Core Christianity

Episode 62 | Dr. Michael Horton and Adriel Sanchez answer caller questions. Show Notes CoreChristianity.com Key questions answered in today's show: 1. Are there any sections of the Bible that you return to find encouragement? 2. I grew up in a church that talked about Christianity after the apostles until recently like it was all dark ages with superstition, confusion, and false teaching. Is this...

Episode 61 | Dr. Michael Horton and Adriel Sanchez answer caller questions. Show Notes CoreChristianity.com Key questions answered in today's show: 1. In Matthew 10:38 Jesus says, "whoever does not take his cross and follow me is not worthy of me." Does this mean that we have to be worthy to receive salvation?​ 2.  There seems to be a lot of different interpretations of the book of Revelation espe...

Episode 60 | Dr. Michael Horton and Adriel Sanchez answer caller questions. Show Notes CoreChristianity.com Key questions answered in today's show: 1.  1 Thessalonians 5:2 says that the day of the Lord, that is, the day when Jesus returns to judge the nations and gather his people will come like a thief in the night. Yet, people are always reading the signs of the times, as Jesus said we should, a...

Episode 59 | Dr. Michael Horton and Adriel Sanchez answer caller questions. Show Notes CoreChristianity.com Key question answered in today's show: 1. What do you think of the idea that being a Christian is about the practice of love?

Episode 58 | Dr. Michael Horton and Adriel Sanchez answer caller questions. Show Notes CoreChristianity.com Key questions answered in today's show: 1. In the Gospel's Jesus preaches about the kingdom of God coming soon as if he expected the kingdom of God to come in his lifetime. And then when he died and rose the apostles also seemed to think that the kingdom of God would come with the return of...

Episode 57 | Dr. Michael Horton and Adriel Sanchez answer caller questions. Show Notes CoreChristianity.com Key questions answered in today's show: 1. Hebrews 12 says, "For the Lord disciplines the one he loves, and chastises every son whom he receives." How can you tell the difference between the Lord's discipline and the Lord's punishment? Is there is a difference?​ 2. In 1 Peter the Bible says...

Episode 56 | Dr. Michael Horton and Adriel Sanchez answer caller questions. Show Notes CoreChristianity.com Key questions answered in today's show: 1. I'm interested in learning apologetics but as I look at the material it seems overwhelming. Where should I start? 2. How can we keep the church welcoming and free from the sort of outrage we see every day? 3. What do you think about reading mystics?...

Episode 55 | Dr. Michael Horton and Adriel Sanchez answer caller questions.   Show Notes   CoreChristianity.com   Key questions answered in today's show:   1. What are some ways that you have seen women serve that has been a blessing to them and the church as a whole? 2. What do you think about Matthew 26:41? What are some practical ways we should watch and pray to avoid temptation? 3. In Romans 9...

Episode 54 | 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 in Revelation 12:11: "And they have conquered him by the blood of the Lamb and by the word of their testimony, for they loved not their lives even unto death"? 2. Can doubting our salvation motivate us to holiness? 3...

Episode 53 | 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 are some potential blind spots of the church today? 2. Does God really work all things together for good? 3. Why did God allow men to have multiple wives in the Old Testament when Paul makes it a requirement of an elder for...

Episode 52 | Dr. Michael Horton and Adriel Sanchez answer caller questions.   Show Notes   CoreChristianity.com   Key questions answered in today's show:   1. Does God sometimes distance himself from us to increase our faith? 2. If Paul says we are saved by grace in Ephesians, what does he means when he says that we are destined to perform good works? 3. What should the church do about living in a...

Episode 51 | Dr. Michael Horton and Adriel Sanchez answer caller questions.   Show Notes   CoreChristianity.com   Key questions answered in today's show:   1. How best can I serve the church while being single? 2. In Romans 16, Paul mentions Prisca and Aquila as "fellow workers in Christ." What can women do to be fellow workers in the church today? 3. How can we make Jesus relevant to people who d...

Episode 50 | Dr. Michael Horton and Adriel Sanchez answer caller questions.   Show Notes   CoreChristianity.com   Key questions answered in today's show:   1. Is it ok to work on the Sabbath if the only job I can get requires me to work on Sundays? 2. How should we pray for people to return to the Lord after falling away? 3. How can we know which Old Testament Laws still apply today?

Episode 49 | Dr. Michael Horton and Adriel Sanchez answer caller questions.   Show Notes   CoreChristianity.com   Key questions answered in today's show:   1. In First Timothy 1:5, Paul says, "The aim of our charge is love that issues from a pure heart and a good conscience and a sincere faith." How do you think that we can keep love the focus when studying the Bible so that we don't get too caugh...

Episode 48 | 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 it's important for ordinary Christians to understand the Trinity? 2. 1 Peter 1:5 says that we, "by God's power are being guarded through faith for a salvation ready to be revealed in the last time." If we are being guarded for...

Episode 47 | Dr. Michael Horton and Adriel Sanchez answer caller questions.   Show Notes   CoreChristianity.com   Key questions answered in today's show: 1. How can we balance God's love for sinners and God's hatred of sin? 2. I'm struggling to understand Psalm 51 where David prays, "Against you, you only, have I sinned and done what is evil in your sight." Here David seems to minimize that his si...

Episode 46 | Dr. Michael Horton and Adriel Sanchez answer caller questions.   Show Notes   CoreChristianity.com   Key questions answered in today's show:   1. What does Jesus mean when he says, "And whoever sees me sees him who sent me?" 2. How do you understand the Bible being inerrant? 3. Do you think the letters to the churches in the book of Revelation apply to the church today? If so, how?  ...

Episode 45 | Dr. Michael Horton and Adriel Sanchez answer questions about peacemaking, worship styles, and seeking God.   Show Notes   CoreChristianity.com

Episode 44 | Dr. Michael Horton and Adriel Sanchez answer questions about heaven, repentance, and why God allows hard things.   Show Notes   CoreChristianity.com

Episode 43 | Dr. Michael Horton and Adriel Sanchez answer questions about ghosts, spirits, and all things Halloween.   Show Notes   CoreChristianity.com

Episode 42 | Dr. Michael Horton and Adriel Sanchez answer questions about false teachers, grievous sins, and God's love.   Show Notes   CoreChristianity.com

Episode 41 | Dr. Michael Horton and Adriel Sanchez answer questions about prayer, justification, and how God uses suffering in our lives.   Show Notes   CoreChristianity.com

Episode 40 | Dr. Michael Horton and Adriel Sanchez answer questions about the implications of Christ's death and resurrection and what happens to people who die before Christ returns.   Show Notes   CoreChristianity.com

Episode 39 | Dr. Michael Horton and Adriel Sanchez answer questions about demonic powers, justification, and living water.   Show Notes   CoreChristianity.com

Episode 38 | Dr. Michael Horton and Adriel Sanchez answer questions about true repentance, the nation of Israel, and the bride of Christ.   Show Notes   CoreChristianity.com