#STRask How Could One Person Trust Another Person on the Topic of God?
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Mar 5, 2026 A conversation about how to decide whether to trust someone's claim about God. They explore criteria like coherence, expertise, and fitting the facts. Discussion covers revelation, how to read Scripture, and skepticism toward private revelations. They also consider whether God matters beyond the afterlife and how worldviews shape what we see.
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Trust Comes From Coherence And Credible Sources
- We trust claims when they coherently fit the facts or come from credible insiders who provide reliable evidence.
- Greg Koukl illustrates with assessing the Kennedy assassination and expert testimony as ordinary methods of belief formation.
Read Scripture In Context Not As Isolated Verses
- Read primary texts and apply basic grammar and context rules rather than relying on isolated verses.
- Greg Koukl advises reading surrounding passages to see the flow of thought when interpreting Scripture.
Christianity Presents A Public Cohesive Revelation
- Christianity claims objective revelation spanning history, not private, unverifiable revelations.
- Amy Hall emphasizes prophecy, public events, and cohesion across many authors as evidence of that revelation.