Core Christianity

Episode 910 | Adriel Sanchez and Bill Maier answer caller questions. Show Notes CoreChristianity.com Questions in this Episode 1. How should we pray for those affected by Russia's invasion of Ukraine? 2. Does God still give us new revelations? 3. Do Christians worry too much about the Mark of the Beast? 4. Can you defend your view that the Mark of the Beast is spiritual and not physical? 5. How do...

Episode 909 | Adriel Sanchez and Bill Maier answer caller questions. Show Notes CoreChristianity.com Questions in this Episode 1. In Mark 16:15-18, Jesus talks about the signs accompanying those who believe and mentions tongues and snake handling, it seems. This seems very odd and today's skeptic could point to this and say, "here, Christian, drink this poison and you should be fine, right?" What...

Episode 908 | Adriel Sanchez and Bill Maier answer caller questions. Show Notes CoreChristianity.com Questions in this Episode 1. Who was Jacob wrestling with in Genesis 32? 2. Is there truth to Joe Rogan's claim that Jesus was influenced by psychedelics? 3. Some people are speculating that the new microchip that Elon Musk is working on may be the Mark of the Beast. How should we respond to these...

Episode 907 | Adriel Sanchez and Bill Maier answer caller questions. Show Notes CoreChristianity.com Questions in this Episode 1. I am a pastor at a small non-denominational church. We are growing and attracting people from different backgrounds and some are asking about our stance on spiritual gifts. How do we articulate a position without alienating certain members of the church? 2. My 5 sibling...

Episode 906 | Adriel Sanchez and Bill Maier answer caller questions. Show Notes CoreChristianity.com Questions in this Episode 1. What are your thoughts on the Roman Catholic church? 2. I have been diagnosed with incurable cancer and would like to know, how can I be sure that I will endure dying in a way that glorifies the Lord? 3. Why are strange teachings so prevalent among various Christian tea...

Episode 905 | Adriel Sanchez and Bill Maier answer caller questions. Show Notes CoreChristianity.com Questions in this Episode 1. When you try to explain to children who Jesus is, they get confused because Santa isn't real, the tooth fairy isn't real, and then they think Jesus isn't real either. How do you approach this problem? 2. My work supports LGBTQ groups and other progressive communities, b...

Episode 904 | Adriel Sanchez and Bill Maier answer caller questions. Show Notes CoreChristianity.com Questions in this Episode 1. My atheist friend is dying of cancer, is there any hope for his salvation? 2. After reading Romans 9-11, I am wondering if there are still unfulfilled promises for ethnic Israel? 3. How can I endure the narcissism of my spouse? Today's Offer Why Would Anyone Get Married...

Episode 903 | Adriel Sanchez and Bill Maier answer caller questions. Show Notes CoreChristianity.com Questions in this Episode 1. Should a church place a greater emphasis on ministering to shut-ins? 2. In Mark 4:9-12, Jesus says he does not want certain people to understand his parables, "lest they should turn and be forgiven.'" I thought that God does not desire that anyone should perish? 3. Is t...

Episode 902 | Adriel Sanchez and Bill Maier answer caller questions. Show Notes CoreChristianity.com Questions in this Episode 1. I have children with someone outside of marriage. I am trying to get back into the faith but she is not a believer and we're not together. What should I do? I have heard from others that we should get married and from others not to try and get married and to try to find...

Episode 901 | Adriel Sanchez and Bill Maier answer caller questions. Show Notes CoreChristianity.com Questions in this Episode 1. How does Satan accuse us? How can the Spirit help us when we are accused? 2. My hair is falling out and I may cut it all off, but when I read 1 Corinthians 11, it seems like this may dishonor God. Does this text teach that women shouldn't cut their hair and wear head co...

Episode 900 | Adriel Sanchez and Bill Maier answer caller questions. Show Notes CoreChristianity.com Questions in this Episode 1. When Paul says that the law is dead and we are no longer bound to it, does he mean "man's law" or "God's law"? I know the 10 commandments were written by God's hand and that other ceremonial laws were written by human hands. Which one are we bound to? 2. Should God be a...

Episode 899 | Adriel Sanchez and Bill Maier answer caller questions. Show Notes CoreChristianity.com Questions in this Episode 1. My friends only believe in the Old Testament and do not hold to the New Testament at all. I don't understand why they would do that. What do you think? 2. A few prominent pastors have either left the faith or have rejected biblical teaching on a number of topics. I beli...

Episode 898 | Adriel Sanchez and Bill Maier answer caller questions. Show Notes CoreChristianity.com Questions in this Episode 1. I am struggling to find a church. I don't want to be in a church that is in a denomination. But there are no churches around me that are not in a denomination. What steps do you take when you move to find a church? 2. In Acts 13:48, it seems to teach predestination and...

Episode 897 | Adriel Sanchez and Bill Maier answer caller questions. Show Notes CoreChristianity.com Questions in this Episode 1. The LDS church claims that we need prophets and apostles today. Are they right? 2. I have strong faith, my husband does not object to me being a Christian, but he does not engage in any spiritual conversations. How do I start those conversations? He always changes the s...

Episode 896 | Adriel Sanchez and Bill Maier answer caller questions. Show Notes CoreChristianity.com Questions in this Episode 1. Can a Christian date two people at once? 2. If Jesus is the Second Adam, is Mary the Second Eve? 3. How were people in the Old Testament given eternal life if Jesus had not come yet? 4. Do you believe in deliverance today as it was in Jesus's ministry? Today's Offer Inn...

Episode 895 | Adriel Sanchez and Bill Maier answer caller questions. Show Notes CoreChristianity.com Questions in this Episode 1. I am witnessing to my coworkers and am beginning to read the Bible with them. They are asking me which book of the Bible they should start reading so that they might avoid being confused. Can you help? 2. I feel like I am withdrawing from my friends and my job and am be...

Episode 894 | Adriel Sanchez and Bill Maier answer caller questions. Show Notes CoreChristianity.com Questions in this Episode 1. If a Muslim in another country converts to Christianity and has multiple wives, must he divorce all of his wives except for his first wife? 2. I have a desire to go into the Marines but am the only spiritual leader in my family. Is it selfish to leave my family to pursu...

Episode 893 | Adriel Sanchez and Bill Maier answer caller questions. Show Notes CoreChristianity.com Questions in this Episode 1. Is the grace of God only effective for those who have faith in Christ or can it influence non-Christians as well in their everyday lives? 2. Why did it take Jesus two tries to heal the blind man? 3. If God is all knowing and omnipotent, didn't he know what Adam and Eve...

Episode 892 | Adriel Sanchez and Bill Maier answer caller questions. Show Notes CoreChristianity.com Questions in this Episode 1. How do I comfort those who have lost someone in from COVID-19? 2. I learned about the doctrines of grace a couple years ago, and have been struggling with great fear about not being one of God's elect. It has really made me scared, and question that maybe I can't approa...

Episode 891 | Adriel Sanchez and Bill Maier answer caller questions. Show Notes CoreChristianity.com Questions in this Episode 1. What is your interpretation of the new wine skins in Luke 5? 2. In 2 Timothy 1:7, it says, "for God has not given us a spirit of fear, but of power and love." I know that. What I am struggling with is I don't know how this applies to COVID. I want to be cautious and not...

Episode 890 | Adriel Sanchez and Bill Maier answer caller questions. Show Notes CoreChristianity.com Questions in this Episode 1. Do our spirits go to heaven when we die, or do they fall asleep? 2. My wife is involved with conspiracy theories. Should I be concerned about this? I am praying about it every day. It has been going on for a year now and it is all she wants to look at on Facebook. I am...

Episode 889 | Adriel Sanchez and Bill Maier answer caller questions. Show Notes CoreChristianity.com Questions in this Episode 1. Did God or the angels destroy Sodom and Gomorrah? 2. If Jesus spoke to Paul on the road to Damascus, why would he not speak to us today? 3. A friend of mine has been performing baptisms for his friends on his own in his bathroom tub. He is not an elder of a church and t...

Episode 888 | Adriel Sanchez and Bill Maier answer caller questions. Show Notes CoreChristianity.com Questions in this Episode 1. I know that fornication is a sin. But I am wondering if Christians have to be married by the government or if we can just come to God and be married in his eyes? 2. What does 1 Corinthians 3:12-15 mean? Does it mean that there will be second class citizens in heaven? 3....

Episode 887 | Adriel Sanchez and Bill Maier answer caller questions. Show Notes CoreChristianity.com Questions in this Episode 1. I think that God and Jesus aren't the same entity, but I also have heard that Jesus was also God, even as he came down as man. I hope that is right. Can you explain this? 2. My youth group leader was talking about speaking in tongues and how these gifts are given to us....

Episode 886 | Adriel Sanchez and Bill Maier answer caller questions. Show Notes CoreChristianity.com Questions in this Episode 1. The Bible says that God is light, but in Genesis it says that light was created after God. Is this contradictory? 2. I am a Messianic Jew and I pastor a church in a town that used to notably be white supremacist. Thank you so much for your ministry. 3. Recently I heard...