Core Christianity

Episode 725 | Adriel Sanchez and Bill Maier answer caller questions. Show Notes CoreChristianity.com 1. What do Jesus's warnings in Matthew 24:20 mean? 2. How do I find rest when I feel like I am experiencing spiritual warfare? 3. My wife and I have stopped attending church and I don't feel that bad about it and this surprises me. Do I have to be apart of a church? 4. Is it ever wrong to keep pray...

Episode 724 | Adriel Sanchez and Bill Maier answer caller questions. Show Notes CoreChristianity.com 1. What does it mean that Jesus "emptied himself," as Paul says in Philippians 2:7? 2. There are so many different denominations, and even within those no one agrees on everything 100%. I am having anxiety about if I don't agree with a certain pastor or elder about everything. Is this ok or what sh...

Episode 723 | Adriel Sanchez and Bill Maier answer caller questions. Show Notes CoreChristianity.com 1. Folks like to say, "if it's good enough for Paul, it's good enough for me." But Paul says that he puts a curse on anybody in the church that doesn't preach the gospel, he says that twice in Galatians quoting from Deuteronomy. And he says in Acts 28 that the gospel he preached was the Gospel of t...

Episode 722 | Adriel Sanchez and Bill Maier answer caller questions. Show Notes CoreChristianity.com 1. If I still sin, am I truly repentant? 2. What was the purpose of God's threat to Moses's life in Exodus 24? 3. How do we know that all of the New Testament epistles are God's inspired word? 4. I was told by a 'reformed' theonomist that the fact that I am a Mexican man and am married to a white w...

Episode 721 | Adriel Sanchez and Bill Maier answer caller questions. Show Notes CoreChristianity.com I called in a few days ago to ask you about if Christians should give money to homeless people. I wanted to let you know that I took your advice and I bought multiple gift cards to hand out to different people who are homeless. I really appreciate your work and ministry—thank you! On a previous pro...

Episode 720 | Adriel Sanchez and Bill Maier answer caller questions. Show Notes CoreChristianity.com   1. Is there a correlation between the scapegoat going to Azazel in Leviticus 16 and Jesus? Or is that too much of a stretch to connect those things? 2. Does the Bible teach that we are assigned guardian angels? 3. Is "Jesus" the real name if the Messiah? 4. What does it mean that Jesus came to "d...

Episode 719 | Adriel Sanchez and Bill Maier answer caller questions. Show Notes CoreChristianity.com   1. I am a new Christian and recognize that women are not qualified to be pastors. But how do we talk to family members who are female pastors and do so lovingly and biblically? 2. When we die, do we go immediately to heaven or do we wait in some kind of soul sleep until Jesus returns? 3. Does 1 C...

Episode 718 | Adriel Sanchez and Bill Maier answer caller questions. Show Notes CoreChristianity.com   1. If what we deserve is eternity in hell, how does Jesus's payment on the cross cover our debt to God since he did not spend eternity in hell? 2. If we are rewarded in heaven, does that mean some will receive more rewards than others and that there will be different levels for believers in heave...

Episode 717 | Adriel Sanchez and Bill Maier answer caller questions. Show Notes CoreChristianity.com   1. How do we make sense of John's vision of Jesus in Revelation 1? 2. Is Jesus still living among us today? 3. Recently my wife and I were talking about Christ on the cross and how he said to the thief that, "today you will be with me in paradise" (Luke 23). But then in John 20 Jesus says to Mary...

Episode 716 | Adriel Sanchez and Bill Maier answer caller questions. Show Notes CoreChristianity.com   1. What is theological liberalism? 2. Is God's love conditional in some way? 3. How are those with mental illness judged? 4. Why is Bartimaeus, the blind man the Jesus heals, named in the Gospels and other people Jesus healed not named? Is there some special about Bartimaeus? 5. In Genesis 32 it...

Episode 715 | Adriel Sanchez and Bill Maier answer caller questions. Show Notes CoreChristianity.com   1. Where can we read the original texts of scripture? 2. Should Christians support Israel in modern military conflicts? 3. What is replacement theology? 4. Are there scriptures that speak to losing a child and adoption? 5. What does it mean to be filled with the Holy Spirit? Does it mean we have...

Episode 714 | Adriel Sanchez and Bill Maier answer caller questions. Show Notes CoreChristianity.com   1. What does it mean to live in a "fallen" world? 2. How can we understand the relationship between predestination and free will? 3. Should Christians tithe from all forms of income? 4. In Galatians 5:24, Paul says that, "those who belong to Christ Jesus have crucified the flesh with its passions...

Episode 713 | Adriel Sanchez and Bill Maier answer caller questions. Show Notes CoreChristianity.com   1. Can we accidentally blaspheme against the Holy Spirit? 2. In Matthew 16:27, it speaks about rewards being given to those in heaven according to what they've done. How does this relate to the truth that we are not saved by our good works? 3. Is the second commandment violated even if images of...

Episode 712 | Adriel Sanchez and Bill Maier answer caller questions. Show Notes CoreChristianity.com   1. A question about Isaiah 37:36 2. In 1 Kings 17, where Elijah meets the poor woman with the dying son, were these circumstances in her life tests of her faith? 3. Do laws in the Old Testament concerning theft still apply to us today? 4. In light of Romans 13, who qualifies as a "governing autho...

Episode 711 | Adriel Sanchez and Bill Maier answer caller questions. Show Notes CoreChristianity.com   1. Are home churches biblical? 2. What is the meaning and significance of Jesus being raised from the dead? 3. Our church is receiving a new pastor, how should our church handle this transition? 4. How should I study the book of Revelation in the Bible? 5. Who was it that called out to the Lord i...

Episode 710 | Adriel Sanchez and Bill Maier answer caller questions. Show Notes CoreChristianity.com   1. In the Old Testament, sometimes the word "everlasting" is used to describe laws given to Israel. Therefore, some Messianic Jews say we should keep these laws. Why is the word "everlasting" used to describe these ordinances? 2. Is the 1,000 year reign of Christ on earth literal, or is this desc...

Episode 709 | Adriel Sanchez and Bill Maier answer caller questions. Show Notes CoreChristianity.com   1. How should we interpret Revelation 12:7-9? 2. What does Galatians 6:4-5 mean? 3. Is Michael the Archangel actually Jesus? 4. Does Israel need to rebuild the temple or would this be a denial of the way God wants to be worshipped now that Jesus has come? 5. Will some Christians be outside the ga...

Episode 708 | Adriel Sanchez and Bill Maier answer caller questions. Show Notes CoreChristianity.com   1. How do you prepare sermons and Bible teachings? 2. What is the proper understanding of Romans 8:1? 3. In light of the story of the thief on the cross, why shouldn't we wait to the end of our lives to convert? 4. There have been several recent reports of UFO sightings by both civilians & milita...

Episode 707 | Adriel Sanchez and Bill Maier answer caller questions. Show Notes CoreChristianity.com   1. How was Jesus proving the truth of the resurrection in Matthew 22? 2. What is the Christian response to my spouse leaving me? 3. Are Christians still required to keep Old Testament dietary laws? 4. Is there a quick and clear definition of the gospel? I feel like I get a different answer depend...

Episode 706 | Adriel Sanchez and Bill Maier answer caller questions. Show Notes CoreChristianity.com   1. What should Christians know about Freemasonry? 2. How do we build trust in Christian leaders again after so many high profile Christian figures have been caught in scandals? 3. When will we receive our glorified bodies? 4. In 2 Corinthians 10:5-6 , the latter part of the verse talks about puni...

Episode 705 | Adriel Sanchez and Bill Maier answer caller questions. Show Notes CoreChristianity.com   1. How can someone be a Christian and still be so unforgiving and cruel? Can they be afflicted demonically as well as have the Holy Spirit within them? 2. Does the fact that I sometimes doubt that God has forgiven me mean I'm not really saved? 3. Which doctrines are primary and which ones are sec...

Episode 704 | Adriel Sanchez and Bill Maier answer caller questions. Show Notes CoreChristianity.com   1. I understand that it is preferable for the men to preach, but in my church no men are actually interested in speaking up. That is what I am wrestling with. What should I do? 2. Who is the "Bright and Morning Star" referring to in the Bible? 3. Can you explain a simplified idea of predestinatio...

Episode 703 | Adriel Sanchez and Bill Maier answer caller questions. Show Notes CoreChristianity.com   1. Where should I go in the Bible to address alcoholism? 2. Is it a sin to be cremated? 3. Does the New Testament say that we do not need the laws of the Old Testament? 4. I recently saw that one of the biggest churches in America ordained 3 women to pastoral ministry. This is the first time the...

Episode 702 | Adriel Sanchez and Bill Maier answer caller questions. Show Notes CoreChristianity.com   1. We were talking with a Catholic couple who said that Eve was Adam's second wife. They say that this is taught in the Talmud and in Isaiah 34:14. Can you explain why we do not accept this teaching or hold to the Talmud? 2. In the Old Testament, it says that God hates the wicked. So, does this m...

Episode 701 | Adriel Sanchez and Bill Maier answer caller questions. Show Notes CoreChristianity.com   1. Is baptism by sprinkling legitimate? Is infant baptism legitimate? 2. How can we avoid adding to the gospel? 3. Does God forgive repeated sins, even after you repent of these sins but fall back into them? 4. I know that Christians are not supposed to be fearful, but due to my traumatic upbring...