Core Christianity

Episode 601 | Adriel Sanchez and Bill Maier answer caller questions. CoreChristianity.com   Show Notes   1. I have a family member who will not forgive someone. Does unforgiveness affect their salvation in any way? 2. What does "according to his works" mean in Romans 2? Is Paul contradicting himself when he talks about salvation being rendered "according to works"? 3. What do I say to my pastor wh...

Episode 600 | Adriel Sanchez and Bill Maier answer caller questions. CoreChristianity.com   Show Notes   1. Why are the four beasts in Daniel's dream different than what is explained in Revelation? 2. Since God is all-knowing, and since He also sent His Son for us, for whom or for what, precisely, is Jesus interceding? 3. If I had spiritual mentors who led me the wrong way, and told me to do thing...

Episode 599 | Adriel Sanchez and Bill Maier answer caller questions. CoreChristianity.com   Show Notes   1. Why did Jesus curse the fig tree? 2. Since Islam is an Abrahamic religion, does that mean that it is really a false religion? 3. Is the 3rd-use of the law legitimate? It seems that if people have a good sense of justification by faith alone that the 3rd use of the law is not necessary. 4. If...

Episode 598 | Adriel Sanchez and Bill Maier answer caller questions. CoreChristianity.com   Show Notes   1. How do I deal with a Christian friend who has fallen for a lot of false teaching and is absolutely not teachable and gets offended if I don't agree with them? 2. If God will blot out our sins, why do we have to give an account for every word that we speak? 3. What is the biblical distinction...

Episode 597 | Adriel Sanchez and Bill Maier answer caller questions. CoreChristianity.com   Show Notes   1. I grew up in a church that would go into a lot of details about the book of Revelation trying to discern if we were living in the last days and what it all meant, but in all those years I never understood the point or the big picture of what the book is about. What is the main thing I should...

Episode 596 | Adriel Sanchez and Bill Maier answer caller questions. CoreChristianity.com   Show Notes   1. When Jesus said from the cross, "Father, forgive them, for they know not what they do," were those people forgiven, did Jesus die for their sins? Should we assume that all of the people in the crowd were eventually saved because Jesus forgave their sins? 2. Between the time of Jesus' death a...

Episode 595 | Adriel Sanchez and Bill Maier answer caller questions. CoreChristianity.com   Show Notes 1. I am wondering how Christians use the idea of "faith" to justify their beliefs. It seems that many other views and religions also tell their followers to just have "faith" to believe in their teachings. Is there anything else Christians can do to talk about their beliefs other than appealing t...

Episode 594 | Adriel Sanchez and Bill Maier answer caller questions. CoreChristianity.com   Show Notes   1. Why did God choose Jacob over Esau or David over Saul when they were all moral screw-ups? 2. I heard your answer to Jade about there not being any shame at the judgment seat of Christ for believers. I was wondering, what does that mean, then, for our works to be tested, and what we build on...

Episode 591 | Adriel Sanchez and Bill Maier, with special guests, Keith and Kristyn Getty, answer caller questions. Show Notes CoreChristianity.com 1. The two of you have been writing hymns and songs for worship for many years now. In fact, we sing many of those hymns in the congregation that I pastor each Sunday. n light of all of that, what inspired you to write an album of hymns and lullabies f...

Episode 590 | Adriel Sanchez and Bill Maier answer caller questions. Show Notes CoreChristianity.com 1. Is it okay for a Christian to get a plastic surgery?  2. I've always been told that Jesus was God, but some Jehovah's witnesses showed me Philippians 2 where it says that Jesus didn't consider himself equal to God. Now I am doubting. How do I make sense of this passage? 3. If God's love is uncon...

Episode 589 | Adriel Sanchez and Bill Maier answer caller questions. Show Notes CoreChristianity.com 1. I am concerned about my repentance and whether it is genuine repentance. I have attended church all my life, but only truly understood the gospel and received Christ last year. I know I should hate sin, but there are many instances when I find myself loving the sin that I struggle with. Often, I...

Episode 587 | Adriel Sanchez and Bill Maier answer caller questions. Show Notes CoreChristianity.com 1. Sometimes I feel like the most inspirational verses in the Bible actually leave me feeling hopeless. Like 1 Thessalonians 5:16-18, " 16  Rejoice always,  17  pray without ceasing,  18  give thanks in all circumstances; for this is the will of God in Christ Jesus for you." I'm not always happy, I...

Episode 586 | Adriel Sanchez and Bill Maier answer caller questions. Show Notes CoreChristianity.com 1. I recently was reading to my children a new children's book about the bible and the book described sin as loving things more than God. It warned the kids that if they love anything too much, like their parents and friends, then this is the definition of sin. Is that the entirety of what sin is?...

Episode 585 | Adriel Sanchez and Bill Maier answer caller questions. Show Notes CoreChristianity.com 1. Are God's promises conditional on our actions? If we don't forgive others, will he not forgive us? 2. Does God control governments, history, and policies in order to fulfill all that he promises to do? 3. Can Christians have the Holy Spirit in the same way the early disciples did at Pentecost? 4...

Episode 584 | Adriel Sanchez and Bill Maier answer caller questions. Show Notes CoreChristianity.com 1. I have a couple of friends who say that Jesus has come to them and spoken to them in their dreams. Most recently, they said that Jesus came to them and said UFO's were real. I kind of cringe any time I hear that. I wanted to know, what are your thoughts on Jesus coming to people in their dreams?...

Episode 583 | Adriel Sanchez and Bill Maier answer caller questions. Show Notes CoreChristianity.com 1. I have a cousin and aunt and they said that the Catholic church was started by Jesus through the apostles, and I said that that was the catholic "universal," but they disagreed and said that church was the Roman Catholic church. So why do Catholics believe that they are the only true church and...

Episode 582 | Adriel Sanchez and Bill Maier answer caller questions. Show Notes CoreChristianity.com 1. In Hebrews, where it says those have tasted the things of the Lord were not saved, what does that mean? I backslid and got caught up with alcoholism but the Lord brought me back and was curious if I lost faith and regained it, or if I always had it and the Lord just called me back? 2. How do we...

Episode 581 | Adriel Sanchez and Bill Maier answer caller questions. Show Notes CoreChristianity.com 1. Are there discrepancies and contradictions in the bible? 2. In John 1, it says that Jesus is the Word, and I accept that, however, could you please elaborate on Jesus being the Word? 3. Is it possible to know what sins are unless we have a list of rules to to go off of, or is that why we have th...

Episode 579 | Adriel Sanchez and Bill Maier answer caller questions. Show Notes CoreChristianity.com 1. Can you please give me some scripture references on if someone can or cannot lose their salvation? 2. In 1 Corinthians 8, it talks about the "strong" and the "weak" as groups within the church in Corinth. These groups had differences of opinion over various issues, but Paul specifically encourag...

Episode 578 | Adriel Sanchez and Bill Maier answer caller questions. Show Notes CoreChristianity.com 1. When can I be a witness for Jesus and evangelize, do I have to wait until the Spirit descends on me and anoints me? 2. What does the Bible say about fasting? Is it just about giving up food for awhile to draw closer to God? Is it something we can do to unlock some form of holy power like the apo...

Episode 577 | Adriel Sanchez and Bill Maier answer caller questions. Show Notes CoreChristianity.com 1. What do you do when the truths of the gospel and the bible and everything we believe as Christians sometimes just do not feel real? What do you do when the experiences of your life seem more random than guided by a loving God? 2. In another episode you mentioned that one must believe to be saved...

Episode 576 | Adriel Sanchez and Bill Maier answer caller questions. Show Notes CoreChristianity.com 1. Do you know of any helpful ways to bring up faith in a conversation that is not awkward or abrupt, or should we always try to evangelize even if it makes regular conversation awkward? 2. How do you pray "in the spirit"? I always thought prayer was good enough, but I am realizing praying "in the...

Episode 575 | Adriel Sanchez and Bill Maier answer caller questions. Show Notes CoreChristianity.com 1. In the Gospel of John it seems like some people "believed" but really didn't, according to Jesus. How do we understand this, particularly in reference to ourselves or our friends who may "believe" but might not be saved? How can we discern whether someone is in that state, or is that something o...

Episode 574 | Adriel Sanchez and Bill Maier answer caller questions. Show Notes CoreChristianity.com 1. A friend of mine recently suggested that my wife and I stop seeing a family therapist that we have been meeting with and instead only receive biblical counseling since it is based on scripture instead of other things. We have found meeting with this therapist really helpful, but are willing to m...

Episode 573 | Adriel Sanchez and Bill Maier answer caller questions. Show Notes CoreChristianity.com 1. I have heard that in prayer we can be totally honest with God, even cry and yell and demand for help when we need it. I recently have seen videos of prosperity preachers screaming in prayer and demanding things of God that seem strange. So how should we model ourselves in prayer? 2. What does He...