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 a lead pastor guiding the church? (20:00)


Why didn’t you include Jesus’ words in Matthew 27:46, “My God, My God, why have You forsaken Me?” in your Solid Ground on the atonement? (28:00)


How should I respond to a Mormon who challenges the Trinity by claiming it’s an extra-biblical concept created by the Council of Nicea and by asking who Jesus was praying to if he’s God? (38:00)

Mentioned on the Show: 

Why the Blood? by Greg Koukl


Red Pen Logic with Mr. B


Street Smarts: Using Questions to Answer Christianity’s Toughest Challenges by Greg Koukl


The Trinity: A Solution, Not a Problem Part 1 and Part 2



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Guest Host: Tim Barnett
 
Tim Barnett discusses the compatibility of faith and science by first defining “faith” and “science” and then exploring the three problems a naturalist has to overcome in order to explain how even a single, small protein could come about on its own by chance.
 
Topics:

What is faith? (05:00)


What is science? (13:00)


How do we explain the existence of functional proteins? (32:00)


The chirality problem for naturalists (37:00)


The bonding problem for naturalists (40:00)


The sequence problem for naturalists (45:00)

Mentioned on the Show: 

Are Science and Faith Compatible? by Tim Barnett – DVD


“Kinesin protein walking on microtubule” – Animation


Related Links:

Can Science Explain Everything? by John Lennox


Why Intelligent Design Isn’t a God-of-the-Gaps Argument by Tim Barnett


Why Intelligent Design Is an Argument from Knowledge, Not Ignorance by Amy Hall (quoting Stephen Meyer)


Building a Protein by Chance by Tim Barnett



Are Science and Faith Compatible?

Greg answers questions from callers about participating in “smudging ceremonies” at a pastor’s training session and whether an apparent contradiction could reach a level where it became evidence against that Gospel being an eyewitness account.
 
Topics:

Should Christians be participating in “smudging ceremonies” to release our bad energies (as we were asked to do in a pastor’s training session), and how should we be reaching out to indigenous people in places like Canada? (03:00)


If apparent contradictions offer evidence of authentic eyewitness accounts, is there a level of contradiction that would hurt the case, like Matthew 8 contradicting Mark 5 in the number of demoniacs helped by Jesus? (37:00)

Mentioned on the Show: 

Submit a question on the Open Mic Line


Smudging Protocols and Guidelines for Schools – Information on smudging


Cold-Case Christianity: A Homicide Detective Investigates the Claims of the Gospels by J. Warner Wallace



Don’t Participate in Pagan Ceremonies

Greg talks about people no longer knowing about the Nazi phrase “Final Solution,” then he talks to callers about questions to ask an atheist family member who’s extremely moral and how to respond to someone who says they have a message from God for you.
 
Topics:

Commentary: People no longer know what the “Final Solution” was. (00:00)


Do you have any advice for questions I can ask my atheist brother who’s extremely moral? (17:00)


How should I respond to someone who says they have a message for me from God? (41:00)

Mentioned on the Show: 

Conspiracy – Film about the meeting where the Nazis planned their “Final Solution”


Undeniable: How Biology Confirms Our Intuition That Life Is Designed by Douglas Axe


Street Smarts: Using Questions to Answer Christianity’s Toughest Challenges by Greg Koukl


Related Links:

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



People No Longer Know What the ”Final Solution” Was

Greg chats with Frank Turek about CIA, then he answers questions about what to say to a consistent moral relativist, whether a lack of persecution indicates anything about a person’s Christianity, and where the Bible says you can’t lose your salvation.
 
Topics:

Commentary: Greg talks to Frank Turek about the upcoming CrossExamined Instructor Academy. (00:00)


How should I talk to someone who is consistent about denying objective morality? (18:00)


Does the fact that I haven’t suffered any persecution say anything about my Christianity? (27:00)


Where in the Bible does it say you can’t lose your salvation? (47:00)

Mentioned on the Show: 

CrossExamined Instructor Academy – August 1–3, Charlotte, NC


#STRask podcast with Greg and Amy


How to Be Sure You’re Saved by Greg Koukl


Related Links:

Losing Your Salvation in Ephesians 1:14–3 by Amy Hall



What to Say to a Consistent Moral Relativist

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 chosen the wrong sex for them and is worried about unintentionally entering into a homosexual relationship? (25:00)


Is the law in Deuteronomy 13:6–10 about putting apostates to death the same as the law of apostasy in Islam? (36:00)


How should we respond to sports teams, coffee shops, etc. during Pride Month? (51:00)

Mentioned on the Show: 

interACT: Advocates for Intersex Youth



What Should I Say to Someone Who’s Apathetic?

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