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Episode 894 | Adriel Sanchez and Bill Maier answer caller questions. Show Notes CoreChristianity.com Questions in this Episode 1. If a Muslim in another country converts to Christianity and has multiple wives, must he divorce all of his wives except for his first wife? 2. I have a desire to go into the Marines but am the only spiritual leader in my family. Is it selfish to leave my family to pursue this career? 3. My father died while committing a crime. Is there a chance that he is in heaven? 4. When is the right time to leave the church and what are the biblical reasons to leave a church? 5. If all of the many purity laws and rituals in Leviticus are fulfilled, how do we know that Leviticus 18:22, where it talks about homosexual relations, is not also outdated? 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 - 10 Things You Need to Know About the Bible and Homosexuality Core Guide - 7 Things You Need to Know About Marriage and Sex

Episode 893 | Adriel Sanchez and Bill Maier answer caller questions. Show Notes CoreChristianity.com Questions in this Episode 1. Is the grace of God only effective for those who have faith in Christ or can it influence non-Christians as well in their everyday lives? 2. Why did it take Jesus two tries to heal the blind man? 3. If God is all knowing and omnipotent, didn't he know what Adam and Eve would do? It appears to me that God would know about the fall. Adam and Eve might have been obedient for millions of years but it seems as though God wanted them to fall and that is why he wanted Satan to tempt them. Why would God want us to fail and sin? 4. What is the difference between speaking and praying in tongues? 5. I have been reading about Noah in my studies, and one of the phrases noted comes from Matthew 24:36-39. Marriage is brought up in this text and I know that marriage is something God smiles on and blesses, but why would that be something to be pointed out in Noah's day? 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 Jesus Work Today? Core Question - What Are the Main Views of the End Times?

Episode 892 | Adriel Sanchez and Bill Maier answer caller questions. Show Notes CoreChristianity.com Questions in this Episode 1. How do I comfort those who have lost someone in from COVID-19? 2. I learned about the doctrines of grace a couple years ago, and have been struggling with great fear about not being one of God's elect. It has really made me scared, and question that maybe I can't approach Christ, even though I know He is the only one who can save us. Can Jesus reject someone coming to Him for mercy? What should someone struggling with this do or think about? 3. What does it mean that the "first shall be last"? 4. What comes first, faith or regeneration? 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 Can I Share My Faith? Core Question - How Do I Live the Christian Life?

Episode 891 | Adriel Sanchez and Bill Maier answer caller questions. Show Notes CoreChristianity.com Questions in this Episode 1. What is your interpretation of the new wine skins in Luke 5? 2. In 2 Timothy 1:7, it says, "for God has not given us a spirit of fear, but of power and love." I know that. What I am struggling with is I don't know how this applies to COVID. I want to be cautious and not harm others, but how should we apply this verse today? 3. I know that it says that we won't have sorrows in heaven, but if we know that some family members aren't there and are separated from God, how can we not feel sorrow? 4. My wife and I are separated and I am wondering if there really is biblical grounds for divorce as Paul explains in 1 Corinthians 7. 5. What is the difference between evangelical theology and Reformed theology? 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 Guide – 7 Things You Need to Know About Marriage and Sex

Episode 890 | Adriel Sanchez and Bill Maier answer caller questions. Show Notes CoreChristianity.com Questions in this Episode 1. Do our spirits go to heaven when we die, or do they fall asleep? 2. My wife is involved with conspiracy theories. Should I be concerned about this? I am praying about it every day. It has been going on for a year now and it is all she wants to look at on Facebook. I am not sure if it is harmful but it is disturbing me. What should I do? 3. Should Christians try to keep the Sabbath or has that law completely been fulfilled? 4. Why did the apostles baptize only in the name of Jesus instead of the trinity? 5. Does Matthew 5:13 teach that Christians can lose their salvation?

Episode 889 | Adriel Sanchez and Bill Maier answer caller questions. Show Notes CoreChristianity.com Questions in this Episode 1. Did God or the angels destroy Sodom and Gomorrah? 2. If Jesus spoke to Paul on the road to Damascus, why would he not speak to us today? 3. A friend of mine has been performing baptisms for his friends on his own in his bathroom tub. He is not an elder of a church and this isn't in a home church. Do these baptisms hold any validity? 4. What should I know about the difference between law and grace and where or what should I be reading to get good handle on this subject? 5. Should we call out and rebuke those who do street preaching and who are preaching 'fire and brimstone'? 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 Does Jesus Work Today?

Episode 888 | Adriel Sanchez and Bill Maier answer caller questions. Show Notes CoreChristianity.com Questions in this Episode 1. I know that fornication is a sin. But I am wondering if Christians have to be married by the government or if we can just come to God and be married in his eyes? 2. What does 1 Corinthians 3:12-15 mean? Does it mean that there will be second class citizens in heaven? 3. My friend is a Unitarian who doesn't believe that Jesus is also God, one with the Father. How do I minister to him and what Scriptures can I point to? 4. My mother is in the ICU with COVID and pneumonia. Can you pray for her? 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 Seeing Jesus by Adriel Sanchez

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?