Core Christianity

Episode 222 | Dr. Michael Horton and Adriel Sanchez answer caller questions. Show Notes CoreChristianity.com Key questions answered in today's show: 1. I know that the book of James teaches that true religion is caring for orphans and widows but how does this fit with an emphasis on the gospel? 2. Do you have any more advice on what books to give or things to say to a family who are not practicing...

Episode 221 | Dr. Michael Horton and Adriel Sanchez answer caller questions. Show Notes CoreChristianity.com Key questions answered in today's show: 1. If we found life on other planets, would that prove the Bible false? 2. Am I still saved if my children do not forgive me for my past behavior? 3. How should we understand what Paul says  1 Corinthians 11  about women needing to wear head coverings...

Episode 220 | Dr. Michael Horton and Adriel Sanchez answer caller questions. Show Notes CoreChristianity.com Key questions answered in today's show: 1. Can you expound on how baptism is a comfort and assurance to believers that they are in fact raised to new life?  2. It seems like in every generation the church changes because of technological advances. As we continue to advance our technology ma...

Episode 219 | Dr. Michael Horton and Adriel Sanchez answer caller questions. Show Notes CoreChristianity.com Key questions answered in today's show: 1. What should I do if I'm experiencing a demonic attack? How do I know if it's a demonic attack or not? 2. When the Holy Spirit came in  Acts 2  does it mean that the Holy Spirit was not with his people before this point? 3. What did Jesus' first mir...

Episode 218 | 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 places where Jesus calls us to take up our cross? How does this relate to salvation being a free gift? 2. My father died and I don't believe he repented of his sins and was "born again." My father was a good man and believe...

Episode 217 | Dr. Michael Horton and Adriel Sanchez answer caller questions. Show Notes CoreChristianity.com Key questions answered in today's show: 1. In  Luke 16  where it speaks about the rich man and Lazarus and the place where dead Old Testament saints went as Abraham's bosom, is this a parable or did this happen? 2. Does being in bondage to false doctrine negate one's salvation even if they...

Episode 216 | Dr. Michael Horton and Adriel Sanchez answer caller questions. Show Notes CoreChristianity.com Key questions answered in today's show: 1. What does it look like when the Bible says that we should be angry and not sin? And how might this apply to a person who struggles with anger? 2. How does Samson point us to Christ? 3. My son was killed in a car accident and I worry about him and h...

Episode 215 | Dr. Michael Horton and Adriel Sanchez answer caller questions. Show Notes CoreChristianity.com Key questions answered in today's show: 1. With the doctrine of grace that we are not saved by works. What kind of faith can we have if we don't do anything with our works? 2. In  Matthew 7:1  Jesus says, "Judge not, that you be not judged." Is there a distinction here between judging and b...

Episode 214 | Dr. Michael Horton and Adriel Sanchez answer caller questions. Show Notes CoreChristianity.com Key questions answered in today's show: 1. Why does Paul say that there are people who commit certain kinds of sins that we shouldn't even eat with? How does this fit with forgiveness? 2. Are there any prayers in Scripture specifically for lost souls, asking for God to save specific people?...

Episode 213 | Dr. Michael Horton and Adriel Sanchez answer caller questions. Show Notes CoreChristianity.com Key questions answered in today's show: 1. I'm a single mom and most of the families at my church either home school or send their kids to private school. I can't afford to do either so I have my kids in a local public school but lately I have been pressured by people in my church to seek a...

Episode 212 | Dr. Michael Horton and Adriel Sanchez answer caller questions. Show Notes CoreChristianity.com Key questions answered in today's show: 1. There is this famous quote that we should preach the gospel always and if necessary use words to point out that Christian's lives should so demonstrate love, that people would almost be able to see something of the gospel in how we live. Do you thi...

Episode 211 | Dr. Michael Horton and Adriel Sanchez answer caller questions. Show Notes CoreChristianity.com Key questions answered in today's show: 1. Where did the Bible come from? 2. I'm a Father and my daughter is now 3. We go to church regularly, but I'm not sure how my wife and I can take on a more active role in teaching our daughter about Jesus and the gospel. Do you have any suggestions?...

Episode 210 | Dr. Michael Horton and Adriel Sanchez answer caller questions. Show Notes CoreChristianity.com Key questions answered in today's show: 1. Should Christians evangelize even if they don't fully understand the gospel or important doctrines or should they wait until they are taught first? 2. Why did the apostles say, "Jesus is Lord" and not "Jesus is God"? 3.  Psalm 101  begins, "I will...

Episode 209 | 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 make progress in holiness? What do you think a new Christian should know about this topic? 2. What does it mean to say that Christians will judge the nations with Jesus? 3. I have a friend who is suffering from depression. She...

Episode 208 | Dr. Michael Horton and Adriel Sanchez answer caller questions. Show Notes CoreChristianity.com Key questions answered in today's show: 1. I want to be married to someone who I have loved for 15 years. But she does not believe in Christ? Can I still marry this person? 2. How can you tell if you are really bearing fruit and growing as a Christian? 3. With the law-gospel distinctive in...

Episode 207 | 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 the Bible verse where it says that we are saved by faith "working through love"? 2. I'm fighting an addiction to smoking. I'm down to a half a cigarette in the morning. Am I going to hell because of it? 3. What is grace define...

Episode 206 | Dr. Michael Horton and Adriel Sanchez answer caller questions. Show Notes CoreChristianity.com Key questions answered in today's show: 1. Does God hear or answer the prayers of unbelievers?  2.  Hebrews 12  speaks of God disciplining His children. What does that look like? 3. My teenage son and daughter have been asking really hard questions about the Bible. I don't always have the a...

Episode 205 | Dr. Michael Horton and Adriel Sanchez answer caller questions. Show Notes CoreChristianity.com Key questions answered in today's show: 1. When did God create the angels? Was it before man or after man? Where does it talk about this in the Bible? 2. What does it mean to be a good witness to my non-Christians co-workers at my job? Should I strive to share the gospel with them? Do you h...

Episode 204 | 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 , where Jesus says, "If you forgive the sins of any, they are forgiven them; if you withhold forgiveness from any, it is withheld"? 2. I was wondering why it's important to recite the Apostle's Creed and the Lord's...

Episode 203 | Dr. Michael Horton and Adriel Sanchez answer caller questions. Show Notes CoreChristianity.com Key questions answered in today's show: 1. Can you pray to Jesus and God? Or just God in Jesus' name? What about praying to Mary? I thought you could only pray to the Lord. 2. How can you tell if someone is preaching a false gospel? What is the main thing to pay attention to? 3. What pastor...

Episode 202 | Dr. Michael Horton and Adriel Sanchez answer caller questions. Show Notes CoreChristianity.com Key questions answered in today's show: 1. In the Bible Jesus often hung out with sinner yet the Bible tells us in other places that we shouldn't associate with the sexually immoral or drunkards.  Is Jesus an exception to this because he is God? 2. How does someone become saved? 3. Is there...

Episode 201 | Dr. Michael Horton and Adriel Sanchez answer caller questions. Show Notes CoreChristianity.com Key questions answered in today's show: 1.  Philippians 4  says that we should always rejoice in the Lord. How do we do this? What advice do you have for believers who struggle to rejoice? 2. What exactly did Paul mean, or what exactly happened in  1st Corinthians 5:5 , when he sent the sin...

Episode 200 | Dr. Michael Horton and Adriel Sanchez answer caller questions. Show Notes CoreChristianity.com Key questions answered in today's show: 1. Can Christians be demon possessed? How do you know if someone is demon possessed and if they are what should we do about it? 2. Is it okay for a Christian to celebrate the Jewish Feasts of the Old Testament? 3. The letters to the 7 churches in Reve...

Episode 199 | Dr. Michael Horton and Adriel Sanchez answer caller questions. Show Notes CoreChristianity.com Key questions answered in today's show: 1. Some believe that if you worship on any other day than Saturday that we will not be holding true to God's commandments. How are we supposed to interpret the Sabbath? 2. I have been asked to consider being an elder in my church.  Titus 1:6  lists th...

Episode 198 | Dr. Michael Horton and Adriel Sanchez answer caller questions. Show Notes CoreChristianity.com Key questions answered in today's show: 1. I grew up hearing that God's church is supposed to be holy, but in our culture today, the church doesn't look holy and it seems to have fallen for much of the same controversies that I see in the world. What does the Bible have to say about this? 2...