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Episode 1114 | Adriel Sanchez and Bill Maier answer caller questions. Show Notes CoreChristianity.com   Questions in this Episode   1. Is baptism necessary for salvation? 2. Does God depend on us to evangelize the world? 3. What should I do when I've sinned but don't feel grieved by it? 4. Is having a Christmas tree participating in a pagan tradition? 5. How can I put on the armor of God? Today's...

Episode 1113 | Adriel Sanchez and Bill Maier answer caller questions. Show Notes CoreChristianity.com Questions in this Episode 1. Do non-believers experience guilt over their sin? 2. Why did John the Baptist doubt that Jesus was the Messiah in Luke 7? 3. My young daughter had a near death experience and hasn't made a profession of faith before a church yet. Does she have to do this in a church fo...

Episode 1112 | Adriel Sanchez and Bill Maier answer caller questions. Show Notes CoreChristianity.com Questions in this Episode   1. Will Christians be held accountable for their sins at the Final Judgment? 2. Does my rebellious son disqualify me from being an elder or deacon? 3. Should we wait for God to give us a sign when we make big life decisions? 4. What does it mean that we will give an acc...

Episode 1111 | Adriel Sanchez and Bill Maier answer caller questions. Show Notes CoreChristianity.com Questions in this Episode 1. Before the fall, could all the animals talk like the serpent? 2. Will we eat in heaven with our glorified bodies? 3. How do foreknowledge and predestination relate to each other in election? 4. Will our family pets be with us in heaven? 5. How can I help my friend unde...

Episode 1110 | Adriel Sanchez and Bill Maier answer caller questions. Show Notes CoreChristianity.com Questions in this Episode   1. I've reconciled with my ex-husband. Are we still married in God's eyes? 2. Why did Jesus make wine if people were going to get drunk at the wedding? 3. What should I do after recognizing that I have idols in my life? 4. How can I explain to my friend why Christians w...

Episode 1109 | Adriel Sanchez and Bill Maier answer caller questions. Show Notes CoreChristianity.com Questions in this Episode   1. What does it mean that the devil is "bound for a thousand years"? 2. Does the Bible say anything about the existence of ghosts? 3. Is becoming a Christian a process? 4. What should I do if I have romantic thoughts about the same-sex? Today's Offer Saints and Scoundre...

Episode 1108 | Adriel Sanchez and Bill Maier answer caller questions. Show Notes CoreChristianity.com Questions in this Episode   1. Do all Pentecostals believe the oneness doctrine about the Trinity? 2. What is the meaning of the wheels in Ezekiel 1? 3. Is it wrong to marry someone who got divorced without biblical grounds? 4. Is the rapture literal or symbolic? 5. I am Greek Orthodox. When we pr...

Episode 1107 | Adriel Sanchez and Bill Maier answer caller questions. Show Notes CoreChristianity.com Questions in this Episode   1. Should we focus on the legacy of a pastor's ministry? 2. Why was Jesus's earthly ministry only three years long? 3. How should I respond to my son who has come out as gay? 4. Does the Year of Jubilee have anything to do with the overturning of Roe v. Wade? 5. Is it i...

Episode 1106 | Adriel Sanchez and Bill Maier answer caller questions. Show Notes CoreChristianity.com Questions in this Episode 1. Was Joseph's coat miraculous and powerful? 2. What is the "sin that does not lead to death," in 1 John 5:17? 3. Is it a sin to have money? 4. I'm addicted to shopping. Can the Bible help me? Today's Offer Inner Core Request our latest special offers  here  or call 1-83...

Episode 1105 | Adriel Sanchez and Bill Maier answer caller questions. Show Notes CoreChristianity.com Questions in this Episode 1. What does thanksgiving to God look like when we are suffering? 2. How can I lovingly engage family members who believe in conspiracy theories? 3. How can I understand John 17:3 regarding the divinity of Jesus? 4. Did God plan for Adam and Eve to fall? Today's Offer Inn...

Episode 1104 | Adriel Sanchez and Bill Maier answer caller questions. Show Notes CoreChristianity.com Questions in this Episode 1. If Adam and Eve sinned by eating the fruit of the Tree of Knowledge and Good and Evil, is it a sin to pray about knowledge, to gain knowledge? I know there is a difference between knowledge and wisdom. 2. The church I grew up in was extremely aggressive in the way it t...

Episode 1103 | Adriel Sanchez and Bill Maier answer caller questions. Show Notes CoreChristianity.com Questions in this Episode 1. Gideon asked for signs to prove God's will, was he wrong to do this? If not, should we still do this in the Christian life? 2. If the Garden of Eden was perfect, why was there something that could cause sin in the garden? 3. If I disagree with some of the theology that...

Episode 1102 | Adriel Sanchez and Bill Maier answer caller questions. Show Notes CoreChristianity.com Questions in this Episode 1. Is it OK for Christian couples to purposely not have children? 2. Is a Christian who attends Sunday service faithfully but does not attend midweek small groups or other church activities throughout the week considered "forsaking the fellowship of the saints"? 3. What d...

Episode 1101 | Adriel Sanchez and Bill Maier answer caller questions. Show Notes CoreChristianity.com Questions in this Episode 1. What does Revelation 22:14-15 mean? 2. How should I understand Hebrews 6:4-5 and the idea of losing my salvation? 3. Is money really the root of all evil? Today's Offer 5 Biblical Reminders for Thanksgiving Request our latest special offers  here  or call 1-833-THE-COR...

Episode 1100 | Adriel Sanchez and Bill Maier answer caller questions. Show Notes CoreChristianity.com   Questions in this Episode   1. Is it wrong for Christian couples to live together before marriage? 2. Does the Bible require me to confess to my wife that I cheated on her? 3. What do I do if my church has wrongly excommunicated me? 4. What are the main differences between Roman Catholics and Pr...

Episode 1099 | Adriel Sanchez and Bill Maier answer caller questions. Show Notes CoreChristianity.com   Questions in this Episode   1. What should we think about false teachers who still confess Jesus as Lord? 2. Is it idolatrous to spend more time on my hobbies than I do praying? 3. How can we persuade skeptics? Is it even possible? 4. How did unbelievers perform miracles in Jesus's name in 1 Cor...

Episode 1098 | Adriel Sanchez and Bill Maier answer caller questions. Show Notes CoreChristianity.com   Questions in this Episode   1. What did Jesus mean, let your "yes be yes and your no be no"? 2. What comfort does the gospel provide when a loved one is dying? 3. What does it mean that God's wrath is being stored up? 4. When should I rebuke someone publicly? 5. Are there different levels of rew...

Episode 1097 | Adriel Sanchez and Bill Maier answer caller questions. Show Notes CoreChristianity.com   Questions in this Episode   1. Should the church just focus on the gospel and ignore politics? 2. What does the Bible say about the origin of race and different ethnicities? 3. Why don't Christians follow the civil laws of the Old Testament? 4. Is getting piercings a sin? Today's Offer Called to...

Episode 1096 | Adriel Sanchez and Bill Maier answer caller questions. Show Notes CoreChristianity.com   Questions in this Episode   1. Should I ignore my parent's bad theology in order to keep the peace? 2. Are our souls and spirits the same thing? 3. What does the Bible say about being in the military? 4. Are sermons necessary if all Christians have the Holy Spirit? 5. Why did Jesus curse the fig...

Episode 1095 | Adriel Sanchez and Bill Maier answer caller questions. Show Notes CoreChristianity.com   Questions in this Episode   1. Should Christians mirror the miraculous parts of Jesus's ministry? 2. How should Christian worship services be ordered? 3. Is the worship service a place for political discourse? 4. Can my habitual sins make me lose my salvation or prove that I am not saved? Today'...

Episode 1094 | Adriel Sanchez and Bill Maier answer caller questions. Show Notes CoreChristianity.com   Questions in this Episode   1. Is, "God will never give you more than you can handle" a biblical saying? 2. Does Matthew 23:8-10 teach that we can't call people pastor or reverend? 3. How are our bodies temples of the Holy Spirit? 4. Where in the Bible are we taught to pray for the salvation of...

Episode 1093 | Adriel Sanchez and Bill Maier answer caller questions. Show Notes CoreChristianity.com   Questions in this Episode   1. What is Christian Nationalism? 2. How does our Christian faith affect our voting? 3. When did Jesus know that he was the Messiah? 4. Why does God seem different in the Old and New Testament? Today's Offer Journey's with Jesus by Dennis Johnson Request our latest sp...

Episode 1092 | Adriel Sanchez and Bill Maier answer caller questions. Show Notes CoreChristianity.com   Questions in this Episode   1. How can I explain to my friend that God does not give us new revelation? 2. Is God displeased with me when I sin? 3. Is breaking the speed limit sinful? 4. My husband uses pornography every day. What should I do? Today's Offer Journey's with Jesus by Dennis Johnson...

Episode 1090 | Adriel Sanchez and Bill Maier answer caller questions. Show Notes CoreChristianity.com   Questions in this Episode   1. Did John the Baptist invent baptism? 2. Why does the Bible use "created" for Adam and "made" for Eve? 3. Does Revelation teach that Christ is going to return soon? 4. How can we heal and move on from a sexually distorted past? 5. Am I sinning if I break the speed l...

Episode 1089 | Adriel Sanchez and Bill Maier answer caller questions. Show Notes CoreChristianity.com   Questions in this Episode   1. Do the "cloud of witnesses" in Hebrews 12 pray for us? 2. Who is being referred to in Matthew 8:11? 3. Do I have to believe in election or predestination to get to heaven? 4. Who are the "saints" in the Bible? 5. My co-worker is constantly taking God's name in vain...