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Episode 887 | Adriel Sanchez and Bill Maier answer caller questions. Show Notes CoreChristianity.com Questions in this Episode 1. I think that God and Jesus aren't the same entity, but I also have heard that Jesus was also God, even as he came down as man. I hope that is right. Can you explain this? 2. My youth group leader was talking about speaking in tongues and how these gifts are given to us. I saw that she was using the Passion Translation and referring to 1 Corinthians 14. Who were the Corinthians and how do I explain their context to my youth leader? My understanding is that the apostles were the only ones with these spiritual gifts. 3. Should Christians try to convince non-Christians to convert? Why should someone become a Christian? 4. How do I love my friend without condoning and affirming her in her sin? Today's Offer Tough Questions Answered Request our latest special offers here or call 1-833-THE-CORE (833-843-2673) to request them by phone. Want to partner with us in our work here at Core Christianity? Consider becoming a member of the Inner Core. Resources Core Question – Can I Trust the Resurrection? Core Guide – 10 Things You Need to Know About the Bible and Homosexuality

Episode 886 | Adriel Sanchez and Bill Maier answer caller questions. Show Notes CoreChristianity.com Questions in this Episode 1. The Bible says that God is light, but in Genesis it says that light was created after God. Is this contradictory? 2. I am a Messianic Jew and I pastor a church in a town that used to notably be white supremacist. Thank you so much for your ministry. 3. Recently I heard a pastor call out the current administration. It sounded very divisive. I don't remember Jesus calling out the Roman government. Is the pulpit a place for politics? 4. Have you ever been told that the stories in the Bible are just fables to teach us morals or do you believe stories such as the Woman at the well and the Good Samaritan for example really took place? 5. Why do we still keep the Old Testament if Jesus fulfilled the law of the Old Testament? Today's Offer Inner Core Request our latest special offers here or call 1-833-THE-CORE (833-843-2673) to request them by phone. Want to partner with us in our work here at Core Christianity? Consider becoming a member of the Inner Core. Resources Core Question - How Does the Church Relate to the Government? Core Question - How Do Christians Relate to the Law? Core Question - What are the Parables?

Episode 885 | Adriel Sanchez and Bill Maier answer caller questions. Show Notes CoreChristianity.com Questions in this Episode 1. My roommates in college find it weird when I have quiet time and read the Bible. Sometimes I feel insecure about their remarks and some of their questions, which makes me think that the Bible can't really stand up to their scrutiny. I know that's not right, but I'm not sure how to respond when that happens. 2. How do we respond to atheist critics who say that, "because Jesus said he was going to return 2,000 years ago, and he did not, it's safe to say that he will not be returning"? 3. In 2 Timothy 2:8, it refers to Jesus as being the offspring of David. But Joseph was from David's line, how he is the b 4. What does 2 Peter 2:10-11 mean? Will there ever be a time when we God has had enough with the the world and turn his back on us? 5. A pastor at a new church in town keeps trying to recruit my husband for his worship team. I feel very uncomfortable with that. I love my current church. Is it right that that other pastor keeps trying to recruit my husband, knowing very well that he belongs to another already? Today's Offer Tough Questions Answered Request our latest special offers here or call 1-833-THE-CORE (833-843-2673) to request them by phone. Want to partner with us in our work here at Core Christianity? Consider becoming a member of the Inner Core. Resources Core Guide – 9 FAQs About Angels and Demons Core Question – Can I Trust the Resurrection?

Episode 884 | Adriel Sanchez and Bill Maier answer caller questions. Show Notes CoreChristianity.com Questions in this Episode Can we apply the verses about the promised land in Isaiah 43 to us today or were they exclusively about Israel? My question is about sin. If you stole money when you were younger, do you have to pay it back, or is it just the same if we ask God for forgiveness? What does Peter mean when he calls women the weaker vessel in 1 Peter 3:7? Is it worth praying for someone who is almost like Satan? For example, is it God's will to pray for a figure like Adolf Hitler or Kim Jung-Eun and for their salvation? In Revelation it talks about the 7 eyes, 7 horns, and 7 hills. What do these mean? And who are the 24 elders? Today's Offer Tough Questions Answered Request our latest special offers here or call 1-833-THE-CORE (833-843-2673) to request them by phone. Want to partner with us in our work here at Core Christianity? Consider becoming a member of the Inner Core. Resources Core Question - How Do I Live the Christian Life? Core Guide - 5 Things You Should Know About the Bible's Final Book

Episode 883 | Adriel Sanchez and Bill Maier answer caller questions. Show Notes CoreChristianity.com Questions in this Episode 1. I am a trustee at my church and the leaders here are encouraging me to get ordained, but that idea makes me uncomfortable. What should I do? 2. I have always felt that I have had a strong walk with God since childhood, but recently I find myself struggling with ideas of eternal judgment and even some of the ways doctrines and spiritual things are put so bluntly. Instead of receiving God's word without question I find myself having to examine it, which makes me think God may see this as a lack of faith. Can you help me with this? 3. What did Jesus do between age 12 and 30? 4. Does the New Testament negate the Old Testament? 5. Our grandson is Muslim and he is coming to live with my husband and I. How do we be hospitable while not being ashamed of Jesus's name? Today's Offer Tough Questions Answered Request our latest special offers here or call 1-833-THE-CORE (833-843-2673) to request them by phone. Want to partner with us in our work here at Core Christianity? Consider becoming a member of the Inner Core. Resources Core Question – How Can I Share My Faith? Core Question – How Do I Live the Christian Life?

Episode 882 | Adriel Sanchez and Bill Maier answer caller questions. Show Notes CoreChristianity.com Questions in this Episode 1. Why is it that in Matthew Jesus is said to come from Joseph's genealogy? Shouldn't he be said to come from Mary's line since Joseph is only his adoptive father? 2. I am an Assistant Pastor and since 2020 our church has focused on topics of diversity and social issues involving race and how those playout in the church. We have organized book clubs around this topic and have gotten a lot of push back. Multiple families have even left the church, they have accused me and the other pastors that talking about matters of racial diversity like this are a part of a leftist agenda. I have heard similar things happening in other churches and it grieves my heart. Why is this such an issue in churches today? 3. What do you think of about preterist theology? Is there some truth that some of the prophecies in Revelation have already taken place? 4. Is the rapture biblical? 5. Are we still bound to Levitical food laws? 6. If I don't speak in tongues does that mean that I am not saved, is it the only sign of salvation, as preached by many pastors I hear today? Today's Offer How to Read the Bible (Bible Study) Request our latest special offers here or call 1-833-THE-CORE (833-843-2673) to request them by phone. Want to partner with us in our work here at Core Christianity? Consider becoming a member of the Inner Core. Resources Core Question – Does the Bible Condone Slavery? Core Question – What Are the Main Views of the End Times?

Episode 881 | Adriel Sanchez and Bill Maier answer caller questions. Show Notes CoreChristianity.com Questions in this Episode 1. My brother and his wife are Jehovah's Witnesses. Is it actually a cult? 2. In Matthew chapter 5, Jesus seems to speak a lot about the Kingdom of Heaven, how important is it for us Christians to know what the Kingdom of Heaven is and is it here now? 3. I am wondering how I should express myself when I am writing about the Bible. Passages in Timothy and Corinthians warn against clever words and departing from the teaching of the Bible. Does this mean it's wrong to say things in a memorable way? 4. Can angels still rebel against God? 5. When is the right time to leave the church? 6. How do we know which son Abraham really took up to the mountain to sacrifice—Isaac or Ishmael? Why does Genesis 22:2 say "take your only son" to be sacrificed? That is why Muslims believe it to be Ishmael as he was the first born. Today's Offer How to Read the Bible (Bible Study) Request our latest special offers here or call 1-833-THE-CORE (833-843-2673) to request them by phone. Want to partner with us in our work here at Core Christianity? Consider becoming a member of the Inner Core. Resources Core Question – What Do I Do When I've Been Hurt by the Church? Core Question – What are the Parables?

Episode 880 | Adriel Sanchez and Bill Maier answer caller questions. Show Notes CoreChristianity.com Questions in this Episode 1. Why does God command the Israelites to invade Canaan, doesn't this contradict the command not to murder? 2. I have heard that anyone who adds or subtracts from the Word of God will be punished. I know that Mormons and Catholics have added to the Bible with other books, so why hasn't God punished them, why are their churches growing? 3. In Genesis 6, it talks about giants in the land and how they saw the daughters of man. Are these fallen angels or just giant human beings? 4. Does the curse in Genesis 3 mean that we lost the freedom that Adam had to choose God for salvation? 5. Is the Apostolic Church a biblical church? 6. What Jesus was trying to explain to the disciples in Mark 8:18-21? Today's Offer How to Read the Bible (Bible Study) Request our latest special offers here or call 1-833-THE-CORE (833-843-2673) to request them by phone. Want to partner with us in our work here at Core Christianity? Consider becoming a member of the Inner Core. Resources Core Question – How Can God Be Loving and Wrathful? Core Question – How Do I Choose a Church? Core Question – Why Are There So Many Denominations?

Episode 879 | Adriel Sanchez and Bill Maier answer caller questions. Show Notes CoreChristianity.com Questions in this Episode 1. With so many well established pastors teaching different doctrines from the Bible, how am I to discern the truth from the many different pastors and sermons I listen to on the radio and podcasts? How do I know who is right? 2. I wonder if Jeremiah 17:9 contradicts Ezekiel 36:22-32? Does Jeremiah's passage still apply to believers, are our hearts still deceitful above all things? Because Ezekiel says we have a new heart now. 3. How do I know if I am truly forgiven? I fall into sin regularly and I pray for forgiveness but I don't feel forgiven. 4. I have been a member at my church for a few years now but I am wondering if I should leave. The pastors at my church talk about things that I find crude. Should I leave because of this? 5. Did the Holy Spirit dwell in Jesus as he was fully man (and fully God) on earth, similar to the way he lives in all Christians today? Today's Offer All That's Good: Recovering the Lost Art of Discernment Request our latest special offers here or call 1-833-THE-CORE (833-843-2673) to request them by phone. Want to partner with us in our work here at Core Christianity? Consider becoming a member of the Inner Core. Resources Core Guide – 9 Ways to Know You Are Really a Christian Core Question – Can I Lose My Salvation? Core Question – How Do I Choose a Church?

Episode 878 | Adriel Sanchez and Bill Maier answer caller questions. Show Notes CoreChristianity.com Questions in this Episode 1. When the Pharisees questioned Jesus about a woman married to seven different men, Jesus told them no one would be married or given in marriage in the resurrection. If that is so, why does God make such a big issue about marriage to nullify it in the heaven? 2. How come we as Christians don't boldly condemn wrong doing anymore? Even the Apostle Paul didn't mince words when it came to Alexander the Coppersmith among other wrongdoers. Is it still okay to condemn without reservations like Paul did? 3. I am going through your Romans Bible study and enjoying it. On page 73, it states, "When God justified us, we were declared innocent of all our sins once and for all." Are we declared "innocent," as in never having committed the sins or are we declared "forgiven" in that Christ has paid the penalty for our sins? 4. In Revelation 1:1, it seems to indicate that God is giving a revelation to Jesus that he was not aware of. Is that right? 5. In 2015, my son died in a motorcycle accident. How do I move on from the grief I have about this because I still think about him every day? Today's Offer All That's Good: Recovering the Lost Art of Discernment Request our latest special offers here or call 1-833-THE-CORE (833-843-2673) to request them by phone. Want to partner with us in our work here at Core Christianity? Consider becoming a member of the Inner Core. Resources Core Question – What's the Difference Between Justification and Sanctification? Core Christianity – Romans Bible Study