Stand to Reason Weekly Podcast
Our purpose is to help Christians think more clearly about their faith and to help them make an even-handed, incisive, yet gracious defense for classical Christianity. Released every Wednesday and Friday.
Episodes
May 31, 2024 • 58 mins
Guest Host: Alan Shlemon
Alan answers questions about ancient copies of the Quran, an intersex person unintentionally entering into a homosexual relationship, whether Deuteronomy’s apostasy law is the same as Islam’s, and how to respond to companies during Pride Month.
Topics:
- Do you know how many ancient copies of the Quran exist? (01:00)
- How would you advise an intersex person who fears their parents may have...
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May 29, 2024 • 58 mins
Greg answers questions about how we can have assurance of salvation in light of Jeremiah 17:9 and Matthew 7:21–23, whether someone with a phobia of water needs to get baptized by full immersion, and whether the devil could go back to Heaven if he repented.
Topics:
- In light of Jeremiah 17:9 and Matthew 7:21–23, how can anyone have assurance of salvation? (04:00)
- Would God require someone with a phobia of water to ...
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May 24, 2024 • 58 mins
Guest Hosts: Tim Barnett and Robby Lashua
Tim and Robby talk about how Jesus practiced apologetics, then they answer questions about which day Jesus was crucified on, what you should do when someone asks a question you don’t know the answer to, and whether psychiatry is against God.
Topics:
- Commentary: How Jesus practiced apologetics (05:00)
- What does Sam Harris mean when he says the Gospels contradict each oth...
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May 22, 2024 • 58 mins
Greg answers Open Mic questions about whether a second marriage is as illegitimate as a same-sex marriage, attending services that have elements you disagree with, and whether feelings of morality are simply the result of evolution.
Topics:
- Is a second marriage for a Christian as illegitimate as a same-sex marriage? (04:00)
- Should we not attend funeral masses where we disagree with what’s happening in the service...
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May 17, 2024 • 58 mins
Guest Host: Robby Lashua
Robby talks about taking high schoolers on a mission trip to New Agers, then he answers questions about applying 2 Corinthians 10:5, escaping from sins, public versus Catholic school, whether Jesus had a pet, and whether Jesus loves us more than the Father does.
Topics:
- Commentary: A mission trip to New Agers (00:00)
- How is 2 Corinthians 10:5 to be applied within a group of Christians? ...
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May 15, 2024 • 58 mins
Guest Host: Robby Lashua
Robby talks to archaeologist Titus Kennedy, author of The Essential Archaeological Guide to Bible Lands: Uncovering Biblical Sites of the Ancient Near East and Mediterranean World, about archaeological finds that shed light on various Old Testament accounts.
Topics:
- Interview: Titus Kennedy, author of The Essential Archaeological Guide to Bible Lands (00:00)
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May 10, 2024 • 58 mins
Greg talks about how we were enemies of God before we were reconciled to him through the atonement, then he answers questions about how to determine a guest pastor’s theology and whether all Christians ought to embrace Jewish traditions.
Topics:
- Commentary: We were enemies of God. (00:00)
- Can you suggest a few questions to help determine the theology of a guest pastor who will be speaking at our youth retreat and...
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May 8, 2024 • 58 mins
Greg chats about Jesus Revolution after finally seeing it, then he talks to a caller about good questions to ask an agnostic friend and answers a question about why he says Jesus saved us from the Father rather than from our sins.
Topics:
- Commentary: Jesus Revolution and the Jesus Movement (00:00)
- What are some good questions I can ask an agnostic friend? (25:00)
- Why would you say Jesus was saving us from the ...
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May 3, 2024 • 58 mins
Greg responds to questions he received about speaking to someone who’s apathetic and the Spirit’s role in evangelism, then he talks to callers about whether churches need a lead pastor, Jesus’ words in Matthew 27:46, and answering a Mormon’s objections to the Trinity.
Topics:
- Commentary: What should I say to someone who’s apathetic? (00:00)
- Even if we have several rotating preaching pastors, should we still have ...
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May 1, 2024 • 58 mins
Greg gives his thoughts on the good and bad of The Chosen, then he talks to callers about whether Hell is simply the absence of God and whether it’s inappropriate to speak with a pastor about his unbiblical teaching and the direction of his church if he isn’t your pastor.
Topics:
- Commentary: Thoughts on The Chosen (09:00)
- What do you think of my idea that Hell is not so much the presence of something as it is the...
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April 26, 2024 • 58 mins
Greg answers questions about how the Holy Spirit communicates with believers, giving prophetic words to people, resources on Christian nationalism, whether Satan is at work in the world, increasing our aggressiveness in this culture, and Ray Comfort’s approach.
Topics:
- How does the Holy Spirit communicate with believers? (00:00)
- What can I do to soften someone’s heart who has rejected the prophetic word I receiv...
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April 24, 2024 • 58 mins
Greg explains why the Apocrypha isn’t part of the canon, then he talks to callers about what to say to a good pastor who has been taking verses out of context and thoughts on cessationism.
Topics:
- Commentary: Why the apocrypha is not part of the canon (00:00)
- How should I approach a pastor I love about taking verses out of context? (26:00)
- What do you think about cessationism? (49:00)
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April 19, 2024 • 58 mins
Greg answers questions about interpreting Scripture symbolically, distinguishing between the Lord’s discipline and suffering, how to get over a fear of talking about your faith, and whether Jesus was separated from the other persons of the Trinity on the cross.
Topics:
- 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...
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April 17, 2024 • 58 mins
Greg talks about a case in the Netherlands where a 28-year-old woman who doesn’t want to live is planning to be euthanized, then he answers a question about how you can “trust in the Lord with all your heart” when our hearts are wicked.
Topics:
- Commentary: Do we have a right to end our own lives? (00:00)
- How do you “trust in the Lord with all your heart” when our hearts are wicked? (42:00)
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April 12, 2024 • 58 mins
Greg talks about the current trend of people realizing their values can’t be sustained by an atheist worldview, then he answers questions about a common ancestor and transitional forms, prayer and God’s predestined plan, and advice for praying with OCD.
Topics:
- 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...
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April 10, 2024 • 58 mins
Greg reflects on the unique nature of a total eclipse and his experience seeing one yesterday, then he describes conversations he had with people about Christianity while he was traveling and answers a question about the slippery slope fallacy.
Topics:
- 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 accep...
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April 5, 2024 • 58 mins
Greg discusses what the Bible says about penal substitutionary atonement, then he answers questions about what to do if your pastor secretly holds to pro-LGBTQ theology and why God no longer gives direct messages to people like he did in the Old Testament.
Topics:
- 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 the...
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April 3, 2024 • 58 mins
Greg talks about how Dawkins’s objections to Islam don’t make sense within his own worldview, then he answers a question from a caller about how a person can say something is right or wrong if they don’t believe in God.
Topics:
- Commentary: Dawkins says he’s a cultural Christian. (00:00)
- How can a person say something is right or wrong if they don't believe in God? (40:00)
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March 29, 2024 • 58 mins
Greg talks about how religious accommodations are possible when it comes to DEI trainings, then he answers questions about restoring a friendship that broke up over theology and whether John 3:13 indicates Jesus was in Heaven while he was on earth.
Topics:
- 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 disagre...
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March 27, 2024 • 58 mins
Greg recounts a conversation he had with a Catholic campus ministry director on a plane, then he answers a question about rebaptism.
Topics:
- Commentary: Greg’s conversation with a Catholic on a plane (00:00)
- What do you think about rebaptism? (38:00)
- Reality Student Apologetics Conference – April 19–20, 2024 in Augusta, GA
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