It’s Okay to Quote a Single Verse...If You Understand the Context

10/09/2025 58 min
It’s Okay to Quote a Single Verse...If You Understand the Context

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Episode Synopsis

Greg answers questions about whether it’s okay to quote a single verse, why Jesus didn’t heal everyone, recommended study Bibles and commentaries, persevering with someone who isn’t responding well, and whether couples should agree on secondary and tertiary issues.
 
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Commentary: It’s okay to quote a single verse...if you understand the context. (00:00)


How many lepers and blind people did Jesus not heal, and why? (16:00)


Which study Bible and commentary would you most recommend? (25:00)


Should I keep trying to talk to someone who isn’t responding well? (38:00)


Should a couple agree on every secondary and tertiary theological issue? (50:00)


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Never Read a Bible Verse by Greg Koukl


#STRask podcast with Greg and Amy


Christian Theology by Millard J. Erickson


Dogmatic Theology by William G.T. Shedd, edited by Alan Gomes


Institutes of Elenctic Theology by Francis Turretin


Systematic Theology, Second Edition: An Introduction to Biblical Doctrine by Wayne Grudem


Why the Blood? by Greg Koukl