Core Christianity

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...

Episode 522 | Adriel Sanchez and Bill Maier answer caller questions. Show Notes CoreChristianity.com Key questions answered in today's show: 1. Do we have to confess our sin to the person we sinned against to be forgiven, even if we have confessed it to God repeatedly and asked for forgiveness? 2. I have a question about  Matthew 7:13–14 . It talks about "the way that is broad leads to destruction...

Episode 521 | Adriel Sanchez and Bill Maier answer caller questions. Show Notes CoreChristianity.com Key questions answered in today's show: 1. I have a really close friend who I have been sharing my faith with for years. He is very open-minded when I share with him but every time we get into a deep conversation about this, he always gets stuck on all the war and violence that has been attached to...

Episode 520 | Adriel Sanchez and Bill Maier answer caller questions. Show Notes CoreChristianity.com Key questions answered in today's show: 1. What does Jesus mean in  John 3:5  when he says that "unless one is born of water  and  the spirit, he cannot enter the kingdom of God," or Peter when he says baptism "now saves us" in  1 Peter 3:21 ? It sounds like Jesus is saying water baptism is necessa...

Episode 519 | Adriel Sanchez and Bill Maier answer caller questions. Show Notes CoreChristianity.com Key questions answered in today's show: 1. Do you have a guide on how to discuss salvation for Grandparents to use with Grandchildren various ages 4 to 16? I want to present to them on their level so I don't blow my opportunity. 2. I wonder why God let certain things happen in my life that make me...

Episode 518 | Adriel Sanchez and Bill Maier answer caller questions. Show Notes CoreChristianity.com Key questions answered in today's show: 1. The Bible mentions that God is our Shepherd, Refuge, Fortress, etc. In  Psalm 28:1 , it says, "O Lord my Rock." Why is a "rock" that significant? I don't know Palestine, but I would think that there are rocks all over the land. 2. What was the good news of...

Episode 517 | Adriel Sanchez and Bill Maier answer caller questions. Show Notes CoreChristianity.com Key questions answered in today's show: 1. What book I can recommend to a friend of mine who is a Christian but all over the place in their beliefs? I would like to share the gospel with her, and where she can understand the truth of God's Word and His Gospel. 2. In a recent program, you explained...

Episode 516 | Adriel Sanchez and Bill Maier answer caller questions. Show Notes CoreChristianity.com Key questions answered in today's show: 1. Is it God's will for His saints to be poor, or to live paycheck to paycheck? I felt God lead me to go back to school since I lost my job during the COVID shutdown. I don't feel that God wants me to work and go to school full-time on top of caring for my fa...

Episode 515 | Adriel Sanchez and Bill Maier answer caller questions. Show Notes CoreChristianity.com Key questions answered in today's show: 1. How is a person really saved? I hear preachers tell others to say a prayer, receive Christ into your heart, and then God will save you, and I don't find any of that in the Scriptures. Could you help me out and show me where they get that from? When God sav...

Episode 514 | Adriel Sanchez and Bill Maier answer caller questions. Show Notes CoreChristianity.com Key questions answered in today's show: 1. Should Christians practice the Passover Seder? If we do, do we go back under the law? 2. In Bart Ehrman's recent book,  Heaven and Hell: A History of the Afterlife , he claims that the Old Testament does not reference Hell at all, and in the New Testament,...

Episode 513 | Adriel Sanchez and Bill Maier answer caller questions. Show Notes CoreChristianity.com Key questions answered in today's show: 1. Since the start of this COVID pandemic, my husband and I have not attended church. He has health issues which makes him high-risk, and I don't want to bring this disease home to him. I still support my church with my tithes and offerings, and I'm listening...