Core Christianity

Episode 790 | Adriel Sanchez and Bill Maier answer caller questions. Show Notes CoreChristianity.com Questions in this Episode 1. What is the rapture? 2. The Bible says that if people remarry that it's adultery, but the church seems to welcome remarried couples all of the time as if it's not a big deal. But the church would never welcome a homosexual couple. Isn't that hypocritical? My best friend...

Episode 789 | Adriel Sanchez and Bill Maier answer caller questions. Show Notes CoreChristianity.com Questions in this Episode 1. When Christ was tempted, it says that he was "led up to the high place." Was he physically taken to a high place to look at the kingdoms of the world? 2. In 2 Peter 2:4, he talks about fallen angels being locked up until the final judgment. What does Peter mean by that?...

Episode 788 | Adriel Sanchez and Bill Maier answer caller questions. Show Notes CoreChristianity.com Questions in this Episode 1. I was reading my Bible and I am wondering why the books are not listed in alphabetical order. Why are the books ordered the way they are, because they're not easy to find? 2. My mother was recently diagnosed with a terminal illness and doesn't have much time to live. Sh...

Episode 787 | Adriel Sanchez and Bill Maier answer caller questions. Show Notes CoreChristianity.com Questions in this Episode 1. Are the days in Genesis 1 literal 24-hour days? 2. What are the "skins" given to Adam and Eve in Genesis 3? 3. My daughter's wedding is being officiated by a gay man. I am struggling with this and think I may not be able to attend the wedding. What should I do? 4. What...

Episode 786 | Adriel Sanchez and Bill Maier answer caller questions. Show Notes CoreChristianity.com Questions in this Episode 1. A family member is really into Q'Anon and conspiracy theories. I tried to tell her the truth but she's very combative, so I chose not to continue responding, even though she is mixing a lot of these theories and ideas with Scripture and even the identity of Jesus and hi...

Episode 785 | Adriel Sanchez and Bill Maier answer caller questions. Show Notes CoreChristianity.com Questions in this Episode 1. I agree with 1 Timothy 3 where Paul says women should refrain from being elders and pastors in the church, but I am wondering if this means women should also avoid going to seminary? 2. In 1 Timothy 2:15, Paul says, "Yet she will be saved through childbearing—if they co...

Episode 784 | Adriel Sanchez and Bill Maier answer caller questions. Show Notes CoreChristianity.com Questions in this Episode 1. I have a very difficult time accepting God's forgiveness. How do I do this? 2. Do you think people on the earth who get raptured are going to be put on the new earth, and do you think that they'll be responsible for repopulating the new earth? 3. Why should we even evan...

Episode 783 | Adriel Sanchez and Bill Maier answer caller questions. Show Notes CoreChristianity.com Questions in this Episode 1. Psalm 139 says I am "wonderfully and fearfully made." What does it mean when it says, "fearfully made"? 2. Which parts of evolutionary theories are compatible with Christianity? 3. Why would God kill his own son? If he is all powerful, why would he kill his own son? I d...

Episode 782 | Adriel Sanchez and Bill Maier answer caller questions. Show Notes CoreChristianity.com Questions in this Episode 1. I have been baptized, but my church still says I have not received the Holy Spirit because I have not spoken in tongues. I am confused about if I need two baptisms or if I don't need the Holy Spirit to get into heaven? 2. Should we pray to Jesus or should we pray to God...

Episode 781 | Adriel Sanchez and Bill Maier answer caller questions. Show Notes CoreChristianity.com Questions in this Episode 1. Ephesians 2 says that the prophets and apostles were the foundation of the church. If these offices are just for the foundation of the church how does prophecy operate today? 2. I am wondering if we connect with God through the church or within yourself. Do you have to...

Episode 780 | Adriel Sanchez and Bill Maier answer caller questions. Show Notes CoreChristianity.com Questions in this Episode 1. When we stand before the Lord at the judgment, will all of our iniquities and sin be broadcast for all to see? 2. We hear that currently in Afghanistan, Christians could possibly be killed. My question is: In such a situation, what is the Biblical view of attempting to...

Episode 779 | Adriel Sanchez and Bill Maier answer caller questions. Show Notes CoreChristianity.com Questions in this Episode 1. How does someone have a relationship with a spiritual being who you can't see, touch, or hear? I don't even know if my prayers get through. People say they hear God but do they really hear him? 2. Does a true Christian have to go through the Great White Throne judgment?...

Episode 778 | Adriel Sanchez and Bill Maier answer caller questions. Show Notes CoreChristianity.com Questions in this Episode 1. Psalms 118:8 says it is better to put confidence in the Lord rather than man. I was wondering how you can square this in regards to the Covid vaccine? 2. What is the prayer of faith in the book of James? 3. I was wondering if Buddhist's theories could still be divinely...

Episode 777 | Adriel Sanchez and Bill Maier answer caller questions. Show Notes CoreChristianity.com Questions in this Episode 1. I have been reading in Romans 12 about spiritual gifts. Paul seems to say that our spiritual gifts are given in accordance with the amount of faith we have. What does that look like in our lives? 2. Does God favor men over women? Seems to me that God created Eve as an a...

Episode 776 | Adriel Sanchez and Bill Maier answer caller questions. Show Notes CoreChristianity.com Questions in this Episode 1. What is the significance of the 42 months mentioned in Revelation 11 and 12? 2. My husband has a rare disease and it has caused to think about the ethics of donating his organs after his death. Do you think that this is an acceptable practice for Christians to do? 3. I...

Episode 775 | Adriel Sanchez and Bill Maier answer caller questions. Show Notes CoreChristianity.com Questions in this Episode 1. I believe God walked with me in person and taught and trained me how to be an apostle, taught me the protocols of the temple of my soul, how to enter his presence and what not to do in his presence and so much more. Why are there so few churches who teach that there are...

Episode 774 | Adriel Sanchez and Bill Maier answer caller questions. Show Notes CoreChristianity.com Questions in this Episode 1. Have the events in Matthew 24 already happened? 2. I'm wondering how you would respond to someone who points to the longer ending of Mark to prove that they should be casting out demons? 3. I've lost the habit of reading Scripture daily sand I am feeling distant from Go...

Episode 773 | Adriel Sanchez and Bill Maier answer caller questions. Show Notes CoreChristianity.com Questions in this Episode 1. What happens to those people at the Final Judgment who have never heard the gospel? 2. I was a vet that served in Afghanistan. It's so heartbreaking and frustrating to see the devastation of what is going on there. And while I wanted to thank you for your prayer on the...

Episode 772 | Adriel Sanchez and Bill Maier answer caller questions. Show Notes CoreChristianity.com Questions in this Episode 1. A question on Christians in the workplace 2. How do I honor my mother and father when their behavior is really ungodly and destructive? 3. I have been trying to get out of porn for a longtime. I have been addicted to it since I was 18, now I'm 37. I recently was re-bapt...

Episode 771 | Adriel Sanchez and Bill Maier answer caller questions. Show Notes CoreChristianity.com Questions in this Episode 1. There's a quote from a famous Christian author that basically says, 'If you could have all the good things in heaven except for Jesus, could you be satisfied with heaven?' Some people use this as a test for whether or not a person is a Christian. Sometimes I'm afraid th...

Episode 770 | Adriel Sanchez and Bill Maier answer caller questions. Show Notes CoreChristianity.com Questions in this Episode 1. Is it ok for Christians to model professionally? 2. I can't imagine singing worship songs for all eternity. Honestly, it seems boring. Is that wrong of me to think? 3. I wrote to you a few months ago about having had a sex change and you gave me hope in Christ. But now...

Episode 769 | Adriel Sanchez and Bill Maier answer caller questions. Show Notes CoreChristianity.com Questions in this Episode 1. In the Triumphal Entry in Matthew 21, why does Jesus tell his disciples to get him a donkey? Is it only to fulfill prophecy? 2. My wife recently died and I am wondering if she will be with her loved ones who have also died before her? 3. If God is one, why does Jesus pr...

Episode 767 | Adriel Sanchez and Bill Maier answer caller questions. Show Notes CoreChristianity.com Questions in this Episode 1. Why don't protestants make the sign of the cross before praying, and why are crosses in protestant churches bare, without the body of Christ on them? 2. If we are new creations in Christ, should we still refer to ourselves as "sinners"? 3. Why did God make the world? 4....

Episode 766 | Adriel Sanchez and Bill Maier answer caller questions. Show Notes CoreChristianity.com Questions in this Episode 1. If John 7-8 are not in the original manuscripts, should we consider them canonical? 2. I am a young mom with three young children. My question is, what happens if the Lord comes back when my kids are still too young to fully comprehend the gospel? What happens if the Lo...

Episode 766 | Adriel Sanchez and Bill Maier answer caller questions. Show Notes CoreChristianity.com Questions in this Episode 1. The Bible says that, "no one has seen the face of God." But is that the case for Adam and Eve, didn't they see God in Eden? 2. How should we respond when someone says that they have "received a Word from the Lord"? 3. My pastor only talks about how the "election was sto...