Are We Only Interpreting the Bible This Way Because of Our Post-Enlightenment Way of Thinking?

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Are We Only Interpreting the Bible This Way Because of Our Post-Enlightenment Way of Thinking?

March 7, 2024 • Amy Hall, Greg Koukl

How should I respond to someone who says, “The only reason you interpret the Bible by going back to authorial intent is that you live in a post-Enlightenment way of thinking, and others might interpret it differently”?

Am I taking Zephaniah 3:17 out of context when I take comfort in it?

Does the Bible Teach That Elijah Was Reincarnated as John the Baptist?

May 9, 2024 • Amy Hall, Greg Koukl

How should I respond to someone who says the Bible teaches reincarnation in the verse about John the Baptist being Elijah (Matt. 11:14)? Is Matthew 24:36–44 referring to the rapture, and if not, what’s the best way to convince someone it isn’t about the rapture?

Do You Believe in the Clarity of Scripture?

May 6, 2024 • Amy Hall, Greg Koukl

Does Stand to Reason accept the doctrine of biblical perspicuity, and if so, how would it be verified or falsified?

Is an Embryo a Baby?

May 2, 2024 • Amy Hall, Greg Koukl

Putting a baby in a freezer would kill it, but freezing an embryo would keep it alive. Does that prove an embryo isn’t a baby? Would it be wrong to use IVF with genetic testing to prevent carrying a baby with an inherited genetic disorder that always results in stillbirth?