Is Church Just a Man-Made Way to Control People?

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Is Church Just a Man-Made Way to Control People?

June 10, 2024 • Amy Hall, Greg Koukl

What do you say to an agnostic who believes the Bible and church are man-made and a way to control people who don’t want to think for themselves?

How do you answer the claim that Christianity “might be true for you, but not for me”?

Does the Bible Say That Someday Everyone Will Worship God?

July 15, 2024 • Amy Hall, Greg Koukl

Does it say anywhere in the Bible that someday everyone (all the world) will worship God? [Note: after recording this episode, we also came across Psalm 66:3–4, which says that “all the earth will worship” God, but also that his enemies will give him “feigned obedience.”] What is the purpose of worshiping God? If God maximizes his glory in this universe, is it reasonable to think he’s maximized his glory in another universe or in some other creative act that involves his creation giving him glory?

Is Post-Mortem Salvation an Orthodox Doctrine?

July 11, 2024 • Amy Hall, Greg Koukl

Is post-mortem repentance and salvation an orthodox doctrine? How do we reconcile Psalm 103:12, which says, “As far as the east is from the west, so far has He removed our transgressions from us,” with Matthew 12:36 and Romans 14:12, which speak of each person having to give an account of himself to God on the day of judgment? How do we tell the difference between conviction of sin by the Holy Spirit and feelings that are just either scrupulosity or the devil’s accusations?

Doesn’t Acts Argue That Not All Believers Receive the Holy Spirit?

July 8, 2024 • Amy Hall, Greg Koukl

Why should we think the new believers in Acts 5:14 received the Holy Spirit when it doesn’t say so? Doesn’t Acts argue that not all believers necessarily receive the Holy Spirit, especially given 8:9–17? Is “Holy Ghost” a degrading term for the Holy Spirit?