Greg explains why we don’t need to learn to hear the voice of God, then he talks to callers about how to deal with going against the majority of scientists, the best argument for God, a loving God allowing suffering, profanity, and preparing children to encounter transgenderism.
Topics:
Commentary: God doesn’t try. (00:00)
Do you have any advice for how to deal with going against the majority opinion of scientists when it comes to evolution? (11:00)
Why do you think the moral argument is the best argument for God’s existence? (25:00)
How can I help a non-Christian answer his question about why God would allow anyone to suffer if he’s perfectly loving? (29:00)
What defines profanity, and is it sin or a Christian liberty issue? (43:00)
Should we keep our young children away from a nephew who is dressing as a girl? (51:00)
Mentioned on the Show:
When God Speaks by Greg Koukl
Metamorphosis: The Beauty and Design of Butterflies DVD by Illustra Media
Hell Interrupted Part 1, Part 2, and Part 3
Related Links:
Why Intelligent Design Isn’t a God-of-the-Gaps Argument by Tim Barnett
How to Test for Intelligent Design by Amy Hall
Is Intelligent Design Pseudoscience? by Greg Koukl
If God Is Good: Faith in the Midst of Suffering and Evil by Randy Alcorn
What You Need to Know about Evil and Suffering by Amy Hall
We’re Not Good at Estimating Our Goodness by Amy Hall
Why Agree to Use Preferred Names but Not Preferred Pronouns? by Amy Hall
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Thankful for John MacArthur’s Legacy
Greg talks about being thankful for John MacArthur’s legacy, then he answers questions about the difference between covenant theology and dispensationalism and how to interpret NDEs where people claim to have met Jesus.
Topics:
Commentary: Thankful for John MacArthur’s Legacy (00:00)
What’s the difference between covenant theology and dispensationalism? (25:00)
How should we interpret NDEs where people claim to have met Jesus? (46:00)
Mentioned on the Show:
Reality Student Apologetics Conference – September 12–13 in Atlanta, GA; October 17–18 in Seattle, WA; November 7–8 in Minneapolis, MN; February 20–21, 2026 in Dallas, TX; March 13–14, 2026 in Philadelphia, PA; April 24–25, 2026 in Los Angeles, CA
Upcoming events with Stand to Reason speakers
Systematic Theology by Wayne Grudem
Christian Theology by Millard Erickson
Beyond Death: Exploring the Evidence for Immortality by Gary Habermas and J.P. Moreland
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Spirituality Is Measured by Spiritual Fruit, Not Spiritual Gifts
Greg explains that spirituality is measured by spiritual fruit, not spiritual gifts, then he answers questions about preterism, evidence for a beginning of the universe, the law requiring rapists to marry their victim, and whether or not Genesis 1 indicates God created chaos.
Topics:
Commentary: Spirituality is measured by spiritual fruit, not spiritual gifts. (00:00)
What are your thoughts on preterism? (05:00)
Isn’t the universe eternal? Can you provide any evidence for a beginning of the universe or a God? (23:00)
How can you explain God forcing rape victims to marry their rapist in Deuteronomy 22:28–29? (44:00)
If God subdued and controlled chaos in the creation account, bringing order out of disorder, then does that mean he created chaos? (52:00)
Mentioned on the Show:
Greg Koukl and Michael Shermer at the End of the Decade of the New Atheists – Transcript of their dialogue
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How Would You Determine Which Religion Is True?
Greg answers questions about how to determine which religion is true, why God wouldn’t just write his own book, how we know the Christian God is the real God, and whether there’s an objective moral system or we’re simply acting to avoid pain.
Topics:
How would you determine which religion is true and which is not? What’s more likely: that God doesn’t exist and men invented religion to control people, or that God depended on men to write a book with ridiculous laws? (02:00)
How should I answer my friend who is asking, “How do I know the Christian God is the real God who created everything?” (25:00)
There is no such thing as an objective moral system. We’re simply acting to avoid pain, and God isn’t necessary for that. Also, Christianity is immoral. (43:00)
Mentioned on the Show:
Relativism: Feet Firmly Planted in Mid-Air by Greg Koukl and Francis Beckwith
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Dan Day: Greg Answers an Atheist
Greg answers questions from an atheist about why Jesus couldn’t write his own book, what God has been doing all of this time, why Christians don’t read the Bible if it’s the Word of God, God existing “before” time, and whether pastors use fear tactics to get people to tithe.
Topics:
Tell us why Jesus, the God of the universe, couldn’t write his own book. (07:00)
Would you care to explain what the all-knowing, all-powerful God of the universe has been doing all of this time? (13:00)
If the Bible is the Word of God, then why do 99% of Christians spend less than 15 minutes a week reading it? Maybe they’re delusional, egotistical hypocrites who fear a man-made, invisible God. Do you even know what epistemology and logical argumentation are? (24:00)
It’s illogical to say that God could exist before time. (35:00)
Do you think Christians pay a 10% tithe because they want to, or is it because the leaders of the church know they can’t survive unless they use fear tactics to convince their congregations they’re sinning if they don’t give 10%? (44:00)
Related Links:
Should Christians Tithe? by Greg Koukl
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