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Christmas Spoilers
Greg chats about some Christmas myths, recommends two films that capture the nativity well, then answers questions about whether day trading is a form of gambling, being a gardener vs. a harvester, and reconciling Greg’s view on decision making with Romans 12:2.
He Really Is Working All Things After the Counsel of His Will
We think of God as being sovereign over the big things, forgetting that it’s the little things that add up to the big things in the end.
Should I Feel Guilty for Not Having the Joy of the Lord During a Dark Time?
Greg answers questions from callers about old earth vs. young earth and feeling guilty about not having the joy of the Lord during a long, difficult, dark time.
God’s “Mood” Does Not Change
Greg and Amy explain that God does not have moods but is unchanging and consistently expresses his character according to his eternal nature and purposes.
Does Christianity, Like Islam, Order the Death of Apostates?
Some skeptics of Christianity allege that the Bible, like Islam, commands Christians to kill apostates.
Will There Be a Rapture?
Greg answers questions about his views on the rapture and whether there’s any middle ground between Reformed and Arminian theology.
Why Is Nature Intelligible?
Why is it that the natural world is ordered, and why is it that the human mind is able to comprehend it?
Science Can’t Disprove the Virgin Birth
Greg talks about the claim that the virgin birth is disproved by science, then he talks to callers about when the New Covenant started, how Jesus could have paid the penalty of being separated from God, Bonhoeffer’s views on the Bible, and pragmatism.
A Pro-Life Case Based on Science and Careful Thinking
Tim responds to a video that claims Christians have no right to impose their biblical views on abortion on non-Christians.
Why Does God Allow Evil?
Greg answers questions about why God allows evil, whether denominations really matter, whether Matthew 16 says Peter was the first pope, and how Greg’s view on decision making and the will of God fits with passages in James, Ruth, and Esther.
What We Can Learn from the Account of David and Goliath
Greg talks about what we can learn from the account of David and Goliath, then he answers questions about the divide between men and women, whether a contractor should turn down work on a Buddhist temple, and determining if a passage is descriptive or prescriptive.
CNN Repeats Andy Stanley’s Conference Falsehoods
Three falsehoods promoted by Andy Stanley’s Unconditional Conference threaten the integrity of church doctrine and jeopardize the destiny of children who adopt an LGBT identity.
Is Satan Always Responsible for Our Troubles?
Greg and Amy explain that the negative things believers experience are not necessarily spiritual attacks and share how Christians ought to respond when facing difficulties.
Are the Things We Claim Are Complex Really Complex?
Greg talks to callers about how, when it comes to the teleological argument, we know the things we claim are complex are really complex, how to witness to someone who has consulted a spiritualist, and whether God values results or growth more.
How Can You Say God Is Pro-Life if He Kills Babies?
Greg talks to Robby Lashua about an announcement and discusses the value of saying “thank you” to everyone who does something for you, then he responds to a caller’s question about how God can be pro-life if he kills babies.
What Does It Mean to “Fear God”?
Greg and Amy explain the difference between fearing God and simply living in fear, emphasizing that a healthy fear of God is rooted in reverence for his greatness and authority, not in dread of judgment.
Will God Be in Pain for Eternity as He Watches People Suffer in Hell?
Greg answers questions about the “He Gets Us” campaign from earlier this year, whether a property in the tree of the knowledge of good and evil gave Adam and Eve knowledge, the historicity of Job, and whether God will spend eternity in pain as he watches people suffer in Hell.
Do Children Need to Consent to Puberty?
As a result of a worldview shift in our culture, some people think that puberty—a healthy state of the body—might need consent.
How to Explain the Trinity to Latter-day Saints
Greg contrasts the biblical Trinity with the polytheism of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints, answering objections that the Trinity was invented and that Jesus would not pray to God if he is God.
Am I Giving What Is Holy to Dogs?
Greg talks to callers about online interactions, entropy as evidence for a beginning of the universe, whether someone could make up a story that sounds like eyewitness testimony, creating interactions that aren’t awkward, and the claim that the unborn is only a ”potential life.”