Core Christianity

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...

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...