Core Christianity

Episode 262 | 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 Jesus  Luke 4  where he says that he came to liberate the captives, preach good news to the poor, and perform miracles?  2. What is the real Sabbath day? Is it Saturday or Sunday? 3. Can you explain  Psalm 88 ? This seems so c...

Episode 261 | Dr. Michael Horton and Adriel Sanchez answer caller questions. Show Notes CoreChristianity.com Key questions answered in today's show: 1. If Jesus came to bring the kingdom of God, why did he allow himself to be crucified? Why didn't Jesus just bring the kingdom? 2. Am I always called to submit to my pastor's decision? 3. Do you think a church that sings mostly Hymns in worship can s...

Episode 260 | Dr. Michael Horton and Adriel Sanchez answer caller questions. Show Notes CoreChristianity.com Key questions answered in today's show: 1. How does striving in the Christian life fit with relying on the Spirit? It seems like the more I struggle against sin the less progress I make. 2. Why did God allow Satan in the Garden of Eden and why was he allowed to tempt Eve the way he did? Why...

Episode 259 | Dr. Michael Horton and Adriel Sanchez answer caller questions. Show Notes CoreChristianity.com Key questions answered in today's show: 1. How does Jesus dying save people? I'm struggling to understand why Jesus needed to die on the cross for our sins. 2. What did Jesus do for three days immediately after the cross?  3. In  Ephesians 2:10  it says, "For we are God's handiwork, created...

Episode 258 | 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 can really make the difference between continual failure and gaining victory over sin? 2. What is your view on people who are narcissistic? How do you deal with them, especially if they are a family member or your husband?  3.  I'...

Episode 257 | 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 about the ideas that the church has been taken captive to outrage culture? It seems like maybe there is a place for righteous anger. What do you think? 2. What's the difference between a Major Prophet and a Minor Prophet? 3. In Ju...

Episode 256 | Dr. Michael Horton and Adriel Sanchez answer caller questions. Show Notes CoreChristianity.com Key questions answered in today's show: 1. When Paul speaks to the Thessalonians about the great falling away, what is he speaking of there? 2. I have a friend who used to be a Christian but now claims she is part of the Krishna Consciousness. When I try to talk to her about it, she is conv...

Episode 255 | Dr. Michael Horton and Adriel Sanchez answer caller questions. Show Notes CoreChristianity.com Key questions answered in today's show: 1. Should we be skeptical of messages of prosperity?

Episode 254 | Dr. Michael Horton and Adriel Sanchez answer caller questions. Show Notes CoreChristianity.com Key questions answered in today's show: 1. How can you tell the difference between a faithful pastor and an unfaithful pastor?

Episode 253 | Dr. Michael Horton and Adriel Sanchez answer caller questions. Show Notes CoreChristianity.com Key questions answered in today's show: 1. How do you define the prosperity Gospel?

Episode 252 | Dr. Michael Horton and Adriel Sanchez answer caller questions. Show Notes CoreChristianity.com Key questions answered in today's show: 1. In  Deuteronomy 26  where it talks about welcoming the stranger apply to us today or has this command passed away with the Old Covenant?  2. As a pastor, how can I help instill love in the members of my congregation? 3.  How do you understand  Hebr...

Episode 251 | Dr. Michael Horton and Adriel Sanchez answer caller questions. Show Notes CoreChristianity.com Key questions answered in today's show: 1. Were Old Testament believers indwelt by the Spirit in the same way that New Testament believers were? If not, what is the difference between then and now? 2. What are helpful ways to talk to people who have left the faith? 3. Can you help me unders...

Episode 250 | 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 is really into new age teachings and in a conversation she mentioned  Psalm 82:6  where it says that we are "gods, sons of the Most High" as evidence that the Bible teaches that each of us have god within ourselves. I know that...

Episode 249 | Dr. Michael Horton and Adriel Sanchez answer caller questions. Show Notes CoreChristianity.com Key questions answered in today's show: 1. Is there a further filling up or pouring out of the Spirit when we are saved? 2. Why do you think it's so hard for people to understand God's grace? 3.  2 Corinthians 5:21  says that "Christ became sin." I know this can't in any way contradict Chri...

Episode 248 | Dr. Michael Horton and Adriel Sanchez answer caller questions. Show Notes CoreChristianity.com Key questions answered in today's show: 1. How can the church help serve young families? 2. When I sin, it feels like I'm separated from God and that I can't even pray to him. I would like to know how do we get back to God? How does God punish us for our sins? 3. What do you think about the...

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?