Core Christianity

Episode 297 | Dr. Michael Horton and Adriel Sanchez answer caller questions. Show Notes CoreChristianity.com Key questions answered in today's show: 1. As a Christian and person called to ministry, after you have backslidden, how do you get right with God? I feel like the prodigal who has come home but isn't completely right with God and, I worry about this on a daily basis. 2. I was wondering, wh...

Episode 296 | Dr. Michael Horton and Adriel Sanchez answer caller questions. Show Notes CoreChristianity.com Key questions answered in today's show: 1. I have a brother who is an atheist. He saw this pastor on television that Adam being 6,000 years old. But there is archeological evidence that some Stonehenge in Turkey is something is over 10,000 years old. I don't know how to answer this. 2. I'm...

Episode 295 | Dr. Michael Horton and Adriel Sanchez answer caller questions. Show Notes CoreChristianity.com Key questions answered in today's show: 1. It seems like the Bible has a progressive revelation about the afterlife. It seems like there is more in the New Testament. At what point did people of God begin to give a fuller picture of heaven, hell, intermediate state, and resurrection? 2. Wha...

Episode 294 | Dr. Michael Horton and Adriel Sanchez answer caller questions. Show Notes CoreChristianity.com Key questions answered in today's show: 1. How are you understanding the new spirituality where people may identify as atheists or agnostics but below the surface, they are interested in astrology and crystals? 2. How do you reach the younger generations when their habits have changed, when...

Episode 293 | Dr. Michael Horton and Adriel Sanchez answer caller questions. Show Notes CoreChristianity.com Key questions answered in today's show: 1. What does Paul mean in  Romans 8:19–21  it sounds like he is saying that all creation will be saved but that can't be right, can it? 2. We've recently had a handful of people show up to church that have recently been released from prison. I want to...

Episode 292 | Dr. Michael Horton and Adriel Sanchez answer caller questions. Show Notes CoreChristianity.com Key questions answered in today's show: 1. How important is it that when we read Isaiah that we think in terms of double fulfillment? 2. Who was Isaiah, and what is a prophet? 3. How does Jesus apply the servant passages in Isaiah to himself?

Episode 291 | Dr. Michael Horton and Adriel Sanchez answer caller questions. Show Notes CoreChristianity.com Key questions answered in today's show: 1. Is there wisdom in reading other theologians who are outside of the Biblical view just for the sake of learning from them or should we be really hesitant or cautions to read people who are outside of the biblical view of the faith in certain things...

Episode 290 | Dr. Michael Horton and Adriel Sanchez answer caller questions. Show Notes CoreChristianity.com Key questions answered in today's show: 1. I heard you talk about grace and about laws too. I'm wondering why you both didn't talk about them in the same way. One of you landed more on grace. One of you landed on, "it's the law too." 2. My best friend has been one of the strongest Christian...

Episode 289 | Dr. Michael Horton and Adriel Sanchez answer caller questions. Show Notes CoreChristianity.com Key questions answered in today's show: 1. I'm confused about the way the gospel should guide parenting. I know that I'm supposed to show grace, but I also worry about how to go about teaching my kids discipline. We have two boys, 6 and 8. My Dad was really firm, and I don't think I want to...

Episode 288 | Dr. Michael Horton and Adriel Sanchez answer caller questions. Show Notes CoreChristianity.com Key questions answered in today's show: 1. My question is we often sing songs like great is thy faithfulness, praising God for never failing. But how do people know that God hasn't failed. If people experience difficulties they say, "well Jesus said we would have to endure trials. Shall we...

Episode 287 | Dr. Michael Horton and Adriel Sanchez answer caller questions. Show Notes CoreChristianity.com Key questions answered in today's show: 1. Why were Jesus' disciples surprised that he had to die if  Isaiah 53  clearly teaches that the Messiah would be a suffering servant? 2. What does it mean to be created in the image of God? A college professor brought this up in a class on Hebrew Bi...

Episode 286 | Dr. Michael Horton and Adriel Sanchez answer caller questions. Show Notes CoreChristianity.com Key questions answered in today's show: 1. I grew up in a very dysfunctional church. They encouraged "dancing like David danced", prophesying, speaking in tongues, being "slain in the Spirit", and that the purpose of going to church was to serve. I've learned the truth now, but it's sad tha...

Episode 285 | Dr. Michael Horton and Adriel Sanchez answer caller questions. Show Notes CoreChristianity.com Key questions answered in today's show: 1. Why do you think we don't see many miracles today? Is it a lack of faith? Is it because the church has become too institutionalized? 2. I struggle with many of the later Psalms in the 100's that deal with joy and praise. I tend to identify more wit...

Episode 284 | Dr. Michael Horton and Adriel Sanchez answer caller questions. Show Notes CoreChristianity.com Key questions answered in today's show: 1. You have pointed out the importance of listening to millennials. Often when people speak about difference among generations there are a lot of misconceptions. Why do you think listening is important?

Episode 283 | Dr. Michael Horton and Adriel Sanchez answer caller questions. Show Notes CoreChristianity.com Key questions answered in today's show: 1. When interpreting the Bible, is there only one correct interpretation for the passage? 2. How do we know if our faith is true, if we really believe in God? At what point do doubts prove that we aren't really believers? 3. How do we understand  Psal...

Episode 282 | Dr. Michael Horton and Adriel Sanchez answer caller questions. Show Notes CoreChristianity.com Key questions answered in today's show: 1. Considering first that human beings are made in the image of God and that the world is corrupted by sin does that corruption effect all of us, even our soul or spirit or is sin only about the physical world? 2. How do we love people who want nothin...

Episode 281 | Dr. Michael Horton and Adriel Sanchez answer caller questions. Show Notes CoreChristianity.com Key questions answered in today's show: 1. Can you explain  John 17:22  where Jesus prays that we would be one with him even as he is one with the Father? 2. Would the second commandment exclude making any images of the humanity of Christ? I would have to think that the incarnation of Chris...

Episode 280 | Dr. Michael Horton and Adriel Sanchez answer caller questions. Show Notes CoreChristianity.com Key questions answered in today's show: 1. In your first chapter you begin with creation and cover the themes of the garden and the wilderness in the Bible. Can you give us a structure of your book? 2. What is the tree of the knowledge of good and evil all about and what's its significance...

Episode 279 | Dr. Michael Horton and Adriel Sanchez answer caller questions. Show Notes CoreChristianity.com Key questions answered in today's show: 1. Where in the Bible does it teach that Jesus is God and not just the son of God? 2. Could you explain to us  Hebrews 2.15 ? It doesn't seem to me that in our unregenerate state we have a fear of death, perhaps physical death, but not separation from...

Episode 278 | Dr. Michael Horton and Adriel Sanchez answer caller questions. Show Notes CoreChristianity.com Key questions answered in today's show: 1. Why does Paul often begin his letters with long introductions? 2. Why did God create a world where he knew Adam and Eve would sin and that people would suffer? 3. If I have doubts does that mean God has taken his Holy Spirit from me? 4. Jesus said...

Episode 277 | Dr. Michael Horton and Adriel Sanchez answer caller questions. Show Notes CoreChristianity.com Key questions answered in today's show: 1. I'm confused about the unpardonable sin. How does it fit with Jesus saying that whoever comes to me, I will not cast out? It seems like the gospel is offered to everyone without exception but if you commit the unpardonable sin, where does that leav...

Episode 276 | Dr. Michael Horton and Adriel Sanchez answer caller questions. Show Notes CoreChristianity.com Key questions answered in today's show: 1. My church asked me if I want to give my testimony. I want to but I'm a bit nervous and don't really want to talk too much about my past partly because somethings are embarrassing and I'm not sure all of it is important or helpful for people to know...

Episode 275 | Dr. Michael Horton and Adriel Sanchez answer caller questions. Show Notes CoreChristianity.com Key questions answered in today's show: 1. How can Christians, that believe in the creation story, explain dinosaurs and cavemen when we have evidence to prove they existed? 2. I grew up in a Christian home, accepted Christ, got baptized, and attend church regularly. I used to get up at 5 a...

Episode 274 | Dr. Michael Horton and Adriel Sanchez answer caller questions. Show Notes CoreChristianity.com Key questions answered in today's show: 1. Is there such thing as coincidence, chance or luck? Or is God in control of even the smallest things in our life? 2. I've been listening to your program for a while and I had a question about some of the imagery the Bible has about believers. Verse...

Episode 273 | Dr. Michael Horton and Adriel Sanchez answer caller questions. Show Notes CoreChristianity.com Key questions answered in today's show: 1. I wanted to follow up on a question on politics and religion. I know that there can be different interpretations of the Bible for example immigration in the United States. How do we take an approach to that in a way that makes sure that we ground o...