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Episode 1139 | Adriel Sanchez and Bill Maier answer caller questions. Show Notes CoreChristianity.com   Questions in this Episode   1. Is it biblical for women to serve as pastors? 2. Should I still "be fruitful & multiply" if I am struggling financially? 3. Why is the blasphemy of the Holy Spirit unforgivable? 4. Should I leave a church whose end-times teaching I disagree with? 5. What does the B...

Episode 1138 | Adriel Sanchez and Bill Maier answer caller questions. Show Notes CoreChristianity.com   Questions in this Episode   1. How can I delight in prayer when my attention span weakens with age? 2. How can I grow in my desire for Christ when I love my sin? 3. Do our words affect our justification? 4. Did Jesus go to hell so that Christians don't have to?   Today's Offer The Prodigal God:...

Episode 1137 | Adriel Sanchez and Bill Maier answer caller questions. Show Notes CoreChristianity.com   Questions in this Episode   1. Does Romans 5:8 teach that Christians are no longer sinners? [ 02:55 ] 2. Where does the Bible teach that sex outside of marriage is a sin? [ 09:05 ] 3. Can the Devil deceive a true believer? [ 14:15 ] 4. Did Jesus's death on the cross cover the sins of people in h...

Episode 1136 | Adriel Sanchez and Bill Maier answer caller questions. Show Notes CoreChristianity.com   Questions in this Episode   1. In the teaching of the rapture, who exactly will be taken up? 2. How do you know what religious belief is right? The Protestant bible has 66 books but Catholics have more. Which is correct? 3. What study Bibles and Bible translations would you recommend? 4. In 1 Jo...

Episode 1134 | Adriel Sanchez and Bill Maier answer caller questions. Show Notes CoreChristianity.com   Questions in this Episode   1. My pastor recently committed suicide. How can the church rally around and support his family? Suicide and Crisis Lifeline: 988 2. What does it mean that, "Many are called, but few are chosen"? 3. What does the Bible say about homosexuality and gay marriage? 4. Does...

Episode 1133 | Adriel Sanchez and Bill Maier answer caller questions. Show Notes CoreChristianity.com   Questions in this Episode   1. How can I find assurance in my salvation? 2. What can I say to encourage the people in my Bible study to join a church? 3. Why do I need the church if I have a personal relationship with Jesus? 4. How can I pray to God about my sin when I feel so guilty over it? To...

Episode 1132 | Adriel Sanchez and Bill Maier answer caller questions. Show Notes CoreChristianity.com   Questions in this Episode   1. Will God hold me responsible if I fail to share the gospel with my coworker? 2. What does Titus 3:10 mean when it says to avoid divisive people? 3. Where was Jesus between his crucifixion and resurrection? 4. How do I respond to the claim that taking communion is c...

Episode 1131 | Adriel Sanchez and Bill Maier answer caller questions. Show Notes CoreChristianity.com Questions in this Episode 1. Is it wrong to listen to any music that isn't worship music? 2. How can I know that God is good when I'm struggling in life? 3. What should I look for when searching for a new church? Today's Offer 6 Categories You Need to Know Request our latest special offers  here  ...

Episode 1130 | Adriel Sanchez and Bill Maier answer caller questions. Show Notes CoreChristianity.com   Questions in this Episode   1. Are there biblical guidelines for sharing the gospel and making disciples? 2. I have struggled with homosexuality my whole life. I have wondered, even if I repent, can I be forgiven since I have engaged in these things? 3. Can we command God to answer our prayers?...

Episode 1129 | Adriel Sanchez and Bill Maier answer caller questions. Show Notes CoreChristianity.com   Questions in this Episode   1. Can our loved ones in heaven contact us? 2. Can analogies about the trinity be helpful? 3. Galatians 5:19-21 says we will not inherit the kingdom of heaven if we struggle with various sins. I do repent of these sins, but I fall short of these things daily. Can you...

Episode 1128 | Adriel Sanchez and Bill Maier answer caller questions. Show Notes CoreChristianity.com   Questions in this Episode   1. What is the proper Christian response to the overturning of Roe v. Wade? 2. Does baptism save us? 3. What hope is there for a mother who has had an abortion? 4. Why did God command Joshua to kill all the inhabitants of Canaan? Today's Offer 5 Themes to Help You Und...

Episode 1127 | Adriel Sanchez and Bill Maier answer caller questions. Show Notes CoreChristianity.com Questions in this Episode 1. Does God ever heal non-Christians? And if someone has unconfessed sin, does that hinder God from doing a miracle in their life? 2. How can I deal with grief? I lost my fiance last summer and I am still struggling with her death. 3. I have a question about the things ha...

Episode 1126 | Adriel Sanchez and Bill Maier answer caller questions. Show Notes CoreChristianity.com   Questions in this Episode   1. Would I be perpetually sinning if I marry an unbeliever? I know that we are not to be unequally yoked. 2. Is Gog and Magog rightly interpreted as Russia in Ezekiel 38? Is this proof that Russia will one day invade Israel? 3. What is true repentance? Is it making a...

Episode 1126 | Adriel Sanchez and Bill Maier answer caller questions. Show Notes CoreChristianity.com Questions in this Episode 1. What are your suggestions for participating in Advent? 2. Is the Virgin Birth essential to Christianity? 3. Is depression a sin? 4. Are there three Gods in the Trinity? Today's Offer Inner Core Request our latest special offers  here  or call 1-833-THE-CORE (833-843-26...

Episode 1125 | Adriel Sanchez and Bill Maier answer caller questions. Show Notes CoreChristianity.com Questions in this Episode 1. How do I reason with someone who wants to convinced everyone that the earth is flat? 2. Do we worship on Sunday because the Roman Catholic church changed the day? 3. Can we say that Mary is the Mother of God? 4. What comfort does Scripture offer for those with illnesse...

Episode 1124 | Adriel Sanchez and Bill Maier answer caller questions. Show Notes CoreChristianity.com   Questions in this Episode 1. Who were the Three Wise Men in the Christmas story? 2. Where do you find biblical support for the Doctrine of the Trinity? 3. Why are our calendars structured around the lifetime of Jesus Christ? 4. What Scripture should I share with someone who is interested in Jesu...

Episode 1123 | Adriel Sanchez and Bill Maier answer caller questions. Show Notes CoreChristianity.com   Questions in this Episode   1. Is it better to be in church or watch online if I have a medical condition similar to Narcolepsy? 2. Is it helpful to try and make analogies for the Trinity? 3. Does the Holy Spirit lead us to do certain things and make decisions? 4. Do our loved ones see us from h...

Episode 1122 | Adriel Sanchez and Bill Maier answer caller questions. Show Notes CoreChristianity.com   Questions in this Episode   1. Is it appropriate for Christians to boy to royalty? 2. Who is Melchizedek in Hebrews 7? 3. How is God three in one? 4. Is it blasphemous if I get mad about what I read in Scripture? 5. How could Solomon write the Proverbs when he was so sinful? 6. Why did Jesus' di...

Episode 1121 | Adriel Sanchez and Bill Maier answer caller questions. Show Notes CoreChristianity.com   Questions in this Episode   1. Is Jesus saying that believers will be left behind in Luke 17:34? 2. What does it mean in Matthew 18 that the apostles have the authority to "bind and loose" things on earth and in heaven? Can all Christians do this? 3. Should only pastors officiate weddings? I am...

Episode 1120 | Adriel Sanchez and Bill Maier answer caller questions. Show Notes CoreChristianity.com   Questions in this Episode   1. What is the Mark of the Beast? 2. What is the difference between the worship and veneration of Mary and other saints? 3. Does my husband's salvation depend on me? What does Paul mean in 1 Corinthians 7 when he says that believing spouses sanctify unbelieving ones?...

Episode 1119 | Adriel Sanchez and Bill Maier answer caller questions. Show Notes CoreChristianity.com Questions in this Episode 1. I have heard it said that because Eve was deceived in Eden and not Adam, men should be pastors and not women. Is that right? 2. Someone brought to my attention that Christmas is a pagan holiday. Are we as Christians adhering to pagan practices when we celebrate Christm...

Episode 1118 | Adriel Sanchez and Bill Maier answer caller questions. Show Notes CoreChristianity.com Questions in this Episode 1. How can I fight my addiction to vaping? 2. Can I forgive my step-mom and still keep her out of my life? 3. Which prophecies in Revelation have been fulfilled and which haven't? 4. I feel guilty because I'm not reading Scripture all day. What should I do? 5. Is Matthew...

Episode 1117 | Adriel Sanchez and Bill Maier answer caller questions. Show Notes CoreChristianity.com   Questions in this Episode   1. Why does Jesus tell his disciples to be "wise as serpents" in Matthew 10? 2. Can someone's baptism be revoked or removed? 3. Does the second commandment forbid nativity scenes? 4. Should Christian artists collaborate with secular artists? 5. How can I stay steadfas...

Episode 1116 | Adriel Sanchez and Bill Maier answer caller questions. Show Notes CoreChristianity.com Questions in this Episode 1. Am I sinning by filing for divorce from an abusive husband? 2. Does Hebrews 6:5 mean that we can lose our salvation? 3. My young daughter has not been baptized, but we believe she has a credible profession of faith. She has expressed a desire to be baptized, so what is...

Episode 1115 | Adriel Sanchez and Bill Maier answer caller questions. Show Notes CoreChristianity.com   Questions in this Episode   1. Does Ezekiel 33:13 teach that we can lose our salvation? 2. How do we balance the command to forgive and holding people accountable? 3. Must Christians worship on the Old Testament Sabbath? 4. Is it improper for pastors to wear earrings? Today's Offer Saints and Sc...