Michael Easley inContext

The Holy Spirit, which seals our Salvation, is a person at work. How does He empower us, fill us, indwell us? Unless we stop, rest, and spend time studying the work and role of the Holy Spirit in God's Word, it will remain a mystery to us. But I have confidence in His word and in His Spirit that as we spend time there, we will understand more and more His role in our lives. Learn more about the work of God’s Spirit in Episode 12 of our Why We Believe What We Believe Series. To view Show Notes for th

Concerning the Doctrine of the Holy Spirit, some of us come from stoic backgrounds and Holy Ghost language gives us the heebie-jeebies. Others of us come from more pentecostal or charismatic backgrounds and we tend to put great emphasis and trust in our experiences of what we perceive to be the Holy Spirit. But what, specifically, does Scripture tell us about the person and work of God's Holy Spirit? Join us today for part one of Michael's teaching on The Doctrine of the Holy Spirit. Michael mentions qu

Justification is not "just as if I'd" never sinned. It's much more than that. Justification is the work of Jesus Christ to declare you righteous. Grace, of course, is the means by which we are saved. It's not just that God decided to overlook our sins the way we overlook a child's minor disciplinary issue. Grace is His unmerited favor in the face of deserved wrath. How do we embrace this? Let's learn together as Michael teaches part two of The Doctrine of Salvation in episode 10 of our current series, W

The word "saved" is an odd word and we assign a lot of meanings to it, which get especially confusing when we add religious overtones. But to own and to be able to articulate why we believe what we believe about how a person is saved is perhaps the most important theme of the Bible. Join us today as Michael teaches part one on the Doctrine of Salvation–or, the big word, Soteriology. This series was originally given to the faculty and students at Moody Bible Institute. To read and review our full Show

"A defining question for a Christian is, "who was Christ?" and I don't think it's sufficient to conclude that he was a great thinker or a philosopher, because actually He went around saying He was the Messiah. That’s why He was crucified: He said He was the Messiah. So, either He was the Son of God–or He was nuts." Who do you say Jesus is? In this episode Michael concludes his teaching on the Doctrine of Christology. To read and review the Show Notes for this episode, visit: https://michaelincontext.

Once in a while we find ourselves in a conversation with a friend who wants to know about this Jesus, this Christ we believe in and what He means to us. How would you explain Jesus Christ if you were asked an unassuming question from a person that didn't know Him? Michael teaches part one of two in today's episode on the Doctrine of Christology. To read and review the Show Notes for this episode, visit: https://michaelincontext.com/why-we-believe-what-we-believe-episode-7/ This series was originally gi

The world has a lot of opinions about Christianity. And truth be known, we deserve some of the maligning some of the time. But sometimes they make my blood boil! Many opinions are formed when parts of scripture are taken out of context and used to make wide-reaching statements about God and Christianity as whole. In this episode Michael encourages us to study the scriptures from a broader perspective, in context, in order to understand Why We Believe What We Believe. Join us as we continue our series wi

Why we believe what we believe about Inspiration is not important to our faith, it is crucial, because if indeed this is God's message to man, rooted from God to us in these forms we hold today, it is the message of hope, life, truth, and salvation to which we ascribe and which we hope to share with others. Is the Bible the Word of God, or not? Listen as Michael teaches part one of two on the Doctrine of Inspiration. View our full Show Notes here: https://michaelincontext.com/why-we-believe-what-we-beli

When we think about the doctrine of the Trinity--that there are 3 persons in one godhead--even for academics and theologians, this is mind-bending. Scripture has a lot to offer about the relationship not only within the Trinity, but on how human beings relate to God. The way God draws people to Himself is a mystery, but what the Bible tells us about the way we're related to Him is to understand the relationship between God the Father, God the Son, and God the Holy Spirit. Today's episode is part two of

It's interesting when faith finds its way into the Media. We have bylines and idioms that we use to talk about "Christianity" very broadly. There are so many groups that call themselves "Christian" that it begs the question: What is a true believer? In today's episode, Michael teaches about the Doctrine of the Trinity using supporting texts from Deuteronomy and Matthew. This series was originally given to the students and faculty at Moody Bible Institute. To review our Show Notes, visit: https://micha