Core Christianity

Episode 919 | Adriel Sanchez and Bill Maier answer caller questions. Show Notes CoreChristianity.com Questions in this Episode 1. Do we have to preface our prayers with, "if it is your will"? Or can we just pray for something like healing to happen? 2. If Jesus is "returning soon," why doesn't it feel like it, why is it taking so long? 3. Did the Jewish leaders lose their authority when Jesus bega...

Episode 918 | Adriel Sanchez and Bill Maier answer caller questions. Show Notes CoreChristianity.com Questions in this Episode 1. Why hasn't God answered my prayers to get married? 2. How do I know if I am called to be a pastor? 3. Did Jesus descend into hell like the Apostle's Creed says? 4. How do we know that the Bible is still relevant for our lives today? Today's Offer Inner Core Request our...

Episode 917 | Adriel Sanchez and Bill Maier answer caller questions. Show Notes CoreChristianity.com Questions in this Episode 1. My husband and I divorced years ago but have reconciled and are together again. Do we have to be legally married once again or is our reconciliation good enough? 2. Is paedocommunion biblical, and should more Christians practice it? 3. Is the saying, "God helps those wh...

Episode 916 | Adriel Sanchez and Bill Maier answer caller questions. Show Notes CoreChristianity.com Questions in this Episode 1. Is it sinful to get tattoos? 2. I know that Jesus calls us to share the gospel in the Great Commission, but how can I do this while struggling with terrible social anxiety? 3. Were Moses and Elijah in their resurrection bodies at the transfiguration? 4. Did Joseph's bro...

Episode 915 | Adriel Sanchez and Bill Maier answer caller questions. Show Notes CoreChristianity.com Questions in this Episode 1. It seems like God spoke very clearly to Moses and people in the Old Testament and I don't understand why I can't hear from God in the same way. 2. Does 1 Corinthians 14 teach that women should be ordained to the ministry? 3. Do angels literally have wings? 4. Why did Je...

Episode 915 | Adriel Sanchez and Bill Maier answer caller questions. Show Notes CoreChristianity.com Questions in this Episode 1. It seems like God spoke very clearly to Moses and people in the Old Testament and I don't understand why I can't hear from God in the same way. 2. Does 1 Corinthians 14 teach that women should be ordained to the ministry? 3. Do angels literally have wings? 4. Why did Je...

Episode 914 | Adriel Sanchez and Bill Maier answer caller questions. Show Notes CoreChristianity.com Questions in this Episode 1. If the Bible was written by men, how can it truly be considered God's Word? 2. With Ash Wednesday coming up, I am wondering why it has become a sort of debate and topic of discussion for evangelicals. Catholics seem to have always observed Ash Wednesday and Lent, and so...

Episode 913 | 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? 4. Wh...

Episode 912 | 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 confe...

Episode 911 | Adriel Sanchez and Bill Maier answer caller questions. Show Notes CoreChristianity.com Questions in this Episode 1. I have thinking about the holocaust recently and I am really struggling with the idea that these people not only suffered so much but may not be in heaven. Is there any hope for them? 2. As a parent, how do we make sure that we are setting our children up to have an aut...

Episode 910 | Adriel Sanchez and Bill Maier answer caller questions. Show Notes CoreChristianity.com Questions in this Episode 1. How should we pray for those affected by Russia's invasion of Ukraine? 2. Does God still give us new revelations? 3. Do Christians worry too much about the Mark of the Beast? 4. Can you defend your view that the Mark of the Beast is spiritual and not physical? 5. How do...

Episode 909 | Adriel Sanchez and Bill Maier answer caller questions. Show Notes CoreChristianity.com Questions in this Episode 1. In Mark 16:15-18, Jesus talks about the signs accompanying those who believe and mentions tongues and snake handling, it seems. This seems very odd and today's skeptic could point to this and say, "here, Christian, drink this poison and you should be fine, right?" What...

Episode 908 | Adriel Sanchez and Bill Maier answer caller questions. Show Notes CoreChristianity.com Questions in this Episode 1. Who was Jacob wrestling with in Genesis 32? 2. Is there truth to Joe Rogan's claim that Jesus was influenced by psychedelics? 3. Some people are speculating that the new microchip that Elon Musk is working on may be the Mark of the Beast. How should we respond to these...

Episode 907 | Adriel Sanchez and Bill Maier answer caller questions. Show Notes CoreChristianity.com Questions in this Episode 1. I am a pastor at a small non-denominational church. We are growing and attracting people from different backgrounds and some are asking about our stance on spiritual gifts. How do we articulate a position without alienating certain members of the church? 2. My 5 sibling...

Episode 906 | Adriel Sanchez and Bill Maier answer caller questions. Show Notes CoreChristianity.com Questions in this Episode 1. What are your thoughts on the Roman Catholic church? 2. I have been diagnosed with incurable cancer and would like to know, how can I be sure that I will endure dying in a way that glorifies the Lord? 3. Why are strange teachings so prevalent among various Christian tea...

Episode 905 | Adriel Sanchez and Bill Maier answer caller questions. Show Notes CoreChristianity.com Questions in this Episode 1. When you try to explain to children who Jesus is, they get confused because Santa isn't real, the tooth fairy isn't real, and then they think Jesus isn't real either. How do you approach this problem? 2. My work supports LGBTQ groups and other progressive communities, b...

Episode 904 | Adriel Sanchez and Bill Maier answer caller questions. Show Notes CoreChristianity.com Questions in this Episode 1. My atheist friend is dying of cancer, is there any hope for his salvation? 2. After reading Romans 9-11, I am wondering if there are still unfulfilled promises for ethnic Israel? 3. How can I endure the narcissism of my spouse? Today's Offer Why Would Anyone Get Married...

Episode 903 | Adriel Sanchez and Bill Maier answer caller questions. Show Notes CoreChristianity.com Questions in this Episode 1. Should a church place a greater emphasis on ministering to shut-ins? 2. In Mark 4:9-12, Jesus says he does not want certain people to understand his parables, "lest they should turn and be forgiven.'" I thought that God does not desire that anyone should perish? 3. Is t...

Episode 902 | Adriel Sanchez and Bill Maier answer caller questions. Show Notes CoreChristianity.com Questions in this Episode 1. I have children with someone outside of marriage. I am trying to get back into the faith but she is not a believer and we're not together. What should I do? I have heard from others that we should get married and from others not to try and get married and to try to find...

Episode 901 | Adriel Sanchez and Bill Maier answer caller questions. Show Notes CoreChristianity.com Questions in this Episode 1. How does Satan accuse us? How can the Spirit help us when we are accused? 2. My hair is falling out and I may cut it all off, but when I read 1 Corinthians 11, it seems like this may dishonor God. Does this text teach that women shouldn't cut their hair and wear head co...

Episode 900 | Adriel Sanchez and Bill Maier answer caller questions. Show Notes CoreChristianity.com Questions in this Episode 1. When Paul says that the law is dead and we are no longer bound to it, does he mean "man's law" or "God's law"? I know the 10 commandments were written by God's hand and that other ceremonial laws were written by human hands. Which one are we bound to? 2. Should God be a...

Episode 899 | Adriel Sanchez and Bill Maier answer caller questions. Show Notes CoreChristianity.com Questions in this Episode 1. My friends only believe in the Old Testament and do not hold to the New Testament at all. I don't understand why they would do that. What do you think? 2. A few prominent pastors have either left the faith or have rejected biblical teaching on a number of topics. I beli...

Episode 898 | Adriel Sanchez and Bill Maier answer caller questions. Show Notes CoreChristianity.com Questions in this Episode 1. I am struggling to find a church. I don't want to be in a church that is in a denomination. But there are no churches around me that are not in a denomination. What steps do you take when you move to find a church? 2. In Acts 13:48, it seems to teach predestination and...

Episode 897 | Adriel Sanchez and Bill Maier answer caller questions. Show Notes CoreChristianity.com Questions in this Episode 1. The LDS church claims that we need prophets and apostles today. Are they right? 2. I have strong faith, my husband does not object to me being a Christian, but he does not engage in any spiritual conversations. How do I start those conversations? He always changes the s...

Episode 896 | Adriel Sanchez and Bill Maier answer caller questions. Show Notes CoreChristianity.com Questions in this Episode 1. Can a Christian date two people at once? 2. If Jesus is the Second Adam, is Mary the Second Eve? 3. How were people in the Old Testament given eternal life if Jesus had not come yet? 4. Do you believe in deliverance today as it was in Jesus's ministry? Today's Offer Inn...