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Dr. Michael Easley answers your biblical and theological questions each week. Call or text us at 615-281-9694 or email us at question@michaelincontext.com with your question.

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How do I get started reading the Bible? Dec 01, 2021

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Q: How do I get started reading the Bible?

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Can prayer change God's mind or His plans for you? Dec 01, 2021

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Q: Can prayer change God's mind or His plans for you?

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What are your thoughts regarding Old Earth vs. New Earth? Dec 01, 2021

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Q: What are Michael's thoughts regarding Old Earth vs. New Earth? This is a question I’ve had for some time, being someone who has traveled and seen the Grand Canyon and other places that are supposed to be millions or billions of years old, and yet Scripture seams to teach the earth is more like thousands of years old.

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Is it okay for unmarried couples, who are abstaining from sex, to share hotel rooms while traveling? Dec 01, 2021

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Q: We mentor and are friends with many young adults that say they abstain from (premarital) sex but will spend the night at each other’s homes or go on vacation together and share a hotel room.

I would love to hear a theological point of view of why you should not live with your spouse before marriage, spend the night at each other’s places, and/or share a hotel room while on vacation together if you are abstaining from sexual relations.

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What is the difference between the “body, soul, and spirit”? Dec 01, 2021

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Will believers experience judgement day? Dec 01, 2021

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What do inerrancy and infallibility really mean when it comes to specific verses? Dec 01, 2021

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Q: Battles loom large over the definitions of inerrancy and infallibility. What do these terms really mean when it comes to specific verses?

For instances, some will say it’s an error when the Bible uses round numbers for how many are in a tribe, or for the number of people killed in a battle. When the text uses specific numbers in other places, or when one gospel account has Jesus calling for a single donkey to be brought to Him and He says, “bring it to me” – versus calling for a donkey and the foal of a donkey – “bring them to me.”

Or they’ll cite the last two verses of 2 Chronicles, which duplicates the opening verses of Ezra exactly but cuts off the command of Cyrus mid-sentence, losing the gist of his command.

Obviously God didn’t inspire the writer of chronicles to do that, there was an error of transmission over the centuries, and part of Ezra was copied into Chronicles.

I’ve heard good theologians say, and I tend to agree, that scripture is accurate and dependable enough for the purpose for which its intended, but to insist that every word, every description, every story is perfect down to the molecular level leads to unnecessary controversies.

What is dispensationalism, and is there accuracy to this approach? Dec 01, 2021

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Q: What is dispensationalism, and is there accuracy to this approach?

Is there Biblical evidence that refutes polygyny as a sin? Dec 01, 2021

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Is polyamory the next pastoral sexual frontier, and if so, how should we respond? Dec 01, 2021

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Q: According to an article in Christianity Today, polyamory is the next pastoral sexual frontier. My son and daughter-in-law are polyamorous. They have been married 9 years and have two kids, they each have significant others, and these individuals are part of their family unit. They spend time with the kids and are with the family much of the time, including overnight. My daughter-in-law's parents, like me, have a huge issue with this lifestyle choice. If we host a family event, we do not include the "extras," we've also let them know that we choose not to interface with these individuals at events hosted by others, as we can't see how to do that without condoning or appearing to condone this choice. While both were raised in Christian homes, neither claim belief in God and are both adamantly opposed to religion, specifically Christianity. Dr. Christopher Yuan joins Dr. E to answer this question.

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