Greg Koukl
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Greg Koukl, President of Stand to Reason “Christianity worth thinking about.”
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We wept hard this morning at the loss of our dear friend, Nabeel Qureshi. He was a model of trust, submission and faithfulness to us all.
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No evidence for God? Really? There’s a difference between saying there’s no evidence and saying the evidence offered isn’t adequate or conclusive. If inadequate, to be fair you have to show why the evidence given isn’t good and how your alternative explains the facts better.
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With many “worship” songs, we aren't really singing about God, but rather about how we feel—or are trying through to feel by singing—about God. For me, genuine worship usually flows better when I stop singing about me and my feelings and start singing about Him and His goodness.
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God gives sexual freedom only to husbands and wives—not to friends or co-workers, not to casual dates, not to longtime sweethearts who are in love.
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Atheist: If you were born in Iraq, you wouldn’t be a Christian.
Christian: If you were born in Iraq, you wouldn’t be an atheist. Now what?
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No one goes to Hell for lack of belief in Christ, whether they’ve heard of him or not. Rather, they are punished for breaking God’s law—something everyone is guilty of.
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Quick prayer request for me. Going into ablation heart surgery for my intermittent a-fib on Tuesday, 3/3, at 8:30 AM PST. Fairly simple procedure with an overnight stay in the hospital. A little spooky, but not too dangerous. I should be okay. Thanks for the covering!
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If Jesus doesn't save us, no one can. That's why Jesus is the only way. Jesus paid the price for us. Either he pays or we pay.
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Human beings all bear the image of God and ought to be protected.
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Your salvation doesn’t depend on your politics, but your politics should reflect your salvation.
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It’s a time to get on our knees and pray for the Lord’s intervention—for wisdom for our leaders, for truth to prevail, for hearts to be changed, for grace to be extended….Our responsibility as Christ’s ambassadors: Do justice, love mercy and walk humbly with our God (Micah 6:8).
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If Darwinism is all we have to explain morality, then it turns out there is no objective morality of any kind. There are just beliefs people have. That's relativism.
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It’s curious that multitudes of women who say they can do whatever they want with their own bodies willingly submit their bodies to de facto house arrest (shelter-in-place) because the government is currently telling them what they can do with their own bodies.
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Christians should get out of the habit of trying to refute every story a nonbeliever can spin or every claim he can manufacture. Place the burden of proof on the other person when he makes the claim. That’s the sound tactical approach.
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Careful theists do not claim that belief in God is necessary to do good, but, rather, God is necessary for an act to be good. Without God, true morality has no foundation.
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Surgery went great except I had chest pain this AM so back to the ER at 0-dark-30. Doc said it’s totally normal. EKG, chest x-ray, echo, blood tests show all systems go and ticker is fine. Back home now on pain meds toughing it out. I'll be good in a few days. Thanks for prayer!
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No one goes to Hell for lack of belief in Christ, whether they’ve heard of him or not. Rather, they are punished for breaking God’s law—something everyone is guilty of.
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Nabeel finished well. Would that we finish as well as he did.
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We have longer “life” than we think. At 70 I’m not pressured to in 15-20 years correct disappointments or accomplish all the hopes and dreams I had for this life. People get discouraged, even suicidal, looking at the short time left. In Christ we have NO limit to our years. None.
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Melinda's surgery went really well. Her overall condition is very strong. In recovery now. Thanks for your continued prayers!
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God’s standards of moral perfection silence every claim to self-righteousness.
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Instead of trying to get to the cross in every encounter, just aim to put a stone in someone’s shoe. Give the person one thing to think about. Be a good gardener, then trust the Lord to bring the harvest in its proper time. “Tactics, Revised/Expanded 10th Anniv. Ed.” out Nov. 26.
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The fact that God has spoken is foundational to the Christian message. We don’t have to guess what he wants. He’s told us, and when God speaks, his Word puts an end to speculation.
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Science does not teach you that the physical realm is the only realm that is real. That is a philosophic point of view.
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For Jesus, salvation was not economic prosperity, equal distribution of goods, or sexual liberty without judgment or shame. Instead, salvation came through belief in him, bringing forgiveness of sins and eternal life.
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Right or wrong doesn't evolve, because right or wrong is not physical. What ends up evolving is our belief about the things, not the things themselves, not morality proper.
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The world is confused. Do not be confused. We have been sent into our culture to stand tall and shine a light so that people can see the truth, if God permits.
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We will not be bullied into affirming something that’s false before God. We need to be gracious and kind and loving, but it’s not love to affirm a lie that’s dangerous to the people who believe it.
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The more we're able to leave things in God's hands, the more at rest we'll be, because we have an advocate. We have a friend in Jesus. We have a father who cares. We have a Holy Spirit who comforts. We have a triune God who does all those things on our behalf.
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Melinda’s surgery last night saved her life. Post-surgery MRI showed brain stem ok. Damage all on right side; good news for language.
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When we say “God is love,” we're not saying that God and love are identical to each other. God is the exemplification of love, but he's also the exemplification of other things, as well.
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The most common attestation for Jesus in the early church, from the very beginning, is that Jesus is Lord. The Lord Jesus Christ. God who became man and is Messiah. There's no other way that 'Lord' can be construed when used in those contexts. He is THE Lord, not a Lord.
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Ablation postponed. Little speed bump in the OR with an apparent clot in my leg, but multiple tests afterwards showed my whole system, including heart, clear and sound except for intermittent a-fib. Will reschedule. I take this delay as from the Lord. Big thanks for prayers!
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Melinda is out of surgery and is stable. She is being taken for an MRI. Will keep you posted once we have the results.
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God is the best explanation for the way things are. He’s not hiding.
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God does accept us where we are. That doesn't mean he wants us to stay there.
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"Know the truth. Know your Bible well enough to give an accurate answer. Tactics are not a substitute for knowledge. Cleverness without truth is manipulation."—Tactics, 2nd ed., due out in November
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Read slowly. Read carefully. Read on a regular basis until Scripture becomes part of your character.
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Valuable marriage tip: Stop correcting your spouse on inconsequential details in conversations. Precision is important, but only when precision is important. A multitude of minor corrections creates unnecessary annoyance and hostility.
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A functioning car cannot operate without a driver. In the same way, persons require more than a functioning body. They need a soul.
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My PragerU video of “The Intolerance of Tolerance” launched this morning:
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There is only one being who is not created, but eternal by nature, and that's God. If Jesus is the uncreated creator—all things came into being through him, and apart from him nothing came into being that has come into being (John 1:1-3)—Jesus must be the uncreated creator, God.
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Back surgery for me Monday (12/10) from 7:30-11:00 AM PST. Overnight stay in the hospital. Home Tuesday afternoon, hopefully. Double laminectomy. I'd appreciate prayer. Thanks!
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What we need is not a fresh way of looking at the Bible, but an accurate way.
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How is that we have Christian people denying what is obvious in Scripture? It's a complicity with a corrupt culture, morally corrupt, in rebellion to God.
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The most important thing a young Christian can learn is Christianity. Once you have a solid grasp of true historic Christianity, then learn more of the reasons why we can trust Christianity. If we're going to defend the faith, we'd better be clear on the faith we're defending.
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Our Christian life is a continuous struggle against sin, and we have to be vigilant. This doesn't mean you're going to be sinning the way you were before you knew Christ, but sin is always going to be crouching at our door. This is the reality of living in this world.
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Avoidance of politics not only starves sheep who are hungry for answers, it also leaves the public square naked of godly influence. Communities will be changed only if Christ’s disciples understand the destructive ideas of a fallen world, then work hard to reverse their effects.
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If abortion is murder, then we ought to make a fuss about that with Christians who say abortion is fine. Labeling it as a political difference does not sanitize it at all.
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The problem of evil is irrefutable evidence that the people who raise the problem of evil deeply believe in objective morality.
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Melinda is having surgery this evening (9/7/18) at 5 PM PDT to have a permanent shunt placed in her brain for drainage. Please pray for God's mercy.
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Never underestimate the power of simply being warm, pleasant, and polite.
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All law rests upon a necessary foundation of objective morality.
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The Bible teaches that faith is trusting in what you know to be true because you have reason to believe it’s true.
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Merry Christmas to all. Christ has come to save the lost. I couldn't image a better reason to celebrate.
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It is the Christian worldview and the existence of God that are the appropriate metaphysical foundation for the epistemology of science.
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The Parable of the Sower instructs us not to prejudge our audiences. Instead, we are to scatter our seed, letting it fall where it will. We never know who will be listening or reading. We never know what small, seemingly insignificant seed will bear fruit to eternal life.
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If the rights that we have are ones that can be created and given to us, they can also be denied and taken away from us. The rights that are secure are the ones that only God gives us.
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Melinda's surgery to brain drain fluid, add a drainage shunt, and replace her skull cap is today, 10:30 AM, PST. Please pray for success and for healing and recovery.
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Did Jesus care about the poor, the downtrodden, and the marginalized? Yes. He also cared about the rich, the powerful, and the socially advantaged. Jesus cared about everyone, and he helped anyone who came to him—poor beggar or prostitute, wealthy tax collector or Pharisee.
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Melinda Penner—STR’s cofounder and our beloved “Enforcer” for 25 years until her debilitating accident nearly six years ago—went home to be with the Lord Wednesday morning. Read my full update at .
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Jesus didn't plan to reach the world through mass evangelism events. He planned to reach the world through a process of multiplication called discipleship.
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I came to believe the Bible was God’s Word the same way the Thessalonians did: They encountered the truth firsthand and were moved by it. Without really being able to explain why, they knew they were hearing the words of God and not just the words of a man named Paul.
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Melinda fell from a ladder, hit her head, was found unconscious, bleeding from nose and ears. At UCLA now. No clear prognosis yet. Pray.
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When someone says it's arrogant to say you know God exists, ask:
1. What do you mean by "arrogant"?
2. How is saying you're convinced of a view arrogant?
3. Are atheists arrogant for claiming to know God is a delusion?
4. Is all knowledge arrogant? Or just spiritual knowledge?
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Just because humans do make mistakes, doesn't mean they have made mistakes with regards to the Bible.
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“Science is the only reliable way to know truth.” Hmmm. Since I’m sure you think that statement is true, then based on the statement itself you must have some scientific evidence for it. What is it? Can you share that evidence with me?
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Happy New Year! I hope you'll join me in resolving to think more clearly about our faith so, together, we can make an even-handed, incisive, yet gracious defense for Christianity.
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After months playing second or third fiddle to New Age Gabrielle Bernstein, I finally bumped "The Universe Has Your Back" off it’s "
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Best Sellers in Christianity” perch. What is this title doing in the Christianity section anyway?
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If the church doesn’t stand in the gap giving moral substance to the words “good” and “evil,” then nothing prevents political leadership from reversing the definitions, praising evil and punishing good.
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Jesus didn't plan to reach the world through mass evangelism events. He planned to reach the world through a process of multiplication called discipleship.
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If morality is not grounded in God’s nature, then there is no morality. There’s no way someone can bring a claim or an objection against anything that happened in the Old Testament on moral grounds. Where are you getting your moral standard to judge God by?
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Laboring over a “difficult choice” to abort has NOTHING TO DO with the moral quality of the choice made. It’s specious rhetoric. Ask the same question for a 4 year old. “I labored so hard over this choice; it grieved me deeply, but I still chose to kill my daughter.” Huh?
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Belief in God is not necessary to do right things, but God is necessary for there to be right things to do to begin with.
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When the Bible is accepted as the Word of God and an additional source of authority is added to the mix, what ends up happening is the Bible ends up taking back seat to these additional sources of authority.
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If at all possible, please DO NOT VOTE BY MAIL. Vote the old-fashioned way and guarantee you voice gets counted. A word to the wise...
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There is a difference between those who are experiencing doubts and are wanting to have the doubts resolved with good answers, and those who are encouraged to doubt in order to get rid of beliefs that the individual doesn't like or agree with.
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Wow! Today (5/1) is Stand to Reason's 28th birthday and that fact has my head spinning. Here's a shoutout to all you wonderful people in our community who have been our friends for so many years. Bravo!
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How to Respond to Pride Month:
1. Don't participate.
2. Don't cause a fuss except where appropriate, such as when the government and schools get involved.
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Live THE truth, not YOUR truth. It’s reality that is going to define our lives, not just our passions or appetites at the moment.
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MELINDA UPDATE. We are now in a holding pattern as her brain rests. These next 5 days are crucial for the healing process. Please continue to pray and we will post updates as they occur. Thank you so much for your prayers!
#hope
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Melinda off coma-inducing meds so hopefully we’ll see signs of waking up over next few of days. All other organs/functions doing well. Pray.
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Group worship frustrates when worship leaders don’t lead, but rather sing their vocally creative versions of pop songs. Great for entertainment (maybe), but awful for worship since few can follow. If the group isn’t singing, the leader's not leading. He’s entertaining (maybe).
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Melinda Penner was diagnosed with COVID. She was admitted to OC Global Med Ctr Santa Ana Monday for low O2 levels, then her temp started rising so they tested her positive for Covid. Doctors started her on Remdesivir and blood plasma. She's stable and not struggling. Please pray.
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Because he has been raised from the dead, we are justified. Because we are justified, we shall also be raised from the dead. Because we shall be raised from the dead, we have a future much brighter than anything in our past. And it’s forever.
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My publisher informed me today that Tactics has sold 100,000 copies. Praise God-praying He uses it to equip ambassadors for His Kingdom.
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Jesus' birth is the best gift ever—one of infinite value yet given freely for you and me and more than worthy of all the joyful exuberance that comes with Christmas. May that angelic chorus be our song now: Glory to God in the highest!
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Saw a sign by a freeway entrance: “Ask Jesus Christ for Mercy.” This appeals directly to the “existential need.” As apologists, it's something we often miss, but it can be incredibly powerful. For many, the deep hunger is in the heart, not the mind.
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People are important to the Lord, and if they are important to him, they should be important to you and me.
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Though many dismiss the idea of a real devil, the Deceiver owns them, nonetheless. The hands that were once capable of reaching out in friendship to God are withered by sin, worthless for that task. Humans cannot rescue themselves. Only God can rescue them.
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We should pray intelligibly, in full sentences, with complete thoughts. Our prayers should include clear, specific requests and straightforward, genuine expressions of feeling and gratitude. ... There’s no need to be pious; just be clear and genuine.
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All rights are moral claims. What gives authority to the right that is being claimed?
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Thank God for Sgt. Ron Helus and other faithful peace officers like him--the thin blue line between civilization and chaos. He lost his life just 2 miles from my home. If more at the Borderline last night had been armed, fewer would have been killed. Only the bad guy had a gun...
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Even in the midst of the chaos of the season, there is still a bright shining star in the midst of it: Jesus, Emmanuel, God with us, God come down to rescue us. Unfathomable thought, but so true.
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It can be a very powerful thing for non-Christians to see Christians interacting together in a virtuous, loving, gracious way.
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