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> [The word "Christian" means something in particular. The basic outline and general truths and doctrines central to Christianity have been hammered out over 2000 years of reflection on the teachings of Jesus and his apostles. If you disagree with these…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/greg-koukl/the-word-christian-means-something-in-particular-the-basic-outline/)

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

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## 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/)

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> [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/)

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> [ 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/)

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> [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/)

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> [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/)

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> [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/)

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> [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/)

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> [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/)

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> [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/)

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