Full Question: I have several friends who are gay and profess to be Christians. How does that work? How do I ask them, or do I ask them, how they reconcile being gay and Christian with the Bible? Can someone be gay and be a Christian? To read the show notes, click here. Call or text us your question at 615-281-9694 or email at question@michaelincon…

Full Question: Can you discuss the revival issue? I’ve just seen it happening even in the small town I live in, to kids I know and love, and I have no clue how to approach it (and them) with love. Ultimately, Biblical revival is shown over time by the fruit it bears (if any), yet this generation seems obsessed with pop culture/IG/Tik Tok ‘theology’…

Full Question: Do you believe you go to heaven after you die? I’m just curious. I noticed you have been using “new heaven and new Earth” and such and I was just curious if you believe you go to heaven right after you die. To read the show notes, click here.By Michael Easley

Full Question: My question is about ghosts. In Luke 24, Jesus says he is not a ghost because ghosts (or spirits) do not have flesh and bones. I wondered what or who the ghosts are that Jesus is referencing? I have respected Christian friends who believe that they’ve seen ghosts of their loved ones. I’ve heard others who say these encounters are all…

Full Question: Do Jews, Muslims, and Christians all worship the same God?” It is challenging for me to understand the answer to this topic, especially when we talk about the definition and nature of God - believing in Jesus Christ as the Son of God who is eternal with God and IS God (but Muslims and Jews do not believe the same). So, how could we a…

Full Question: My question is if a man or woman is not married and looks at another person lustfully did he/she commit adultery? To read the show notes, click here. Call or text us your question at 615-281-9694 or email at question@michaelincontext.com.By Michael Easley

Full Q: Recently a young man in our Men’s Bible Study Group asked a good and relevant question — “ How do I discern or determine what spiritual gift(s) I have”? I supplied him with one of my historic books from 40 years ago but that got me wondering if inContext has discussed this issue in past podcasts or — if not, could Dr. E discuss and recommen…

Full Question: I've been wanting to ask this question from a pastor or somebody from the church, but I'm hesitant because I feel that I get branded as "other" and nobody ever knows what to tell me. It usually makes things awkward and so I've gotten used to just sneaking in and out of church without letting anyone get to know me or my family. It's a…

Full Question: When the temple curtain tore in two after Jesus died, did the Jews put a new one back up? If not, why? To read the show notes, click here. Call or text us your question at 615-281-9694 or email at question@michaelincontext.com.By Michael Easley

Full Question: My sister and I can't agree on this. Should we be baptized in the name of the Father, the Son and the Holy Spirit or just in the name of Jesus? I stand on Matthew 28:19 and she stands on Acts 19:5 and Acts 2:38. To read the show notes, click here. Call or text us your question at 615-281-9694 or email at question@michaelincontext.com…

Full Question: If I was to confess my sins to a priest or a religious leader who themselves is a bad moral character or a sinner, am I still absolved or would that nullify my confession? To read the show notes, click here. Call or text us your question at 615-281-9694 or email at question@michaelincontext.com.…

Full Question: What is your belief/interpretation of when God created dinosaurs, and why were they not on Noah’s ark? Links Mentioned: Answers in Genesis To read the show notes, click here. Call or text us your question at 615-281-9694 or email at question@michaelincontext.com.By Michael Easley

Full Question: Can a person get saved through seeing visions or having dreams of Jesus? or does salvation come by hearing the word of God, getting convicted of sin and then responding in faith? I’ve heard and read of stories especially from the Middle East of people (mostly Muslims) seeing visions of Christ and having dreams than waking up and conv…

Full Question: My question concerns Romans 1:24-28, where Paul is talking about the unrighteous, and how “God gave them up,” first in the “lusts of their hearts,” then to “dishonorable passions,” and finally to a “debased mind.” What does it mean when God does this? Is it a progressive removal of divine restraints and consequences that push people …

Full Question: Do You Consider Social Security to be Income That You'd Tithe On? To read the show notes, click here. Call or text us your question at 615-281-9694 or email at question@michaelincontext.com.By Michael Easley

Full Question: Alistair Begg is in the headlines for his advice to a woman to attend her grandson’s gay marriage ceremony. I’ve also heard one of your previous episodes on the subject. The issue has hit close to home with a brother-in-law who has chosen this lifestyle. A hypothetical marriage combined with Alistair Begg’s advice made for an interes…

Full Question: There are people in the world in remote locations that have no access to God’s Word in their language. What happens to them when they die? To read the show notes, click here. Call or text us your question at 615-281-9694 or email at question@michaelincontext.com.By Michael Easley

Full Question: Do you think that Judas is in heaven? Does that Bible say anything about that? Is there any way to know for sure? To read the show notes, click here. Call or text us your question at 615-281-9694 or email at question@michaelincontext.com.By Michael Easley

Full Question: What is your stance on homosexuality? How should we relate to the LGBTQ+community? To read the show notes, click here. Call or text us your question at 615-281-9694 or email at question@michaelincontext.com.By Michael Easley

Full Question: When newborn babies die, (or stillborn or aborted) where do they go? Does Scripture tell us anything about this? To read the show notes, click here. Call or text us your question at 615-281-9694 or email at question@michaelincontext.com.By Michael Easley

Full Question: After someone becomes a follower of Christ, is there any way for them to not sin aside from their gratitude and obedience to God? To read the show notes, click here. Call or text us your question at 615-281-9694 or email at question@michaelincontext.com.By Michael Easley

Full Question: After the death of Jesus in Matt 27:52-53 it states that, 52 The tombs also were opened. And many bodies of the saints who had fallen asleep were raised, 53 and coming out of the tombs after his resurrection they went into the holy city and appeared to many. Does this mean that physical bodies resurrected and witnessed to people or d…

Full Question: In the Bible, kings like David and Solomon had literal 100’s of wives, and yet, God never condemns their polygamy. In the New Testament, a woman who has had a mere 5 husbands is condemned by Jesus as a sinner. How can God have such a double standard? To read the show notes, click here. Call or text us your question at 615-281-9694 or…

Full Question: If the Bible says to follow the rules of the land, what if they outlaw the Bible or force you to bow down to other gods? To read the show notes, click here. Call or text us your question at 615-281-9694 or email at question@michaelincontext.com.By Michael Easley

Full Question: Did God create all the planets? And if so, what all is out there if there is an infinite number of galaxies and planets? To read the show notes, click here. Call or text us your question at 615-281-9694 or email at question@michaelincontext.com.By Michael Easley

Full Question: If God hates religion, what should I do as a religious man? What does religion actually mean? To read the show notes, click here. Call or text us your question at 615-281-9694 or email at question@michaelincontext.com.By Michael Easley

Full Question: Does it take anything besides belief that Jesus is Lord to get into heaven and can I do anything to get out of that? To read the show notes, click here. Call or text us your question at 615-281-9694 or email at question@michaelincontext.com.By Michael Easley

Full Question: Does prayer change the providence of God? Please don’t get me wrong, I’m not trying to make a case against prayer. I just wonder if we pray in the right way or for the right things? To read the show notes, click here. Call or text us your question at 615-281-9694 or email at question@michaelincontext.com.…

Full Question: I was recently in a conversation with a group of guys about answered prayers. One guy shared how years ago a group of them traveled to a foreign country on a mission trip and when they got there, they discovered that there was a need to build a house for orphan children. He said that night they all prayed about it and the next mornin…

Full Question: Does the “more Christian” a person is affect if prayers are answered? Why do some receive healing and others don’t? Links Mentioned: ADE Episode 168 To read the show notes, click here. Call or text us your question at 615-281-9694 or email at question@michaelincontext.com.By Michael Easley

Full Question: It is always nice to know that people are praying for you. But does the number of people praying affect if God answers the prayer? Does the more popular you are, increase the likelihood to see answered prayer? Links Mentioned: Handbook to Prayer by Kenneth Boa Arthur G. Bennett- The Valley of Vision Joy and Strength by Mary Tileston …

Full Question: I’m currently a student at Truett Seminary, and am taking a Scriptures class over the Gospels. That has prompted this question: When preaching and teaching from the Gospels, particularly the synoptics, how do we approach passages that have differing or additional material in the other accounts? Should we harmonize, preach/ teach each…

Full Question: Did the disciples leave their families to follow Jesus? Were they married with children? It seems that Jesus wouldn’t have them abandon wives and children, right? To read the show notes, click here. Call or text us your question at 615-281-9694 or email at question@michaelincontext.com.…

Full Question: We’ve been following a chronological bible study plan together since the new year, and we’re really struggling to get through portions of the Old Testament, namely places where God’s wrath is in the foreground. After reading about the Rebellion of Korah, we were hit with a very troubling question about God’s ‘rightness’ to not only p…

Full Q: Genesis 3:1 Now the serpent was more crafty than any other beast of the field that the Lord God had made. And as far as I understand, Satan was (is) an angel. Were the angels made as beasts of the field? Links Mentioned: Angels Elect and Evil by C. Fred Dickason To read the show notes, click here. Call or text us your question at 615-281-96…

Full Q: I’d like to visit a denominational church such as a PCA church or an Anglican Church - both Protestant churches. We go to a bible teaching church right now but for some reason I’m concerned about non-denominational churches not having oversight or connected to a larger church body for direction. I understand having elders but just feel havi…

Full Question: “Not everyone who says to me, ‘Lord, Lord,’ will enter the kingdom of heaven, but only the one who does the will of my Father who is in heaven.” What is the will of God?? Links Mentioned: Decision Making and The Will of God by Garry Friesen To read the show notes, click here. Call or text us your question at 615-281-9694 or email at …

Full Q: Hi Dr. E, you recently described reformed theology and I found that incredibly helpful! Can you talk about a biblical hermeneutic and some ways it might be at odds with dispensational theology? To read the show notes, click here. Call or text us your question at 615-281-9694 or email at question@michaelincontext.com.…

Full Q: If Someone Goes to Hell, Are They Still Made in The Image of God? Dr. Michael Easley explains the image of God. To read the show notes, click here. Call or text us your question at 615-281-9694 or email at question@michaelincontext.com.By Michael Easley

Full Question: What did Ananias and his wife Sapphira do in Acts 5:3-4 that would cause God to take their lives so quickly? I have always considered this to be blaspheming. Am I wrong? It couldn't be because they lied; I know we would all be dead. The Holy Spirit had led them to sell their property so that it could be shared by all and out of greed…

Full Question: I follow most of your podcasts and have listened to almost all of your "Michael Easley Sermons". Somewhere along the way I heard you say you were more of a "5 Point Spurgeon than a Calvinist". Can you please possibly explain further on this statement? I believe I am a "5 pointer" but I am unsure exactly if Spurgeon believed along tho…

Full Q: I just learned that my little velty has a tumor in his bladder and I think I know what that means. I call him a velcro doggie. He's been my constant companion for 10 years and helped me through some really rough times including when my husband passed away 4 years ago. He's very bright and he follows me everywhere. Sometimes I look at him an…

Full Q: A good friend of mine is wrestling with whether to close his business or not. He wants clarity from the Lord on what direction he should go but feels like he is getting silence. The topic came up in our discussion of "laying out a fleece" before the Lord as Gideon did in the book of Judges. We were both stumped, though, and also feeling lik…

Full Question: Do you think there is anything more to the passage, Joshua 10:12-15? The NASB says “the sun stood still, and the moon stopped, Until the nation avenged themselves of their enemies… the sun stopped in the middle of the sky and did not hasten to go down for about a whole day.” I’ve heard everything from this being a solar eclipse to sc…

Full Q: What does it mean to “take up your cross” as a person in Franklin, TN? In other words, a person who is relatively speaking “well off”, doesn’t experience persecution, etc? Perhaps a seemingly unrelated follow up– does this life somehow prepare us or allow us to practice for the next? To read the show notes, click here. Call or text us your …

Full Q: What are your thoughts on aliens (like the extraterrestrial ufo ones) being brought up as a real thing in Congress? What does this mean for the Bible? If aliens are real are they the ones that bring on the end of the world? To read the show notes, click here. Call or text us your question at 615-281-9694 or email at question@michaelincontex…

Full Q: What do you think about Jephthah’s vow to sacrifice whatever came out of his house in return for his victory in battle that resulted in the sacrificing of his daughter? To read the show notes, click here. Call or text us your question at 615-281-9694 or email at question@michaelincontext.com.…

Full Question: What was Christ’s purpose in going and proclaiming to the saints in prison? What are 1 Peter 3:18 and 1 Peter 4:4 all about? Links Mentioned: Constable’s Notes Did Jesus Spend Saturday in Hell? Read the show notes here. Call or text us your question at 615-281-9694 or email at question@michaelincontext.com.…

Full Question: I’m afraid I committed the unpardonable sin and blasphemed the Holy Spirit. What can I do to get the Holy Spirit back? Have I messed up so badly that God won’t forgive me? What does it mean to blaspheme, grieve, and quench the Holy Spirit? How are they different and what scripture backs this up? To read the show notes, click here. Ca…

Full Q: I have now lived in NYC for a year and a half, and I've felt very stagnant and alone in my faith. I've never not believed in Christ and that he died for us, or in God. I somehow always have the battle of "doing good works." meaning, I haven't done much at all to learn, and I keep sinning. With everything online nowadays (especially tiktok),…