What Should We Learn from The Immensity of the Heavens?

Many observe the size of the cosmos and conclude that because we’re merely a speck in the universe, humanity is inconsequential. But is that what we should learn from the immensity of the heavens? Katie Hulse

Do We Limit God with a Closed Canon?

Does the Bible Command Us to Kill Apostates?

How to Show Mormon Missionaries That the Bible Contradicts Their Gospel

What Really Happened at Nicea?

Christians, Speak Clearly and Not in Christianese

Will Steak Be on the Menu in Heaven?

#STRask: How Can I Convince Someone They Shouldn’t Rely on AI to Find Truth?

Is the Bible Pro-Slavery?

There’s No Silver Bullet

Why We Should Expect the New Testament

The Third Column

#STRask: Should I Stick with My Decision if I Prayed About It Beforehand?

How to Be a Good Ambassador for Christ to Muslims

#STRask: Won’t Jesus Only Be Able to Interact with One Person at a Time?

Articles

Does the Bible Command Us to Kill Apostates?

Though Christians object to the command in Islam to kill apostates, some skeptics argue that the Bible requires the same punishment for those who leave the faith. Here’s why they’re mistaken.

How to Show Mormon Missionaries That the Bible Contradicts Their Gospel

Here’s a simple way you can help Mormon missionaries see that the Bible contradicts the Mormon gospel.

Is the Bible Pro-Slavery?

Many people think the Bible condones slavery, but everyplace Christianity takes a firm hold on culture, slavery is eventually eliminated. Here are three reasons why.

The Third Column

The future of thoughtful Christianity does not belong to best-selling authors or popular speakers. Rather, it will be determined by people like you—committed disciples in the local church with warm hearts and sharp minds demonstrating that Christianity is worth thinking about.

Two Passages That Argue for Original Guilt and Sin

Since it seems some Christians are starting to waver on original guilt and sin, here are two passages that support these doctrines.

The Age of Trivial Distractions

Neil Postman had some wise warnings about where our culture was headed, and we would do well to listen and adjust our own lives accordingly.

How I Respond to Pride Month

How should Christians respond to stores that celebrate and/or promote homosexuality and transgenderism during Pride Month? Alan shares his approach.

Love Doesn’t Trump God’s Moral Commands

A popular YouTuber says she supports Pride Month because of the commandment to “love your neighbor as yourself,” but here’s why anyone who rejects God’s moral commands in order to love has missed love altogether.

When Is a Couple Considered Married?

When is a couple considered married? After the ceremony? When they sign the license? After sex? Robby Lashua looks at what the Bible has to say about this question.

How to Be Sure You’re Saved

Jesus warned that the church would contain both wheat and tares. Which are you? Here’s how you can be confident you’re safe in Christ.

When to Teach Your Children About LGBT Ideology

Given our society’s aggressive promotion of LGBT ideology, when should parents teach their children about topics like homosexuality and transgenderism? Here are five principles that will help you find the right time and approach for your family.

Is Salvation by Faith in Jesus Unfair to Those Who Never Hear of Him?

Is God acting unfairly if his salvation depends on trusting in Jesus and some never hear of him? Does justice require that God reveal himself to everyone? A quote from R.C. Sproul helps to explain the answer.

Videos

What Really Happened at Nicea?

Why We Should Expect the New Testament

Sexuality and Gender

Drag Is Not Holy

Can Choosing God Be a Matter of Free Will if He’s Threatening Us with Hell?

Podcasts

Will Steak Be on the Menu in Heaven?

Greg answers questions about whether steak will be on the menu in Heaven, a Christian high school requiring students to use the Enneagram in a class, and questions to ask a New Ager who is big on “spirituality” but doesn’t like the cross or the forgiveness of sins.

#STRask: How Can I Convince Someone They Shouldn’t Rely on AI to Find Truth?

Questions about how to show someone that relying on AI for answers is a flawed way of finding truth, the role personal testimony should play in apologetics, and whether it’s sinful to not be more like Ray Comfort when talking to people you might not see again.

There’s No Silver Bullet

Greg talks about how some questions about how to reach people are just hard to figure out, then he answers questions about who created God, using apologetics with someone who is mentally ill and hostile towards Christianity, and the best way to do corporate prayer.

#STRask: Should I Stick with My Decision if I Prayed About It Beforehand?

Questions about whether you should stick with a decision you made that didn’t work out as you hoped if you prayed about it beforehand and how you can know for sure if God is calling you to do something.

How to Be a Good Ambassador for Christ to Muslims

Alan Shlemon talks about how to be a good ambassador for Christ to Muslims, the largest unreached people group on the planet, explaining their foundational objection to Christianity and how to address it, three things you need to engage them, and more.

#STRask: Won’t Jesus Only Be Able to Interact with One Person at a Time?

Questions about how being with Jesus continually will be the highlight of eternity if he’ll only be able to interact with one person at a time since he has a physical body and how a scholarly Jewish rabbi would defend his position that Jesus is not the Messiah.

How Do We Connect with God in a Way That’s Biblically Sound?

Greg responds to a request for advice on how to move from a “listening for the voice of God” view to connecting with God in a way that’s biblically sound, discussing stages of Christian maturity and explaining how God matures Christians through suffering.

#STRask: Was Jesus’ Death Really a Sacrifice if He Knew He Would Rise Again?

Questions about why God the Father required a sacrifice (and whether Jesus’ short-term death was really a sacrifice), whether Jesus’ disciples ever offered sacrifices at the temple, and what it means to say that sin causes separation from God if God is omnipresent.

Don’t Give Your Kid a Smartphone

Jon talks about the negative effects of social media on mental health and gives tips for raising kids in this culture, then he answers questions about why God redeemed humans and whether or not we still have a responsibility to preach the gospel to all nations.

#STRask: Why Weren’t the Israelites Explicitly Forbidden to Practice Polygamy?

Questions about how to reconcile the biblical model of marriage with polygamy in the Old Testament, why the Israelites weren’t explicitly forbidden to practice polygamy, and how we can gain wisdom from Solomon about marriage when he had 700 wives and 300 concubines.

Action Beats Intention

Greg talks about the satisfaction of having done something useful, then he answers questions about advancing the truth with an unbelieving wife and whether withholding sex from a spouse is grounds for divorce.

#STRask: What Should I Say to a Reformed Christian Who Dismisses Many Non-Believers as Lost Causes?

Questions about the best way to respond to someone who believes in double predestination and who dismisses many non-believers as lost causes and whether someone who believes they need faith plus works for salvation can still be saved by their faith.

Solid Ground

Christian Living

The Third Column

The future of thoughtful Christianity does not belong to best-selling authors or popular speakers. Rather, it will be determined by people like you—committed disciples in the local church with warm hearts and sharp minds demonstrating that Christianity is worth thinking about.

Why the Blood?

Though many object to the idea of penal substitutionary atonement, here’s how we know Jesus’ blood cleanses from all sin, fully satisfies the divine demand for justice, and rescues us from the Father’s wrath to come.

“Society Says” Relativism

For some, ethics is nothing more than a social contract to ensure survival. Compliance is the highest good and breaking ranks the greatest evil, regardless of the issue. This may make sense on television, but it doesn’t work in the real world.

Naturalism: Bumping into Reality

Naturalism can’t make sense of the reality we encounter every day, so when talking to naturalists, keep an eye out for these three significant ways they will “bump” into reality.