When Does a Human Receive a Soul?

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When Does a Human Receive a Soul?

October 14, 2024 • Amy Hall, Greg Koukl

When does a human receive a soul? In the zygote stage, the cells haven’t differentiated yet, and some become the placenta, but the placenta doesn’t have a soul, so why would the zygote?

Should I give up trying to persuade someone who rejects science, reason, philosophy, and objective morality in her effort to defend abortion, saying that pro-lifers just want to control women?

Should We Only Study the Truth in the Bible and Not Learn About Other Beliefs?

October 17, 2024 • Amy Hall, Greg Koukl

If people who are trained to identify fake currency only study the real currency, should we therefore only study the Bible and not learn about other beliefs? Isn’t the apologetics approach contrary to 2 John 10, which tells us not to let anyone in our home who has an opposing view? What’s the biggest change STR has seen in the types of questions asked over the years?

What if God Intended for My Child to Transition from a Girl to a Boy?

October 10, 2024 • Amy Hall, Greg Koukl

How do I respond to my sister who says that God doesn’t make mistakes and maybe he chose for her daughter to be trans as a challenge for her to overcome (i.e., he intended for her daughter to transition from a girl to a boy)? How can my 10- and 12-year-olds, who are in a small youth group with a child who identifies as non-binary, navigate this situation with respect as well as allegiance to the Word of God?

How Do We Know if the Good Things We Experience Are the Result of God’s Actions?

October 7, 2024 • Amy Hall, Greg Koukl

Believers credit God for the good things that happen to them, but good things happen to non-believers also, so how do we know if the good things we experience are the direct result of God’s actions or would have just happened anyway without his involvement? Can something still be considered a miracle from God if it can be explained scientifically? Recently, a Christian who said he was praying for rain in a drought was mocked by atheists who said prayer won’t create rain. How does one respond to this when the drought continues despite many prayers?