Episodes

  • Why Is It Necessary to Believe Jesus Is God?

    Why Is It Necessary to Believe Jesus Is God?
    Feb 19 2026
    Questions about why it’s necessary to believe Jesus is God, whether belief in the Trinity is required for salvation, and why one has to believe in the Trinity if the words “Trinity,” “God the Son,” and “God the Holy Spirit” aren’t in the Bible.
    • Why is it necessary to believe Jesus is God? Since the Trinity is so difficult for our little human minds to comprehend, is belief in the Trinity really required for salvation?
    • Where do you see the words “Trinity,” “God the Son,” and “God the Holy Spirit” in the Bible, and if they’re not there, do I have to believe in the Trinity?
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    22 mins
  • How Can We Know Who Is Teaching the Same Gospel Paul Taught?

    How Can We Know Who Is Teaching the Same Gospel Paul Taught?
    Feb 16 2026
    Questions about how we can know who is teaching the same gospel Paul taught, and whether or not Jeremiah 1:5 supports the idea that we pre-existed in a spiritual form.
    • With so many divergent traditions, how can we know who is teaching the same gospel Paul taught? If someone in our age has been taught by revelation, then we should forget traditions.
    • Does Jeremiah 1:5 support the idea that we pre-existed in a spiritual form?
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    24 mins
  • Is Greg Placing His Faith in the Wrong Thing?

    Is Greg Placing His Faith in the Wrong Thing?
    Feb 12 2026
    Questions about Greg placing his faith in his personal assessment of which truth claims best match reality rather than in the revelation of God in Jesus and a personal encounter with the Spirit, and how to fight thoughts that God isn’t real when you know he is real.
    • Please respond to this critique of Greg Koukl: “Those who place their faith in their personal assessment of which truth claims best correspond to reality are placing their faith in something other than the revelation of God in Jesus Christ and a personal encounter with the Holy Spirit.”
    • I struggle with thoughts that God isn’t real even though I know he’s real. How do I fight this?
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    22 mins
  • Does Open-Mindedness Require Studying Other Religions Before Becoming a Christian?

    Does Open-Mindedness Require Studying Other Religions Before Becoming a Christian?
    Feb 9 2026
    Questions about the claim that if Christians really want to be open-minded, they need to read and study other religions before committing to Christianity, and with so many paths claiming to be the sole path, what is to be said about those who choose incorrectly?
    • How would you respond to someone who says, “If Christians really want to be open-minded, they need to read and study other religions before committing to Christianity”?
    • With so many paths claiming to be the sole path, what is to be said about those who choose incorrectly?
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    23 mins
  • Is It Possible There’s a Being That’s Greater Than God?

    Is It Possible There’s a Being That’s Greater Than God?
    Feb 5 2026
    Questions about whether it’s possible there’s a being that’s greater than God and that’s outside of God’s comprehension and omniscience, and how to explain to people who don’t believe in the spiritual realm or the existence of God that we have eternal souls.
    • Is it possible there’s a being that’s greater than God and that’s outside of God’s comprehension and omniscience?
    • How do I explain to relatives who don’t believe in the existence of God or the spiritual realm that we all have an eternal soul? They say that if they see God do a miracle, then they’ll believe, but isn’t that why it’s faith?
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    23 mins
  • Shouldn’t I Be Praying for My Soul Rather Than for Material Things?

    Shouldn’t I Be Praying for My Soul Rather Than for Material Things?
    Feb 2 2026
    Questions about whether we should be praying for our souls rather than for material things, why we need to pray about decisions, whether the devil can hear our prayers and tempt us with “answers,” and whether it’s okay to pray for someone’s death rather than healing.
    • Shouldn’t I be praying for my soul rather than for material things such as a house or a new job—i.e., a diet version of the prosperity gospel?
    • If I’m faced with a decision to do something that’s a good thing and doesn’t violate anything in Scripture, why do I need to pray about it to see if it’s something God wants me to do?
    • Can the devil hear our prayers, and if so, will he tempt us with “answers” to those prayers?
    • Is it okay to pray for someone’s death—i.e., for God to release them from suffering rather than for his miraculous healing?
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    24 mins
  • Why Should We Pray If God Already Knows What’s Going to Happen?

    Why Should We Pray If God Already Knows What’s Going to Happen?
    Jan 29 2026
    Questions about why we should pray if God already knows what’s going to happen, how the effectiveness of prayer is measured, and whether or not things would have happened the way they did if no one had prayed for them.
    • Why should we pray if God already knows what’s going to happen?
    • How is the effectiveness of prayer measured—e.g., would Christopher Yuan have been saved if his mother hadn’t prayed fervently?
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    21 mins
  • Prove to Me That Jesus Is Not a Created Being

    Prove to Me That Jesus Is Not a Created Being
    Jan 26 2026
    Questions about why we should think Jesus is not a created being, and what it means to say God became fully human if part of being human means not being God.
    • Prove to me that Jesus is not a created being, that “begotten” doesn’t mean he was created, and that he has always existed.
    • What does it mean to say God became fully human if part of being human means not being God?
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    22 mins