Does Christianity Make Sense? Part 1

Greg is interviewed by Rajat Dhiman of the “Biblical Dhiman” YouTube channel, who asks how Greg became a Christian, what’s wrong with worshiping created things rather than the Creator, and how we can test the truthfulness of a religion. Greg Koukl

What Is True Justice?

Can a Person Be Saved through General Revelation?

#STRask: Why Is Abraham Considered a Great Man of Faith When He Had so Much Evidence?

What Does “Work Out Your Salvation” Mean?

#STRask: How Can Something Be Evil in Itself if Evil Is Only a Lack of Good?

Does Isaiah 45:7 Teach That God Created Evil?

A Baby Has a Legitimate Claim to Her Own Mother’s Body

A Conflict between Two Systems of Morality

A Verse That Illustrates Three Interpretive Principles

Do We Know Who Wrote the Gospels?

#STRask: Can Science Test Supernatural Worldviews?

What to Look for in a Christian School

#STRask: How Do You Know if Something You’re Doing Is a Sin?

Spiritual Growth Hurts

Articles

Does Isaiah 45:7 Teach That God Created Evil?

What does it mean when God says he “creates evil” in Isaiah 45:7?

A Conflict between Two Systems of Morality

Why have the culture wars become so intense? One reason for this is the fact that, in the West, there is a deep, worldview division between two systems of morality.

Thoughts from Habakkuk on Facing Inevitable Suffering

Each of us will eventually face some kind of unavoidable suffering, and the dread of anticipation at times like these can be terrible. How did Habukkuk go through this while still rejoicing in God?

Why Not Honor People’s Preferred Pronouns if We Honor God’s?

If we honor God’s pronouns revealed in Scripture, why aren’t we willing to honor people’s preferred pronouns? Alan explains why the two situations are not parallel.

The Consequences of Rejecting God and Objective Truth

A 30-year-old book on the fundamental ideas of the fascist worldview (a rejection of a transcendent God and moral standard) reminds us of what can happen when truth is no longer valued.

God’s Preferred Pronouns

Some gender theorists say we should abandon the use of he/him pronouns for God and instead use they/them, but there are good, biblical reasons not to do this.

Our Free Salvation Sets Us Free to Love

Mormons and JWs are typically kind, pleasant, and respectful, but their evangelism is driven by their need to fulfill specific requirements. Christians have a different motivation for sharing the gospel.

The “Heathen” and the Unknown God – Part 1

When it comes to salvation, God’s way has always been narrow. There is forgiveness available, but no one will be saved without the gospel of Jesus Christ. What does this mean for those who have never heard of him?

Everyone Needs to Change, Including LGBT People

The Christian claim is that every believer who is transformed by the sanctifying power of the Holy Spirit experiences a change of identity and lifestyle, including LGBT people.

What Must Be True for Ultimate Justice to Exist?

Those who recognize, through their experience of the world, that justice is objectively real and not merely a matter of preference should ask themselves, what must be true for ultimate justice to exist?

A Society Where Justice Is Grounded in Preference

When an entire culture is given over to the idea that morality is relative, the only way to promote one’s preference is by power plays.

Why We Need the Local Church

The culture continues to be hostile to the Christian worldview. Where do we turn? The answer isn’t clever or new. We turn to the local church. Here’s why.

Videos

Do We Know Who Wrote the Gospels?

An Existential Crisis Only Christianity Answers

Tactics and Tools

How to Confront a Works-Based Salvation Theology

Is “Hate the Sin, Love the Sinner” Biblical?

Podcasts

#STRask: Why Is Abraham Considered a Great Man of Faith When He Had so Much Evidence?

Questions about why Abraham is considered to be a great man of faith when God gave him so much evidence of his existence and a response to the idea that a person’s salvation is questionable because his faith is “all head and little heart.”

What Does “Work Out Your Salvation” Mean?

Greg answers a question about the meaning of “work out your salvation” in Philippians 2:12, then he answers questions about how to show love to people when you don’t agree with their life choices and how to stir up interest in spiritual topics in an apathetic, unbelieving spouse.

#STRask: How Can Something Be Evil in Itself if Evil Is Only a Lack of Good?

Questions about how Greg can say something is evil “in itself” if evil is only a lack of good, how Jesus could have had a fully-human experience if he never doubted, and whether all bad things that happen to us are spiritual attacks.

A Baby Has a Legitimate Claim to Her Own Mother’s Body

Greg responds to the pro-choice argument that “nobody has the right to use your body against your will,” then he answers a question about how to explain to a non-believer why you’re waiting to have sex until marriage.

A Verse That Illustrates Three Interpretive Principles

Alan looks at passage of Scripture that skeptics like to use to challenge Jesus’ integrity. Then, he clarifies the meaning and application of the passage by using three key interpretive principles.

#STRask: Can Science Test Supernatural Worldviews?

Questions about whether science can test supernatural worldviews and how to respond to the claim that the Bible isn’t against abortion since it contains a command to execute adulterous women without checking to make sure they’re not pregnant.

What to Look for in a Christian School

Greg talks about what to look for in a Christian school, then he answers a question about the nature of Jesus’ resurrection body.

#STRask: How Do You Know if Something You’re Doing Is a Sin?

Questions about how you can know if something you’re doing is a sin, what the author of Ecclesiastes meant when he said, “There is nothing new under the sun,” and whether the possibility that Moses was a lunatic or liar brings the whole Tanakh and New Testament into doubt.

Spiritual Growth Hurts

Greg talks about having realistic expectations for spiritual growth, which is often painful, then he answers a question about talking to postmodernists about objective morality.

#STRask: Why Would God Create Animals and Allow Them to Suffer?

Questions about why God would create animals and allow them to experience so much suffering and whether Christians should be content and accept their circumstances without fighting back no matter what.

Spiritual Growth Is Perplexing

Greg reflects on the idea that the older we grow in the Lord, the more clear ideas become and the more perplexed we become about what God is doing, then he answers questions about an illustration supporting the idea that consciousness could be an illusion and how to respond to the idea that missionary work is “white saviorism.”

#STRask: What if the First Columbo Question Makes Someone Feel Ashamed?

Questions about what to do if someone feels ashamed because he can’t answer the first Columbo question and whether there there are arguments we can use for God’s existence based on our experience of the transcendent when we create things or watch a great performance.

Solid Ground

The “Heathen” and the Unknown God – Part 1

When it comes to salvation, God’s way has always been narrow. There is forgiveness available, but no one will be saved without the gospel of Jesus Christ. What does this mean for those who have never heard of him?

Getting “Political”—Vice or Christian Virtue?

Will the followers of Christ continue to thoughtfully engage—with truth and grace—the critical ideas in culture, or will we retreat from the public square again and take refuge behind the walls of our churches?

The Legend of the Social Justice Jesus

Did Jesus come here to champion the cause of the poor? There’s no question God has a heart for the destitute. Even so, a careful study of the Gospels shows that Jesus’ principle purpose was redressing spiritual poverty, not rectifying social inequities.

Other Worldviews

The Evening News

These news tidbits illustrating the ideologically-driven downward trajectory of secular culture are “iceberg tips” connected to a larger story, a spiritual drama that lies behind the headlines.