Core Christianity

Episode 800 | Adriel Sanchez and Bill Maier answer caller questions. Show Notes CoreChristianity.com Questions in this Episode 1. My daughter was born in the 1980s and she died when she was only 7 weeks old. In heaven, is she still be a baby or is she in her thirties now? 2. What does 1 Corinthians 1:18 mean when it says that God's word is "foolishness" to unbelievers? 3. 1 Thessalonians 4:16 talk...

Episode 798 | Adriel Sanchez and Bill Maier answer caller questions. Show Notes CoreChristianity.com Questions in this Episode 1. My question is about your previous statements about the once and for all sacrifice in Hebrews 10. Did you mean that you cannot ask for forgiveness after you have received the knowledge of Jesus Christ? 2. I am struggling consistently following God and praying and readin...

Episode 797 | Adriel Sanchez and Bill Maier answer caller questions. Show Notes CoreChristianity.com Questions in this Episode 1. I used to look forward to the second coming of Christ, but now, with all of the doomsday discourse I hear, I am finding myself being fearful. How can we better talk about the end times? 2. Why would God allow Lot to offer up his two daughters to the crowd in Sodom and G...

Episode 796 | Adriel Sanchez and Bill Maier answer caller questions. Show Notes CoreChristianity.com Questions in this Episode 1. I have a friend who says that they're a Christian, but that they also are practicing witch? Can Christians practice witchcraft? 2. My friends have deconstructed their faith and have walked away from God because they believe that if God was truly love, then everyone woul...

Episode 795 | Adriel Sanchez and Bill Maier answer caller questions. Show Notes CoreChristianity.com Questions in this Episode 1. How can God be good if he also created sin? 2. Do the Old Testament laws regarding remarriage apply to Gentiles in the church today? 3. Was the biblical canon decided at the Council of Nicaea? 4. When you say that you don't believe in the rapture, what resources do you...

Episode 795 | Adriel Sanchez and Bill Maier answer caller questions. Show Notes CoreChristianity.com Questions in this Episode 1. Is the church under the curse that Paul mentions in Galatians 1? 2. Does 3 John 1:2 teach that God will prosper our health and finances? There are different translation that make it seem like this is something we should expect from God. 3. Are the Sons of God in Genesis...

Episode 794 | Adriel Sanchez and Bill Maier answer caller questions. Show Notes CoreChristianity.com Questions in this Episode 1. My friend is a full preterist and he was saying that Christ actually came back in 70 AD and all of the prophecies in Matthew 24 and Revelation have all been fulfilled. How do I answer him? 2. What is the significance of the robed man in Mark 14? 3. This might be childis...

Episode 793 | Adriel Sanchez and Bill Maier answer caller questions. Show Notes CoreChristianity.com Questions in this Episode 1. What does Matthew 10:22 mean where Jesus says, "you will be hated by all for my name's sake. But the one who endures to the end will be saved"? 2. I saw a meme on Facebook about abortion, and there is a lot of controversy right now about the new new anti-abortion laws i...

Episode 792 | Adriel Sanchez and Bill Maier answer caller questions. Show Notes CoreChristianity.com Questions in this Episode 1. What does Hebrews 10:26 mean? Does it mean that we can resist God and he lets us have our way? 2. I'm just struggling with the parts of the Old Testament where it's said God is talking directly to someone and there are no eye witnesses. And God tells us not to be jealou...

Episode 791 | Adriel Sanchez and Bill Maier answer caller questions. Show Notes CoreChristianity.com Questions in this Episode 1. Did God command genocide in the Old Testament? 2. My brother-in-law says he believes it's unfair that all the people who died before Jesus was born didn't have a chance for salvation. I know there are old testament people who are in heaven but I don't know how to answer...

Episode 790 | Adriel Sanchez and Bill Maier answer caller questions. Show Notes CoreChristianity.com Questions in this Episode 1. What is the rapture? 2. The Bible says that if people remarry that it's adultery, but the church seems to welcome remarried couples all of the time as if it's not a big deal. But the church would never welcome a homosexual couple. Isn't that hypocritical? My best friend...

Episode 789 | Adriel Sanchez and Bill Maier answer caller questions. Show Notes CoreChristianity.com Questions in this Episode 1. When Christ was tempted, it says that he was "led up to the high place." Was he physically taken to a high place to look at the kingdoms of the world? 2. In 2 Peter 2:4, he talks about fallen angels being locked up until the final judgment. What does Peter mean by that?...

Episode 788 | Adriel Sanchez and Bill Maier answer caller questions. Show Notes CoreChristianity.com Questions in this Episode 1. I was reading my Bible and I am wondering why the books are not listed in alphabetical order. Why are the books ordered the way they are, because they're not easy to find? 2. My mother was recently diagnosed with a terminal illness and doesn't have much time to live. Sh...

Episode 787 | Adriel Sanchez and Bill Maier answer caller questions. Show Notes CoreChristianity.com Questions in this Episode 1. Are the days in Genesis 1 literal 24-hour days? 2. What are the "skins" given to Adam and Eve in Genesis 3? 3. My daughter's wedding is being officiated by a gay man. I am struggling with this and think I may not be able to attend the wedding. What should I do? 4. What...

Episode 786 | Adriel Sanchez and Bill Maier answer caller questions. Show Notes CoreChristianity.com Questions in this Episode 1. A family member is really into Q'Anon and conspiracy theories. I tried to tell her the truth but she's very combative, so I chose not to continue responding, even though she is mixing a lot of these theories and ideas with Scripture and even the identity of Jesus and hi...

Episode 785 | Adriel Sanchez and Bill Maier answer caller questions. Show Notes CoreChristianity.com Questions in this Episode 1. I agree with 1 Timothy 3 where Paul says women should refrain from being elders and pastors in the church, but I am wondering if this means women should also avoid going to seminary? 2. In 1 Timothy 2:15, Paul says, "Yet she will be saved through childbearing—if they co...

Episode 784 | Adriel Sanchez and Bill Maier answer caller questions. Show Notes CoreChristianity.com Questions in this Episode 1. I have a very difficult time accepting God's forgiveness. How do I do this? 2. Do you think people on the earth who get raptured are going to be put on the new earth, and do you think that they'll be responsible for repopulating the new earth? 3. Why should we even evan...

Episode 783 | Adriel Sanchez and Bill Maier answer caller questions. Show Notes CoreChristianity.com Questions in this Episode 1. Psalm 139 says I am "wonderfully and fearfully made." What does it mean when it says, "fearfully made"? 2. Which parts of evolutionary theories are compatible with Christianity? 3. Why would God kill his own son? If he is all powerful, why would he kill his own son? I d...

Episode 782 | Adriel Sanchez and Bill Maier answer caller questions. Show Notes CoreChristianity.com Questions in this Episode 1. I have been baptized, but my church still says I have not received the Holy Spirit because I have not spoken in tongues. I am confused about if I need two baptisms or if I don't need the Holy Spirit to get into heaven? 2. Should we pray to Jesus or should we pray to God...

Episode 781 | Adriel Sanchez and Bill Maier answer caller questions. Show Notes CoreChristianity.com Questions in this Episode 1. Ephesians 2 says that the prophets and apostles were the foundation of the church. If these offices are just for the foundation of the church how does prophecy operate today? 2. I am wondering if we connect with God through the church or within yourself. Do you have to...

Episode 780 | Adriel Sanchez and Bill Maier answer caller questions. Show Notes CoreChristianity.com Questions in this Episode 1. When we stand before the Lord at the judgment, will all of our iniquities and sin be broadcast for all to see? 2. We hear that currently in Afghanistan, Christians could possibly be killed. My question is: In such a situation, what is the Biblical view of attempting to...

Episode 779 | Adriel Sanchez and Bill Maier answer caller questions. Show Notes CoreChristianity.com Questions in this Episode 1. How does someone have a relationship with a spiritual being who you can't see, touch, or hear? I don't even know if my prayers get through. People say they hear God but do they really hear him? 2. Does a true Christian have to go through the Great White Throne judgment?...

Episode 778 | Adriel Sanchez and Bill Maier answer caller questions. Show Notes CoreChristianity.com Questions in this Episode 1. Psalms 118:8 says it is better to put confidence in the Lord rather than man. I was wondering how you can square this in regards to the Covid vaccine? 2. What is the prayer of faith in the book of James? 3. I was wondering if Buddhist's theories could still be divinely...

Episode 777 | Adriel Sanchez and Bill Maier answer caller questions. Show Notes CoreChristianity.com Questions in this Episode 1. I have been reading in Romans 12 about spiritual gifts. Paul seems to say that our spiritual gifts are given in accordance with the amount of faith we have. What does that look like in our lives? 2. Does God favor men over women? Seems to me that God created Eve as an a...

Episode 776 | Adriel Sanchez and Bill Maier answer caller questions. Show Notes CoreChristianity.com Questions in this Episode 1. What is the significance of the 42 months mentioned in Revelation 11 and 12? 2. My husband has a rare disease and it has caused to think about the ethics of donating his organs after his death. Do you think that this is an acceptable practice for Christians to do? 3. I...