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Stand to Reason Weekly Podcast

Stand to Reason Weekly Podcast

Written by: Greg Koukl
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 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.Copyright 2020 All rights reserved. Christianity Ministry & Evangelism Spirituality
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  • Is Beauty in the Eye of the Beholder?

    Is Beauty in the Eye of the Beholder?
    Dec 31 2025
    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:
    1. How could biblical writers talk about certain women being beautiful if beauty is in the eye of the beholder? (03:00)
    2. 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)
    3. 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
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    58 mins
  • We Can’t Both Be Christian

    We Can’t Both Be Christian
    Dec 26 2025
    Greg talks about fundamental differences between Latter-day Saint and Christian theology, explaining that we can’t both be Christian, then he talks to callers about whether being a winsome ambassador is irrelevant if God draws people, and attending a megachurch. Topics:
    1. Commentary: We can’t both be Christian. (00:00)
    2. If the Father draws people, then is being a winsome ambassador irrelevant? (32:00)
    3. What are your thoughts on attending a megachurch? (49:00)
    Mentioned on the Show:
    • Donate to Stand to Reason
    • Is Mormonism Just Another Christian Denomination? by Greg Koukl
    • LDS Beliefs: A Doctrinal Reference by Robert Millet
    • Jesus, the Only Way: 100 Verses
    Related Links:
    • Verses for Your Conversations with Mormons by Amy Hall
    • Who Is the God of Mormonism? by Amy Hall
    • LDS View of Atonement Clarified by Amy Hall
    • Is It Possible Some Mormons Are Saved? by Amy Hall
    • “Mormons Aren’t Christians” Is Not an Epithet by Amy Hall
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    58 mins
  • If Jesus Is the Firstborn, Does That Mean He’s Part of Creation?

    If Jesus Is the Firstborn, Does That Mean He’s Part of Creation?
    Dec 24 2025
    Greg talks to a caller about whether Colossians 1:15 implies that Jesus is part of creation since it says he is the “firstborn,” then he reflects on the first Christmas and the birth of Jesus. Topics:
    1. Does the statement in Colossians 1:15 that Jesus is the firstborn of creation imply he’s part of creation? (13:00)
    2. Commentary: The first Christmas and the birth of Jesus (36:00)
    Mentioned on the Show:
    • Reality Student Apologetics Conference – February 20–21 in Dallas, TX; March 13–14 in Philadelphia, PA; April 24–25 in Los Angeles, CA
    • Donate to Stand to Reason
    • Delighting in the Trinity by Michael Reeves
    • The Nativity Story – Film
    Related Links:
    • Was Jesus the First Created Being? by Tim Barnett
    • Deity of Christ: Case Closed by Greg Koukl
    • Six Reasons to Believe Jesus Is God – Red Pen Logic (Tim Barnett)
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    58 mins
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