Core Christianity

Episode 1053 | Adriel Sanchez and Bill Maier answer caller questions. Show Notes CoreChristianity.com   Questions in this Episode   1. Is it sinful to pursue employment on the Sabbath? 2. How can I stay focused on God's goodness when going through trials? 3. If we are saved by grace, why will our works be judged? 4. How can I witness to family and friends who differ from me politically? 5. Is abor...

Episode 1052 | Adriel Sanchez and Bill Maier answer caller questions. Show Notes CoreChristianity.com   Questions in this Episode   1. Is it a sin to work on the sabbath? 2. How could Satan fall if there is no sin in heaven? 3. How can we trust that today's translations of the Bible are accurate or if they've been corrupted by people's agendas? 4. How did an Angel of Light become Satan? 5. Who is...

Episode 1051 | Adriel Sanchez and Bill Maier answer caller questions. Show Notes CoreChristianity.com   Questions in this Episode   1. Do I need to quit my job and do more at church to be a good Christian? 2. How can you detect when someone is being self-righteous? 3. How does God's foreknowledge relate to our election? 4. What is the Beatific Vision? Today's Offer 9 Ways to Know You Are Really a...

Episode 1050 | Adriel Sanchez and Bill Maier answer caller questions. Show Notes CoreChristianity.com   Questions in this Episode   1. Is it possible to be born again more than once? I've heard that people can pinpoint the time when they were born again, but what I remember are three different time frames that could be my born again experience. 2. I am looking for advice on how to witness to a cow...

Episode 1049 | Adriel Sanchez and Bill Maier answer caller questions. Show Notes CoreChristianity.com   Questions in this Episode   1. What kind of healing does Isaiah 53:5 refer to? 2. Is it possible that I've gone too far trying to get healing for my body? 3. What relief does the gospel offer to those who've had an abortion? 4. Can Messianic Jews still observe the Jewish feasts and ceremonies? 5...

Episode 1048 | Adriel Sanchez and Bill Maier answer caller questions. Show Notes CoreChristianity.com   Questions in this Episode   1. What does it mean to be "born again," and how does that happen? 2. How physical can an unmarried Christian couple be? 3. What should the church's worship look like? It seems like so many Christians don't understand what worship is. 4. Why does God seem so harsh in...

Episode 1047 | Adriel Sanchez and Bill Maier answer caller questions. Show Notes CoreChristianity.com Questions in this Episode 1. What is the most misunderstood part of the Christian faith? 2. Was Jesus fully man and fully God before his incarnation? 3. What does it mean that God is sovereign? 4. What should I do if I've come to belief in Christ but my wife hasn't? 5. Is saying "OMG" taking God's...

Episode 1046 | Adriel Sanchez and Bill Maier answer caller questions. Show Notes CoreChristianity.com   Questions in this Episode   1. What is a good process for memorizing Scripture? 2. Does the Bible teach us the true age of the earth? 3. How should I respond to my grandson who is identifying as a female? 4. Does the Bible condone slavery? 5. Does the Father remove us from Christ, the vine, if w...

Episode 1045 | Adriel Sanchez and Bill Maier answer caller questions. Show Notes CoreChristianity.com   Questions in this Episode   1. Has the Matt Chandler case been handled wisely and biblically? 2. Is watching pornography a form of cheating or adultery? 3. Is mankind totally depraved? If so, why has God told them to repent and believe if that's not possible? 4. What did Jesus mean when he said...

Episode 1044 | Adriel Sanchez and Bill Maier answer caller questions. Show Notes CoreChristianity.com   Questions in this Episode   1. Is it OK for protestants to make the sign of the cross? 2. Some people say that if the devil is attacking you, you must be doing something right. But I live a peaceful life. Should I be concerned? 3. My spouse is addicted to porn. What should I do? 3. How should I...

Episode 1043 | Adriel Sanchez and Bill Maier answer caller questions. Show Notes CoreChristianity.com   Questions in this Episode   1. Does 1 Timothy 2 mean that women should not wear braids or jewelry? 2. Am I living in sin by being married to the man I committed adultery with? 3. How should we respond when celebrities like Shia LaBeouf convert to Christianity? 4. What is the unforgivable sin? 5....

Episode 1042 | Adriel Sanchez and Bill Maier answer caller questions. Show Notes CoreChristianity.com   Questions in this Episode   1. Is it ok to dim the lights in church during worship? 2. If believers commit the sins listed in 1 Corinthians 6, are they still saved? 3. What is your opinion on Christian dating apps? And what is appropriate boundaries during the dating process? 4. Is it wrong for...

Episode 1041 | Adriel Sanchez and Bill Maier answer caller questions. Show Notes CoreChristianity.com   Questions in this Episode   1. President Biden is planning to cancel a significant amount of student debt in America. In light of that, some Christians are frustrated that taxpayers are being made to pay off these loans, and some Christians are pointing out that since a huge part of the gospel i...

Episode 1040 | Adriel Sanchez and Bill Maier answer caller questions. Show Notes CoreChristianity.com   Questions in this Episode   1. How can I respond to people who say that they can't trust the Bible? 2. Would God ever tell us to do something explicitly against the words 3. What happens to our soul when we die? 4. Is Jesus the Angel of the Lord that appears to Gideon in Judges 6? 5. What's the...

Episode 1039 | Adriel Sanchez and Bill Maier answer caller questions. Show Notes CoreChristianity.com   Questions in this Episode   1. How does "love your enemy" apply in vocations like the military and being a police officer? 2. If God knows who will go to hell, why create them in the first place? 3. Does God reward us for giving extra tithe and finances in church? 4. What is Jesus praying for wh...

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...