Core Christianity

Episode 765 | Adriel Sanchez and Bill Maier answer caller questions. Show Notes CoreChristianity.com   Questions in this Episode 1. Will Christians also be judged at the Final Judgment? 2. I am a middle aged Christian man who struggles with homosexual attractions though I am not engaging in relations with men due to my faith and convictions. I am not sexually attracted to women. I want to be an ac...

Episode 764 | Adriel Sanchez and Bill Maier answer caller questions. Show Notes CoreChristianity.com Questions in this Episode 1. If we are going to be resurrected before we go to heaven, where are the people who have already died? Are they just waiting to go to heaven? 2. Can you define "election," and why would we carry out the Great Commission if we know that there are some people who are not "...

Episode 763 | Adriel Sanchez and Bill Maier answer caller questions. Show Notes CoreChristianity.com   Questions in this Episode 1. I have often struggled with the assurance of my salvation. If I believe in the name of Jesus and believe in his resurrection, is that enough in order to be saved? Or is something else required? 2. What does Paul mean in 1 Corinthians 14:34-35 when he says "women shoul...

Episode 762 | Adriel Sanchez and Bill Maier answer caller questions. Show Notes CoreChristianity.com   Questions in this Episode 1. What is dispensationalism and what is its opposing view? 2. I am going to a new church with my sons and we love it: the teaching is solid, everything about it seems exactly what we need. However, I noticed that they promote a Bible study called, "Beer and Bible." And...

Episode 761 | Adriel Sanchez and Bill Maier answer caller questions. Show Notes CoreChristianity.com   Questions in this Episode 1. If there is war in your country, should Christians take a side and fight or should they stay away from politics altogether? 2. For years my sister struggled with infertility, but it was only when I stopped praying for her to have kids that she actually conceived and n...

Episode 760 | Adriel Sanchez and Bill Maier answer caller questions. Show Notes CoreChristianity.com   Questions in this Episode 1. Is the Leviathan in the book of Job a dinosaur? 2. How does God view the marriages of unbelievers? 3. Why is it that when I'm angry or sad or feeling any emotion, the emotion immediately floods my heart, but often when I'm praying or reading the Bible, my heart doesn'...

Episode 759 | Adriel Sanchez and Bill Maier answer caller questions. Show Notes CoreChristianity.com   Questions in this Episode 1. Can Satan hear our prayers? 2. How do we serve our father as he is dying from cancer? 3. How do we know that Jesus is equal with the Father? 4. Is it wrong for Christians to be apart of secret societies? 5. Is it immoral to euthanize pets? 6. I know that the Bible say...

Episode 758 | Adriel Sanchez and Bill Maier answer caller questions. Show Notes CoreChristianity.com   Questions in this Episode 1. Should Christians be concerned about getting vaccines? 2. I have heard some politicians and church leaders say that some Christians should repent of the sin of "whiteness." Is there anything in the Bible that supports this? My understanding is that all people are equa...

Episode 757 | Adriel Sanchez and Bill Maier answer caller questions. Show Notes CoreChristianity.com   Questions in this Episode 1. Does Jesus disrespect his Mother in John 2:4? 2. I am the mother of adult children who have wandered from the faith. One of them is going to marry someone who isn't a Christian. How can I witness to my future son-in-law and my daughter in a way that is honest and wins...

Episode 756 | Adriel Sanchez and Bill Maier answer caller questions. Show Notes CoreChristianity.com   Questions in this Episode 1. Are Christians required to keep Old Testament dietary laws? 2. What does the Bible say about Karma? 3. I understand that scripture is to be understood as the sole source of divine revelation; the only inspired, infallible, final, and authoritative norm of faith and pr...

Episode 755 | Adriel Sanchez and Bill Maier answer caller questions. Show Notes CoreChristianity.com   Questions in this Episode 1. I have been doubting my salvation for years now and I want to know what's keeping me from Christ. I am also bipolar, does that have anything to do with what I'm struggling with? 2. In John chapter 2, why does Jesus answer his mother Mary with a question, and why is th...

Episode 754 | Adriel Sanchez and Bill Maier answer caller questions. Show Notes CoreChristianity.com   Questions in this Episode 1. What are the biggest differences between Roman Catholicism and Protestantism? 2. Is there a difference between Saints and ordinary Christians? 3. Is it a biblical teaching to sow financial seeds in order to reap bigger rewards? I heard a pastor say this recently. And...

Episode 753 | Adriel Sanchez and Bill Maier answer caller questions. Show Notes CoreChristianity.com   Questions in this Episode 1. A family member recently came out as gay and this has been incredibly difficult for him. I am confused on how to respond to him in a Christian way. What should I do? 2. A friend of mine is thinking of starting his own church and installing himself as the pastor. Is th...

Episode 752 | Adriel Sanchez and Bill Maier answer caller questions. Show Notes CoreChristianity.com   Questions in this Episode 1. In regards to the 2nd Commandment, I understand that it prohibits us from making images of God the Father. But is it wrong for us to imagine and image of God if the Bible visually describes him? 2. My sister believes in soul-sleep. I wanted to share some scriptures wi...

Episode 751 | Adriel Sanchez and Bill Maier answer caller questions. Show Notes CoreChristianity.com   Questions in this Episode 1. Why are we told in the New Testament to not eat the meat of animals who were strangled? 2. Is there any difference or preference between cremation and burial? 3. When Cain was exiled after killing Abel, who was he so afraid of hurting him? Were there other people in t...

Episode 750 | Adriel Sanchez and Bill Maier answer caller questions. Show Notes CoreChristianity.com   Questions in this Episode 1. Does Revelation 3:5 indicate that Jesus does blot some names out of the Book of Life? 2. My brother is in a church that says we shouldn't celebrate birthdays or holidays. What do you think of this? 3. We know that God is all knowing but how God could create so many pe...

Episode 749 | Adriel Sanchez and Bill Maier answer caller questions. Show Notes CoreChristianity.com   Questions in this Episode 1. In a previous episode someone asked about Isaiah 53 as it relates to sickness and healing. But how do we understand Matthew 8:15-16 in regards to our physical health because in that passage Jesus is quoting from Isaiah 53? 2. My wife and I were praying so that we coul...

Episode 748 | Adriel Sanchez and Bill Maier answer caller questions. Show Notes CoreChristianity.com   Questions in this Episode 1. Should Christians have pictures of the Nativity and Jesus throughout their homes? 2. Is the Equality Act a sign that the church has now entered the period of persecution? 3. I have a hard time believing the stories in the Old Testament, like Jonah and the Whale. Did t...

Episode 747 | Adriel Sanchez and Bill Maier answer caller questions. Show Notes CoreChristianity.com Questions in this Episode 1. Before I was baptized I had to take a 6 week course to make sure I knew what I was doing. Where I go to church now they do baptisms through alter calls only. Which way is right or wrong? 2. How can I convince someone that God cares about the intimate details of our live...

Episode 746 | Adriel Sanchez and Bill Maier answer caller questions. Show Notes CoreChristianity.com   Questions in this Episode 1. How do you admonish those in the church who are adopting unbiblical ideas about sexuality and other things? 2. How can I pursue reconciling my relationship with my adult son? 3. Outside of the qualifications for eldership in 1 Tim 3 and Titus 1, which qualities are mo...

Episode 745 | Adriel Sanchez and Bill Maier answer caller questions. Show Notes CoreChristianity.com   Questions in this Episode 1. Is 'Homosexual' mistranslated in the Bible? 2. Does the 2nd Commandment apply to depictions of other biblical figures other than Jesus? 3. I saw recently that well known pastors are using other pastors' sermons without crediting them. Should a pastor just use his own...

Episode 744 | Adriel Sanchez and Bill Maier answer caller questions. Show Notes CoreChristianity.com   Questions in this Episode 1. I have heard a preacher say that people who are in politically correct churches may not be able to enter the kingdom of heaven. What do you think? 2. I started attending a Seventh-Day Adventist church, what do you think of the church's claim that they alone are the re...

Episode 743 | Adriel Sanchez and Bill Maier answer caller questions. Show Notes CoreChristianity.com   Questions in this Episode 1. Must I attend the same church as my spouse? 2. Do all dogs go to heaven? 3. Must I abandon earthly possessions to truly follow Christ? 4. Should Christians give approval to political candidates? 5. How can I strengthen my prayer life? Today's Offer 7 Things Children T...

Episode 742 | Adriel Sanchez and Bill Maier answer caller questions. Show Notes CoreChristianity.com   Questions in this Episode 1. Why do pastors so often neglect Jesus's command to get baptized in their preaching? 2. I have always been told that America is a Christian nation built on Judeo Christian teachings. But I recently heard a pastor say that America isn't a Christian nation and that we sh...

Episode 741 | Adriel Sanchez and Bill Maier answer caller questions. Show Notes CoreChristianity.com 1. What does Paul mean in Romans 10:6-7 when he talks about Jesus's ascending and descending? 2. Should our national flag have a place in the church sanctuary? 3. Where did John the Baptist get the idea of baptism from? Was it in the Old Testament? 4. If the COVID vaccine somehow changes DNA, would...