Core Christianity

Episode 572 | Adriel Sanchez and Bill Maier answer caller questions. Show Notes CoreChristianity.com 1. What can pastors and the church do to help people live through various aspects in life that are not addressed in the Bible without binding their consciences? 2. Does  Revelation 3:5  teach that we are once saved, always saved? 3. The bible seems to say that we have eternal souls. But we clearly...

Episode 571 | Adriel Sanchez and Bill Maier answer caller questions. Show Notes CoreChristianity.com 1. I have noticed that over the last few years a number of Christian worship leaders and artists have renounced the Christian religion and say that they have "de-converted" or "deconstructed" their faith. In light of this, what do you think of singing artist's songs who have since left the faith? 2...

Episode 570 | Adriel Sanchez and Bill Maier answer caller questions. Show Notes CoreChristianity.com 1. In the news cycle and on social media, misinformation is often a topic of discussion. What do you think are some of the most misunderstood or misinformed ideas about Christianity? 2. It is my understanding that Enoch and Elijah were taken directly to heaven without experiencing physical death. I...

Episode 569 | Adriel Sanchez and Bill Maier answer caller questions. Show Notes CoreChristianity.com 1. How do I know without a doubt that a choice I am making is God's choice for me? It really feels like I am talking and listening to a wall 99% of the time. 2. I believe in the Trinity and in Jesus Christ, but what confuses me is that the Bible also says that "no one knows the day or hour" of Jesu...

Episode 568 | Adriel Sanchez and Bill Maier answer caller questions. Show Notes CoreChristianity.com 1. What is the ministry of reconciliation in 2 Corinthians 5? Is it a specific kind of ministry or is it more broad than that? 2. I am an athlete and I am getting older in age and am wondering if the bible has anything to say about hormone therapy or other forms of supplementation? 3. When Jesus is...

Episode 567 | Adriel Sanchez and Bill Maier answer caller questions. Show Notes CoreChristianity.com 1. As a pastor during COVID and an election year, what are some of the biggest challenges facing the church right now? How are you facing these challenges? 2. In  Ephesians 2:8 , is it grace or faith that has been gifted by God? 3. Is there any truth in the idea that "the ends justify the means"? I...

Episode 566 | Adriel Sanchez and Bill Maier answer caller questions. Show Notes CoreChristianity.com 1. Should pastors preach on current events more? I have seen some pastors not mention current events in their sermons and others seemingly construct their sermons around what is happening in the news. What are your thoughts? 2. The parable of the unjust steward in Luke 16 is difficult for me to und...

Episode 565 | Adriel Sanchez and Bill Maier answer caller questions. Show Notes CoreChristianity.com 1. There is a church in our town that has an alternative event for kids to attend instead of trick-or-treating. What do you think about these types of alternative events? 2. Is it ok for Christians to eat pork now, or is it something we should still refrain from like in the Old Testament? 3. What d...

Episode 564 | Adriel Sanchez and Bill Maier answer caller questions. Show Notes CoreChristianity.com 1. In Deuteronomy 29, when it says that Israel served and worshiped "gods whom they had not known and whom he had not allotted to them," does this suggest that there are other spiritual beings that are lower gods? 2. Should we repeatedly ask for the same things in prayer? 3. Does God ever say thank...

Episode 563 | Adriel Sanchez and Bill Maier answer caller questions. Show Notes CoreChristianity.com 1. When did the Catholic teaching of purgatory come into existence? 2. When Paul talks about "principalities and powers" in Ephesians 6, is he only referring to spiritual warfare, or is he also referring to worldly forces of power? 3. Lately people have been saying that the word "homosexual" was ne...

Episode 562 | Adriel Sanchez and Bill Maier answer caller questions. Show Notes CoreChristianity.com 1. My parents have recently converted to the Russian Orthodox church and they say that every other denomination has apostatized. I am not sure if I should believe them or if I should believe what everyone else seems to say. Can you help? 2. What does the bible mean when it talks about the anti-Chri...

Episode 561 | Adriel Sanchez and Bill Maier answer caller questions. Show Notes CoreChristianity.com 1. I'm relatively new in my serious walk with Christ and I'm working on figuring out this new belief system. With that said, I'm not too sure what the scriptures say about man-run politics, how do Christians navigate engaging with those aspects of life, or is the area of church and state only a gra...

Episode 560 | Adriel Sanchez and Bill Maier answer caller questions. Show Notes CoreChristianity.com 1. Can we take communion at home, and are we meant to do this once a week? 2. Is there a biblical mandate to be a single-issue voter? It seems that neither political party cares about all image bearers and we end up having to choose between one or the other. 3. I know I should forgive, but how do I...

Episode 559 | Adriel Sanchez and Bill Maier answer caller questions. Show Notes CoreChristianity.com 1. I am feeling really burnt out serving in ministry. I am an elder in my church, I work full time, and I feel like I am constantly giving and giving to others without any break or time to regroup. I know scripture commends us to sacrificially serve the church, but I am just feeling exhausted by it...

Episode 558 | Adriel Sanchez and Bill Maier answer caller questions. Show Notes CoreChristianity.com 1. Can you help me understand how God's Sovereignty fits into the story of King Saul? The Bible says that if he would have obeyed, then his kingdom would have been established forever. But instead God "sought out another." Doesn't that seem like an argument against God's sovereignty? It looks like...

Episode 557 | Adriel Sanchez and Bill Maier answer caller questions. Show Notes CoreChristianity.com 1. In 1 Samuel 21, David pretends to be insane in front of the king of Gath so he wouldn't be recognized. Was this sinful since he was concealing the truth and trying to deceive the king with his actions? I've always thought he was just using his wit to get out of a bad situation, especially since...

Episode 556 | Adriel Sanchez and Bill Maier answer caller questions. Show Notes CoreChristianity.com 1. How do I answer objections against the supposed violence in the Old Testament? 2. Do bishops and elders have to be married people, or can you be single and still be an elder or deacon in a church? 3. What would you say to a Christian who has been waiting years for an answer to a specific prayer...

Episode 555 | Adriel Sanchez and Bill Maier answer caller questions. Show Notes CoreChristianity.com 1. What book of the Bible should I introduce to the youth group that I am a leader in? 2. I know as a Christian we should read the bible ourselves but what do you do when you're scared that you will interpret it wrong? What do you do when you have trouble navigating your bible for answers as well?...

Episode 554 | Adriel Sanchez and Bill Maier answer caller questions. Show Notes CoreChristianity.com 1. Why did Jesus curse the fig tree? 2. Is Islam 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 Moses's sister Miriam received leprosy from God in the Old Testam...

Episode 552 | Adriel Sanchez and Bill Maier answer caller questions. Show Notes CoreChristianity.com 1. Does  John 9:2  teach that it is possible to sin in the womb? 2. Do denominations matter? I'm a Christian that trusts in Jesus alone but I can't decide on a church because of so many different beliefs, which scares me because I'm worried about being misled. 3. Is it a sin to enjoy alcohol? 4. Ho...

Episode 552 | Adriel Sanchez and Bill Maier answer caller questions. Show Notes CoreChristianity.com 1. Reading  2 Timothy 2:15 , how do I rightly "divide the word" and handle it rightly when it seems so easy to take scripture out of context? 2. I recently have been laid off due to COVID. I realize that God generally promises to save and redeem us and that that does not mean we will live successfu...

Episode 551 | Adriel Sanchez and Bill Maier answer caller questions. Show Notes CoreChristianity.com 1. Did the Pharisees reject Jesus because he did not meet what they were expecting or because they did not have the ability to see Him as the Son of God? 2. What happened to the Tree of Life in the garden after the Fall? Did it die, or just go away, what was its significance? 3. Can you go more in...

Episode 550 | Adriel Sanchez and Bill Maier answer caller questions. Show Notes CoreChristianity.com 1. When someone becomes a Christian, at what point should they be baptized, immediately after conversion, or should there be a long process? 2. What resources do you recommend I use to share with my friends who are Roman Catholic? 3. Recently people have shared that they are not going to come back...

Episode 549 | Adriel Sanchez and Bill Maier answer caller questions. Show Notes CoreChristianity.com 1. How do we reconcile the Lord's Prayer, where it says, "Lead us not into temptation," with James 1, where it says, "no one should say, 'God is tempting me'"?  2. Recently I refused to give money to a panhandler, and I feel guilty about it. Should I feel this way, or was I justified in refusing hi...

Episode 548 | Adriel Sanchez and Bill Maier answer caller questions. Show Notes CoreChristianity.com 1. What does  Deuteronomy 29:29  mean when it says, "The secret things belong to the LORD our God"? 2. How do we harmonize  John 19:14  when Jesus stood before Pilate at the sixth hour and the timing of Christ's crucifixion commencing at the third hour in the synoptic gospels? 3. If someone is bein...