S2: Church and Israel, Same-sex weddings, Halloween, Authority of Scripture, Justified lies, and other questions

Welcome to a sneak peek of the Bonus Q&A episode, part of the Theology in the Raw premium subscription. In the full episode, we discuss: 00:00 Introduction 00:35 What is the relationship between the church and Israel? Has the church replaced Israel? Should Christians be more concerned about Israel than any other country? 11:55 Where are your personal boundaries around attending/participating in a same-sex wedding? A close gay friend just got engaged, so am having to think about this. 17:49 What are your thoughts on a “justified lie”? Something like Rahab or similar situations of protecting life through lying? 21:36 Halloween, Harry Potter, etc... should we? Tolkien and Lewis are full of magic and even occultist things, but people LOVE them. 27:13 I am curious why over 80% of the LGBTQ community were raised in the church. I’m interested in your perspective. 29:26 How can we have confidence that the story of Noah is the true depiction of the flood when so many religions also have their own versions of a major flood? 34:51 Do you believe any part of the Bible is NOT God breathed? I.e. authoritative. 42:15 Is there any scriptural evidence to believe people who lack the cognitive abilit…