Weekly Broadcast
When Should You Interpret a Passage of Scripture Symbolically?
April 19, 2024 • Greg Koukl
When should I interpret a passage of Scripture symbolically? (01:00) What are your thoughts on the discipline of the Lord (Hebrews 12:4–11) vs. suffering we should push back on? (18:00) How can people get over their irrational fear of talking to others about their faith? (31:00) Is there any indication in the Bible that Jesus was separated from the other two persons of the Trinity as a result of the sin of humanity being placed on him? (46:00)
They Are Waking up to Reality
April 12, 2024 • Greg Koukl
Commentary: They are waking up to reality. (00:00) Do you agree with William Lane Craig that there’s evidence for a common ancestor and transitional forms? (10:00) How effective are our prayers and petitions if God’s plan is predestined? Does God ever alter his plan because of our prayers, or are our prayers only answered when they’re already in line with God’s plan? (34:00) Do you have any advice for me as I try to pray with OCD and feel like I have to get my words exactly right? (49:00)
The Unique Nature of a Total Eclipse of the Sun
April 10, 2024 • Greg Koukl
Commentary: The unique nature of a total eclipse of the sun. (10:00) Commentary: Two conversations (28:00) If someone says he was born gay and we must just accept it, would it be a slippery slope fallacy to respond by saying that by that logic we would have to accept the idea that a murderer must be accepted because it’s who he is? (48:00)
When It Comes to the Atonement, People Do Not Take the Blood Seriously
April 5, 2024 • Greg Koukl
Commentary: When it comes to the atonement, people do not take the blood seriously. (05:00) If you find out your pastor secretly holds to pro-LGBTQ theology, should you expose him to the church or leave quietly? (23:00) Do you think people in the Old Testament got direct messages from God (through the prophets, etc.), and if so, why has this changed now? Has the Bible replaced the old means of communication? (47:00)
You Can Challenge Mandatory DEI Trainings
March 29, 2024 • Greg Koukl
Commentary: You can challenge mandatory DEI trainings. (00:00) What can I do to restore a relationship with a friend who ended our friendship because I disagree with his Calvinism? (21:00) Does John 3:13 indicate Jesus was in Heaven during the time he was also on earth? (41:00)
Why Is the Question of Significance so Important?
March 22, 2024 • Greg Koukl
Is my salvation at stake if I don’t believe in eternal generation, contrary to the Athanasian Creed? (01:00) Why is the question of significance the most important question facing America today? (11:00) How do you reconcile Matthew 7:21–23 (“Not everyone who says to me, ‘Lord, Lord,’ will enter the kingdom of Heaven”) with other verses, like Ephesians 2:8–9, that describe a gospel of grace? (23:00) Taking into consideration Matthew 5:38–39, where Jesus says to turn the other cheek, how do we justify self-defense? (42:00)
You Can’t Hope for Something You Know Won’t Happen
March 15, 2024 • Greg Koukl
Commentary: You can’t hope for something you know won’t happen. (00:00) How can I stay on the same page with my brother when we’re discussing his Jehovah’s Witness beliefs? (08:00) What’s your opinion on Dallas Willard’s book on the spiritual disciplines? (33:00) A follow-up call on a dialogue between an atheist and a Christian that was held at a church. (48:00)
Love Does Not Rejoice in the Unrighteousness of Same-Sex Weddings
March 13, 2024 • Greg Koukl
Commentary: Love does not rejoice in the unrighteousness of same-sex weddings. (00:00) Were your answers to my questions about original sin contradictory? (27:00) How would you respond to these arguments for Catholicism that are attracting my friend? (46:00)
Separation of Church and State Doesn’t Mean This
March 8, 2024 • Greg Koukl
Commentary: Separation of church and state doesn’t mean this. (00:00) Is there a quick way to answer someone who asks if we think anyone who doesn’t believe just like us will go to Hell? (23:00) When a student wants to use a name other than their given name, where’s the line between using the name of a different gender and just taking on a nickname? (42:00) Would it be okay for Christians to make use of hypnotism to overcome addictions? (51:00)
Questions about Original Sin
March 6, 2024 • Greg Koukl
Is the two-celled human being unsaved and condemned to Hell, innocent, or saved with eternal life? If you think infants are saved, but you believe in original sin and guilt, then by what means is that infant saved? (00:00) If the inclination to sin comes from a corrupt human nature, then how could Jesus have been tempted to sin? (39:00) If true humanity involves having a corrupt human nature, then how could Christ not have a corrupt human nature? And if it’s because Jesus didn’t have a human father, do clones not have a corrupt human nature because they don’t have a biological father? (49:00)