Core Christianity

Episode 547 | Adriel Sanchez and Bill Maier answer caller questions. Show Notes CoreChristianity.com 1. How do I deal with a Christian friend who has fallen for a lot of false teaching and who is 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 between t...

Episode 546 | Adriel Sanchez and Bill Maier answer caller questions. Show Notes CoreChristianity.com 1. In Mark 9, after Jesus freed a boy from a demon that his disciples couldn't command, he tells them that it would only come out through prayer and fasting. Can Christians really get rid of demons through prayer and fasting? 2. If God is sovereign over all things, how can we not also say he is sov...

Episode 545 | Adriel Sanchez and Bill Maier answer caller questions. Show Notes CoreChristianity.com 1. I have many good Christian friends who say that the mark of the beast is an actual physical mark of your body. My view is that it's simply a figurative way of speaking about the devil's ownership, much like being sealed with the Spirit refers to our security in belonging to Jesus. I tried to exp...

Episode 544 | Adriel Sanchez and Bill Maier answer caller questions. Show Notes CoreChristianity.com 1. Could you explain to me what it means to pray in the Holy Spirit? 2. Will people in an ongoing homosexual relationship go to heaven, even if they confess that they are Christians? 3. Why are churches still separated by race? We all say we are Christians, so why don't we go to church together? 4....

Episode 543 | Adriel Sanchez and Bill Maier answer caller questions. Show Notes CoreChristianity.com 1. I have a coworker who is an atheist. I invited her to church, but she said that she had bad experiences as a child because she is also lesbian. She said Christians told her God hates gay people and gay people aren't welcome in church. How do I continue to show Jesus to her without seeming too pu...

Episode 542 | Adriel Sanchez and Bill Maier answer caller questions. Show Notes CoreChristianity.com 1. I find myself struggling with the balance between being dedicated to growing in my faith and recognizing that I cannot fix myself. I'm wondering, how can I find peace in that tension that I am still growing? 2. I go to a church where a lot of people speak in tongues. I don't understand it, and b...

Episode 541 | Adriel Sanchez and Bill Maier answer caller questions. Show Notes CoreChristianity.com 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 I never understood the point or the big picture of what the book is about. What is the main thing I should get from reading Reve...

Episode 540 | Adriel Sanchez and Bill Maier answer caller questions. Show Notes CoreChristianity.com 1. I was wondering why it is that I always feel unsaved? How do I rely on the promise that I have been redeemed? I also struggle with sin very much. How do I find a good balance between resting on the idea that I'm already saved but I still live in the flesh and to fight sin to death? 2. Where does...

Episode 539 | Adriel Sanchez and Bill Maier answer caller questions. Show Notes CoreChristianity.com 1. I've noticed a lot of books in the Bible are named after people who supposedly wrote them even if the books never claims that. The gospels are an example of this. I'm wondering why this wouldn't affect our trust in Biblical inerrancy? 2. How do we respond to movies that are promoted as Christian...

Episode 538 | Adriel Sanchez and Bill Maier answer caller questions. Show Notes CoreChristianity.com 1. We're struggling to decide whether we should go to a church where we don't feel as comfortable or to one that we can agree with theologically. Do you have any advice? 2. If God exists, does that mean we have to assume everything that happens is what he wants to happen? 3. How do you understand ...

Episode 537 | 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 536 | Adriel Sanchez and Bill Maier answer caller questions. Show Notes CoreChristianity.com 1. I accepted Jesus many years ago, but I still sin. How will I make it to heaven when I still sin? I do not always perfectly obey. What if I am not close enough to God? I am still sinful. What if I don't read my Bible and pray enough; or have enough good works? 2. What does Paul mean by "my gospel...

Episode 535 | Adriel Sanchez and Bill Maier answer caller questions. Show Notes CoreChristianity.com 1. If Jesus had limited knowledge due to his human nature, does he now have full omniscience being seated at the right hand of the Father? 2. Why is David allowed to eat the Bread of Presence in 1 Samuel 21? Leviticus 24 sounds pretty straight forward that only the priests and their family could ea...

Episode 534 | Adriel Sanchez and Bill Maier answer caller questions. Show Notes CoreChristianity.com 1. If only the Father knows when Christ shall return, why does Revelation say that the Bride has made herself ready for Christ? 2. When Paul warned the Corinthians that "whoever eats the bread or drinks the cup of the Lord in an unworthy manner will be guilty concerning the body and blood of the Lo...

Episode 533 | Adriel Sanchez and Bill Maier answer caller questions. Show Notes CoreChristianity.com 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 Chri...

Episode 532 | Adriel Sanchez and Bill Maier answer caller questions. Show Notes CoreChristianity.com 1. I have a question on  1 Peter 4:6  which says "For this is why the gospel was preached even to those who are dead, that though judged in the flesh the way people are, they might live in the spirit the way God does." As far as I understand, there is no opportunity for salvation once people died....

Episode 527 | 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 , "Rejoice always, pray without ceasing, give thanks in all circumstances; for this is the will of God in Christ Jesus for you." I'm not always happy, I don't always...

Episode 530 | Adriel Sanchez and Bill Maier answer caller questions. Show Notes CoreChristianity.com 1. Adriel: As you know, Nancy, writing a book is a lot of work. What did you see in the church and the lives of believers around you that made you feel that this book needed to be written? 2. I'm getting really burnt out as a parent right now. I already have a full-time job, and now I have to be a...

Episode 529 | Adriel Sanchez and Bill Maier answer caller questions. Show Notes CoreChristianity.com 1. Could you explain what Jesus means in  Matthew 18:18  when he says, "whatever you bind on earth shall be bound in heaven, and whatever you loose on earth shall be loosed in heaven"? 2. How do I position a conversation regarding someone who is an atheist or a Buddhist about Jesus, without them ge...

Episode 528 | Adriel Sanchez and Bill Maier answer caller questions. Show Notes CoreChristianity.com 1. I am concerned about my repentance and whether it is genuine. 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 just insti...

Episode 527 | Adriel Sanchez and Bill Maier answer caller questions. Show Notes CoreChristianity.com 1. How do I enter into a relationship with Christ? 2. In the book of Malachi, we read that God told the Israelites to test him in regard to offerings. However, in the books of the law, He told them not to test Him. I realize that these verses are not part of the same context, but how should we reco...

Episode 526 | Adriel Sanchez and Bill Maier answer caller questions. Show Notes CoreChristianity.com 1. What is the second death talked about in Revelation? If there is a second death, would it follow that there is a first death and a first resurrection? How can this be explained? 2. Where was Adam when Eve was being deceived? 3. If a mother committed sexual sins while her child was growing up and...

Episode 525 | Adriel Sanchez and Bill Maier answer caller questions. Show Notes CoreChristianity.com 1. I have a friend who has questions about the Christian faith, and I don't always feel like I have good answers. I get a lot from your show but don't always know how to relay that to my friend. Do you have any advice on how to become better at sharing my faith? 2. My son is taking a Religious Stud...

Episode 524 | Adriel Sanchez and Bill Maier answer caller questions. Show Notes CoreChristianity.com 1. Sometimes at church, my pastor will say things that really rub me the wrong way. How can I tell if my Pastor is preaching a false doctrine? 2. Should our children call God "Father" in the Lord's prayer if they are not baptized? Are they part of the visible church or covenant community? 3. I beli...

Episode 523 | Adriel Sanchez and Bill Maier answer caller questions. Show Notes CoreChristianity.com 1. What did Jesus mean when he told Nicodemus that he had to be born again. Nicodemus even seemed confused, and I don't understand Jesus' answer about the wind and Spirit. Is this just a figurative of speech to describe some profound experience in your life? 2. Are there different levels of sin? Or...