How Do We Love Those Who Hate Us?
Episode Date: April 16, 2026Question about how to love those who hate us. How would you answer the question my former professor says is the most pressing question his student...
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.
231 episodes transcribedQuestion about how to love those who hate us. How would you answer the question my former professor says is the most pressing question his student...
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Questions about what to say to a confused four-year-old grandson whose father is telling him there are hundreds of gods, why it’s difficult to persuad...
Questions about evidence in Scripture that identifies the Holy Spirit as a person rather than the transforming power of God, whether Mark 13:33 means...
Questions about whether perfect justice requires that the penalty be paid by the offender rather than someone else, and whether the references in Scri...
Questions about whether to attend the wedding of someone who is into the New Thought movement and will have New Age items at the wedding location, whe...
Questions about which Bible translation to recommend to an adult who’s new to the Bible, and what resources to recommend to an unbeliever who’s intere...
Questions about how to respond to the criticism that Christianity is narrow-minded and dangerous, and what to say to someone who thinks Christianity i...
Questions about whether God’s primary object is to not be found, how one can say God doesn’t make mistakes if the percentage of Christians in the worl...
Questions about whether the fact that the truth about one’s age changes over time is an argument for relativism, and how to ground virtues like courag...
Questions about what gives modern Christians confidence that they’ve inherited the Jews’ covenant with God if Scripture explicitly says it was with Is...
Questions about why there is no effort towards a neutral interpretation of Scripture that doesn’t take denominational preferences into account, and ho...
Questions about how one person could trust another person on the topic of God, how STR obtained information about God that others haven’t obtained, an...
Questions about responding to an LGBTQ person who says he feels good about who he is, and whether—since we all have sin in our life we don’t consider...
Questions about whether or not God hears and answers the prayers of non-believers, and thoughts about a church sign that reads (as if from God), “Just...
Questions about the role of the Holy Spirit in our lives, advice for someone who believes in God intellectually but struggles to understand how to hav...
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...
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...
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 Jes...
Questions about the claim that if Christians really want to be open-minded, they need to read and study other religions before committing to Christian...