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Francis Schaeffer’s Fact-Value Split: How “Your Truth” Replaced Objective Truth
Megan Almon traces how Western thought moved from viewing theology and morality as real and knowable to treating them as private, subjective, and unknowable.
Does Science Contradict the Bible?
Greg responds to the idea that science contradicts the Bible, then he answers a question about how we can be sure the Protestant view of communion is correct as opposed to the Catholic view.
Answering the Quran’s Challenge to Produce a Chapter Like It
Muslims argue that since no one can produce literature as beautiful and perfect as the Quran, this proves the Quran’s divine authorship.
Can You Provide Testable, Repeatable Evidence for God?
Greg and Amy explain how the demand for scientific tests to prove God’s existence is a category error, then show how actual scientific evidence, answered prayer, and other lines of evidence can still point to a personal God.
God Will Use What You Read in the Bible
Greg reflects on the phenomenon of topics coming up that he just read about in the Bible, then he answers questions about the New Testament quoting variants in the Septuagint rather than what was originally inspired, whether Adam had no choice but to sin, and women in ministry.
Prepping for Engagement
Some believers go head-to-head with talented academics in public without taking their opponents’ skills or ideas seriously, but having the truth on your side is simply not enough to successfully persuade an audience.
“Jesus Is the Only Way” Is a Claim About Reality
Tripp Almon explains that the claim “Jesus is the only way” is not a subjective preference Christians seek to force on others.
Are Muslims Correct That We’ve Lost Jesus’ Words?
Alan answers a common Muslim challenge alleging that because Jesus spoke in Aramaic, the Bible doesn’t contain the words of Jesus.
Will Both Christians and Non-Christians Stand in the Judgment?
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.
Jeremiah 31:35–36 and the State of Israel
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.
Questions You Should Ask Pro-Choice Christians
When two Christians defend abortion, Jon Noyes argues that Christian ethics must follow Christ rather than culture by extending dignity and protection to the unborn.
AI Will Never Be a Person
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.
Interview: Stephen Driscoll – God, Artificial Intelligence, and You
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.
Why Would a Sovereign God Allow and Even Send Evil Spirits?
Greg and Amy explain how demons can have free agency while still remaining under God’s authority.
The Biggest Challenge That Has Tested Greg’s Faith
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.
Problems with Using Autonomy as Your Guiding Moral Principle
Greg answers questions about whether or not we can see evidence that God sustains the universe, and how to respond to someone who says autonomy is his guiding principle for morality.
Answering the Muslim “Lost Aramaic” Argument
Muslims claim you don’t have the words of Jesus in your Bible since Jesus spoke Aramaic yet the Gospels were written in Greek and you read them in English.
If Adam and Eve Didn’t Know Good and Evil, Why Did God Punish Them?
Tim Barnett clarifies that eating the forbidden fruit gave Adam and Eve an experiential knowledge of evil, not their first awareness of right and wrong.
How Can God’s Voice Be Unmistakable in Light of These Passages?
Greg answers questions about how God’s voice can be unmistakable in light of John 10 and 1 Samuel 3, whether the impulse to witness to someone is coming from the conscience or the Holy Spirit, and why worship is required.
When One Person Is Equipped, Thousands More Are Impacted
Greg talks about the huge difference that can be made when one person is equipped, then he answers questions about attending a church where the pastor is affiliated with Freemasonry, recognizing circular reasoning, “Father, forgive them,” and whether Jesus is physically present in Acts 23:11.