Core Christianity

Episode 397 | Dr. Michael Horton and Adriel Sanchez answer caller questions. Show Notes CoreChristianity.com Key questions answered in today's show: 1. I have been listening to the show for several months and I have heard you guys talk about  Romans 8 , where Paul says that God works everything together for good. From your understanding does this mean that God uses suffering and trials to make us...

Episode 396 | Dr. Michael Horton and Adriel Sanchez answer caller questions. Show Notes CoreChristianity.com Key questions answered in today's show: 1. What is implied by calling the church the body of Christ given that Christ's physical body has ascended into heaven? 2. Thank you so much for his show. I have a question about Paul's comments in  1 Corinthians 11:29 . When Paul tells his readers th...

Episode 395 | Dr. Michael Horton and Adriel Sanchez answer caller questions. Show Notes CoreChristianity.com Key questions answered in today's show: 1. In 1 Corinthians 15 it speaks of a spiritual body that we will receive in heaven. I'm confused about this because the Bible doesn't seem to say much about it. Can you shed some light on what our spiritual bodies will be like and how that will be di...

Episode 394 | Dr. Michael Horton and Adriel Sanchez answer caller questions. Show Notes CoreChristianity.com Key questions answered in today's show: 1. In Mark 8:34-38, when Jesus calls his disciples to take up their cross, is this about our discipleship? Can you explain what Jesus means by this? 2. How was it that the Bible was written 75 years after Christ died? How exactly is that explained?  ...

Episode 393 | Dr. Michael Horton and Adriel Sanchez answer caller questions. Show Notes CoreChristianity.com Key questions answered in today's show: 1. How should Christians think about money, their money, other people's money? Sometimes I hear people speak as if they are free to do whatever they please with their money (so long as it's legal). Is this a Biblical view? 2. The Bible talks a lot abo...

Episode 392 | Dr. Michael Horton and Adriel Sanchez answer caller questions. Show Notes CoreChristianity.com Key questions answered in today's show: 1 . I'm confused by what Jesus meant when he said came before John the Baptist for baptism. He said it was to fulfill all righteousness. What did that mean if Jesus was sinless? 2. I just heard episode 282 where you talked about the three levels of fo...

Episode 391 | Dr. Michael Horton and Adriel Sanchez answer caller questions. Show Notes CoreChristianity.com Key questions answered in today's show: 1. I really love your guy's show and have been learning a lot and would love you to answer this question: How can I become a great man of God? What should I really focus on in my walk with God? 2. I attend a church that preaches contrary to the Prospe...

Episode 390 | Dr. Michael Horton and Adriel Sanchez answer caller questions. Show Notes CoreChristianity.com Key questions answered in today's show: 1. In  Matthew 5:11–12  when Jesus says that we are blessed when we are persecuted, does he mean this literally?   2. My husband and I are looking for good resources to help teach our kids about Jesus. Do you know any authors that write for small kids...

Episode 389 | Dr. Michael Horton and Adriel Sanchez answer caller questions. Show Notes CoreChristianity.com Key questions answered in today's show: 1. If Christians are supposed to follow Christ and do as he did, why is it that so many Christians stop short of the full demands of love? Why don't more people commit to live humble lives for Christ? We are so materialistic and worldly and we have so...

Episode 388 | Dr. Michael Horton and Adriel Sanchez answer caller questions. Show Notes CoreChristianity.com Key questions answered in today's show: 1. Does  Romans 4  teach that we are saved by faith? I'm struggling to make sense of this. I have a friend who is convinced that we need to do good works not to earn salvation exactly but that in some way is necessary to receive salvation and enter he...

Episode 387 | Dr. Michael Horton and Adriel Sanchez answer caller questions. Show Notes CoreChristianity.com Key questions answered in today's show: 1. How do you understand  John 20:23 , "If you forgive the sins of any, they are forgiven them; if you withhold forgiveness from any, it is withheld"? Is Jesus saying that the church can either deny people forgiveness or forgive in the place of God? 2...

Episode 386 | Dr. Michael Horton and Adriel Sanchez answer caller questions. Show Notes CoreChristianity.com Key questions answered in today's show: 1. Hi Mike and Adriel. I would like to know to what extent the Old Testament laws still apply to us today. Would you say that only the 10 commandments apply; or would you also say that other laws apply? 2. Hi Mike and Adriel. I have a question about h...

Episode 385 | Dr. Michael Horton and Adriel Sanchez answer caller questions. Show Notes CoreChristianity.com Key questions answered in today's show: 1. Why did Jesus' ministry focus on the Jews? Why did he not go out to the gentiles if the gospel is for all people?  2. Hello, I want to thank you for your wonderful shows which have been so helpful to me in understanding the scriptures, could you ex...

Episode 384 | Dr. Michael Horton and Adriel Sanchez answer caller questions. Show Notes CoreChristianity.com Key questions answered in today's show: 1. In  1 Corinthians 15:50  it says, "I tell you this, brothers: flesh and blood cannot inherit the kingdom of God, nor does the perishable inherit the imperishable." I'm really confused about this because it sounds like Paul is saying that sin is tie...

Episode 383 | Dr. Michael Horton and Adriel Sanchez answer caller questions. Show Notes CoreChristianity.com Key questions answered in today's show: 1. How should Christians handle panhandlers? Are there Biblical principles for giving to people who come to us and look down and out? 2. I'm really confused about predestination in  Ephesians 1 . Is Paul saying that everyone who is saved is predestine...

Episode 382 | Dr. Michael Horton and Adriel Sanchez answer caller questions. Show Notes CoreChristianity.com Key questions answered in today's show: 1. What do you think is the best resource or direction to talk to someone who is a non-believer who is unable to wrap their mind around the Bible and the tenants of Christianity? What do you think the best approach is?  2. Does God show grace to every...

Episode 381 | Dr. Michael Horton and Adriel Sanchez answer caller questions. Show Notes CoreChristianity.com Key questions answered in today's show: 1. I have been reading the Old Testament and I see where the Ishmaelites have the crescent moon. What is that all about, and does this have anything to do with Muslims today? 2. Is it wrong for a Christian to do good works to prove to themselves that...

Episode 380 | Dr. Michael Horton and Adriel Sanchez answer caller questions. Show Notes CoreChristianity.com Key questions answered in today's show: 1. How do you discover the best place you can serve in a church? And how do I know if I am gifted to serve in a particular church ministry? 2. In regards the transfiguration, when the glow came onto Jesus and Moses and Elijah appeared, I was wondering...

Episode 379 | Dr. Michael Horton and Adriel Sanchez answer caller questions. Show Notes CoreChristianity.com Key questions answered in today's show: 1. I believe that in every age, Christians have had blind spots. What do you think are some potential blind spots in our age? 2. Can a person reject God's grace or walk away after receiving God's grace? 3. I had a theology professor say that it can't...

Episode 378 | Dr. Michael Horton and Adriel Sanchez answer caller questions. Show Notes CoreChristianity.com Key questions answered in today's show: 1. What is transhumanism and why do you think this is a religious idea? 2. If AI brain implants ever become a reality, would it be sinful to get one? 3. How much do I need to be limiting my kids screen time? I have some friends who don't let their kid...

Episode 377 | Dr. Michael Horton and Adriel Sanchez answer caller questions. Show Notes CoreChristianity.com Key questions answered in today's show: 1. Why is it so hard to become Holy? It seems like a really basic command that God gives, but the more I strive the less progress I seem to make. 2. How exactly can you prove that God, Jesus, the whole thing is real, that it's the only religion? If it...

Episode 376 | Dr. Michael Horton and Adriel Sanchez answer caller questions. Show Notes CoreChristianity.com Key questions answered in today's show: 1. Hi, Dr. Horton and Pastor Sanchez. In  Matthew 27:52-53  the Evangelist writes that some of the saints came out of their graves after Christ's resurrection, and were seen by many in Jerusalem. In  2 Timothy 2:18 , however, Paul writes that those wh...

Episode 375 | Dr. Michael Horton and Adriel Sanchez answer caller questions. Show Notes CoreChristianity.com Key questions answered in today's show: 1. I have a question regarding  Revelation 13.5-8 . It talks about the beast and how all of the martyrs that have been saved in heaven and that he [the beast] will be able to conquer them. That doesn't really make sense to me. I'm wondering what your...

Episode 374 | Dr. Michael Horton and Adriel Sanchez answer caller questions. Show Notes CoreChristianity.com Key questions answered in today's show: 1. Why is it not Christian to say, "I accept Jesus as my personal savior"? Dr. Horton explained this in a radio program, but I would like a deeper understanding of this issue. 2. I was wanting to get your advice. My pastor has come out as a homosexual...

Episode 373 | Dr. Michael Horton and Adriel Sanchez answer caller questions. Show Notes CoreChristianity.com Key questions answered in today's show: 1. I have a friend who thinks that praying in the Spirit means praying in tongues. I don't necessarily agree with that because I heard something different, but I was just wondering what you thought. 2. Hello Pastor Adriel and Dr. Horton, first thank y...