Core Christianity

Episode 1038 | Adriel Sanchez and Bill Maier answer caller questions. Show Notes CoreChristianity.com   Questions in this Episode   1. Are the apocryphal books mentioned in the Bible also inspired by God? 2. How do I know that I am saved if I still struggle with habitual sins? 3. What should I say to a family member who came out to me? 4. What signs are happening now that point to Christ's return?...

Episode 1037 | Adriel Sanchez and Bill Maier answer caller questions. Show Notes CoreChristianity.com   Questions in this Episode   1. Does every believer in Jesus Christ go through sanctification? 2. Are we born in sin or are we innocent until we sin? Does Ezekiel 18 disprove that doctrine of original sin? 3. If Jesus is God, why did he pray to the Father? 4. From Romans 1, at what point does God...

Episode 1036 | Adriel Sanchez and Bill Maier answer caller questions. Show Notes CoreChristianity.com Questions in this Episode 1. Are there Bible translations that we should avoid? 2. How do I explain Lot's relationship with his daughters in the Bible? 3. Should someone who feels called to ministry go to seminary? 4. What is the doctrine of original sin? 5. Do we need to have someone lay hands on...

Episode 1035 | Adriel Sanchez and Bill Maier answer caller questions. Show Notes CoreChristianity.com Questions in this Episode 1. Is prayer pointless if God knows everything? 2. Do you believe that wine should be served at communion? I've been in 4 Christian protestant churches where only grape juice is served because they don't believe Jesus would've consumed alcohol. I believe Jesus did have wi...

Episode 1034 | Adriel Sanchez and Bill Maier answer caller questions. Show Notes CoreChristianity.com   Questions in this Episode   1. What do you think about the continuationist and cessationist debate? 2. It seems like Philippians 4:3, "I can do all things through Christ who gives me strength," is often used for self-help purposes or its quoted before Christian athletes play a game. Why is that?...

Episode 1033 | Adriel Sanchez and Bill Maier answer caller questions. Show Notes CoreChristianity.com   Questions in this Episode   1. How should a church practice communion? 2. Is the victim of adultery in a marriage free to remarry after a divorce? 3. In the Bible, we are told to encourage, exhort, reprove, rebuke, etc. But how do we discern what is appropriate, when dealing with different relat...

Episode 1032 | Adriel Sanchez and Bill Maier answer caller questions. Show Notes CoreChristianity.com   Questions in this Episode   1. If God is present when "two or three are gathered," what happens when I pray alone? 2. Can a baptist marry a Roman Catholic? 3. When we speak of Jesus, should we refer to him by his Hebrew name, Yeshua? 4. Will we remember our sins in heaven? 5. Will there be human...

Episode 1031 | Adriel Sanchez and Bill Maier answer caller questions. Show Notes CoreChristianity.com   Questions in this Episode   1. How can I be free from sexual perversions resulting from childhood abuse and trauma? 2. Does God punish us for failing to honor our parents? 3. When Moses held up his arms in Exodus 14, was it a symbol of Jesus's crucifixion? 4. If I was baptized before I truly con...

Episode 1030 | Adriel Sanchez and Bill Maier answer caller questions. Show Notes CoreChristianity.com   Questions in this Episode   1. Why are we persecuted for keeping our faith when the Israelites were blessed when they obeyed? 2. Should I leave a church that officiates gay marriages? 3. My wife and I left a church that began getting into more charismatic manifestations of what they said was the...

Episode 1029 | Adriel Sanchez and Bill Maier answer caller questions. Show Notes CoreChristianity.com   Questions in this Episode   1. How can I explain that Jesus is the answer for those who are suffering? 2. You answered my former question about Jehovah's Witnesses. It really helped me and my son. But my son came back saying, when Jesus prayed to the Father, how could he be praying to himself? I...

Episode 1028 | Adriel Sanchez and Bill Maier answer caller questions. Show Notes CoreChristianity.com Questions in this Episode 1. How do we answer criticisms that Christianity is just a mechanism that deals with guilt and shame? 2. What does it mean in Amos 8:12 where it says, "No one may find the word of the Lord"? 3. What happened to the demons who Jesus cast into the pigs? 4. How do we disting...

Episode 1027 | Adriel Sanchez and Bill Maier answer caller questions. Show Notes CoreChristianity.com   Questions in this Episode   1. Why did God command the destruction of the Canaanites and Amorites after he gave the command, "Thou Shalt Not Kill"? 2. What is the feast referred to in Zechariah 14? 3. We are supposed to be content in all situations according to Paul. But some of the people who m...

Episode 1026 | Adriel Sanchez and Bill Maier answer caller questions. Show Notes CoreChristianity.com   Questions in this Episode   1. What does the Bible describe as the "unforgivable sin"? 2. How can I help my mother who has diagnosed narcissistic personality disorder? 3. Are rising crime rates proof that we are in the last days? 4. What is the Christian view of mental illness? Today's Offer Cor...

Episode 1025 | Adriel Sanchez and Bill Maier answer caller questions. Show Notes CoreChristianity.com Questions in this Episode 1. Is "the spirit of Christmas" something that is antithetical to the Christian faith? It seems very consumeristic to me. 2. Does God give us individualized instructions on life choices? 3. I've heard Hebrews 13:17 used over the years to justify an almost cult like obedie...

Episode 1024 | Adriel Sanchez and Bill Maier answer caller questions. Show Notes CoreChristianity.com Questions in this Episode 1. If Roman Catholics pray to Mary, does that mean they are considered to be a cult? 2. Is it wise for me to help an ex who is struggling in life? 3. Can the Lord's Supper be taken privately when I'm doing my devotions? 4. I have been attending a Christian science church...

Episode 1023 | Adriel Sanchez and Bill Maier answer caller questions. Show Notes CoreChristianity.com Questions in this Episode 1. Is the gift of tongues the true sign of having the Holy Spirit? 2. How does Romans 10:9 and Matthew 7:22 relate to the assurance of salvation? 3. Should we reflect on the gospel every day with the hopes of finding a daily renewal of joy and thanksgiving? What about the...

Episode 1022 | Adriel Sanchez and Bill Maier answer caller questions. Show Notes CoreChristianity.com   Questions in this Episode   1. I am planning a trip to Israel and was looking forward to being baptized again in the Jordan river. I know you have said once is enough. But is it ok to do it again for this special occasion? 2. I was baptized as an infant and I don't understand the repercussions o...

Episode 1021 | Adriel Sanchez and Bill Maier answer caller questions. Show Notes CoreChristianity.com   Questions in this Episode   1. What does it literally look like to put God first in your life? 2. Is Calvinism a false doctrine? 3. Why did God forgive David but not Saul? 4. Can I be restored even after leaving God?

Episode 1020 | Adriel Sanchez and Bill Maier answer caller questions. Show Notes CoreChristianity.com   Questions in this Episode   1. Can we be spiritually oppressed in dreams? 2. Do animals suffer because of the fall? 3. Paul defines his gospel in 1 Corinthians 15. I am curious how you would say Jesus defines the gospel. Do you think he would use the same wording Paul does or no? 4. Do we have t...

Episode 1019 | Adriel Sanchez and Bill Maier answer caller questions. Show Notes CoreChristianity.com   Questions in this Episode   1. I have trouble calling God "Father" in prayer, what should I do? 2. Are non-believers nice because of human nature, or because of the Holy Spirit? How are unbelievers able to be good people? 3. How can I break my addiction to pornography? 4. How can we explain to c...

Episode 1018 | Adriel Sanchez and Bill Maier answer caller questions. Show Notes CoreChristianity.com   Questions in this Episode   1. How do I forgive a Christian who continually hurts and sins against me? 2. I believe the Catholic teaching about praying to the saints essentially says that as we live life, we often forget who came before us. So Roman Catholics would not truly pray to saints, but...

Episode 1017 | Adriel Sanchez and Bill Maier answer caller questions. Show Notes CoreChristianity.com   Questions in this Episode   1. Is the United States foretold in Revelation? If it is, is it depicted as Babylon? 2. Recently, my wife has fallen away from the Lord and has gotten into Tarot Cards, astrology, and spirituality. I don't want to push the faith down her throat, but I don't agree with...

Episode 1016 | Adriel Sanchez and Bill Maier answer caller questions. Show Notes CoreChristianity.com Questions in this Episode 1. If the Prodigal Son had not repented, would he still be saved? Does God have a time limit on when he gives up on people? 2. Is the soul something different than our spirit? 3. I am struggling with alcoholism and I realize that Paul says drunkards will not inherit the k...

Episode 1015 | Adriel Sanchez and Bill Maier answer caller questions. Show Notes CoreChristianity.com Questions in this Episode 1. How can I demonstrate that the Bible is trustworthy and not corrupted? 2. Jesus tells the woman at the well that he is "living water." What does that mean? 3. My Pastor is doing a study in the book of Thessalonians. He stated that the congregation runs the church. Is t...

Episode 1014 | Adriel Sanchez and Bill Maier answer caller questions. Show Notes CoreChristianity.com Questions in this Episode 1. Should believe in a pre-tribulation rapture? 2. What is the "Year of Jubilee"? 3. A friend is living in the world and is openly resisting repentance but says its "ok" because he will get right with God during the tribulation. What do you think of this? 4. Can pastors d...