A surprised host clutches an open Bible amid questions about Adam’s kids, Lot’s daughters, changing morality, and 500 witnesses.

Why Did God Allow Incest in the Bible? (Objective Morality Debated)

What happens when a caller asks about John 20:23 and priests forgiving sins, then another presses why did God allow incest with Adam’s children and Lot’s daughters, and an agnostic challenges the resurrection with minimal facts? Nate fields the live questions head-on, walking through binding and loosing, objective morality that does not shift with human preference, and the early creed in 1 Corinthians 15. The conversation stays grounded in Scripture while the chat throws in Wi-Fi failures, “schmurder,” and a brief detour into abolish-abortion consistency versus incremental pro-life strategies. Here’s what unfolded when the hard questions landed.

Why Did God Allow Incest: The Biblical Bottom Line

Nate begins with John 20:23, explaining that only God forgives sins. The verse mirrors Matthew 18’s binding and loosing and finds its real-world application in the Corinthian church discipline of the immoral man—kicked out in 1 Corinthians and restored in 2 Corinthians. It is not a license for a later confessional booth. The longer exchange turns to why did God allow incest. Early close-relative marriage after Adam and Eve was necessary for the human race to multiply under the command to be fruitful; it was not the later Levitical prohibition. Lot’s daughters acted in sin, never condoned, and produced godless nations. God as the sole moral standard means His commands define what is right; the later law did not change His nature but applied it to a larger population. The same unchanging God who judges the Amalekites also holds humans accountable for taking life. For deeper doctrine on biblical authority, see our Statement of Faith. Related discussions on handling tough texts appear in the Theology Unpacked category. Scripture itself settles the question: God alone is the righteous judge, and His Word never contradicts itself when read in full context. Readers can check the passages directly at John 20:23 (ESV) and the clear treatment at GotQuestions on incest in the Bible.

When the Chat Turns to Schmurder and IDF Mix-Ups

Mid-episode the Wi-Fi drops and Nate half-jokes about taking collections for better internet while blaming the devil or the cable company. Later the abolish-abortion conversation produces the memorable shorthand “make schmurder illegal for everyone at all times.” A quick mishearing turns IVF into IDF, prompting the dry observation that everyone is now banned. These side moments keep the live energy high without diluting the weight of the theological claims under discussion.