Question about whether Stand to Reason accepts the doctrine of biblical perspicuity (the idea that the Bible is clear in what it teaches about essential doctrines).

Does Stand to Reason accept the doctrine of biblical perspicuity, and if so, how would it be verified or falsified?



Do You Believe in the Clarity of Scripture?

Stand to Reason’s Greg Koukl and Amy Hall answer questions on ethics, theology, apologetics, and culture from a Christian perspective. Submit your questions on Twitter using the hashtag #STRask.

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Questions about the best way to respond to someone who believes in double predestination and who dismisses many non-believers as lost causes and whether someone who believes they need faith plus works for salvation can still be saved by their faith.

What’s the best way to respond to someone in the double predestination camp who vocally dismisses many non-believers as lost causes?


Can someone who believes they need faith plus works for salvation still be saved by their faith?



What Should I Say to a Reformed Christian Who Dismisses Many Non-Believers as Lost Causes?

Questions about what to say to someone who believes the Bible and church are man-made ways to control people who don’t want to think for themselves and how to respond to the claim that Christianity “might be true for you, but not for me.”

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”?



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

Questions about whether it would be wrong to knowingly cover a coworker’s shift so they can officiate a same-sex wedding and whether it’s okay for a Christian to work for a company whose work is transitioning to support gender identity, transgenderism, etc.

Would it be wrong to knowingly cover a coworker’s shift so they can officiate a same-sex wedding?


As a conservative Christian with a biblical worldview, should I feel guilty for working for a company whose work is transitioning to support sexual orientation, transgenderism, and gender identity?



Is It Okay to Cover a Coworker’s Shift so They Can Officiate a Same-Sex Wedding?

Questions about whether those in Heaven have a limited omniscience that enables them to hear our requests for them to pray for us, why Scripture comes before tradition for Protestants, and what people used for Scripture before Genesis was written.

If moral perfection is a communicable property given to those in Heaven, wouldn’t it be reasonable to also speculate that limited omniscience is a communicable property, and so we can ask Christians who have died to pray for us?


Why does Scripture come before tradition for Protestants?


What did people before Genesis was written (Noah, Abraham, etc.) use for “Scripture”?



Can Christians Who Have Died Hear Our Requests for Prayer?

Questions about apologetics strategies to use with an agnostic who says it’s pointless to worry about whether there is a God because we can’t know if he exists and whether it’s a bad strategy to debate things like miracle claims with someone who rejects them.

What apologetics strategies can we use with an agnostic who says we can’t know whether there is a God, therefore it’s pointless to worry about it and you should just live your best life?


If someone thinks the stories of the Bible can’t be true because there isn’t enough evidence to support things like the Nephilim or miracle claims, should you debate them about these things?



Do You Believe in the Clarity of Scripture?

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