Core Christianity

Episode 497 | Adriel Sanchez and Bill Maier answer caller questions. Show Notes CoreChristianity.com Key questions answered in today's show: 1. In  John 14:28  why does Jesus say, "I am going to the Father, for the Father is  greater  than I?" if Jesus is God, wouldn't he be the same as God the Father? Could you please explain this? 2. I was baptized as a newborn at a Presbyterian church when I wa...

Episode 496 | Adriel Sanchez and Bill Maier answer caller questions. Show Notes CoreChristianity.com Key questions answered in today's show: 1. Pastor Adriel, what is your favorite book of the Bible, and why? 2. Is there a doctrine as to what a church should do with its offerings?  I just wonder if a church should be giving regularly to the community that it is in? 3. In light of everything going...

Episode 495 | Adriel Sanchez and Bill Maier answer caller questions. Show Notes CoreChristianity.com Key questions answered in today's show: 1. The COVD-19 crisis has touched every aspect of our society, including those in the church. Our church has kept its eyes on the Word and promises of God through this, but there is an attitude with some members that perplexes me. Some people have been openly...

Episode 494 | Adriel Sanchez and Bill Maier answer caller questions. Show Notes CoreChristianity.com Key questions answered in today's show: 1. How can I grow in my desire to pray in a group? I struggle with others' approval so much that, when I get together with my brothers and sisters in Christ, my anxiety grows and I struggle to pray from my heart and my thoughts get clouded. I don't like this...

Episode 493 | Adriel Sanchez and Bill Maier answer caller questions. Show Notes CoreChristianity.com Key questions answered in today's show: 1. I have a question that has kept me wondering about my salvation. It is about the verses from  Revelation 3:15-16 . It talks about lukewarm Christians, and it states that the majority of the Christian community is not going to be saved. Could you please exp...

Episode 492 | Adriel Sanchez and Bill Maier answer caller questions. Show Notes CoreChristianity.com Key questions answered in today's show: 1. What did Jesus mean in  Matt 6:23  when he said, "Be sure that the light that is in you be not darkness?" How could it be both? 2. Does Baptism confer faith or grace upon an individual? Or is Baptism a confirmation of personal faith in Christ? 3. I've been...

Episode 491 | Adriel Sanchez and Bill Maier answer caller questions. Show Notes CoreChristianity.com Key questions answered in today's show: 1. Why does God say that it is an abomination to eat shellfish? I saw on Facebook that God hates shellfish. The person I'm talking about is an atheist and looks for opportunities to make the Bible look ridiculous. 2. What do we do when we find a book where th...

Episode 490 | Adriel Sanchez and Bill Maier answer caller questions. Show Notes CoreChristianity.com Key questions answered in today's show: 1. I'm not married yet, and sometimes I wonder if it is worth all the trouble. My parents went through a really difficult divorce, and I keep hearing similar stories from my friends. My boyfriend wants us to move in together, and sometimes it seems like the i...

Episode 489 | Adriel Sanchez and Bill Maier answer caller questions. Show Notes CoreChristianity.com Key questions answered in today's show: 1. I heard that you use the NIV Bible. Someone told me that the NIV Bible is missing verses throughout it. Is this true? 2. In light of  Matthew 4:17 , I wonder if there is a need to repent every day. And sometimes I wonder about salvation and if you can lose...

Episode 488 | Adriel Sanchez and Bill Maier answer caller questions. Show Notes CoreChristianity.com Key questions answered in today's show: 1. I have a friend whose grown children show no interest in God, church, the Bible, or prayer. He says that he's trusting the baptismal covenant that his children will return to the Faith. Is that a correct view of baptism? It almost sounds like baptismal reg...

Episode 487 | Adriel Sanchez and Bill Maier answer caller questions. Show Notes CoreChristianity.com Key questions answered in today's show: 1. When Jesus called God Father in  John 5:18 , was this a new concept for the Jews, or did they have something like this in the OT? 2. I thought I was a Christian, but then I got caught up in the lie that I was supposed to be the opposite sex. I went through...

Episode 486 | Adriel Sanchez and Bill Maier answer caller questions. Show Notes CoreChristianity.com Key questions answered in today's show: 1. Why do we have denominations? Why can't we just worship as one? 2. Will we be raised bodily like Christ was raised? If so, does this mean we'll have scars from our past as Jesus had? Will our burial grounds and casket be opened like Jesus' tomb was? Or was...

Episode 485 | Adriel Sanchez and Bill Maier answer caller questions. Show Notes CoreChristianity.com Key questions answered in today's show: 1. I am a Christian who goes to church every Sunday, but I want to start gymnastics and most of the competitions are on Sunday morning. I'm wondering if it is okay if I miss a day of church (even though I don't want to)? 2. I have a question about Genesis 6....

Episode 484 | Adriel Sanchez and Bill Maier answer caller questions. Show Notes CoreChristianity.com Key questions answered in today's show: 1. Why should I trust radio pastors? They ask people to put 100% of their trust in God, and then ask us to give our money or time to fill their coffers as they wear $1,000 suits! Does the Holy Spirit work better in expensive suits? 2. How important do you bel...

Episode 483 | Adriel Sanchez and Bill Maier answer caller questions. Show Notes CoreChristianity.com Key questions answered in today's show: 1. In the Psalms, I've noticed that a lot of times that when the psalmist is praying, they seem to be making demands of God. For example, do this or that to my enemies. It seems quite disrespectful to me to talk like that to God, instead of using manners. May...

Episode 482 | Adriel Sanchez and Bill Maier answer caller questions. Show Notes CoreChristianity.com Key questions answered in today's show: 1. I was in a discussion with my friend about our beliefs. According to her, women are not able to cut their hair or wear pants. She sent me  Deuteronomy 22:5 , which talks about women not wearing men's clothes and  1 Corinthians 11:6 , which talks about wome...

Episode 481 | Adriel Sanchez and Bill Maier answer caller questions. Show Notes CoreChristianity.com Key questions answered in today's show: 1. I have been told by some people that Jesus Christ is a fake name; therefore, I am following a fake Jesus Christ. Can you please clarify for me if it is wrong to call the Son of God, Jesus Christ? 2. Was Saul similar to Judas, who walked with Jesus but neve...

Episode 480 | Adriel Sanchez and Bill Maier answer caller questions. Show Notes CoreChristianity.com Key questions answered in today's show: 1. In the Lord's prayer, I understand how the Father would deliver us from evil, but why would God lead us into temptation? What is meant by "Our Father…lead us not into temptation"? 2. What are your views on the Lord's Day, and what are biblical ways to hono...

Episode 479 | Adriel Sanchez and Bill Maier answer caller questions. Show Notes CoreChristianity.com Key questions answered in today's show: 1. I have heard some Christians claim that  Acts 16:6  proves that God does not want to save everybody since Paul was forbidden to speak in Asia. Yet Paul and those with him were not the only evangelists. Sometimes it seems like the church in the US acts like...

Episode 478 | Adriel Sanchez and Bill Maier answer caller questions. Show Notes CoreChristianity.com Key questions answered in today's show: 1. Should people or pastors call themselves prophets or "man of God" today? If so, what does it mean to not touch the anointed ones and do prophets no harm? 2. In Genesis, in the Hebrew language, the creator of the universe is referred to in the plural form o...

Episode 477 | Adriel Sanchez and Bill Maier answer caller questions. Show Notes CoreChristianity.com Key questions answered in today's show: 1. I know God accepts me in Jesus but the way I walk does not reflect this. I tend to perform, not for God, but to meet my own standards. I feel trapped, as my pride gets in the way of enjoying God's grace. Even though I know this issue, I still feel trapped....

Episode 476 | Adriel Sanchez and Bill Maier answer caller questions. Show Notes CoreChristianity.com Key questions answered in today's show: 1. What if I have been the prodigal son, but multiple times? In Hebrews, it sounds like if you fall away, you can't be renewed to repentance. But Israel always seems to be falling away and returning to God. I guess I just feel the need to  exhaustively  make...

Episode 475 | Adriel Sanchez and Bill Maier answer caller questions. Show Notes CoreChristianity.com Key questions answered in today's show: 1. I've been doubting my salvation. I started reading the bible back in the 90s. Back in those days, I was addicted to cocaine, marijuana, porn, smoking and drinking. About 15 years ago I quit drugs, and about two years ago I quit smoking. I'm only about 560...

Episode 474 | Adriel Sanchez and Bill Maier answer caller questions. Show Notes CoreChristianity.com Key questions answered in today's show: 1. Is it a sin to skip church? 2. Before the restrictions related to the coronavirus, our church was to no longer serve the Lord's Supper once a month on Sunday, but once a month on a Wednesday during an all-church prayer night. I struggle to understand why w...

Episode 473 | Adriel Sanchez and Bill Maier answer caller questions. Show Notes CoreChristianity.com Key questions answered in today's show: 1. Why do I constantly hear negative thoughts from the Enemy? I was baptized for second time last year. So much different this time because I am actually a Christian. So why do I hear these negative thoughts? Maybe it is harder now because I have the Holy Spi...