Core Christianity

Episode 849 | Adriel Sanchez and Bill Maier answer caller questions. Show Notes CoreChristianity.com Questions in this Episode 1. Do you think that people who celebrate Christmas are practicing a kind of idolatry? 2. If there are same-sex couples who are married and they start going to church, how should congregations and pastors respond to them? 3. Is it biblical to tithe and give to charity if w...

Episode 849 | Adriel Sanchez and Bill Maier answer caller questions. Show Notes CoreChristianity.com Questions in this Episode 1. Do you think that people who celebrate Christmas are practicing a kind of idolatry? 2. If there are same-sex couples who are married and they start going to church, how should congregations and pastors respond to them? 3. Is it biblical to tithe and give to charity if w...

Episode 848 | Adriel Sanchez and Bill Maier answer caller questions. Show Notes CoreChristianity.com Questions in this Episode 1. In 1 Samuel 28:12, it says that Saul had someone conjure up Samuel's spirit from the dead. Did this actually happen? 2. Should I prevent going to yoga and working out in public if it might cause someone to stumble? 3. Some folks think that because we shouldn't be afraid...

Episode 847 | Adriel Sanchez and Bill Maier answer caller questions. Show Notes CoreChristianity.com Questions in this Episode 1. It seems as though every time I try to get my life together and commit my life to God again, things in my life begin to fall apart. How do I know God's plan in these seasons of life? 2. I am trying to wrap my mind around the views about the millennial kingdom and Satan'...

Episode 846 | Adriel Sanchez and Bill Maier answer caller questions. Show Notes CoreChristianity.com Questions in this Episode 1. How do you reconcile the Christus Victor and Substitutionary Atonement views? 2. I've heard that when helping to hold believers accountable, or help others heal and walk through personal struggles, we should be "calling in" as opposed to "calling out." What are some bib...

Episode 845 | Adriel Sanchez and Bill Maier answer caller questions. Show Notes Questions in this Episode 1. I want to exercise through yoga but I know that some people think any practice of yoga is an act of worship to other gods. What do you think? 2. I feel completely condemned and that God has given up on me. What should I do, how do I know that I have surrendered my life to the Lord? 3. I kno...

Episode 844 | 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 ta...

Episode 843 | Adriel Sanchez and Bill Maier answer caller questions. Show Notes CoreChristianity.com Questions in this Episode 1. What is your opinion on in-person seminary vs. online? What is a good reason for a seminary student to move to campus rather than go online, is the time with the professors and classmates worth it? 2. My 18yo son studies a lot, and he is adamant about not doing Thanksgi...

Episode 842 | Adriel Sanchez and Bill Maier answer caller questions. Show Notes CoreChristianity.com Questions in this Episode 1. My coworker listens to demonic heavy metal music, to the extent that the bands are encouraging listeners to go to hell and embrace it. He said that he accepts and is content with the fact that he is going to hell. How would you recommend talking to this guy? 2. How impo...

Episode 841 | Adriel Sanchez and Bill Maier answer caller questions. Show Notes CoreChristianity.com Questions in this Episode 1. I've heard that the Bible says that the rapture would come soon, but why hasn't it happened yet? 2. If one of the 10 commandments is to not murder, how do we reconcile this with those in the military, and what is the difference, as Christians, in how we apply this comma...

Episode 840 | Adriel Sanchez and Bill Maier answer caller questions. Show Notes CoreChristianity.com Questions in this Episode 1. Someone on the show recently asked about receiving signs from God. 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...

Episode 839 | Adriel Sanchez and Bill Maier answer caller questions. Show Notes CoreChristianity.com Questions in this Episode 1. How do I share with friends and family that they should find their answers for help in the Bible instead of tarot cards, crystals, and astrology? 2. Why did God give us free will if we keep on sinning, and why do we sin all the time even though Jesus died on the cross t...

Episode 838 | Adriel Sanchez and Bill Maier answer caller questions. Show Notes CoreChristianity.com Questions in this Episode 1. Is the baptism of the Holy Spirit different than being filled with the Holy Spirit? 2. If God chooses political leaders, why does he choose leaders that also do evil? And should we obey them? 3. How do I honor a dishonorable parent, is it wrong to put up boundaries? 4....

Episode 837 | Adriel Sanchez and Bill Maier answer caller questions. Show Notes CoreChristianity.com Questions in this Episode 1. I am following up on what you said about "not forsaking the assembly" in Hebrews 10. I want to go to church, but what if you are crippled and can't get to a church on your own and no one seems to want anything to do with you? I love the Lord but I have no one who wants...

Episode 836 | Adriel Sanchez and Bill Maier answer caller questions. Show Notes CoreChristianity.com Questions in this Episode 1. I have been going to a non-denominational church but I was raised as a Roman Catholic. I am struggling between idolizing Jesus and Mary and on the other hand just being devoted to the Word. What should I do? 2. I am a single woman who has never been married but I have a...

Episode 835 | Adriel Sanchez and Bill Maier answer caller questions. Show Notes CoreChristianity.com Questions in this Episode 1. Do Christians still need to keep Old Testament laws like eating kosher and keeping the Sabbath? 2. What's the difference between social justice and biblical justice? It seems these are being intertwined and social justice is replacing biblical justice. Are there any goo...

Episode 834 | Adriel Sanchez and Bill Maier answer caller questions. Show Notes CoreChristianity.com Questions in this Episode 1. What do you think of house churches? 2. 2 Corinthians 10:5, the verse that says we must take our thoughts "captive to obedience to Christ," seems to often be taken out of context. Why is that? 3. I tend to avoid confrontation—is this counter to such a thing as biblical...

Episode 833 | Adriel Sanchez and Bill Maier answer caller questions. Show Notes CoreChristianity.com Questions in this Episode 1. Is it ok for married Christians to decide not to have kids? 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"? As a business...

Episode 832 | Adriel Sanchez and Bill Maier answer caller questions. Show Notes CoreChristianity.com Questions in this Episode 1. What does it mean that God is not the author of sin? 2. I believe I saw a vision of Jesus walking with my minister one day as my minister was taking his dogs for a walk. I think about this every day and was wondering if it was possible, and if it is, why did I get to se...

Episode 831 | Adriel Sanchez and Bill Maier answer caller questions. Show Notes CoreChristianity.com Questions in this Episode 1. With my kids getting older, I know I am responsible as a parent to teach them about the Christian Life and to raise them in the Lord and teach them how to pray. But it now is starting to feel somewhat daunting because I have always struggled with prayer myself. Any advi...

Episode 830 | Adriel Sanchez and Bill Maier answer caller questions. Show Notes CoreChristianity.com Questions in this Episode 1. Do you have to speak in tongues to truly be a Christian? 2. I am a new Christian and my husband isn't. How can I get him to see that I'm trying to serve and live for Christ rather than putting on a show? The church has become a family to me, which is why I volunteer to...

Episode 829 | Adriel Sanchez and Bill Maier answer caller questions. Show Notes CoreChristianity.com Questions in this Episode 1. Can people commune with Satan and demons? 2. How do I know if I am breaking the 2nd commandment? 3. The word sacrament means mystery and in Ephesians Paul calls marriage a mystery—is this the same word used in each instance? 4. Is it ok for Christians to visit mediums?...

Episode 828 | Adriel Sanchez and Bill Maier answer caller questions. Show Notes CoreChristianity.com Questions in this Episode 1. How do you know if you have ever blasphemed God? And if you have, can you ask for forgiveness? 2. I was raised in a Christian household. After going to college, I lost my religion because of problems with the way that "Christians" were acting around me and the lack of l...

Episode 827 | Adriel Sanchez and Bill Maier answer caller questions. Show Notes CoreChristianity.com Questions in this Episode 1. I would like to know what you believe about what happens to us after we die. It is my understanding that our bodies are buried and then our souls are asleep until Christ comes again. 2. Does God exist outside of space and time? 3. What is the Abrahamic covenant mentione...

Episode 826 | Adriel Sanchez and Bill Maier answer caller questions. Show Notes CoreChristianity.com Questions in this Episode 1. I found out that someone died in the home I live in. I know that "he who is in you is greater than he who is in the world," but sometimes I get nervous. Should I be concerned about this? 2. Our church hosts a Halloween trunk or treat. As a Christian, how should I respon...