Core Christianity

Episode 959 | Adriel Sanchez and Bill Maier answer caller questions. Show Notes CoreChristianity.com Questions in this Episode 1. Does God send temptations into your life? I'm married, but I have had thoughts about getting together with other women. Just tonight a woman asked me for my number. I said I was flattered but that I was married. But now I can't stop thinking about this and if things in...

Episode 958 | Adriel Sanchez and Bill Maier answer caller questions. Show Notes CoreChristianity.com Questions in this Episode 1. How do I become a better Christian? I have not always lived a straight and narrow Christian life. What do I do to forgive other people that judge me for who I am and how do I move forward in my life? 2. As Christians, should we no longer consider ourselves as "sinners"?...

Episode 957 | Adriel Sanchez and Bill Maier answer caller questions. Show Notes CoreChristianity.com Questions in this Episode 1. What does Jesus mean in John 16 that he has overcome the world? 2. Why does Jesus teach the disciples "not to lead us into temptation," as if God is the one who tempts us? 3. A preacher warned me before taking communion that if I had sinned and taken holy communion, tha...

Episode 956 | Adriel Sanchez and Bill Maier answer caller questions. Show Notes CoreChristianity.com Questions in this Episode 1. When Jesus was born, did he have his full mental capabilities as an adult, or did he grow in knowledge and wisdom like a normal human? 2. Does the Bible address who and administer and serve the Lord's Supper? 3. Does the Bible teach us to pray the Rosary? 4. Someone ask...

Episode 955 | Adriel Sanchez and Bill Maier answer caller questions. Show Notes CoreChristianity.com Questions in this Episode 1. Who are the branches that are cut off in John 15? 2. How can I know I am really a Christian? 3. There are churches near me that try to do healings, deliverences, and being slain in the spirit. Is this biblical? Should we be doing things the apostles did in the New Testa...

Episode 954 | Adriel Sanchez and Bill Maier answer caller questions. Show Notes CoreChristianity.com Questions in this Episode 1. Why did Christians stop reciting historical Jewish prayers, like the Shema? 2. Who were the Nicolaitans in Revelation 2? 3. I have been studying the Bible a lot lately and I am feeling more comfortable speaking about Christ and the Bible. A problem I am struggling with...

Episode 953 | Adriel Sanchez and Bill Maier answer caller questions. Show Notes CoreChristianity.com Questions in this Episode 1. Is it ok for me to serve communion to my family around dinner? 2. Is it sinful to get a tattoo to memorialize my friend who died? 3. I have heard that when a believer sins we are separated temporarily from God. I don't think people mean we have lost our salvation when t...

Episode 952 | Adriel Sanchez and Bill Maier answer caller questions. Show Notes CoreChristianity.com Questions in this Episode 1. Does God give people a second chance after they die? 2. What does Isaiah 45:7 mean? "I make peace and create evil" does not sit well with me. Can you explain that? 3. Does the Bible every reference something like the rapture? 4. Is speaking in tongues today the same as...

Episode 951 | Adriel Sanchez and Bill Maier answer caller questions. Show Notes CoreChristianity.com Questions in this Episode 1. How can Jesus be impeccable? James 1:13 says God cannot be tempted. If it was impossible for Jesus to sin and fall, does this diminish his work of keeping the law? 2. What is the biblical difference between justification, salvation, and sanctification? 3. Why do Christi...

Episode 950 | Adriel Sanchez and Bill Maier answer caller questions. Show Notes CoreChristianity.com Questions in this Episode 1. If Jesus is God, why doesn't he know the time of his return? 2. How do you know if you really want Jesus and it's not just your emotions? I am dealing with thoughts saying, "I don't want to follow Jesus or repent." Is that my heart or my flesh? Is it me being a sinner a...

Episode 949 | Adriel Sanchez and Bill Maier answer caller questions. Show Notes CoreChristianity.com Questions in this Episode 1. What constitutes as a good prayer? 2. What is blasphemy, and if you blaspheme the Holy Spirit are you not also blaspheming the Father and the Son since they are one God? 3. I recently spoke to a man who actually said that he hits his wife to "chasten her." He seemed to...

Episode 948 | Adriel Sanchez and Bill Maier answer caller questions. Show Notes CoreChristianity.com Questions in this Episode 1. We believe that the OT saints were saved by looking forward to Christ. But were they regenerated, were they what we would call "born again"? 2. How can I put sin to death in my life? 3. Is it ever ok to use explicit language in our prayers with God? For instance, there...

Episode 947 | Adriel Sanchez and Bill Maier answer caller questions. Show Notes CoreChristianity.com Questions in this Episode 1. In Mark 13:32-37, it says to stay awake because no one knows the day or the hour. Is the direction here a metaphor or a literal command? 2. Did Jesus ever go to hell after the resurrection, did he descend to the dead? 3. I know the Bible includes verses on how to deal w...

Episode 946 | Adriel Sanchez and Bill Maier answer caller questions. Show Notes CoreChristianity.com Questions in this Episode 1. Did Jesus's crucifixion actually take place on Thursday? 2. One of my favorite hymns is "How Deep the Father's Love For Us," but I recently heard that the line in it that says "the Father turned his face away" is controversial to some. What is your view on that? 3. How...

Episode 945 | Adriel Sanchez and Bill Maier answer caller questions. Show Notes CoreChristianity.com Questions in this Episode 1. Why do we still use the name "Easter" instead of Resurrection Day, and why don't Christians celebrate the biblical feast days today? 2. What does the Apostle's Creed mean when it says Jesus "descended into hell"? 3. What does Ecclesiastes 3 mean when it says that God "p...

Episode 944 | Adriel Sanchez and Bill Maier answer caller questions. Show Notes CoreChristianity.com Questions in this Episode 1. What does God do in baptism? 2. Is there a difference between hades and hell mentioned in the Bible? 3. My husband and I strongly disagree on how to or how to not participate in the cultural traditions of Christmas and Easter as a family (i.e. Santa and the Easter bunny...

Episode 943 | Adriel Sanchez and Bill Maier answer caller questions. Show Notes CoreChristianity.com Questions in this Episode 1. How should I pray for the elderly who are nearing the end of life? 2. How will we recognize the antichrist? My friend has bought into a lot of conspiracy theories about how Bill Gates is the antichrist, what can I say to him? 3. What should I do when my pastor loses foc...

Episode 942 | Adriel Sanchez and Bill Maier answer caller questions. Show Notes CoreChristianity.com Questions in this Episode 1. Does the Bible help us discuss the ethics surrounding organ donation after death? 2. My daughter was baptized and professed faith in Christ, but died from a drug overdose. Is there any hope that she is in heaven? 3. Is Job the oldest book in the Old Testament? 4. How do...

Episode 941 | Adriel Sanchez and Bill Maier answer caller questions. Show Notes CoreChristianity.com Questions in this Episode 1. How should we think about the false prophecies about former President Trump's reelection? 2. Is God using the culture's current discussion on racism to correct the church? 3. What would you say is the greatest sin of America and the church today? 4. Why is Easter on Sun...

Episode 940 | Adriel Sanchez and Bill Maier answer caller questions. Show Notes CoreChristianity.com Questions in this Episode 1. How do I share Christ with those in my family who are resistant to the gospel? 2. How does God view those who repent but still sin habitually? 3. Can pastors require their members to keep rules not listed in the Bible? For instance, can a church forbid its leaders and m...

Episode 939 | Adriel Sanchez and Bill Maier answer caller questions. Show Notes CoreChristianity.com Questions in this Episode 1. Who is it that is "taken" in Matthew 24? 2. Are the false teachers we see today a sign of the last days? 3. How do I honor my parents if 1 Corinthians 5 calls us to sever ties with certain people? 4. Why weren't the gnostic gospels included in the Bible? 5. I struggle w...

Episode 938 | Adriel Sanchez and Bill Maier answer caller questions. Show Notes CoreChristianity.com Questions in this Episode 1. When is it helpful to express our views and opinions on non-core doctrines? 2. What will happen to those who are not Christians when Jesus returns? 3. Hebrews says that Jesus prays for us. In what sense does he pray for us? I pray to Jesus so how does he pray for us if...

Episode 937 | Adriel Sanchez and Bill Maier answer caller questions. Show Notes CoreChristianity.com Questions in this Episode 1. How do I share the gospel with someone who is Jewish who just lost their loved one? My family friends are Jewish and their mother just passed away. 2. Is it worse to sin against the Holy Spirit than it is against the other persons of the Trinity? 3. If you're saved, why...

Episode 936 | 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 hap...

Episode 935 | Adriel Sanchez and Bill Maier answer caller questions. Show Notes CoreChristianity.com Questions in this Episode 1. Are generational curses still occuring in families today? 2. If I rejected Jesus all of my life, can I still ask for forgiveness on my deathbed? 3. Does modern Christianity really teach the same things Jesus taught? 4. If the last days will be like the days of Noah, wil...