Stand to Reason Weekly Podcast

Greg describes two types of legalism, then he answers questions from callers about overcoming anxiety about addressing controversial topics in the church, and how to tell the difference between claiming a legitimate promise of God and the prosperity gospel.
 
Topics:

Commentary: Two types of legalism (00:00)

How can I overcome my anxiety about saying something controversial in the church? (31:00)

Is there a way to tell the difference between claiming a legitimate promise of God and the prosperity gospel? (51:00)

Mentioned on the Show: 

The Story of Reality: How the World Began, How It Ends, and Everything Important that Happens in Between by Greg Koukl

The Story of Why God Died and Came to Life Again by Greg Koukl

Reality Student Apologetics Conference – February 20–21 in Dallas, TX; March 13–14 in Philadelphia, PA; April 24–25 in Los Angeles, CA

Related Links:

Answering an Objection to Grace: Why Not Sin? by Amy Hall

The Law Is Good by Amy Hall

What Is the Gospel? by Greg Gilbert

How Can I Know Which Bible Promises Apply to Me? by Amy Hall

Promises We Can’t Claim. Promises We Can. by Greg Koukl

Greg reflects on why our culture has difficulty with the idea that there can only be one true religion, then he answers questions about apologetics in the church, stories that make it sound like God does whisper to us, and the line between spiritual correction and spiritual abuse.
 
Topics:

Commentary: One true reality (00:00)

How can I introduce apologetics and biblical ethics into my church? (10:00)

What do we do with stories that make it sound like God really did whisper to someone? (27:00)

When does correcting people in a congregation turn into spiritual abuse? (48:00)

Mentioned on the Show: 

STR U Online Training – There’s a course on the idea that “truth is not ice cream”

Relativism: Feet Firmly Planted in Mid-Air by Francis Beckwith and Greg Koukl

Does God Whisper? Part 1, Part 2, Part 3 by Greg Koukl

When God Speaks by Greg Koukl

Related Links:

One Way or Any Way? Part 1 by Greg Koukl

One Way or Any Way? Part 2 by Greg Koukl

Greg talks about the “Intersectionality Wheel of Privilege” his daughter had to place herself on as part of a school assignment, then he answers a question about how we can be sure there’s only one true religion.
 
Topics:

Commentary: The Intersectionality Wheel of Privilege (00:00)

How can we be sure there’s only one true religion? (42:00)

Mentioned on the Show: 

The Intersectionality Wheel of Privilege

Greg on The Diary of a CEO

Greg highlights the distinction between descriptive and prescriptive passages in the Bible then answers questions about a pro-choice challenge, helping someone in memory care, baptismal regeneration, responding to “Love is my religion,” animal blessings, and Bible translations.
 
Topics:

Commentary: Descriptive vs. prescriptive (00:00)

If someone says that if you’re pro-life then you should be against capital punishment, then couldn’t I flip that around and say that if a pro-choicer says a woman has the authority over her body to kill her unborn child, then he should be fine with her killing herself? (10:00)

What can I give a person in memory care to help them? (22:00)

Is it a dealbreaker if a church you’re going to believes in baptismal regeneration, and is this salvation by works? (28:00)

How would you respond to someone who said, “Love is my religion”? (36:00)

What is up with animal blessings? (44:00)

Is the New World Translation not called the “Holy Bible” because they changed too much in the text? (49:00)

Mentioned on the Show: 

Submit a question on the Open Mic Line

Related Links:

Further Reading on Bible Translations by Daniel Wallace

Greg answers questions about beauty being “in the eye of the beholder,” what it looks like to follow the greatest commandment and how to teach it to students, and how to explain to a skeptic what we mean by “faith.”
 
Topics:

How could biblical writers talk about certain women being beautiful if beauty is in the eye of the beholder? (03:00)

What does following the greatest commandment—loving the Lord your God with all your heart—look like, what does it mean, and how should I teach it to students? (19:00)

Can you help me explain to a skeptic what we mean by “faith”? (41:00)

Related Links:

You Don’t Have to Choose between the Head and the Heart – Greg Koukl discusses living “coram Deo.”

Faith Is Not Wishing by Greg Koukl

Faith Isn’t a Way of Knowing; It’s a Way of Trusting by Tim Barnett