Core Christianity

Episode 676 | Adriel Sanchez and Bill Maier answer caller questions. Show Notes CoreChristianity.com   1. How do we overcome our sin and move past the discouragement that it causes in our lives? 2. What does the bible have to say about homosexuality? 3. I have a friend who believes that Jesus was really crucified on a Wednesday and he rose on Friday or Saturday, contrary to the idea that he rose o...

Episode 675 | Adriel Sanchez and Bill Maier answer caller questions. Show Notes CoreChristianity.com   1. I feel like I don't know how to love God. How do we love God rightly? 2. How were people's sins forgiven before Jesus was crucified? 3. What does the title "Son of Man" mean? 4. How should I respond to the books and TV specials that come out around Easter that say Jesus never wanted to found a...

Episode 674 | Adriel Sanchez and Bill Maier answer caller questions. Show Notes CoreChristianity.com   1. How should we interact with those who are undergoing church discipline or who have been excommunicated? 2. Which Mary was it that washed Jesus's feet in Luke 7? Was it Mary Magdalene or the Mary of Martha and Lazarus? 3. I have heard a lot of folks say that Easter actually has pagan origins an...

Episode 673 | Adriel Sanchez and Bill Maier answer caller questions. Show Notes CoreChristianity.com   1. What does it mean for Jesus to also "give us glory," as he says so in John 17? 2. Did God physically appear to Solomon? 3. If God is good, why does he allow people to suffer and even experience abuse? 4. Should Christians use the Enneagram? I have heard that it has origins in the occult, is th...

Episode 672 | Adriel Sanchez and Bill Maier answer caller questions. Show Notes CoreChristianity.com   1. Can God promise miracles in exchange for financial donations? 2. What books do you recommend for new believers? 3. How should we understand Leviticus 25 where it speaks about letting the soil rest? 4. I am having a hard time obeying the 5th commandment, because my mother and I have always had...

Episode 671 | Adriel Sanchez and Bill Maier answer caller questions. Show Notes CoreChristianity.com   1. Why was David forgiven but Saul wasn't? 2. How can we understand the doctrine of the Trinity? Are there three different gods, how are they "one"? 3. Can Christians who are dating share a hotel room? 4. What do we do with passages in our bibles that are not in the originals, like John 8? 5. Why...

Episode 670 | Adriel Sanchez and Bill Maier answer caller questions. Show Notes CoreChristianity.com   1. My husband and I divorced, but we are now thinking of pursuing reconciliation. How should we go about doing this? 2. How should we understand Old Testament verses on prosperity? 3. I was recently in a dark place in my life and I cried out against God. Did I blaspheme him? 4. What did Jesus mea...

Episode 669 | Adriel Sanchez and Bill Maier answer caller questions. Show Notes CoreChristianity.com   1. As a new Christian I find myself ashamed of myself for turning my back to Christ. How does one returning to the faith overcome the sense of shame and accept the love of Christ once again into my life? 2. How do you comfort someone whose teenage son died unexpectedly and the parent has no assur...

Episode 668 | Adriel Sanchez and Bill Maier answer caller questions. Show Notes CoreChristianity.com   1. Do Christians have to get married through the state? 2. How do I know if God is sending me a sign? 3. I am a new Christian and I am having a hard time hanging out with my old friends who are not believers. I am not sure if I should stop seeing them or try to minister to them? 4. If we will be...

Episode 667 | Adriel Sanchez and Bill Maier answer caller questions. Show Notes CoreChristianity.com   1. In Matthew 12, what is the difference between the blasphemy that "will be forgiven" and the blasphemy of the Holy Spirit? 2. Are Christians in the New Covenant required to tithe? 3. Since Paul was not one of the 12 apostles during Jesus's ministry, are his writings still inspired by the Holy S...

Episode 666 | Adriel Sanchez and Bill Maier answer caller questions. Show Notes CoreChristianity.com   1. What do you say to someone who is dealing with spiritual warfare? 2. What does Hebrews 10 mean when it speaks of sinning "willfully" and "presumptuously"? 3. Do I have to agree with my church on everything? 4. I heard on a different Christian radio program a pastor who is well-known say that w...

Episode 665 | Adriel Sanchez and Bill Maier answer caller questions. Show Notes CoreChristianity.com   1. What is the correct mode of baptism? 2. What does putting my trust in Jesus look like? How can I know if I am truly a Christian? 3. Were the saints in the Old Testament saved by works of the law? 4. How do we pray for non-believing friends? 5. How should the church respond when church members...

Episode 664 | Adriel Sanchez and Bill Maier answer caller questions. Show Notes CoreChristianity.com   1. I desperately want to go back to church, but my wife has multiple sclerosis and the medication that she is on makes her immune-compromised. I don't want to force her to go back to church, so what do I do? 2. Can we change God's mind through prayer? In Genesis 18 it seems to suggest that we can...

Episode 663 | Adriel Sanchez and Bill Maier answer caller questions. Show Notes CoreChristianity.com   1. Was Jesus really in the tomb for three full days? 2. Does  John 3:36  teach that we are partly saved by obedience? 3. In Luke 4, how did Jesus walk through a crowd who wanted to kill him? 4. Can a pastor be restored to ministry after adultery? 5. Do you believe it's a sin to continually ask fo...

Episode 662 | Adriel Sanchez and Bill Maier answer caller questions. Show Notes CoreChristianity.com   1. Is there a difference between the Old Covenant law and the Law of Christ? 2. Did Jesus literally go to hell after he was crucified? 3. How do I talk to a loved one who is marrying someone who is not a Christian? 4. Can Christians experience demon possession? 5. I recently have heard a lot of C...

Episode 661 | Adriel Sanchez and Bill Maier answer caller questions. Show Notes CoreChristianity.com   1. Are Christians required to tithe? 2. What is the significance of Jesus being "at the right hand of God"? 3. What happens to those who have never heard about Jesus? 4.  Romans 14:12  says that, " So then each of us will give an account of himself to God." If we are already saved and forgiven, w...

Episode 660 | Adriel Sanchez and Bill Maier answer caller questions. Show Notes CoreChristianity.com   1. Who are the "spirits imprisoned" in 1 Peter 3? 2. A lot of my friends express that they feel the presence of God in their life. However, I do not necessarily feel this, which makes me doubt if I am truly "elect." What are your thoughts? 3. How do pastors decide what they preach on each week? 4...

Episode 659 | Adriel Sanchez and Bill Maier answer caller questions. Show Notes CoreChristianity.com   1. Does the gospel impact my life in any practical way, or is it just about me getting to heaven? 2. When God was giving Cain his punishment after he murdered his brother Abel, who were the people he was afraid would kill him? 3. What is the origin of demons? 4. My husband died a year ago and I h...

Episode 658 | Adriel Sanchez and Bill Maier answer caller questions. Show Notes CoreChristianity.com   1. Why is it that traditional Christians seem to disparage women from holding a professional career? 2. If God ordains all things, how is he not also the author of sin? 3. I know that the bible says that we should love God and love neighbor. I am wondering how I can love my homsexual neighbors? I...

Episode 657 | Adriel Sanchez and Bill Maier answer caller questions. Show Notes CoreChristianity.com   1. If Jesus had not been crucified, would he have died naturally? 2. Does Romans 8:19-20 say that the current world will be reborn and restored, or destroyed and then remade? 3. How do we encourage friends who have left the faith to come back to Christ? 4. What do you think about the NLT translat...

Episode 656 | Adriel Sanchez and Bill Maier answer caller questions. Show Notes CoreChristianity.com   1. How do I encourage a believer who has not been going to church because they were deeply hurt by the church? 2. Is it ok to ever get remarried? 3. Can a true Christian ever apostacize? 4. Why are there so many protestant denominations? Today's Offer Inner Core Request our latest special offers ...

Episode 655 | Adriel Sanchez and Bill Maier answer caller questions. Show Notes CoreChristianity.com   1. What does it mean to "walk in sin," and how is this different from sinning occasionally as Christians? 2. Can you elaborate on a biblical view of justice and social justice and how it relates to those who are marginalized? 3. Are the miraculous gifts of the spirit for today? 4. Is Replacement...

Episode 654 | Adriel Sanchez and Bill Maier answer caller questions. Show Notes CoreChristianity.com   1. Where in the bible does it say the Sabbath changed from Saturday to Sunday? 2. Can I split my tithe between two churches? 3. My friend is in a so-called "open marriage," how do I tell them that this is wrong without destroying our relationship? 4. Can Christians commit the unforgivable sin and...

Episode 653 | Adriel Sanchez and Bill Maier answer caller questions. Show Notes CoreChristianity.com   1. Is there a problem with Christians being cremated? 2. How should Christians think through climate change and things like Earth Day? 3. In  1 Timothy 1:20 , Paul tells Timothy that he has handed certain people over to Satan for blasphemy. What does that mean? If he loved them why would he hand...

Episode 652 | Adriel Sanchez and Bill Maier answer caller questions. Show Notes CoreChristianity.com   1. Why do pastors and people today avoid talking about end times prophecies? 2. It seems as if God forsook Saul in the bible. If a king like Saul can be forsaken by God, what is stopping that from happening to us? How can we avoid being forsaken by God? 3. What should a church member do if their...