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Episode 1203 | Adriel Sanchez and Bill Maier answer caller questions. Show Notes CoreChristianity.com   Questions in this Episode   1. Is the church an assembly or an organism? 2. Is it wrong to pray that I win the lottery? 3. What do I say to the Mormon missionaries at my front door? 4. When people refuse salvation are they falling under the "Great Delusion"? 5. Is my pride keeping me from growin...

Episode 1202 | Adriel Sanchez and Bill Maier answer caller questions. Show Notes CoreChristianity.com   Questions in this Episode   1. How should pastors and missionaries tithe? 2. Is the Gospel of the Kingdom and the Gospel of Grace different gospels? 3. Why does the Bible say that Jesus is coming "soon" if it's been 2,000 years since his resurrection and ascension? 4. Will I feel sorrow in heave...

Episode 1201 | Adriel Sanchez and Bill Maier answer caller questions. Show Notes CoreChristianity.com Questions in this Episode 1. How do I deal with habitual sins in my life? 2. Who were the people raised at Christ's crucifixion in Matthew 27? 3. What did Jesus mean when he told the thief, "today you will be with me"? 4. How can I influence local churches to preach salvation by grace and not by w...

Episode 1200 | Adriel Sanchez and Bill Maier answer caller questions. Show Notes CoreChristianity.com   Questions in this Episode   1. How does it make sense that Jesus was dead for three days even though it was just from Friday to Saturday? 2. What does it mean that "love never fails" in 1 Corinthians 13? 3. Do the Pharisees in Matthew 13 demonstrate that we have free will to deny Christ? 4. Can...

Episode 1199 | Adriel Sanchez and Bill Maier answer caller questions. Show Notes CoreChristianity.com   Questions in this Episode   1. Are there special practices I should observe leading up to Easter? 2. Will Christians still have to atone for their sins at the Final Judgment? 3. Should the church withhold baptism from a person who is transitioning 4. Is worshipping on Easter somehow extra import...

Episode 1198 | Adriel Sanchez and Bill Maier answer caller questions. Show Notes CoreChristianity.com   Questions in this Episode   1. Is Christ a person or something like an idea or force? 2. What is the difference between law and grace? Does God's grace trump his law? 3. Is the celebration of Easter biblical? 4. Does revelation 12:7 mean that Satan still has "access" to heaven? Today's Offer The...

Episode 1197 | Adriel Sanchez and Bill Maier answer caller questions. Show Notes CoreChristianity.com Questions in this Episode 1. Are things like falling down and raising our hands in worship biblical? 2. Do people have their own righteousness? 3. What does it look like to "speak the truth in love"? 4. Does God condemn those who've never heard of the gospel? 5. What does it mean that we are "part...

Episode 1196 | Adriel Sanchez and Bill Maier answer caller questions. Show Notes CoreChristianity.com Questions in this Episode 1. Was Melchizedek actually Jesus in Genesis 17? 2. How can pastors give people hope in the last days? 3. How should I handle atheist coworkers who are antagonistic towards me because I am a Christian? 4. Can protestants use the term "eucharist" when referring to the Lord...

Episode 1195 | Adriel Sanchez and Bill Maier answer caller questions. Show Notes CoreChristianity.com Questions in this Episode 1. Do Proverbs 17:5 and Revelation 18:20 contradict each other? 2. What does it look like to lead my adult children to Christ? 3. Is there such a thing as a pastor emphasizing grace too much? 4. Do Christians undervalue the wonder of God in creation? 5. How can I help lea...

Episode 1194 | Adriel Sanchez and Bill Maier answer caller questions. Show Notes CoreChristianity.com   Questions in this Episode   1. Besides praying, what else can we do to help those affected by the Nashville shooting? 2. How can I deal with sexual desires as a single person? 3. How do we reconcile God's promise in Psalm 91 with the Nashville shooting? 4. Who is to blame in a mass shooting? 5....

Episode 1193 | Adriel Sanchez and Bill Maier answer caller questions. Show Notes CoreChristianity.com   Questions in this Episode   1. Should we seek retributive justice in school shootings of vengeance is the Lord's? 2. Does Matthew 6 mean that if we don't forgive we can't be saved? 3. My grown children have blocked me out of their lives. Should I pursue them? 4. As Christians, what can we do to...

Episode 1192 | Adriel Sanchez and Bill Maier answer caller questions. Show Notes CoreChristianity.com   Questions in this Episode   1. Does 1 Samuel 15 teach that God can regret things? 2. Is the rise in transgender cases reflective of "trading the truth for a lie"? 3. What are other false gospels to be aware of? 4. What does Jesus's promise to the thief on the cross mean? 5. What do the terms "wo...

Episode 1191 | Adriel Sanchez and Bill Maier answer caller questions. Show Notes CoreChristianity.com Questions in this Episode 1. Did Jesus ever say "It is better to give than to receive"? 2. How were people saved before Jesus accomplished the work of salvation? 3. When is it time to leave a church? Today's Offer Inner Core Request our latest special offers  here  or call 1-833-THE-CORE (833-843-...

Episode 1190 | Adriel Sanchez and Bill Maier answer caller questions. Show Notes CoreChristianity.com   Questions in this Episode   1. How can I avoid basing my assurance of salvation on my obedience to God's law? 2. Will I lose the things I innately desire as I grow in my love for God? 3. When should a pastor refuse to baptize someone?

Episode 1189 | Adriel Sanchez and Bill Maier answer caller questions. Show Notes CoreChristianity.com   Questions in this Episode   1. Why was polygamy allowed in the Old Testament? 2. Why would God choose the Israelites if the gospel is for all nations? 3. Did Jesus teach the Prosperity Gospel? 4. Are the "Sons of God" in Job 2 demon possessed men? 5. Is the Hebrew word translated as "homosexuali...

Episode 1187 | Adriel Sanchez and Bill Maier answer caller questions. Show Notes CoreChristianity.com Questions in this Episode 1. Are tattoos prohibited for Christians today? 2. How can I fully surrender myself to the Lord when I continue to struggle with sin? 3. Is it inappropriate to wear hats in church? 4. Can we prolong the end times by committing to evangelism? Today's Offer Core Question -...

Episode 1187 | Adriel Sanchez and Bill Maier answer caller questions. Show Notes CoreChristianity.com Questions in this Episode 1. Who are the false teachers that are deceiving believers in Jude? 2. What does Paul mean that we must put on "immortality" in 1 Corinthians 15? 3. What is God's purpose for allowing me to suffer from chronic pain? 4. My pastor says it's a sin to be cremated. Is this tru...

Episode 1186 | Adriel Sanchez and Bill Maier answer caller questions. Show Notes CoreChristianity.com   Questions in this Episode   1. How can I help get my older children closer to God? 2. How can I assure a new believer that their past hatred of God has been forgiven? 3. My singleness feels more like a curse rather than a blessing. What should I do? 4. Is it a sin to have statues or images of Je...

Episode 1186 | Adriel Sanchez and Bill Maier answer caller questions. Show Notes CoreChristianity.com   Questions in this Episode   1. How can I help get my older children closer to God? 2. How can I assure a new believer that their past hatred of God has been forgiven? 3. My singleness feels more like a curse rather than a blessing. What should I do? 4. Is it a sin to have statues or images of Je...

Episode 1185 | Adriel Sanchez and Bill Maier answer caller questions. Show Notes CoreChristianity.com   Questions in this Episode   1. Was the Bible written in real time or compiled later? 2. What are the two books that God reads at the Final Judgment? 3. Is the phrase "God helps those who helps themselves" in the Bible? 4. How do we distinguish between God's discipline and his punishment? 5. My S...

Episode 1184 | Adriel Sanchez and Bill Maier answer caller questions. Show Notes CoreChristianity.com   Questions in this Episode   1. In Numbers 14, did Moses persuade God to change his mind? 2. Did the coming of the Two Witnesses in Revelation already happen? 3. How can I combat the constant doubting of my faith? 4. I've been hurt by the church and I'm scared to go back. What should I do? Today'...

Episode 1183 | Adriel Sanchez and Bill Maier answer caller questions. Show Notes CoreChristianity.com   Questions in this Episode   1. Is Jesus's point to the Canaanite woman that the gospel is for the Jew's first? 2. Is Isaiah 43 talking about a real or metaphorical place? 3. Is God waiting for me to pray harder before he answers my prayers? 4. Is the human spirit eternal? 5. What is the unforgiv...

Episode 1181 | Adriel Sanchez and Bill Maier answer caller questions. Show Notes CoreChristianity.com   Questions in this Episode   1. Is Jesus talking about hell in John 15? 2. Is there such a thing as spiritual warfare? 3. How should I understand the Final Judgment in Revelation 20? 4. Is the United States the "Babylon" in Revelation 5. Is the idea of "once saved, always saved" found in the Bibl...

Episode 1181 | Adriel Sanchez and Bill Maier answer caller questions. Show Notes CoreChristianity.com   Questions in this Episode   1. How do I break sinful patterns that repeat themselves in my life? 2. My church says that it's important for men to have Bible studies but that it's not important for women to have Bible studies. What should I do? 3. How do we know that humanity won't fall again in...

Episode 1180 | Adriel Sanchez and Bill Maier answer caller questions. Show Notes CoreChristianity.com   Questions in this Episode   1. Are things that Paul taught in the first century applicable today? 2. Is speaking in tongues proof of salvation? 3. What are the different views of communion? 4. When a Christian dies, does their soul go directly to heaven? Today's Offer Core Question –  What Is Go...