Stand to Reason Weekly Podcast

Greg answers questions about whether Christian schools ought to accept children with non-Christian parents, whether both Christians and non-Christians will stand in the judgment, and how to be as charitable as possible without weakening your position tactically.
 
Topics:

If non-Christian parents are willing to send their child to a Christian school, why would that school keep the child out just because the parents aren’t Christians? (04:00)

Will both Christians and non-Christians stand in the judgment? (17:00)

What’s the right way to navigate being as charitable as you can in a conversation without weakening your position tactically? (45:00)

Mentioned on the Show: 

Be One of the 100

Made in Our Image by Stephen Driscoll

Submit a question on the Open Mic Line

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#STRask: Will I Have to Give an Account for My Abortion When I Stand Before Jesus? – On the idea of standing before God to give an account of what you've done

Greg answers questions on how Christians interpreted Jeremiah 31:35–36 before the reestablishment of the state of Israel, evidence the world was ever unbroken, and the best tactic to engage a Jehovah’s Witness and build a relationship with him.
 
Topics:

Be one of the 100. (00:00)

How would Christians have interpreted Jeremiah 31:35–36 from the point of the establishment of the church up until the reestablishment of the political state of Israel, and how do dispensationalists interpret it now? (04:00)

Can you point to any evidence the world was ever different (in terms of both biology and physics) in the past from the way it is today—i.e., not broken? (39:00)

What’s the best tactic to engage a Jehovah’s Witness and build a relationship with him? (50:00)

Mentioned on the Show: 

Be One of the 100

Made in Our Image by Stephen Driscoll

The Bible: Fast Forward – Audio, DVD, Video on Demand

Greg and Amy discussed Israel from different theological perspectives here and here.

Deity of Christ: Case Closed by Greg Koukl

Street Smarts: Using Questions to Answer Christianity’s Toughest Challenges by Greg Koukl

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Three Telltale Signs of “Christianity” Gone South – Includes the three questions Greg recommended asking Jehovah’s Witnesses

Greg explains why AI will never be a person, then he answers questions about how to address the declining birthrate and encourage people to have more children, and whether or not Muslims worship the true God.
 
Topics:

Commentary: AI will never be a person. (00:00)

Do you have any biblical insights on the declining birthrate and how to encourage people to have more children? (21:00)

Do Muslims worship the true God? (33:00)

Mentioned on the Show: 

Be One of the 100

Made in Our Image: God, Artificial Intelligence, and You by Stephen Driscoll

Mind & Cosmos: Why the Materialist Neo-Darwinian Conception of Nature is Almost Certainly False by Thomas Nagel

Jesus, the Only Way: 100 Verses by Greg Koukl

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One Way or Any Way? Part 1 and Part 2 by Greg Koukl

Greg talks to Stephen Driscoll, author of Made in Our Image: God, Artificial Intelligence, and You, about AI—what it is, the challenges and opportunities it will bring, how Christians should think about it, and more.
 
Topics:

Interview: Stephen Driscoll, author of Made in Our Image: God, Artificial Intelligence, and You (00:00)

Mentioned on the Show: 

Be One of the 100

Made in Our Image: God, Artificial Intelligence, and You by Stephen Driscoll

Reality Student Apologetics Conference – September 11–12 in Atlanta, GA; October 16–17 in Seattle, WA; November 13–14 in Minneapolis, MN; February 19–20, 2027 in Dallas, TX; March 12–13, 2027 in Philadelphia, PA; April 23–24, 2027 in Los Angeles, CA

2084 and the AI Revolution, Updated and Expanded Edition: How Artificial Intelligence Informs Our Future by John Lennox

Fake ID: How AI and Identity Ideology Are Collapsing Reality—and What to Do About It by Abdu Murray

Greg answers questions about how to interpret “gates of Hell” in Matthew 16:18, whether parents should treat a child who hasn’t professed Christ differently, the biggest challenge that has tested his faith, whether Matthew 24:24 means it’s possible for the elect to be led astray, and more.
 
Topics:

Should the fact that God is in charge of Hell change my understanding of Matthew 16:18 that “gates of Hell” refers to Satan and his demonic forces? (08:00)

Should parents treat a child who hasn’t professed Christ differently from their other children? (22:00)

What is the biggest challenge that has tested your faith? (26:00)

How do we know that Christians believe the right thing? (45:00)

Does Matthew 24:24 mean it’s possible for the elect to be led astray? (51:00)

Mentioned on the Show: 

Be One of the 100

Made in Our Image by Stephen Driscoll

Upcoming events with Stand to Reason speakers

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Making Sense of Unanswered Prayer by Amy Hall