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The Upper Story Leap

Author: Greg Koukl
Mon, Feb 06, 2012

Host: Greg Koukl

Commentary: The Upper Story Leap (00:00:00)
Commentary: Taking the Roof Off (00:56:11)
Commentary: Relativism in Court (01:52:05)

Caller/topic:
1. How do you know when to stop trying for something you desire? (00:24:27)
2. How do other theists ground morality? (00:39:18)
3. Is the Old Testament God violent, jealous, and unreasonable? (01:20:35)
4. How do you respond to Sam Harris’ moral argument? (01:40:23)
5. Do Crisis Pregnancy Centers give false information? (01:52:05)
6. Is the burden of proof all on the theist? (02:18:25)
7. Evaluating arguments for God’s existence (02:37:15)

Host: Greg Koukl

Commentary: Francis Schaeffer’s Legacy (00:00:00)
Commentary: Two Definitions of Science (00:56:05)
Guest: Prof. Michael Flannery – “Darwin’s Heretic� (01:53:57)

Caller/topic:
1. If Jesus is God, how could He not have known the time of His return? (00:25:10)
2. What are some good questions to evaluate a pastoral candidate? (00:44:34)
3. A defense for abortion (01:19:46)
4. Question Evolution Day (01:38:39)
5. Determinism and time (01:40:40)
6. Where do objective morals come from? (01:49:24)

Host: Greg Koukl

Commentary: Rights vs. Privileges (00:00:00)
Commentary: The Logic of the Pro-life Position (00:58:12)
Commentary: Proving the Humanity of the Unborn (01:54:06)

Caller/topic:
1. Are the Christian, Jewish, and Muslim God the same? (00:26:53)
2. Does the Old Testament Mosaic Law apply today? (00:46:24)
3. Is it biblical to call Satan Lucifer? (01:22:23)
4. Tactic for an effective conversation (01:27:59)
5. What are biblical grounds for divorce? (01:45:58)
6. Do public officeholders validate the religions they believe in? (02:06:36)
7. Is calling something sin being judgmental and wrong? (02:11:54)
8. How can a pastor fall away after all he has studied and taught? (02:25:40)
9. Should Christians manufacture joy if they don’t feel it? (02:33:00)
10. Can one “believe� what is true or is belief for fantasy? (02:44:23)

Host: Greg Koukl

Commentary: Hate Religion but Love Jesus? (00:00:00)
Commentary: Tim Tebow (00:56:09)
Commentary: The Rapture (01:52:04)

Caller Topics:
1. Are denominational differences significant? (00:30:47)
2. Explain the difference between Intelligent Design and evolution. (00:35:28)
3. Will every Christian hear God tell them “well done�? (00:47:32)
4. How does the Holy Spirit help us? (01:18:49)
5. What’s the consequence if we’re wrong about the Rapture? (01:39:52)
6. Are slogans good theology? “No creed but Christ.� “No book but the Bible.� (01:59:00)
7. Why didn’t God deal with polygamy until the New Testament? (02:15:56)
8. 2 Thess. 2:3 Who are those who fall away? (02:31:02)
9. The rapture is a new doctrine. (02:39:30)

Guest host: J. Warner Wallace

Commentary: The Strength of Circumstantial Evidence (00:00:00)
Commentary: Is Christianity Irrational? (00:28:40)
Commentary: Evidence vs. Artifacts: Early Evidence for Christianity (00:56:11)
Guest: Rick Schenker – Ratio Christi (01:54:09)

Caller Topics:
1. Evidence for Christianity (00:129:31)
2. Is same-sex marriage about rights? (00:39:09)
3. Why do you accept micro-evolution but not macro-evolution? (00:54:20)
4. How do you deal with intellectual dishonesty? (01:36:22)
5. Evolution is not biblical. (01:46:31)
6. Evidence against evolution (01L49:35)

Host: Greg Koukl

Commentary: Christopher Hitchens (00:00:00)
Commentary: The Incarnation Is a Startling Idea (00:56:11)
Guest: Dr. Michael L. Brown – Jesus Fulfilled Old Testament Prophecies (01:52:07)

Caller Topics:
1. What about activities among consenting adults that harm society? (00:39:28)
2. Repeating Christian formulas (00:48:42)
3. Understanding the Trinity (01:01:31)
4. God can turn instincts on and off so animals didn’t eat prey before the Fall. (01:12:25)
5. Argument against the universe having a cause (01:24:54)
6. Atheist displays in Santa Monica (01:36:45)
7. An easier description of the Trinity (01:44:59)
8. Who is the “strong man� Jesus refers to? (01:47:09)

Host: Greg Koukl

Commentary: Vegetarian Spiders before the Fall? (00:00:00)
Commentary: The Second Time Is Easier (00:56:10)

Caller Topics:
1. What is a church member’s duty when the denomination starts compromising on the Bible? (00:21:26)
2. How should Christians make decisions about what profession to choose? (00:39:53)
3. Animals eating before the Fall (01:15:17)
4. If the Bible is wrong in one point should we trust the rest? (01:25:31)
5. Caller who believes in God but not Christianity (01:39:10)
6. What are the qualifications to lead worship? (01:54:27)
7. Explain an apparent contradiction in the Bible. (02:11:33)
8. Carnivores before the Fall (02:24:48)
9. What is your response to “The Violinist� abortion argument? (02:28:17)

Host: Greg Koukl

Commentary: Is Consciousness an Illusion? (00:00:00)
Commentary: Christmas Card Messages (00:56:13)

Caller Topics:
1. Is it fair to send people to Hell who never heard the Gospel? (00:27:07)
2. What do you think of the apocalyptic interpretation of Matthew 27? (00:48:09)
3. How do you deal with a moral dilemma? (01:07:45)
4. What are some resources to teach critical thinking? (01:22:27)
5. Is there a natural explanation for consciousness? (01:39:07)
6. Where do we go when we die? (01:53:21)
7. Does committing suicide negate someone’s salvation? (02:10:40)
8. Materialism borrows from the Christian worldview. (02:23:57)
9. What is the latest scholarship in Mark 16? (02:32:10)

Host: Greg Koukl

Commentary: Baptism Beliefs (00:00:00)
Commentary: You Can Argue Someone into the Kingdom (00:58:09)

Caller Topics:
1. Is it biblical to use birth control? (00:23:19)
2. Hell doesn’t make sense. (00:38:40)
3. Do we have to suspend rationality to believe the Trinity? (00:51:38)
4. Do the laws of logic prove God’s existence? (01:21:25)
5. How do you deal with a steamroller? (01:37:45)
6. Paul Maier’s novels (01:50:01)
7. Nobody gets argued into the Kingdom. (02:13:08)
8. Does the Old Testament condone rape? (02:28:45)
9. How do you talk to someone who bases their beliefs on experience? (02:32:45)

Guest Host: J. Warner Wallace

Commentary: Thanksgiving Is an Evangelistic Opportunity (00:00:00)
Commentary: Are the Gospels Suitable Courtroom Evidence? (00:55:49)
Guest: David Horner – Mind Your Faith (01:52:53)

Caller Topics:
1. Was there death before the Fall? (00:26:33)
2. Is God Immoral to Kill an Innocent Man, Jesus? (00:44:38)
3. The Gospels don’t meet evidentiary standards. (01:19:54)
4. How do you engage someone with a different worldview? (01:48:32)

Host: Greg Koukl

Commentary: Conversation with an Atheist (00:00:00)
Commentary: Are Faith and Reason Compatible? (00:57:57)

Caller Topics:
1. Why did a good God allow Satan access on Earth? (00:28:22)
2. How should church leadership deal with non-essential doctrinal differences? (00:50:44)
3. Is all sin the same? (01:19:41)
4. What should be the Christian attitude toward Bin Laden’s death? (01:43:58)
5. Is determinism the same as predictability? (01:54:26)
6. What do you think of the “180� movie? (02:11:53)
7. How can he teach apologetics in ten minutes? (02:26:22)

Host: Greg Koukl

Commentary: Is God Too Big for One Religion? (00:00:00)
Commentary: God in Public Schools (00:55:54)

Caller Topics:
1. Did animals eat each other before the Fall? (00:24:58)
2. Reading between the lines of the Bible (00:46:39)
3. How did Kant influence Christianity? (01:21:47)
4. Are there levels of Hell and punishment? (01:39:47)
5. How does God guide our steps? (01:55:31)
6. Why does God allow terrible things to happen? (02:11:47)
7. Discussing homosexuality in a university classroom (02:27:37)

Host: Greg Koukl

Commentary: “Leading� Worship (00:00:00)
Commentary: Conversation on a Plane (00:56:03)

Caller Topics:
1. How do we respect human value in how we treat the dead? (00:24:09)
2. Do the Gospels have to rise to the level of courtroom evidence to be reliable? (00:45:57)
3. Clarify logical fallacies (01:19:53)
4. What are the requirements on Christians in 1 Corinthians 6 for how we work out legal disagreements? (01:27:37)
5. What is your view of infant baptism? (01:40:01)
6. Further thoughts on how we treat the dead. (01:55:08)
7. Is there an ideological connection between Darwinism and eugenics? (02:03:07)
8. Caution against confusing the Persons of the Trinity (02:16:38)
9. What is Catholic theology on salvation and works? (02:33:37)
10. Eugenics could lead to extinction. (02:44:54)

Host: Greg Koukl

Commentary: Evaluating Arguments (00:00:00)
Guest: Alan Shlemon on STR’s Caribbean Cruise Conference (00:56:11)
Interview: Bradley Wright – Christians Are Hate-filled Hypocrites and Other Lies You’ve Been Told (01:52:06)

Caller Topics:
1. What are some tips to discuss homosexuality intelligently in a university class? (00:23:07)
2. How can you persuade a moral relativist that morality is objective? (00:41:26)
3. How can something be a matter of conscience if morality is objective? (01:19:46)
4. How long should you stay in a church where there are theological problems? (01:39:12)
4. What’s the biblical definition of social justice? (01:47:49)

Host: Greg Koukl

Commentary: Abortion and Exodus 21:22 (00:00:00)
Commentary: Is It Bigotry to Call Mormonism a Cult? (00:56:13)

Caller Topics:
1. There’s no legitimate evidence for Christianity. (00:26:34)
2. There is good evidence for Christianity that would be admissible in a court. (00:45:35)
3. If a baby dies before it takes a breath, was it ever really born? (00:49:13)
4. Did the Greeks originate the idea of god? (01:43:10)
5. What did Jesus mean by calling the disciples “little gods�? (01:53:12)
6. Help responding to claim about homosexuality (02:13:43)
7. How to respond to the question, Is Mormonism a cult? (02:24:11)
8. What do you make of the clause in the Apostle’s Creed that Jesus descended into Hell? (02:34:00)
9. What is the definition of “cult�? (02:41:14)

This Author: Greg Koukl

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