incorrectly told Paul “through the Spirit” not to go to Jerusalem, people mistook God’s voice for thunder, the Bible says God speaks in riddles, Daniel had to ask for an interpretation, and more. Stand to Reason false No 2056 full If We Don’t Need to Learn to Hear God’s Voice, How Do You Explain These Verses? If We Don’t Need to Learn to Hear God’s Voice, How Do You Explain These Verses? https://strask.podbean.com/e/if-we-don-t-need-to-learn-to-hear-god-s-voice-how-do-you-explain-these-verses/ https://strask.podbean.com/e/if-we-don-t-need-to-learn-to-hear-god-s-voice-how-do-you-explain-these-verses/#comments Thu, 11 Sep 2025 00:00:00 -0700 strask.podbean.com/52e2b5ad-44e1-3bd8-8bb8-71020b9f205b

You say we don’t need to learn to hear the voice of God, but we’re commanded to “earnestly desire the spiritual gifts, especially that you may prophesy” (1 Cor. 14:1) and to “earnestly desire to prophesy” (1 Cor. 14:39), and passages like these seem to be prescriptive texts (1 Cor. 14:37; 1 Thess. 5:20; Rom. 12:6).

Just as someone who has been given the gift of teaching by the Holy Spirit has to learn how to exegete a passage, so those with the gift of prophecy have to learn how to hear God’s voice.

If it’s impossible to miss God’s voice, why are there men who don’t perceive his voice in Job 33:14?

]]>

Just as someone who has been given the gift of teaching by the Holy Spirit has to learn how to exegete a passage, so those with the gift of prophecy have to learn how to hear God’s voice.

If it’s impossible to miss God’s voice, why are there men who don’t perceive his voice in Job 33:14?

]]> Questions about why, if we don’t need to learn to hear God’s voice, there’s a command to earnestly desire the gift of prophecy, why we would need to learn how to use other spiritual gifts but not this one, and why there are men who don’t perceive God’s voice in Job 33:14. Stand to Reason false No 1439 full How Can I Showcase God’s Goodness When I’m Struggling in My Suffering? How Can I Showcase God’s Goodness When I’m Struggling in My Suffering? https://strask.podbean.com/e/how-can-i-showcase-god-s-goodness-when-i-m-struggling-in-my-suffering/ https://strask.podbean.com/e/how-can-i-showcase-god-s-goodness-when-i-m-struggling-in-my-suffering/#comments Mon, 08 Sep 2025 00:00:00 -0700 strask.podbean.com/bee46dc8-c05f-3dc1-ba14-dd03fa7e76f7

How can we still glorify God and showcase his goodness when we’re really struggling in our suffering—exhausted, depressed, etc.?

I understand Satan attacking Job and why God allowed it, but I’m puzzled by God’s response to Job at the end of the book.

Should we conclude from Job that it’s inappropriate to ask God why we’re going through certain struggles and suffering?

]]>

How can we still glorify God and showcase his goodness when we’re really struggling in our suffering—exhausted, depressed, etc.?

I understand Satan attacking Job and why God allowed it, but I’m puzzled by God’s response to Job at the end of the book.

Should we conclude from Job that it’s inappropriate to ask God why we’re going through certain struggles and suffering?

]]> Questions about how to showcase God’s goodness when we’re really struggling in our suffering, an explanation of God’s response at the end of the book of Job, and whether we should conclude from Job that it’s inappropriate to ask God why we’re suffering. Stand to Reason false No 1602 full Should I Pray for Protection for Persecuted Christians When God Might Want Them to Be Martyrs? Should I Pray for Protection for Persecuted Christians When God Might Want Them to Be Martyrs? https://strask.podbean.com/e/should-i-pray-for-protection-for-persecuted-christians-when-god-might-want-them-to-be-martyrs/ https://strask.podbean.com/e/should-i-pray-for-protection-for-persecuted-christians-when-god-might-want-them-to-be-martyrs/#comments Thu, 04 Sep 2025 00:00:00 -0700 strask.podbean.com/fabfbb2e-978e-35a3-b4fc-83a98f2636dd

I have a hard time praying “Old Testament promises” for protection and deliverance for persecuted Christians since I know that, in some cases, God wills that there will be martyrs for Jesus. Any suggestions on how to pray?

Why don’t Christians who are being persecuted, threatened, beaten, etc. relocate if they are able, especially if they have a family? How do they know if they should stay and preach the gospel or leave and protect their family?

]]>

]]> Questions about how to pray for persecuted Christians in light of the fact that God wills that some will be martyrs, and how persecuted Christians who are being threatened and beaten know if they should stay and preach the gospel or leave and protect their family. Stand to Reason false No 1401 full When Is It Time to Walk Away from a Conversation? When Is It Time to Walk Away from a Conversation? https://strask.podbean.com/e/when-is-it-time-to-walk-away-from-a-conversation/ https://strask.podbean.com/e/when-is-it-time-to-walk-away-from-a-conversation/#comments Mon, 01 Sep 2025 00:00:00 -0700 strask.podbean.com/0bf2364e-9624-39a2-b980-06b8b07cdeb5

How do you discern when it’s time to walk away from a conversation? If the person is hard-hearted, is it worth it to keep trying to sow seeds? When does it become “throwing pearls before swine”?

I do my best to be humble, fair, and gentle when I share the gospel and defend the faith, but I’m still frequently accused of being prideful and legalistic, which is painful because I actually care very much about people’s souls. How do you cope with this when you have similar experiences?

]]>

]]> Questions about how to discern when it’s time to walk away from a conversation, and how to cope with people charging you with being prideful and legalistic when you’re doing your best to be humble, fair, and gentle while sharing the gospel and defending the faith. Stand to Reason false No 1502 full “Jesus Had Two Dads, and He Turned Out Just Fine” “Jesus Had Two Dads, and He Turned Out Just Fine” https://strask.podbean.com/e/jesus-had-two-dads-and-he-turned-out-just-fine/ https://strask.podbean.com/e/jesus-had-two-dads-and-he-turned-out-just-fine/#comments Thu, 28 Aug 2025 00:00:00 -0700 strask.podbean.com/a3e78a7d-5293-3ae3-8029-dc2781b83262

How would you engage someone wearing a button that reads, “Jesus had two dads, and he turned out just fine”?

How can I be kind and loving without compromising biblical truth with a member of a Bible study group I lead who told me her adult child goes by “they/them”?

]]>

How would you engage someone wearing a button that reads, “Jesus had two dads, and he turned out just fine”?

How can I be kind and loving without compromising biblical truth with a member of a Bible study group I lead who told me her adult child goes by “they/them”?

]]> Questions about how to engage someone wearing a button that reads, “Jesus had two dads, and he turned out just fine,” and how to be kind and loving without compromising truth with someone in a Bible study who says her adult child goes by “they/them.” Stand to Reason false No 1457 full Do Christian Business Owners Have a Moral Responsibility to Provide a Livable Wage? Do Christian Business Owners Have a Moral Responsibility to Provide a Livable Wage? https://strask.podbean.com/e/do-christian-business-owners-have-a-moral-responsibility-to-provide-a-livable-wage/ https://strask.podbean.com/e/do-christian-business-owners-have-a-moral-responsibility-to-provide-a-livable-wage/#comments Mon, 25 Aug 2025 00:00:00 -0700 strask.podbean.com/84d3ee87-d9c7-3ba1-81b2-fc9cd14de498

Do Christian business owners have a moral responsibility to provide a livable wage?

Would doing a corporate sponsorship with an organization we have been working with and financially supporting contradict Jesus’ words in Matthew 6:3 about giving in secret since part of the motivation would be to promote our business?

Is the parable of the rich fool in Luke 12:13–21 a direct refutation of America’s approach to retirement?

]]>

Do Christian business owners have a moral responsibility to provide a livable wage?

Is the parable of the rich fool in Luke 12:13–21 a direct refutation of America’s approach to retirement?

]]> Questions about whether Christian business owners should provide a livable wage, whether doing a corporate sponsorship that promotes one’s business contradicts Matthew 6:3, and whether the parable of the rich fool refutes America’s approach to retirement. Stand to Reason false No 1348 full Should I Leave a Church That Refuses to Preach on Divisive Topics? Should I Leave a Church That Refuses to Preach on Divisive Topics? https://strask.podbean.com/e/should-i-leave-a-church-that-refuses-to-preach-on-divisive-topics/ https://strask.podbean.com/e/should-i-leave-a-church-that-refuses-to-preach-on-divisive-topics/#comments Thu, 21 Aug 2025 00:00:00 -0700 strask.podbean.com/6502d7b7-84b7-30c3-b82a-e3b2b664defa

Should I leave a church that has solid biblical theology but refuses to preach on divisive topics (LGBTQ, abortion, anything political, homosexuality, immigration, etc.) because they want to introduce those topics once the person is “comfortable”?

As someone who works in the public sector in Canada, where speech is heavily policed, am I wrong to write my apologetics book under a pen name to protect my identity and family out of fear of repercussions?

How do you reconcile Romans 13:1–5, which tells us not to resist authority, with rulers who are unjust?

]]>

How do you reconcile Romans 13:1–5, which tells us not to resist authority, with rulers who are unjust?

]]> Questions about leaving a church with biblical theology because they refuse to preach on divisive topics, whether it’s okay to write an apologetics book under a pen name out of fear of repercussions, and how to reconcile Romans 13:1–5 with rulers who are unjust. Stand to Reason false No 1756 full Did Jesus Lie in Mark 5:39? Did Jesus Lie in Mark 5:39? https://strask.podbean.com/e/did-jesus-lie-in-mark-539/ https://strask.podbean.com/e/did-jesus-lie-in-mark-539/#comments Mon, 18 Aug 2025 00:00:00 -0700 strask.podbean.com/c5888975-f6b0-3752-bec6-582728a0aa51

Jesus never sinned. Jesus lied in Mark 5:39. Therefore, lying can’t be a sin.

What did Jesus mean by “born of water and the Spirit” in John 3:5?

]]>

Jesus never sinned. Jesus lied in Mark 5:39. Therefore, lying can’t be a sin.

What did Jesus mean by “born of water and the Spirit” in John 3:5?

]]> Questions about whether Jesus lied in Mark 5:39, proving that lying can’t be a sin, when he said, “The child has not died, but is asleep,” and what Jesus meant when he said we need to be “born of water and the Spirit” in John 3:5. Stand to Reason false No 1204 full Is God “Divided Against Himself” When He Allows Evil? Is God “Divided Against Himself” When He Allows Evil? https://strask.podbean.com/e/is-god-divided-against-himself-when-he-allows-evil/ https://strask.podbean.com/e/is-god-divided-against-himself-when-he-allows-evil/#comments Thu, 14 Aug 2025 00:00:00 -0700 strask.podbean.com/d8944830-aa27-3467-b823-0761cd9e68d5

Wouldn’t the principle in Mark 3:24–25 that a house divided against itself can’t stand apply not only to Satan casting out demons but also to God allowing evil?

If God is pleased, according to his wise and holy counsel, to permit something, having purposed it to his own glory, does that make him the author of that which he purposed?

What was the primary sin of Eve? Was it coveting? Pride? Curiosity?

]]>

Wouldn’t the principle in Mark 3:24–25 that a house divided against itself can’t stand apply not only to Satan casting out demons but also to God allowing evil?

If God is pleased, according to his wise and holy counsel, to permit something, having purposed it to his own glory, does that make him the author of that which he purposed?

What was the primary sin of Eve? Was it coveting? Pride? Curiosity?

]]> Questions about whether the principle that a house divided against itself can’t stand would apply not only to Satan casting out demons but also to God allowing evil, whether or not God is the author of everything he permits for a purpose, and the primary sin of Eve. Stand to Reason false No 1288 full What Should I Say to My Single, Christian Friend Who Is Planning to Use IVF to Have a Baby? What Should I Say to My Single, Christian Friend Who Is Planning to Use IVF to Have a Baby? https://strask.podbean.com/e/what-should-i-say-to-my-single-christian-friend-who-is-planning-to-use-ivf-to-have-a-baby/ https://strask.podbean.com/e/what-should-i-say-to-my-single-christian-friend-who-is-planning-to-use-ivf-to-have-a-baby/#comments Mon, 11 Aug 2025 00:00:00 -0700 strask.podbean.com/ccd56fe2-9e2e-3559-9392-1b31cfed8428

A Christian friend who is relatively new to the faith confided that she isn’t sure marriage is for her and is planning to use IVF to have a baby. How can I talk to her about this from a biblical perspective?

Is it wrong to pray for a baby for my single, Christian friend who wants to adopt?

]]>

Is it wrong to pray for a baby for my single, Christian friend who wants to adopt?

]]> Questions about giving a biblical perspective to a single friend who is a relatively new Christian and is planning to use IVF to have a baby, and whether or not it’s wrong to pray for a baby for a single Christian who wants to adopt. Stand to Reason false No 1589 full How Can I Tell My Patients They’re Giving Christianity a Negative Reputation? How Can I Tell My Patients They’re Giving Christianity a Negative Reputation? https://strask.podbean.com/e/how-can-i-tell-my-patients-they-re-giving-christianity-a-negative-reputation/ https://strask.podbean.com/e/how-can-i-tell-my-patients-they-re-giving-christianity-a-negative-reputation/#comments Thu, 07 Aug 2025 00:00:00 -0700 strask.podbean.com/2928bc71-f607-300f-91fd-657479b76599

As a Christian nurse, is there a gracious way to explain to manipulative and demanding patients who claim to be Christians that they’re giving Christianity a negative reputation in my workplace?

How do we deal with well-meaning Christian friends who constantly send end-times prophecy videos that take Bible verses out of context and who respond to objections to their claims with, “It might happen—we can’t put God in a box”?

]]>

As a Christian nurse, is there a gracious way to explain to manipulative and demanding patients who claim to be Christians that they’re giving Christianity a negative reputation in my workplace?

]]> Questions about whether there’s a gracious way to explain to manipulative and demanding patients that they’re giving Christianity a negative reputation, and how to deal with friends who send a lot of end-time prophecy videos that take Bible verses out of context. Stand to Reason false No 1607 full Shouldn’t We All Be Harvesters? Shouldn’t We All Be Harvesters? https://strask.podbean.com/e/shouldn-t-we-all-be-harvesters/ https://strask.podbean.com/e/shouldn-t-we-all-be-harvesters/#comments Mon, 04 Aug 2025 00:00:00 -0700 strask.podbean.com/2c5f1940-832a-3a88-8f30-95b1b394a0f0

How do you handle objections from Christians who think we should all be harvesters and should not focus on gardening?

Should Christians attend a service at a mosque in order to reach the nations, or would this communicate approval of the religion (similar to attending a same-sex wedding)?

]]>

How do you handle objections from Christians who think we should all be harvesters and should not focus on gardening?

Should Christians attend a service at a mosque in order to reach the nations, or would this communicate approval of the religion (similar to attending a same-sex wedding)?

]]> Questions about how to handle objections from Christians who think we should all be harvesters and should not focus on gardening, and whether attending a service at a mosque would communicate approval of the religion (similar to attending a same-sex wedding). Stand to Reason false No 1408 full Where’s the Line Between Science and Witchcraft? Where’s the Line Between Science and Witchcraft? https://strask.podbean.com/e/where-s-the-line-between-science-and-witchcraft/ https://strask.podbean.com/e/where-s-the-line-between-science-and-witchcraft/#comments Thu, 31 Jul 2025 00:00:00 -0700 strask.podbean.com/0278f660-2d41-3703-a52e-2c414a4db5b5

What specifically qualifies as witchcraft, and where’s the line between witchcraft and science manipulating nature to accomplish things?

Is the devil omnipresent?

Can a demon possess a location and thereby affect the people who are at that location?

]]>

What specifically qualifies as witchcraft, and where’s the line between witchcraft and science manipulating nature to accomplish things?

Is the devil omnipresent?

Can a demon possess a location and thereby affect the people who are at that location?

]]> Questions about what qualifies as witchcraft, where the line is between witchcraft and science manipulating nature to accomplish things, whether the devil is omnipresent, and whether a demon can possess a location and affect the people at that location. Stand to Reason false No 1201 full Which Books Left a Lasting Impression on You? Which Books Left a Lasting Impression on You? https://strask.podbean.com/e/which-books-left-a-lasting-impression-on-you/ https://strask.podbean.com/e/which-books-left-a-lasting-impression-on-you/#comments Mon, 28 Jul 2025 00:00:00 -0700 strask.podbean.com/b9087ce4-6431-3548-8a07-b3ecc5c43033

Which books (fiction or non-fiction) are your favorites and left a lasting impression?

How would you respond to Christians who warn against all sorts of fantasy novels (including C.S. Lewis’s books), saying they’re tapping into demonic ideas, and where would you draw the line for yourself and for your children?

]]>

Which books (fiction or non-fiction) are your favorites and left a lasting impression?

]]> Questions about favorite books that left a lasting impression on Greg and Amy, their response to Christians who warn that all fantasy novels (including C.S. Lewis’s books) tap into demonic ideas, and where to draw the line when it comes to the fantasy genre. Stand to Reason false No 2132 full Did Matter and Energy Already Exist Before the Big Bang? Did Matter and Energy Already Exist Before the Big Bang? https://strask.podbean.com/e/did-matter-and-energy-already-exist-before-the-big-bang/ https://strask.podbean.com/e/did-matter-and-energy-already-exist-before-the-big-bang/#comments Thu, 24 Jul 2025 00:00:00 -0700 strask.podbean.com/b81e74a7-ae18-34ff-ad5d-ab0298873bba

What do you think of the argument that matter and energy already existed before the Big Bang—that it was compacted by gravity, then the Big Bang happened, then repeat?

How would you respond to a Christian friend who believes Genesis 1 and Genesis 2 are two separate creation events with two sets of humans being created?

From what source did Moses obtain his creation information?

]]>

What do you think of the argument that matter and energy already existed before the Big Bang—that it was compacted by gravity, then the Big Bang happened, then repeat?

How would you respond to a Christian friend who believes Genesis 1 and Genesis 2 are two separate creation events with two sets of humans being created?

From what source did Moses obtain his creation information?

]]> Questions about whether matter and energy already existed before the Big Bang, how to respond to a Christian friend who believes Genesis 1 and Genesis 2 describe two separate creation events with two sets of humans, and the source of Moses’ creation information. Stand to Reason false No 1203 full Why Would We Need to Be in a Fallen World to Fully Know God? Why Would We Need to Be in a Fallen World to Fully Know God? https://strask.podbean.com/e/why-would-we-need-to-be-in-a-fallen-world-to-fully-know-god/ https://strask.podbean.com/e/why-would-we-need-to-be-in-a-fallen-world-to-fully-know-god/#comments Mon, 21 Jul 2025 00:00:00 -0700 strask.podbean.com/971cddbe-565d-38d8-af0b-86eb1f324a30

If Adam and Eve were in perfect community with God, why would we need to be in a fallen world to fully know God, and did God create a set of circumstances that would bring about a fallen world solely to reveal his other qualities?

Why did God curse nature after the fall?

]]>

Why did God curse nature after the fall?

]]> Questions about why, if Adam and Eve were in perfect community with God, we would need to be in a fallen world to fully know God, and why God cursed nature after the fall. Stand to Reason false No 1233 full What Would You Say to an Atheist Who Claims to Lack a Worldview? What Would You Say to an Atheist Who Claims to Lack a Worldview? https://strask.podbean.com/e/what-would-you-say-to-an-atheist-who-claims-to-lack-a-worldview/ https://strask.podbean.com/e/what-would-you-say-to-an-atheist-who-claims-to-lack-a-worldview/#comments Thu, 17 Jul 2025 00:00:00 -0700 strask.podbean.com/a434e146-0e2c-3dcb-8cee-0c1839daf7bd

How would you handle a conversation with an atheist who claims to lack a worldview and denies holding every belief atheists usually hold?

How would you respond to someone who accuses you of being “stubborn and dogmatic” simply because you defend your views with facts and reason and don’t capitulate to their arguments?

]]>

How would you handle a conversation with an atheist who claims to lack a worldview and denies holding every belief atheists usually hold?

How would you respond to someone who accuses you of being “stubborn and dogmatic” simply because you defend your views with facts and reason and don’t capitulate to their arguments?

]]> Questions about how to handle a conversation with an atheist who claims to lack a worldview, and how to respond to someone who accuses you of being “stubborn and dogmatic” because you defend your views and don’t capitulate to their arguments. Stand to Reason false No 1260 full No One Wrote About Jesus During His Lifetime No One Wrote About Jesus During His Lifetime https://strask.podbean.com/e/no-one-wrote-about-jesus-during-his-lifetime/ https://strask.podbean.com/e/no-one-wrote-about-jesus-during-his-lifetime/#comments Mon, 14 Jul 2025 00:00:00 -0700 strask.podbean.com/5a479092-1c98-3482-abe8-8167384c8908

What should I say to someone who is hung up on the fact that no one wrote about Jesus during his lifetime?

If Jesus’ birth started AD 1, why do scholars say he was born in AD 5–6?

Paul says in Galatians 4:4–5 that God sent his son “when the fullness of the time came.” What was “just right” about that point in history, and is God doing anything special in our day?

]]>

What should I say to someone who is hung up on the fact that no one wrote about Jesus during his lifetime?

If Jesus’ birth started AD 1, why do scholars say he was born in AD 5–6?

Paul says in Galatians 4:4–5 that God sent his son “when the fullness of the time came.” What was “just right” about that point in history, and is God doing anything special in our day?

]]> Questions about how to respond to the concern that no one wrote about Jesus during his lifetime, why scholars say Jesus was born in AD 5–6 rather than AD 1, and what Paul meant when he said God sent his son “when the fullness of the time came.” Stand to Reason false No 1561 full Is It Problematic for a DJ to Play Songs That Are Contrary to His Christian Values? Is It Problematic for a DJ to Play Songs That Are Contrary to His Christian Values? https://strask.podbean.com/e/is-it-problematic-for-a-dj-to-play-songs-that-are-contrary-to-his-christian-values/ https://strask.podbean.com/e/is-it-problematic-for-a-dj-to-play-songs-that-are-contrary-to-his-christian-values/#comments Thu, 10 Jul 2025 00:00:00 -0700 strask.podbean.com/82bbb3f5-abef-331c-b235-3d5210924b1a

As a DJ on a secular radio station that plays music from the ’60s through the ’90s, is it problematic for me to play music with lyrics that are contrary to my Christian values?

What approach should I take toward the monetary royalties I still collect from music that had less-than-Christian imagery and lyrics?

]]>

As a DJ on a secular radio station that plays music from the ’60s through the ’90s, is it problematic for me to play music with lyrics that are contrary to my Christian values?

What approach should I take toward the monetary royalties I still collect from music that had less-than-Christian imagery and lyrics?

]]> Questions about whether it’s problematic for a DJ on a secular radio station to play songs with lyrics that are contrary to his Christian values, and what approach a musician should take toward royalties he’s still receiving from music that had less-than-Christian lyrics. Stand to Reason false No 1388 full Could Inherently Sinful Humans Have Accurately Recorded the Word of God? Could Inherently Sinful Humans Have Accurately Recorded the Word of God? https://strask.podbean.com/e/could-inherently-sinful-humans-have-accurately-recorded-the-word-of-god/ https://strask.podbean.com/e/could-inherently-sinful-humans-have-accurately-recorded-the-word-of-god/#comments Mon, 07 Jul 2025 00:00:00 -0700 strask.podbean.com/f89065d1-f9ce-34fa-8952-143e0fc0238b

How should I respond to the objection that humans, who are inherently sinful, could not have accurately recorded the Word of God?

How do we reconcile the seeming contradiction between Acts 7:22, which says Moses was mighty in word and deed, and Exodus 4:10, where Moses says he is slow of speech and tongue?

James 4:13–16 instructs us to qualify our plans by saying, “If it is the Lord’s will,” but his words in the next chapter about our prayers healing the sick include no qualifiers regarding God’s will. How does James 5 fit with James 4?

]]>

How should I respond to the objection that humans, who are inherently sinful, could not have accurately recorded the Word of God?

How do we reconcile the seeming contradiction between Acts 7:22, which says Moses was mighty in word and deed, and Exodus 4:10, where Moses says he is slow of speech and tongue?

]]> Questions about whether or not inherently sinful humans could have accurately recorded the Word of God, whether the words about Moses in Acts 7:22 and Exodus 4:10 contradict each other, and why we’re told to say, “If it is the Lord’s will,” in James 4 but not James 5. Stand to Reason false No 1214 full What Are the Top Five Things to Consider Before Joining a Church? What Are the Top Five Things to Consider Before Joining a Church? https://strask.podbean.com/e/what-are-the-top-five-things-to-consider-before-joining-a-church/ https://strask.podbean.com/e/what-are-the-top-five-things-to-consider-before-joining-a-church/#comments Thu, 03 Jul 2025 00:00:00 -0700 strask.podbean.com/e09e6dc6-4e50-34bf-949e-cb1617757b9b

I’m coming out of the Word of Faith and New Apostolic Reformation movements. What are the top five things I need to consider before joining a church?

What are your thoughts regarding a church putting on a production of Jesus Christ Superstar as a means to draw non-Christians into the church?

]]> Jesus Christ Superstar as a means to draw non-Christians into the church.

I’m coming out of the Word of Faith and New Apostolic Reformation movements. What are the top five things I need to consider before joining a church?
What are your thoughts regarding a church putting on a production of Jesus Christ Superstar as a means to draw non-Christians into the church?

]]> Questions about the top five things to consider before joining a church when coming out of the NAR movement, and thoughts regarding a church putting on a production of Jesus Christ Superstar as a means to draw non-Christians into the church. Stand to Reason false No 1500 full Are Works the Evidence or the Energizer of Faith? Are Works the Evidence or the Energizer of Faith? https://strask.podbean.com/e/are-works-the-evidence-or-the-energizer-of-faith/ https://strask.podbean.com/e/are-works-the-evidence-or-the-energizer-of-faith/#comments Mon, 30 Jun 2025 00:00:00 -0700 strask.podbean.com/c3190417-0126-3377-a2db-41414becf13f

Works appear to be the “engine oil” that keeps faith alive. Without them, faith is dead. Therefore, aren’t works the energizer of faith, not the evidence? Can you please provide biblical support that “good works” are inevitable and always demonstrated in the life of someone who has true faith?

]]>

]]> Questions about whether faith is the evidence or the energizer of faith, and biblical support for the idea that good works are inevitable and always demonstrated in the life of someone who has true faith. Stand to Reason false No 1321 full Is Morality Determined by Society? Is Morality Determined by Society? https://strask.podbean.com/e/is-morality-determined-by-society/ https://strask.podbean.com/e/is-morality-determined-by-society/#comments Thu, 26 Jun 2025 00:00:00 -0700 strask.podbean.com/205da064-1544-3ec9-9cc6-d3c5f3cfe836

How should I respond to someone who is unpersuaded by the moral argument for God, who insists people just do what makes them happy and doesn’t offend people or the law, and who says morality is determined by social structures that have evolved?

Can the idea that it’s objectively wrong to torture babies for fun actually be explained by our evolutionary biology making us want to protect the babies in our group?

Would it be possible for someone with multiple personality disorder to trust Christ with one personality and reject him with another? If so, how would we make sense of their eternal state?

]]>

Can the idea that it’s objectively wrong to torture babies for fun actually be explained by our evolutionary biology making us want to protect the babies in our group?

Would it be possible for someone with multiple personality disorder to trust Christ with one personality and reject him with another? If so, how would we make sense of their eternal state?

]]> Questions about how to respond to someone who says morality is determined by society, whether our evolutionary biology causes us to think it’s objectively wrong to torture babies for fun, and whether someone with multiple personality disorder could both trust and reject Christ. Stand to Reason false No 1223 full What Evidence Can I Give for Objective Morality? What Evidence Can I Give for Objective Morality? https://strask.podbean.com/e/what-evidence-can-i-give-for-objective-morality/ https://strask.podbean.com/e/what-evidence-can-i-give-for-objective-morality/#comments Mon, 23 Jun 2025 00:00:00 -0700 strask.podbean.com/0067273c-2996-3986-ba77-aacf6c4f572b

An atheist who’s debating me about objective morality ignores what I say about our just knowing it deep inside and keeps pressing me for evidence. What should I do?

What should I say to atheists who counter the moral argument for God by rejecting the necessity of objective morality?

What is intuition?

]]>

An atheist who’s debating me about objective morality ignores what I say about our just knowing it deep inside and keeps pressing me for evidence. What should I do?

What should I say to atheists who counter the moral argument for God by rejecting the necessity of objective morality?

What is intuition?

]]> Questions about how to respond to someone who’s asking for evidence for objective morality, what to say to atheists who counter the moral argument for God by rejecting the necessity of objective morality, and the definition of intuition. Stand to Reason false No 1428 full If Sin Is a Disease We’re Born with, How Can We Be Guilty When We Sin? If Sin Is a Disease We’re Born with, How Can We Be Guilty When We Sin? https://strask.podbean.com/e/if-sin-is-a-disease-we-re-born-with-how-can-we-be-guilty-when-we-sin/ https://strask.podbean.com/e/if-sin-is-a-disease-we-re-born-with-how-can-we-be-guilty-when-we-sin/#comments Thu, 19 Jun 2025 00:00:00 -0700 strask.podbean.com/576e6d06-9e92-3d3f-93d8-bf923abfd5f8

If sin is a disease we’re all born with, how can we be guilty when we sin?

Can you explain how we will retain free will in Heaven but will not have the ability to choose to sin?

Is morality correct because God says so, or does he say so because it is correct? Is logic correct because God says so, or does he say so because it is correct?

]]>

If sin is a disease we’re all born with, how can we be guilty when we sin?

Can you explain how we will retain free will in Heaven but will not have the ability to choose to sin?

Is morality correct because God says so, or does he say so because it is correct? Is logic correct because God says so, or does he say so because it is correct?

]]> Questions about how we can be guilty when we sin if sin is a disease we’re born with, how it can be that we’ll have free will in Heaven but not have the ability to choose to sin, and whether morality and logic are correct because God says so or he says so because they’re correct. Stand to Reason false No 1418 full