Core Christianity

Episode 700 | Adriel Sanchez and Bill Maier answer caller questions. Show Notes CoreChristianity.com   1. Is Melchizedek the preincarnate Christ? 2. Should I find a church that helps me serve in my gifts? 3. How should we address false teachers? 4. A question about divorce and physical abuse. 5. Can Christians be given up to a "debased mind," as Paul says in Romans 1? Or are these scriptures only...

Episode 699 | Adriel Sanchez and Bill Maier answer caller questions. Show Notes CoreChristianity.com   1. How do you witness to teenagers who are not receptive to the gospel? 2. When Jesus healed people, did he use oil? 3. I am a new Christian and am finding a hard time finding fellowship with other believers. Do you have any advice? 4. I live in Romania and am a member of the Russian Orthodox chu...

Episode 699 | Adriel Sanchez and Bill Maier answer caller questions. Show Notes CoreChristianity.com   1. How do you witness to teenagers who are not receptive to the gospel? 2. When Jesus healed people, did he use oil? 3. I am a new Christian and am finding a hard time finding fellowship with other believers. Do you have any advice? 4. I live in Romania and am a member of the Russian Orthodox chu...

Episode 698 | Adriel Sanchez and Bill Maier answer caller questions. Show Notes CoreChristianity.com   1. Are Christians commanded to go to church and gather together for worship? 2. Are the promises for Old Testament Israel for Christians today? 3. Should Christians study other religions and philosophies for apologetics purposes? 4. Was the Apocrypha illegitimately removed from the canon of scrip...

Episode 697 | Adriel Sanchez and Bill Maier answer caller questions. Show Notes CoreChristianity.com   1. How should we consider vows in light of Judges 11? 2. Will there be a 1,000 year reign of believers with Christ on earth? 3. There seem to be different translations of Romas 8:1, which one is correct? 4. Is it a sin to disobey your parents if it means following God? 5. Should I be concerned ab...

Episode 695 | Adriel Sanchez and Bill Maier answer caller questions. Show Notes CoreChristianity.com   1. Will those in heaven be aware of those suffering in hell? 2. Is it ok for Christians to watch movies about Jesus? 3. If a family member is argumentative regarding religion, should I stop witnessing to them? 4. Should we be baptized in Jesus's name or in the Triune name? 5. I need to know about...

Episode 695 | Adriel Sanchez and Bill Maier answer caller questions. Show Notes CoreChristianity.com   1. Did Judas repent before he died? 2. How do we discern God's will? Is God's will spoken of differently in Romans 12 and 1 John 2? 3. What are the differences between Presbyterians and Lutherans? 4. Can someone who has a mental illness, but it is well managed through regular medication, can they...

Episode 694 | Adriel Sanchez and Bill Maier answer caller questions. Show Notes CoreChristianity.com   1. Are there varying rewards in heaven for believers in heaven? 2. Can Christians cast out demons using "Jesus's name"? 3. How does the Spirit help us preach the gospel? 4. I work at an assisted living nursing home and what I see most are people suffering and dying and when I see someone in a ter...

Episode 693 | Adriel Sanchez and Bill Maier answer caller questions. Show Notes CoreChristianity.com   1. Do Christians have authority over demons? 2. I have heard you speak about forgiveness and reconciliation, but I as a former criminal, I have caused an immense amount of harm to others. It would not be wise for me to go to the people I have hurt in the past because my mere presence would these...

Episode 692 | Adriel Sanchez and Bill Maier answer caller questions. Show Notes CoreChristianity.com   1. Is persecution a litmus for being faithful to Jesus? 2. Is Isaiah 53 speaking of our physical healing? 3. Does Ephesians 1:4 speak of God planning to save mankind before the world was formed? 4. Is there a prayer language found in scripture? 5. Can Christians heal like the apostles did? Today'...

Episode 691 | Adriel Sanchez and Bill Maier answer caller questions. Show Notes CoreChristianity.com   1. Can a Christian work in a casino? 2. If only God can forgive sins, why does he say that we can we can forgive one's sins in John 20:23? 3. What is the proper way to tithe? 4. In Exodus 3:18, it seems like God is telling Moses to lie to the leaders in Egypt. Is God practicing a kind of deceptio...

Episode 690 | Adriel Sanchez and Bill Maier answer caller questions. Show Notes CoreChristianity.com   1. When God says in Genesis 1, "let us make man in our image," who is the "us" that is being referred to here? 2. If someone has ignored God their entire life and then are later diagnosed with dementia, is it too late for them to follow the Lord? 3. If Jesus said "this is my body" and "this is my...

Episode 689 | Adriel Sanchez and Bill Maier answer caller questions. Show Notes CoreChristianity.com   1. I have been praying for healing and my prayers have not been answered. What are the best scripture passages that I should go to to help me? 2. Are there apostles and prophets today? 3. Is "Hashem" a true name of God? 4. I have only had failed relationships throughout my life. I now realize I w...

Episode 688 | Adriel Sanchez and Bill Maier answer caller questions. Show Notes CoreChristianity.com   1. If I am to pursue forgiveness, reconciliation, and restoration with those I have sinned against, must I pursue reconciliation with everyone I have ever wrong, even in my youth? 2. Did Jesus really descend into hell? 3. What is the best way to briefly share the gospel with people I meet in my e...

Episode 687 | Adriel Sanchez and Bill Maier answer caller questions. Show Notes CoreChristianity.com   1. Are we required to forgive those who not only don't ask for forgiveness, but openly mock us? Should we apply Psalm 109 to them? 2. How can I learn how to fast? 3. Should we contextualize the gospel? 4. I still find myself practicing Roman Catholic rituals even though I am a new Evangelical Chr...

Episode 686 | Adriel Sanchez and Bill Maier answer caller questions. Show Notes CoreChristianity.com   1. What should I look for in a good Bible study? 2. How do I love toxic family members? 3. I have prayed the Sinner's Prayer many times, but I have never had much confidence for if I am saved or not. What should I do? 4. People say they love the Lord, but in Leviticus 23, it says that, "these are...

Episode 685 | Adriel Sanchez and Bill Maier answer caller questions. Show Notes CoreChristianity.com   1. What is the cultural mandate in Genesis 1 and 9? 2. Are the Holy Spirit and Holy Ghost different persons? 3. My ex-husband has left me and his children and refuses to stay in contact with us. How am I supposed to move forward in this situation? 4. What is the role of the Holy Spirit in our liv...

Episode 684 | Adriel Sanchez and Bill Maier answer caller questions. Show Notes CoreChristianity.com   1. Can Christians "rescue" America? 2. What does it mean to turn the other cheek? 3. What scriptures are there that speak to our purpose in life? 4. Is there a difference between the "book of life" and the "Lamb's book of life"? 5. I was caught in the storm in Texas this past February and barely...

Episode 683 | Adriel Sanchez and Bill Maier answer caller questions. Show Notes CoreChristianity.com   1. Does the bible say anything about dinosaurs? 2. Where does it say that we must repent in order to be saved? 3. Are parachurches biblical, or are they taking talented individuals away from the local church? 4. When was Satan cast out of heaven and where does the bible talk about this? 5. Can yo...

Episode 682 | Adriel Sanchez and Bill Maier answer caller questions. Show Notes CoreChristianity.com   1. What do you think Matthew 24:13 means when it talks about "enduring to the end"? 2. Did Satan know that he was defeated when Christ was crucified on the cross? 3. Can I wash away my own sins? 4. I am from the Philippines and many of the churches here are having a heated discussion online about...

Episode 681 | Adriel Sanchez and Bill Maier answer caller questions. Show Notes CoreChristianity.com   1. Is God the author of sin? 2. Does the story of Jonah prove that God changes his mind? 3. If God is not the author of sin, why did he create the Tree of the Knowledge of Good and Evil? 4. What does it mean to be "caught up with the Lord" in 1 Thessalonians 4? 5. In Matthew 11, Jesus says that h...

Episode 680 | Adriel Sanchez and Bill Maier answer caller questions. Show Notes CoreChristianity.com   1. The government in Ireland still lists churches as non-essential. Other churches are able to meet outside, but my church has refused to even meet outside. What should I do? 2. I am having trouble reconciling what Paul says in Romans 9 about predestination and 1 Timothy 2 where he says that God...

Episode 679 | Adriel Sanchez and Bill Maier answer caller questions. Show Notes CoreChristianity.com   1. Where in the scriptures does it say that Satan was cast out of heaven? 2. What are the "groanings of the Spirit" mentioned in Romans 8:26? 3. If my heart grew cold to God when I walked away from him for a season, does that mean I committed the unpardonable sin? 4. Was Samson forgiven for disob...

Episode 678 | Adriel Sanchez and Bill Maier answer caller questions. Show Notes CoreChristianity.com   1. Do believers sin and break different commandments differently than we did before our conversion? 2. Can Christians practice Yoga? 3. If God does not have a body, how are we made in his image? 4. How do we get different races out of one man and one woman? 5. How do I find out what our spiritual...

Episode 677 | Adriel Sanchez and Bill Maier answer caller questions. Show Notes CoreChristianity.com   1. Does God love all people the same? Or does he only love his people? 2. What passages say that we can be forgiven of any sin? 3. Is the use of pornography by a spouse a legitimate cause for divorce? 4. Since America is not mentioned in Revelation, is it in the End Times? 5. What does it mean to...