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Episode 616 | Adriel Sanchez and Bill Maier answer caller questions. Show Notes CoreChristianity.com 1. Why does Paul say that those who have faith are children of Abraham when Hebrews says Jesus mediates a better covenant than the old one? These seem to me like two opposing attitudes toward the Old Testament. How can I make sense of this? 2. I am a believer, and I'm wondering whether I should hav...

Episode 615 | Adriel Sanchez and Bill Maier answer caller questions. Show Notes CoreChristianity.com 1. My family and I have begun a year long plan to read through the Bible and we thought it would be encouraging and edifying to reach out to Core Christianity as questions arise in our daily readings and our first question came from Genesis chapter 4, and it's twofold: In verse seven God tells Cain...

Episode 614 | Adriel Sanchez and Bill Maier answer caller questions. Show Notes CoreChristianity.com 1. I recently heard a pastor say that for anybody to speak against him would be speaking against The Father. Is speaking against a pastor speaking against God?  2. I have heard some say that the Apostle Paul was still performing Jewish ceremonies and even sacrifices after his conversion to Christia...

Episode 613 | 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 612 | Adriel Sanchez and Bill Maier answer caller questions. Show Notes CoreChristianity.com Key questions answered in today's show: 1. Are God's promises conditional on our actions? If we don't forgive others, will he not forgive us? Do I fall out of God's favor every time I sin? 2. Does God control governments, history, and policies in order to fulfill all that he promises to do? 3. Can...

Episode 611 | Adriel Sanchez and Bill Maier answer caller questions. CoreChristianity.com   Show Notes   1. What do you say to people who claim that Christian doctrines like the trinity and the miracles in the bible are merely myths and fairytales? I believe and trust in Jesus, but when I start to spell out the things Christians believe it does honestly sound strange sometimes. Curious to hear you...

Episode 610 | Adriel Sanchez and Bill Maier answer caller questions. CoreChristianity.com   Show Notes   1. I have heard a pastor say that he has never once had someone come to him and repent of being greedy, even though Jesus talks about greed more than any other sin. My question is then, has anyone ever confessed to you that they struggle with greed, and if not, what do you think about this? 2....

Episode 609 | Adriel Sanchez and Bill Maier answer caller questions. CoreChristianity.com   Show Notes   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 speakin...

Episode 608 | Adriel Sanchez and Bill Maier answer caller questions. CoreChristianity.com   Show Notes   1. How do you appeal to a person who claims to be a Christian without being part of a local church; without taking the sacraments, and sitting under the regular preaching of the Word of God? 2. I want to ask a question. How do I get to know more about the word of God? 3. What was the blessing t...

Episode 607 | Adriel Sanchez and Bill Maier answer caller questions. CoreChristianity.com   Show Notes   1. When I remember bible verses, can I trust that that is God's voice talking to me? Is that what the bible refers to as the "still small voice"? 2. Who made God? 3. After reading a parable that Jesus told in Luke 19:11-27, I found myself a little confused about what it means. What is Jesus wan...

Episode 606 | In this special episode of Core Christianity, Adriel Sanchez speaks to President and CEO, Mark Green, regarding highlights from 2020 and an exciting announcement for the future of Core Christianity. READ AND SHARE OUR PRESS RELEASE HERE! CoreChristianity.com Show Notes   1. How has Core Christianity grown in 2020? 2.  What were Core Christianity's Top 3 listened to shows of the year?...

Episode 605 | Adriel Sanchez and Bill Maier answer caller questions. CoreChristianity.com   Show Notes   1. Who were the Three Magi or Wisemen that came to see Jesus when he was born? They don't seem to be referenced again in scripture. Is their involvement in the story important or is it random? 2.  Can you explain what Matthew 11:11-15 means? 3. When it comes to salvation, do we respond to God o...

Episode 604 | Adriel Sanchez and Bill Maier answer caller questions. CoreChristianity.com   Show Notes   1. My wife and I were at a baptismal service recently where the pastor said that when Jesus was baptized by John the Baptist all of the sins of the world were placed on him at that time and he then carried them with him until he went to the cross. We believe this is incorrect and that the sins...

Episode 603 | Adriel Sanchez and Bill Maier answer caller questions. CoreChristianity.com   Show Notes   1. I want to be a Christian, but I am not sure how. Can you please help me? 2. Could you explain Mark 2:21-22 for me please? 3. I know in my head that God is good and uses things for His Glory, but both myself and my daughter have learning disabilities that make life very difficult. Why would G...

Episode 602 | Adriel Sanchez and Bill Maier answer caller questions. CoreChristianity.com   Show Notes   1. Fear is very real these days and how do we as Christians, believers in Christ, keep our faith in these uncertain times. How can we connect our faith to very real and palpable fear that we feel in the world around us? 2. What is the "gospel of the kingdom" that Jesus preached in Matthew 4:23?...

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...