Q&A: Gay Marriage, Essential Doctrine, and Figurative Language

On today’s Bible Answer Man broadcast (03/03/23), Hank answers the following questions:

What is your perspective on same-sex marriage at the state level, and is this really good for our culture and families?
How do we as Christians determine what the essential doctrines are?
When you discuss the book of Revelation, you continually talk about metaphors and figurative language, but why then do you interpret the new heaven and new earth literally?