Core Christianity

Episode 512 | Adriel Sanchez and Bill Maier answer caller questions. Show Notes CoreChristianity.com Key questions answered in today's show: 1. Why do Christians argue about the gift of speaking in tongues, saying that you don't have to speak in tongues to have the Spirit? Scripture clearly teaches that we cry, "Abba Father" when we have the gift of the Spirit. Can you explain that? 2. I heard Adr...

Episode 511 | Adriel Sanchez and Bill Maier answer caller questions. Show Notes CoreChristianity.com Key questions answered in today's show: 1. Is it possible to have sins unpaid for? In other words, when Jesus said from the cross, "Father, forgive them, for they know not what they do," were those people forgiven, or did Jesus die for those sins? Should we assume that all of the people in the crow...

Episode 510 | Adriel Sanchez and Bill Maier answer caller questions. Show Notes CoreChristianity.com Key questions answered in today's show: 1. How come God hasn't destroyed Satan already? 2. I've been with the Lord for almost 30 years. When I was younger, I committed adultery. I did repent, but to this day I hurt so much. Yes, for the things I have done, but mostly because I was already a born ag...

Episode 509 | Adriel Sanchez and Bill Maier answer caller questions. Show Notes CoreChristianity.com Key questions answered in today's show: 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 th...

Episode 508 | 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 507 | Adriel Sanchez and Bill Maier answer caller questions. Show Notes CoreChristianity.com Key questions answered in today's show: 1. When Christ died on the cross was he in hell for 3 days? 2. Should we pray for healing to escape our suffering, or strength to endure it? 3. Did God write the law to save us? Did Jesus break the law when he healed on the sabbath, or his disciples when they...

Episode 506 | Adriel Sanchez and Bill Maier answer caller questions. Show Notes CoreChristianity.com Key questions answered in today's show: 1. How should I pray for immediate healing? 2. Are we sinful because we're evil, or are we evil because we're sinful? 3. I have a question about  1 John 4:18 . "There is no fear in love. But perfect love drives out fear, because fear has to do with punishment...

Episode 505 | Adriel Sanchez and Bill Maier answer caller questions. Show Notes CoreChristianity.com Key questions answered in today's show: 1. Can a Christian get their faith back after losing it? 2. Truthfulness is an important matter. No one wants to believe in something that is not true. How can we defend and proclaim the truthfulness of our Christian faith and the Bible? 3. In  1 Corinthians...

Episode 504 | Adriel Sanchez and Bill Maier answer caller questions. Show Notes CoreChristianity.com Key questions answered in today's show: 1. I have a couple of friends who say that Jesus has come to them and spoken to them in their dreams. Most recently, they said that Jesus came to them and said UFO's were real and angel's chariots. I kind of cringe any time I hear that. I wanted to know, what...

Episode 503 | Adriel Sanchez and Bill Maier answer caller questions. Show Notes CoreChristianity.com Key questions answered in today's show: 1. What book do you recommend to best start a study on the book of Revelation? 2. If God forgives all our sins when we put our faith in him, what about our future sins? Are they also forgiven? 3. My question is from  Matthew 11:19 . It says the Pharisees call...

Episode 502 | Adriel Sanchez and Bill Maier answer caller questions. Show Notes CoreChristianity.com Key questions answered in today's show: 1. Did Old Testament believers experience the new birth? I mean, were they born again? 2. I've dealt with pornography since I was probably 7 years old, and I can't let it go. I want to. How can I? I've gone to God and asked for forgiveness more times than not...

Episode 501 | Adriel Sanchez and Bill Maier answer caller questions. Show Notes CoreChristianity.com Key questions answered in today's show: 1. In Matthew 12, Jesus said that an evil and unfaithful generation asked for signs. But in the previous chapter, when John the Baptist doubted if Jesus was the Christ, why did Jesus point to his miraculous works? And why would he perform so many miracles if...

Episode 500 | Adriel Sanchez and Bill Maier answer caller questions. Show Notes CoreChristianity.com Key questions answered in today's show: 1. What would you say is at the core of the answers you give us? What is the heart of your show? 2. I've been a life-long Christian, and I believe that Jesus is my Lord and Savior. I know that He sustains me, but there's one place in my life right now that I'...

Episode 499 | Adriel Sanchez and Bill Maier answer caller questions. Show Notes CoreChristianity.com Key questions answered in today's show: 1. Getting to church with our children is often stressful. This last Sunday I said some harsh words to my kids, threatening them with discipline. In the moment I felt justified, but I also know I spoke out of anger, not love. I really want our family to be at...

Episode 498 | Adriel Sanchez and Bill Maier answer caller questions. Show Notes CoreChristianity.com Key questions answered in today's show: 1. Can we pray for repentance? 2. I know Hebrews 6 comes up regularly on your show. I have a slightly different question, I think. I'm wondering, how can someone who isn't saved be said to "partake" of the Holy Spirit? 3. I am a nurse in a nursing home. In ev...

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...