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> [Two things have been bothering me for a long time. The first is the tendency of people in general - and that includes Christians - to "relativize" religion. Any religious belief is only "true for," so to speak - true…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/greg-koukl/two-things-have-been-bothering-me-for-a-long-time-the-first-is-the/)

[Greg Koukl](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/greg-koukl/)

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> [Most Christians who've been around for a while have their Story in bits and pieces, but have never seen how powerful it really is when assembled as a whole. I want them to see how well it fits together and…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/greg-koukl/most-christians-who-ve-been-around-for-a-while-have-their-story-in/)

[Greg Koukl](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/greg-koukl/)

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## Other authors on Bits and pieces

## More by Greg Koukl

> [Our reasons for believing Jesus existed and also that He was who He claimed to be - the God who came down - are…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/greg-koukl/our-reasons-for-believing-jesus-existed-and-also-that-he-was-who-he/)

[Greg Koukl](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/greg-koukl/)

> [A worldview is simply someone's relatively organized understanding of what the world is actually like.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/greg-koukl/a-worldview-is-simply-someone-s-relatively-organized-understanding-of/)

[Greg Koukl](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/greg-koukl/)

> [If the unborn is a human person, no justification for abortion is adequate.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/greg-koukl/if-the-unborn-is-a-human-person-no-justification-for-abortion-is/)

[Greg Koukl](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/greg-koukl/)

> [You may be a fantastic person, and you may have some wonderful religious views that might even turn out to be true, but the…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/greg-koukl/you-may-be-a-fantastic-person-and-you-may-have-some-wonderful/)

[Greg Koukl](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/greg-koukl/)

> [ Trouble, hardship, difficulty, pain, suffering, conflict, tragedy, evil - they're all part of the \[Christian\] Story. Indeed, the problem of evil is the reason… ](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/greg-koukl/trouble-hardship-difficulty-pain-suffering-conflict-tragedy-evil-they/)

[Greg Koukl](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/greg-koukl/)

> [God created man to share friendship with Him and share in His happiness.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/greg-koukl/god-created-man-to-share-friendship-with-him-and-share-in-his/)

[Greg Koukl](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/greg-koukl/)

> [Sometimes (at least in principle) God might allow some evil because doing so will prevent a greater evil, and sometimes He might allow evil…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/greg-koukl/sometimes-at-least-in-principle-god-might-allow-some-evil-because/)

[Greg Koukl](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/greg-koukl/)

> [God is the very first piece of the Christian Story because the Story is all about Him. He is the central character, not us.…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/greg-koukl/god-is-the-very-first-piece-of-the-christian-story-because-the-story/)

[Greg Koukl](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/greg-koukl/)

> [Our innate, built-in human value is the reason we have binding duties or obligations towards each other that we don't have towards any other…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/greg-koukl/our-innate-built-in-human-value-is-the-reason-we-have-binding-duties/)

[Greg Koukl](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/greg-koukl/)

> [When we encounter new details of our world we fill in more of the spaces. When we discover details that don't seem to fit…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/greg-koukl/when-we-encounter-new-details-of-our-world-we-fill-in-more-of-the/)

[Greg Koukl](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/greg-koukl/)

> [Whenever someone tries to deny the truth, ultimately, reality betrays him.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/greg-koukl/whenever-someone-tries-to-deny-the-truth-ultimately-reality-betrays/)

[Greg Koukl](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/greg-koukl/)

> [In the Story of Reality man does not rescue himself for his own glory. Instead, God rescues man for His glory. Every other story…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/greg-koukl/in-the-story-of-reality-man-does-not-rescue-himself-for-his-own-glory/)

[Greg Koukl](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/greg-koukl/)

> [Everyone has a belief system in his or her mind, a story about the way they think the world actually is, even if they…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/greg-koukl/everyone-has-a-belief-system-in-his-or-her-mind-a-story-about-the-way/)

[Greg Koukl](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/greg-koukl/)

> [Some say Christianity is just a crutch. But let's turn the question on its edge for a moment. Is atheism an emotional crutch, wishful…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/greg-koukl/some-say-christianity-is-just-a-crutch-but-let-s-turn-the-question-on/)

[Greg Koukl](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/greg-koukl/)

> [Worldviews have four elements that help us understand how a person's story fits together: creation, fall, redemption, and restoration. "Creation" tells us how things…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/greg-koukl/worldviews-have-four-elements-that-help-us-understand-how-a-person-s/)

[Greg Koukl](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/greg-koukl/)

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