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Stand to Reason Weekly Podcast

Is It Okay to Use Mockery against Harmful Ideologies?

Stand to Reason Weekly Podcast

Greg Koukl

Christianity, Religion & Spirituality, Religion & Spirituality:christianity

4.81.3K Ratings

🗓️ 16 June 2023

⏱️ 58 minutes

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Summary

Greg answers questions about dealing with distractions in worship services, an employer’s inconsistencies on the topic of gender, using mockery against transgender ideology, and whether using apologetics and discernment indicates a lack of trust in the Holy Spirit.

Transcript

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0:00.0

Thank you very much for your time, and I'll see you in the next video.

0:28.0

Bye!

0:29.0

Alright, friends, great vocal here.

0:31.0

Sound of reason is the show, and right now I'm probably working on my boat in Wisconsin as you listen to this, or maybe fishing actually.

0:40.0

Yes, I'm on vacation, which is why I'm doing this special broadcast.

0:45.0

Right now, early, so you'll have it.

0:51.0

Yeah, this is for later this week, right?

0:53.0

Yeah, okay, so you'll have it, and I'm leaving, but not leaving you as orphans.

0:59.0

I am still here adequately for your purposes, I hope, and doing open my calls today, and that's you can participate in the future.

1:11.0

It's a great thing because you don't actually have to wait and get in the queue when I'm actually in the studio in order to get your audible question responded to.

1:21.0

Okay, open mic means that you can go to our open mic and record your question on our website or this your phone call, and then we can play it, and I can respond.

1:30.0

The only disadvantage for me is I don't get to interact with you on the issue, especially if I have more questions of clarification that would help me do a better job answering your question.

1:42.0

So the number to call for that if you want to do it by phone is 857 dial STR 857 DIA all I'm sorry 857 DIA L STR or 857 342 5787 I never like the like the letters thing you know what I have to do is I've to write the letters down and I have to look at my phone and put the numbers above them so that I can just dial it.

2:11.0

Easily, but then even 857 342 5787 or you can go to our homepage, then check on podcasts and then underlie broadcasts.

2:21.0

You can also leave your question there. So those are two ways of participating in our open mic calls.

2:30.0

So we have a question here by Jordan we're going to go to in a moment and it has to do its distractions in the church while you're worshiping and so this might be something that everyone in one way or another might be able to benefit from as I reflect on it.

2:52.0

How are we doing there Kyle?

2:54.0

Hello, Greg Coco and everyone else at STR. My name is Jordan. I'm from Georgia and I'm calling in regards to a question I've had on my mind that I've not really been sure how to unpack internally and deal with and I just kind of want your take on.

3:08.0

So I've come to notice that some people are way more charismatic than I am. I'm very still a individual and I don't really express my worship in that way.

3:18.0

And I want to be gracious to those kind of people that are more charismatic than me and I've noticed that I find it a little jarring distracting sometimes even inappropriate to clap shout yell adlibs during prayer or worship and I don't want to begrudge anybody for worshiping in the way they feel so inclined to do.

3:36.0

I want to be gracious to them and respect that they aren't just enjoying the presence of the Lord.

3:41.0

So how do you unpack that and how do you go about dealing with that or is that even an issue to be concerned with?

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