Core Christianity

Episode 472 | Adriel Sanchez and Bill Maier answer caller questions. Show Notes CoreChristianity.com Key questions answered in today's show: 1. In  Matthew 27:52–53  when the saints came out of the tomb after Jesus' resurrection. They went into the holy city and were seen by many. This would be huge! It's the only place in written history I can find it. How do you explain that nobody else ever tho...

Episode 471 | Adriel Sanchez and Bill Maier answer caller questions. Show Notes CoreChristianity.com Key questions answered in today's show: 1. I have a dear friend who is a devout Mormon who believes she is a Christian. Now, I'm a Christian, and we were in a conversation the other day and she was talking about "the Prophet." How do I witness to my friend? She believes in Jesus Christ and talks ab...

Episode 470 | Adriel Sanchez and Bill Maier answer caller questions. Show Notes CoreChristianity.com Key questions answered in today's show: 1. Where do evil and sin come from? Are they from Satan? Do we just have them?  2. How should i understand church government? What kind of authority do elders have?  3. I have been told that we shouldn't personally address the Holy Spirit in prayer or song be...

Episode 469 | Adriel Sanchez and Bill Maier answer caller questions. Show Notes CoreChristianity.com Key questions answered in today's show: 1. Do we need to speak in tongues under the Holy Spirit in order to be received by the Father in heaven?  2. In  Ezekiel 40 , God shows Ezekiel a vision of a temple. What temple is this, since the measurements do not fit the temples built under Ezra and Nehem...

Episode 468 | Adriel Sanchez and Bill Maier answer caller questions. Show Notes CoreChristianity.com Key questions answered in today's show: 1. I'm a 77-year-old Christian lady, and I didn't notice it for years, but my social security number has a 666 number. That has really troubled me a lot. Could you explain what you think that might mean for me, and what I can do about it? 2. It seems like man...

Episode 467 | Adriel Sanchez and Bill Maier answer caller questions. Show Notes CoreChristianity.com Key questions answered in today's show: 1. Jehovah's Witnesses have a different kind of Bible. So how can you even have a discussion on an issue with a person, when you are reading the word, but their Bible doesn't even say the same thing as your Bible? It is like you are at a dead-end or something...

Episode 466 | Adriel Sanchez and Bill Maier answer caller questions. Show Notes CoreChristianity.com Key questions answered in today's show: 1. I'm trying to do something good that was placed on my heart to help some people out. I've been praying for God to help me so that I can help them, but I haven't received anything. I get discouraged when nothing seems to happen. I believe God placed it on m...

Episode 465 | Adriel Sanchez and Bill Maier answer caller questions. Show Notes CoreChristianity.com Key questions answered in today's show: 1. Is it true that, based on  John 17:1–11 , we are glorious because we are one with God. My understanding of "glorious" is worthy of high praise. I thought that only God was worthy of high praise. Is it correct to say we are glorious?  2. I have been grappli...

Episode 464 | Adriel Sanchez and Bill Maier answer caller questions. Show Notes CoreChristianity.com Key questions answered in today's show: 1. Peter and Judas both betrayed Jesus, but Peter was forgiven and went to heaven. Judas became remorseful in the end and killed himself. Were they just following directions in their betrayal? Or did Jesus, being all-knowing, know how they would react? I know...

Episode 463 | Adriel Sanchez and Bill Maier answer caller questions. Show Notes CoreChristianity.com Key questions answered in today's show: 1. What is the purpose of meeting as a body of Christ? Because COVID-19 has restricted our fellowship, there was a discussion this week among some of the men in my church who question why we would even attend service if they couldn't fellowship with others. I...

Episode 462 | Adriel Sanchez and Bill Maier answer caller questions. Show Notes CoreChristianity.com Key questions answered in today's show: 1. In Christian circles we often make a distinction between temptation and sin, almost at the expense of downplaying temptation as morally neutral. However, since temptations come from our own sinful desires ( James 1 ), is the desire for something sinful, it...

Episode 461 | Adriel Sanchez and Bill Maier answer caller questions. Show Notes CoreChristianity.com Key questions answered in today's show: 1. Jesus is often called the son of David in the New Testament. However, his genealogy given in Matthew is connected to Joseph, his adopted father. Luke's genealogy differs, but he also traces Jesus' lineage through Joseph. How is Jesus the son of David, and...

Episode 460 | Adriel Sanchez and Bill Maier answer caller questions. Show Notes CoreChristianity.com Key questions answered in today's show: 1. What biblical wisdom can you provide for tithing and giving during job loss or the loss of regular income? How can an individual honor the Lord with their finances where they are living off of savings for a time or receiving unemployment? 2. I have a quest...

Episode 459 | Adriel Sanchez and Bill Maier answer caller questions. Show Notes CoreChristianity.com Key questions answered in today's show: 1. I have been a Christian for over 15 years. And recently, I have been having this overwhelming fear of dying. Even though I know there is a heaven and there is eternity, there is a seed of doubt of "what if this is the end?" It has given me anxiety and pani...

Episode 458 | Adriel Sanchez and Bill Maier answer caller questions. Show Notes CoreChristianity.com Key questions answered in today's show: 1. Can we be filled the Holy Spirit by asking to be filled with him? How do I receive the Holy Spirit like on Pentecost?  2. I have often heard people say after the death of a loved one, "I really miss my dad, but I know that he is now looking out for me." Th...

Episode 457 | Adriel Sanchez and Bill Maier answer caller questions. Show Notes CoreChristianity.com Key questions answered in today's show: 1. I've been taking the time to study the Bible, and your show has been very helpful. My question is, in  Romans 3:31 , Paul asks if faith nullifies the law. He answers, "Not at all! Rather, we uphold the law." Does this mean that when our faith is sincere an...

Episode 456 | Adriel Sanchez and Bill Maier answer caller questions. Show Notes CoreChristianity.com Key questions answered in today's show: 1. Does  1 Corinthians 11  mean a married woman needs to wear a head covering anytime she is in public? I have read where someone said that the Greek wording indicates that the women were to keep the head covering on when praying or prophesying as if it was s...

Episode 455 | Adriel Sanchez and Bill Maier answer caller questions. Show Notes CoreChristianity.com Key questions answered in today's show: 1. Hello, my name is Lou from Vincenza, Italy. I trust this note finds you and your families all well and safe from the virus. My question is regarding  2 Samuel 21:1–14 , this passage has always perplexed me. It appears that David allows seven of Saul's heir...

Episode 454 | Adriel Sanchez and Bill Maier answer caller questions. Show Notes CoreChristianity.com Key questions answered in today's show: 1. The San Diego Union Tribune reported that churches will now be allowed to hold drive in services. Now that congregations are able to physically gather in this limited way, how would you advice church leaderships to utilize this method of gathering effectiv...

Episode 453 | Adriel Sanchez and Bill Maier answer caller questions. Show Notes CoreChristianity.com Key questions answered in today's show: 1. How would we reconcile Paul's proclamation in  Acts 17:26–27 , that he made man for the expressed purpose of seeking him and finding him, and his proclamation in  Romans 3:11  that no one seeks for God because of their fallen condition?  2. How do you unde...

Episode 452 | Adriel Sanchez and Bill Maier answer caller questions. Show Notes CoreChristianity.com Key questions answered in today's show: 1. What is the difference between God's will and providence?  2. Does it matter what Bible translation you read? 3. Everyday I wake up wondering if I am saved. It doesn't matter how much I have prayed, how much I try not to do the things that I've asked forgi...

Episode 451 | Adriel Sanchez and Bill Maier answer caller questions. Show Notes CoreChristianity.com Key questions answered in today's show: 1. I've come across a teaching that says, on one hand, that a person is saved by grace through faith, yet it also says that works play a role in the final judgment and are "necessary" for salvation. This is a confusing teaching. Is this a biblical understandi...

Episode 450 | Adriel Sanchez and Bill Maier answer caller questions. Show Notes CoreChristianity.com Key questions answered in today's show: 1. Does the Holy Spirit dwell within a believer physically or relationally? I read in the Old Testament that the Holy Spirit came into and onto people and I don't know if that gives guidance to my New Testament understanding. Whether right or wrong on this, s...

Episode 449 | Adriel Sanchez and Bill Maier answer caller questions. Show Notes CoreChristianity.com Key questions answered in today's show: 1. If I have repented from a sin, does that mean I should never do it again, or if I do, does it mean I didn't really repent? I ask the Lord for forgiveness and try to not do those sins again, but I do. What am I doing wrong?  2. What does it mean to put my t...

Episode 448 | Adriel Sanchez and Bill Maier answer caller questions. Show Notes CoreChristianity.com Key questions answered in today's show: 1. If Jesus is still embodied (albeit in a glorified body) does this mean that He is not omnipresent?  2. What is the sign of the coming of the Christ in Matthew?  3. In  John 7 , Jesus's brothers ask Jesus to go to Judea. In verses 6 through 9 Jesus explains...