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Q: The Bible talks about having faith when you pray, what if you don't believe God will answer you when you pray?

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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Q: How do you reconcile judging right from wrong without being judgmental? How do you speak the truth in love without condoning what is so biblically wrong? I feel like a bad witness for Jesus Christ because I am looked down upon by those in and outside the church. If my position is judged the moment some meet me, how am I going to be that example for who I truly am in Christ and in Him alone? Why does my flesh need approval and acceptance by others in the Church?

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

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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Q: I HAVE A QUESTION REGARDING THE ISRAEL TRIPS. ONE OF MY HESITATIONS IS THAT I FEEL LIKE I’M STILL SO IGNORANT ABOUT THE CONFLICT AND THE SITUATION OVER THERE, AND I JUST WANTED TO KNOW IF YOU COULD SUMMARIZE EVERYTHING AT A MIDDLE SCHOOL LEVEL, SIMPLIFY IT, AND DISCUSS THAT OR SHARE BOOKS YOU’D RECOMMEND BEFORE SOMEONE DOES THAT TRIP.

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Q: My husband and a trusted spiritual advisor had arrived at different view of the trinity - instead of three separate persons as one God, they believed there are three aspects of the one God. I was not taught that growing up and I can't understand how they arrived at this conclusion. My husband died in 2019 and I asked the spiritual advisor, who is a very intelligent man, who Jesus was praying to in the Garden before being crucified and he replied, "Himself." I can't wrap my head around this. Could you explain?

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Q: How do I get started reading the Bible?

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