Core Christianity

Episode 247 | Dr. Michael Horton and Adriel Sanchez answer caller questions. Show Notes CoreChristianity.com Key questions answered in today's show: 1. Can Christians become demon possessed? 2. How can I tell if I am being disobedient to God in not wanting to be a missionary? Are there other ways to be part of the great commission without going to other cities or countries? 3. What exactly happens...

Episode 246 | Dr. Michael Horton and Adriel Sanchez answer caller questions. Show Notes CoreChristianity.com Key questions answered in today's show: 1. I hear a lot on the radio about addictions and the Lord Jesus Christ and his relation to God and submitting to God and finding direction. I would like to hear more in guiding my way out of agnostic belief and finding a path 2. In  John 2:19  Jesus...

Episode 245 | Dr. Michael Horton and Adriel Sanchez answer caller questions. Show Notes CoreChristianity.com Key questions answered in today's show: 1.  Romans 3:11  says no one seeks God. Is the Bible speaking literally here? It certainly looks like people seek after God. What do you think? 2. Who changed Jesus' name from Yeshua to Jesus? 3. Does  Luke 9:27  teach that the kingdom of God would co...

Episode 244 | Dr. Michael Horton and Adriel Sanchez answer caller questions. Show Notes CoreChristianity.com Key questions answered in today's show: 1. How do I know that Jesus is real? 2. What you think about the state of our culture and how Christians should think about it? 3. Psalm 111.9 says, "he sent redemption unto his people. He hath commanded his covenant forever. Holy and reverend is his...

Episode 243 | Dr. Michael Horton and Adriel Sanchez answer caller questions. Show Notes CoreChristianity.com Key questions answered in today's show: 1. What does the Bible mean when it calls Jesus the mediator? 2. Is there a rise of liberalism in the church? If so, how should we be dealing with that? 3. How do we reconcile Matthew, Mark, and Luke, with John? I know that there are skeptics who use...

Episode 242 | Dr. Michael Horton and Adriel Sanchez answer caller questions. Show Notes CoreChristianity.com Key questions answered in today's show: 1. The thief on the cross who ended up dying, in Scripture it says that one needs to be baptized in order to be born again. If he was not born of water and Spirit, how would he be saved? 2. Is pluralism a bad thing? I know that some Christians are set...

Episode 241 | Dr. Michael Horton and Adriel Sanchez answer caller questions. Show Notes CoreChristianity.com Key questions answered in today's show: 1. Does grace mean that we have to forgive everyone even if they sin against us in the same way over and over? At what point do we say that a person needs to repent? 2. Is the law of God and the law of Moses the same thing? Or are these unique? Is the...

Episode 240 | Dr. Michael Horton and Adriel Sanchez answer caller questions. Show Notes CoreChristianity.com Key questions answered in today's show: 1. Can God save people who have never heard the gospel but are obedient to the light that they have received either through God revealing himself in nature or another religion? 2. In  John 3 , what does Jesus mean when he talks about the wind related...

Episode 239 | Dr. Michael Horton and Adriel Sanchez answer caller questions. Show Notes CoreChristianity.com Key questions answered in today's show: 1. Will we ever reach perfection in this life? 2. What have you seen to be one of the more important parts of helping kids to understand the gospel? 3. When Jesus rose, he asked for food. Why would he be hungry?

Episode 238 | Dr. Michael Horton and Adriel Sanchez answer caller questions. Show Notes CoreChristianity.com Key questions answered in today's show: 1. How was Jesus tempted, yet also incapable of sinning? 2. There seems to be Scripture that teaches we can lose our salvation. Can you give me your take on this? 3. Does being spiritually mature mean not sinning or sinning less?

Episode 237 | Dr. Michael Horton and Adriel Sanchez answer caller questions. Show Notes CoreChristianity.com Key questions answered in today's show: 1. It seems like you teach a "once saved always saved" idea of salvation. How does this motivate us to grow in holiness? 2. When I read of Paul 'doing what he shouldn't and not doing what he should,' it doesn't sound like 100% repentance. I'm sure thi...

Episode 236 | Dr. Michael Horton and Adriel Sanchez answer caller questions. Show Notes CoreChristianity.com Key questions answered in today's show: 1. How should think about the latest generation who is influenced by everything except scripture and the church? 2. What is the difference between the rules regarding the fruit of the Tree of the Knowledge of Good, the manna of the wilderness, and the...

Episode 235 | Dr. Michael Horton and Adriel Sanchez answer caller questions. Show Notes CoreChristianity.com Key questions answered in today's show: 1. When is it okay to change churches? What we should look for in a healthy church? 2. Is it okay for Christians to be in debt? Should we only spend money within our means? 3.  A friend attended a liberal divinity school at a well-respected secular un...

Episode 234 | Dr. Michael Horton and Adriel Sanchez answer caller questions. Show Notes CoreChristianity.com Key questions answered in today's show: 1. What does  first John 2  mean when it says not to be attached by the things of this world? How does this fit with being appreciative and thankful for God's creation? 2. I believe churches should format their liturgies to a regulative form and scrip...

Episode 233 | Dr. Michael Horton and Adriel Sanchez answer caller questions. Show Notes CoreChristianity.com Key questions answered in today's show: 1. Should we worship and pray to the Holy Spirit? 2. Does God love us less if we struggle to love others? 3.  1 Corinthians 5:11  gives a list of people of whom it says we should not even eat with. Today, we have so many young people that fit this tha...

Episode 232 | Dr. Michael Horton and Adriel Sanchez answer caller questions. Show Notes CoreChristianity.com Key questions answered in today's show: 1. Should we as Christians concern ourselves with whats going on in American culture? 2. How do you know if a church is biblical? Should I look mainly at the preaching? How important is the worship? 3. How do you understand  John 6:44  where Jesus say...

Episode 231 | Dr. Michael Horton and Adriel Sanchez answer caller questions. Show Notes CoreChristianity.com Key questions answered in today's show: 1. I beg to differ with you in reference to the Spirit of God speaking to us personally. The Lord deals with me like this all the time. The more intimate we are with God the more we will hear his voice. 2. If God already knows everything we need, why...

Episode 230 | 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 most important for parents in preparing kids for future work? How should our faith influence this? 2. What have you found most challenging about raising kids to be faithful Christians in the world? 3. I'm a truck driver from Oh...

Episode 229 | Dr. Michael Horton and Adriel Sanchez answer caller questions. Show Notes CoreChristianity.com Key questions answered in today's show: 1. I recently received a couple of job offers and am struggling to decide between them. How do I know which one is God's will for my life? 2. Have you ever been fired from a job? If so, how did you handle that? 3. Sometimes when Christians think about...

Episode 228 | Dr. Michael Horton and Adriel Sanchez answer caller questions. Show Notes CoreChristianity.com Key questions answered in today's show: 1. Mark, you've had an amazing career, spending decades in the corporate world, and spending the last six years leading a faith-based organization. You've lived all over the world. What was it like to work overseas? 2. What are the unique challenges C...

Episode 227 | Dr. Michael Horton and Adriel Sanchez answer caller questions. Show Notes CoreChristianity.com Key questions answered in today's show: 1. James tells us to resist the devil and he will flee from you. I am a new Christian and I still sin. How can I learn how to resist the devil's attacks? 2. Should every Christian evangelize or street preach? How can I begin to share my faith with oth...

Episode 226 | Dr. Michael Horton and Adriel Sanchez answer caller questions. Show Notes CoreChristianity.com Key questions answered in today's show: 1. How does the Father in the parable of the prodigal son compare to God? 2. I have a gay daughter who shuns me because of my beliefs that homosexuality is a sin. I feel horrible because. I know what the Bible teaches but I also want to have a relatio...

Episode 225 | Dr. Michael Horton and Adriel Sanchez answer caller questions. Show Notes CoreChristianity.com Key questions answered in today's show: 1. How should we understand  Psalm 88  in relationship to Paul's call for us to always rejoice? Is  psalm 88  even the prayer of a believer? 2. How do you understand  James 5  on taking oaths? It seems really random in the context of chapter 5. I real...

Episode 224 | Dr. Michael Horton and Adriel Sanchez answer caller questions. Show Notes CoreChristianity.com Key questions answered in today's show: 1. Do you believe God's will is usually something we want to do or something we are usually afraid of doing, like Abraham, Jonah, and the disciples? 2. When the Bible speaks about uniting all things in heaven and earth and every knee bowing to confess...

Episode 223 | Dr. Michael Horton and Adriel Sanchez answer caller questions. Show Notes CoreChristianity.com Key questions answered in today's show: 1. Why do the Prophets in the Old Testament talk so much about judgment instead of focusing on the love of God like Paul and Jesus? 2. I am working for a Christian retreat center that schedules events on Sunday, which requires myself and other employe...