Stand to Reason Weekly Podcast Why Does God Limit Our Opportunity to Repent and Believe to This Lifetime?
Sep 3, 2025
The show tackles the profound question of why God limits opportunities for repentance to this lifetime. It dives into perceived contradictions in Genesis and ponders the implications for infants who die before birth. Discussions also explore whether souls are created by God or parents. There are engaging inquiries about salvation, divine justice, and the nature of belief, sprinkled with personal anecdotes and theological reflections that prompt listeners to think deeply about faith and its mysteries.
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Boundary Questions Can Be Misdirected
- Questions about 'why God set a boundary at death' often lack a principled answer because any alternative cutoff invites the same complaint.
- Greg Koukl notes that moving the boundary just relocates the arbitrariness rather than resolving the objection.
Handle Tough Questions By Admitting Uncertainty
- When hit by a surprising objection, admit you need time to think instead of freezing or bluffing.
- Say explicitly you haven't considered it and will reflect, which removes the 'deer in headlights' impression.
Reframe Objections To Reveal Their Stakes
- When you face a novel objection in conversation, ask whether it actually undermines core truth claims before reacting.
- Reframe the challenge by asking what truly rides on your answer to lower its force.
