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Is there a way to make the neo-Darwinian, blind watchmaker kind of evolution consistent with Christianity? @gregkoukl explains why he thinks the answer is no.

According to Darwinists themselves, nature—the blind watchmaker—is the designer, not God. Darwinian “design” is random and purposeless by definition. By contrast, creation is directed and purposeful by definition. They are opposites.

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“For if by the transgression of the one, death reigned through the one, much more those who receive the abundance of grace and of the gift of righteousness will reign in life through the One, Jesus Christ.” — Romans 5:17

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Greg answers questions from callers about how one could reconcile the presence of death before the fall with Romans 5 and 8, whether the Bible will still play a role in the new earth, how we know when a psalm is a messianic prophecy, and whether there are strings attached to our free salvation.

Listen now at https://t.co/cXpJ7doo04.

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“For the law of the Spirit of life in Christ Jesus has set you free from the law of sin and of death.” — Romans 8:2

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For this month's mentoring letter, I share why I believe Christianity and Darwinism cannot be reconciled.

Read now at https://t.co/2DILX8C6tG.

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Alan Shlemon shares three reasons why Romans 1 is the clearest and most strategic Bible passage for discussing homosexuality, directly appealing to God’s design for human sexuality.

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It isn’t giving our lives for someone else that earns us salvation. Rather, it is Jesus giving his life for us. 3/3

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#STRask Greg and Amy answer questions about responding to the claim that someone who died saving the life of another shouldn’t be punished with Hell, and answering someone who says they don’t need a relationship with God and that if there’s a just God, then we should all be judged according to our deeds. Listen now at https://t.co/fHiqvv9TWt.

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We have softened things for our benefit, because we’re the criminals. We have a tendency to take a view that favors us and doesn’t understand God’s holiness properly. 2/3

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@PhilMagovern See https://t.co/fb4Rtc0y0H

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Early Christians understood that Jesus and the Holy Spirit are equal to the Father. The Nicene Creed just described something that had already been articulated in the Bible.

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@Pybrik Memorizing Scripture can be a great help in the things you mention.

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Imagine having Scripture so deeply planted in your heart that you can recall it in daily conversations, prayer, and moments of need. It’s possible—and it starts with eight tested tips that you’ll learn in our free training. Watch for free today!

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@NarnianAttorney See https://t.co/jVw3FAYbuh

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@MrAyton Memorizing Scripture can help us with the things you mention. What's more, knowing Scripture by heart helps us to act on Scripture in life.

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@selka0109 Amy wasn't speaking at a church service. The clip is from our student apologetics conference.

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Muslims don’t claim this. Jews don’t claim this.

If two religions make contradicting claims, they can’t both be true.

Watch the full #NoyesontheStreets video now at https://t.co/vQc5f3Vtni.

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This isn’t Christianity, and it isn’t how Jesus described faith.

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These virtues would not exist if God had not allowed evil.

Greg Koukl explains his soul-making theodicy in answer to the question of why God didn’t man man incapable of sinning in the first place.