Core Christianity

Episode 651 | Adriel Sanchez and Bill Maier answer caller questions. Show Notes CoreChristianity.com   1. How do you grow in the spiritually and keep from falling into sin? 2. I normally talk to God like I am in a normal conversation. Is this prayer, or is prayer something that is more technical? 3. How does repentance play into salvation, it seems integral, but it also seems like a work that we d...

Episode 650 | Adriel Sanchez and Bill Maier answer caller questions. Show Notes CoreChristianity.com 1. I am discipling someone who says they have a prayer language and speak in tongues. How should I work through this with them? 2. What is the difference between the synagogue and the temple? Do they have different regulations? Did the religious leaders break the law in order to try to trap Jesus a...

Episode 649 | Adriel Sanchez and Bill Maier answer caller questions. Show Notes CoreChristianity.com 1. It seems to me that this vaccine could be a gift from God to help us defeat a disease. Why are so many Christians speaking so ill of it and of those who are working on it, claiming that it is the Mark of the Beast? 2. Can God be disappointed? 3. Can Christians read Romance Novels that include ex...

Episode 648 | Adriel Sanchez and Bill Maier answer caller questions. Show Notes CoreChristianity.com 1. What does Revelation teach about heaven? 2. Are there any scientific proofs for the resurrection of Jesus Christ? 3. My daughter and husband died, why would God allow this to happen and not give me a sense of urgency to make much of the time I had with them? 4. I feel as though I receive signs f...

Episode 647 | Adriel Sanchez and Bill Maier answer caller questions. Show Notes CoreChristianity.com 1. What do you think about the Azusa St. Revivals and how those events impacted the modern church today? 2. I was formerly brought up in the Prosperity Gospel and the Word of Faith movement. In these movements they claimed that God never wants us to be sick and that we have the power to rebuke sick...

Episode 646 | Adriel Sanchez and Bill Maier answer caller questions. Show Notes CoreChristianity.com 1. With how long the Coronavirus pandemic has gone on, is it time now for all churches to open up in defiance of the government orders? 2. In 1 John 4, John says that we should "test the spirits." What does this mean and look like? 3. How was David a "man after God's own heart" when he was also a m...

Episode 645 | Adriel Sanchez and Bill Maier answer caller questions. Show Notes CoreChristianity.com 1. How would you explain the doctrine of the Trinity to a young child? 2. I know that the Lord forgives us but I often feel regret and have memories of my past life and previous sins. When I think of these past sins and feel condemned, does that count as spiritual warfare? 3. What do you think of t...

Episode 644 | Adriel Sanchez and Bill Maier answer caller questions. Show Notes CoreChristianity.com 1. How do you leave a legalistic church? 2. My husband is struggling with sexual addictions, including pornography. How do I show grace to him without enabling his sin? 3. As a former Roman Catholic, how do other Protestant denominations observe or practice Lent? 4. Why are Christians so quick to t...

Episode 643 | Adriel Sanchez and Bill Maier answer caller questions. Show Notes CoreChristianity.com 1. Jesus proclaimed that he was the Son of God, and yet in Mark 1:25, Jesus rebuked the demons and told them not to say who he was. Why did he do that? 2. What does it mean to be saved and what does that look like? 3. Doesn't God require us to obey him rather than man? I know Romans 13 says we shou...

Episode 642 | Adriel Sanchez and Bill Maier answer caller questions. Show Notes CoreChristianity.com 1. I have heard that Paul's guidelines for taking communion in 1 Corinthians 11 is about the need for brothers and sisters to get-along with each other in the church. After studying the passage, it seems that it is addressing people in Corinth who took all of the communion before everyone was able...

Episode 641 | Adriel Sanchez and Bill Maier answer caller questions. Show Notes CoreChristianity.com 1. Why did God place the Tree of the Knowledge of Good and Evil in the garden? 2. Is purgatory a biblical doctrine? 3. Is having a prayer language biblical? 4. Does fasting have to be from all food? In our church we say fasting can be giving up anything that we think we can't do without. I am a dia...

Episode 640 | Adriel Sanchez and Bill Maier answer caller questions. Show Notes CoreChristianity.com 1. A friend of mine has bought into the teachings of a New Age guru who has told her that she is the reincarnation of Mary Magdalene and that Jesus is her husband. I was reminded when you spoke about 1 John and our need to use discernment when testing the spirit. I am wondering if I need to take a...

Episode 639 | Adriel Sanchez and Bill Maier answer caller questions. Show Notes CoreChristianity.com 1. I'm still relatively new to the faith. Recently I've been confused about the meaning of 1st John chapter 3 verse 4. There are a lot of discrepancies regarding that verse, and many are using it to say that we must uphold God's law, including the sabbath. I ended up going deep down the rabbit hole...

Episode 638 | Adriel Sanchez and Bill Maier answer caller questions. Show Notes CoreChristianity.com 1. How should the church observe communion and take the Lord's Supper? 2. Must a born again Christian be extremely zealous about the things of the Lord? 3. Should pastors perform special prayers just for men in the worship service? 4. In Mark 11:24, Jesus says, "I tell you, whatever you ask in pray...

Episode 637 | Adriel Sanchez and Bill Maier answer caller questions. Show Notes CoreChristianity.com 1. I am a convicted felon. I know that Jesus has forgiven me for my past sins, but even after paying my due to society, it seems that I am forever marked by my past. How can I find rest when every day society reminds me of my past sins? 2. What is Lent, and why do some churches practice it and othe...

Episode 636 | Adriel Sanchez and Bill Maier answer caller questions. Show Notes CoreChristianity.com 1. Does the story of Judas prove that suicide is the unpardonable sin? Help is available – Speak with someone 24/7 at the National Suicide Prevention Lifeline: 800-273-8255 2. I would like to tithe, but my spouse does not want to. Should I tithe out of my own paycheck? 3. How do I address my pastor...

Episode 635 | 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 assuran...

Episode 634 | Adriel Sanchez and Bill Maier answer caller questions. Show Notes CoreChristianity.com 1. I struggle with pornography. I know it's wrong and a sin and I hate that I am so weak. When I fail I stay away from God for a little while because I am ashamed and am not worthy. Even though I know I am forgiven, my brain just cannot comprehend that God can forgive me over and over again for the...

Episode 633 | Adriel Sanchez and Bill Maier answer caller questions. Show Notes CoreChristianity.com 1. What are the marks in a church we keep an eye out for when we are looking for a new church to attend? 2. I have heard some people say that the true Sabbath is on Saturday, and if we do not observe the Seventh-Day Sabbath then this does not make us eligible for salvation. Is this true? 3. The Old...

Episode 632 | Adriel Sanchez and Bill Maier answer caller questions. Show Notes CoreChristianity.com 1. If John was administering baptism for the forgiveness of sins, and Jesus was sinless, why did Jesus get baptized? 2. Should Christians be cremated or buried when they die? 3. I run a 12 step program and I use 1 Corinthians 10:12-13 where Paul talks about temptation to help those in the program....

Episode 631 | Adriel Sanchez and Bill Maier answer caller questions. Show Notes CoreChristianity.com 1. I am naturally interested in studying the bible and theological books. I also have a young family and while my wife is not uninterested in these things, I also know it would not be ideal for us as a family to read and discuss the types of things I am naturally drawn to, theologically speaking. I...

Episode 630 | Adriel Sanchez and Bill Maier answer caller questions. Show Notes CoreChristianity.com   1. What book or character in the bible is most underrated or glossed over in our churches? 2. In Luke 9, Jesus sends out His apostles to proclaim the Kingdom of God, yet a few verses later after Peter confesses Jesus as the Christ, Jesus commands them not to tell this to anyone. What were the apo...

Episode 629 | Adriel Sanchez and Bill Maier answer caller questions. Show Notes CoreChristianity.com 1. How do you explain the doctrine of the Trinity to young children? My kids understand that Jesus is God but have a hard time understanding the idea of other persons in the identity of God. 2. Do we have to keep forgiving someone who keeps sinning against us? 3. Jesus say He will send the Holy Spi...

Episode 628 | Adriel Sanchez and Bill Maier answer caller questions.   CoreChristianity.com   1. What generation is passing away in Matthew 24:34? 2. How should the church view cultural changes in regards to homosexuality? 3. In Genesis 9, it says that "Whoever sheds the blood of man, by man shall his blood be shed, for God made man in his own image." Does this mean that the bible condones capital...

Episode 627 | Adriel Sanchez and Bill Maier answer caller questions. Show Notes CoreChristianity.com 1. Are there certain scripture passages you can point me to that helps us find God's will for our lives? 2. In Deuteronomy 32:52-53, it seems as if God is being vengeful toward Moses. Is God vengeful? 3. I have recently gone through multiple traumatic experiences and I am having trouble find joy in...