Core Christianity

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...

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...