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Episode 664 | Adriel Sanchez and Bill Maier answer caller questions. Show Notes CoreChristianity.com 1. I desperately want to go back to church, but my wife has multiple sclerosis and the medication that she is on makes her immune-compromised. I don't want to force her to go back to church, so what do I do? 2. Can we change God's mind through prayer? In Genesis 18 it seems to suggest that we can change God's mind. 3. Is the idea that Christians are "once saved, always saved" biblical? 4. How do we love our enemies? I see some many horrific things on the news and I find it unfathomable to love the people doing horrible things. Today's Offer Easter Devotional: Sayings From The Cross 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 9 WAYS TO KNOW YOU ARE REALLY A CHRISTIAN

Episode 663 | Adriel Sanchez and Bill Maier answer caller questions. Show Notes CoreChristianity.com 1. Was Jesus really in the tomb for three full days? 2. Does John 3:36 teach that we are partly saved by obedience? 3. In Luke 4, how did Jesus walk through a crowd who wanted to kill him? 4. Can a pastor be restored to ministry after adultery? 5. Do you believe it's a sin to continually ask for forgiveness for something you've already repented over? For example, I have committed an affair in my past, and when I'm reading about adultery or something stirs my heart to remember the seriousness of my sin, I tend to ask God to forgive my past again. Is this wrong? Today's Offer Easter Devotional: Sayings From The Cross 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.

Episode 662 | Adriel Sanchez and Bill Maier answer caller questions. Show Notes CoreChristianity.com 1. Is there a difference between the Old Covenant law and the Law of Christ? 2. Did Jesus literally go to hell after he was crucified? 3. How do I talk to a loved one who is marrying someone who is not a Christian? 4. Can Christians experience demon possession? 5. I recently have heard a lot of Christian leaders and writers warn against empathizing with other people. They warn that empathizing, feeling another person's pain, leaves you open to being manipulated emotionally. I don't really understand this, is empathy really a sin and should Christians be concerned about this? 6. Why was Jacob blessed instead of Esau? Today's Offer Easter Devotional: Sayings From The Cross 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 9 FAQS ABOUT ANGELS AND DEMONS POWER WITH EMPATHY: THE BEAUTY OF JESUS

Episode 661 | Adriel Sanchez and Bill Maier answer caller questions. Show Notes CoreChristianity.com 1. Are Christians required to tithe? 2. What is the significance of Jesus being "at the right hand of God"? 3. What happens to those who have never heard about Jesus? 4. Romans 14:12 says that, " So then each of us will give an account of himself to God." If we are already saved and forgiven, why do we have to give an account before God? 5. Can we command blessings from God? Today's Offer The 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 WHAT DID GOD PROMISE? BIBLE STUDY

Episode 660 | Adriel Sanchez and Bill Maier answer caller questions. Show Notes CoreChristianity.com 1. Who are the "spirits imprisoned" in 1 Peter 3? 2. A lot of my friends express that they feel the presence of God in their life. However, I do not necessarily feel this, which makes me doubt if I am truly "elect." What are your thoughts? 3. How do pastors decide what they preach on each week? 4. Are short-term missions trips effective? 5. It seems that I am in a continual cycle of sinning and repenting. How do I get out of it? 6. How should Christians date in the church? Today's Offer More Than a Carpenter by Josh McDowell 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 Honest Evangelism by Rico Tice 7 THINGS EVERYONE NEEDS TO KNOW ABOUT REPENTANCE

Episode 659 | Adriel Sanchez and Bill Maier answer caller questions. Show Notes CoreChristianity.com 1. Does the gospel impact my life in any practical way, or is it just about me getting to heaven? 2. When God was giving Cain his punishment after he murdered his brother Abel, who were the people he was afraid would kill him? 3. What is the origin of demons? 4. My husband died a year ago and I have met someone whose spouse also died not so long ago. Is it wrong or insensitive to think about remarriage this soon? 5. How do you explain what it means to be made in the image of God? 6. When we refer to God or pray to him, how should we address him? Should we refer to him as God or the Father only, or can you name the other persons of the trinity? 7. I have been to churches that dance and clap during the worship service. What is your opinion on these kinds of postures in worship? Today's Offer More Than a Carpenter by Josh McDowell 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 Christianity: Finding Yourself in God's Story by Michael Horton 8 THINGS EVERYONE SHOULD KNOW ABOUT CHURCH

Episode 658 | Adriel Sanchez and Bill Maier answer caller questions. Show Notes CoreChristianity.com 1. Why is it that traditional Christians seem to disparage women from holding a professional career? 2. If God ordains all things, how is he not also the author of sin? 3. I know that the bible says that we should love God and love neighbor. I am wondering how I can love my homsexual neighbors? I have a couple of good friends who are gay and lesbian. They know what I believe and I talk to them about God, but I still have a relationship with them. Is that ok? 4. Can women be pastors? Today's Offer More Than a Carpenter by Josh McDowell 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 The Gospel Comes with a House Key: Practicing Radically Ordinary Hospitality in Our Post-Christian World by Rosaria Butterfield

Episode 657 | Adriel Sanchez and Bill Maier answer caller questions. Show Notes CoreChristianity.com 1. If Jesus had not been crucified, would he have died naturally? 2. Does Romans 8:19-20 say that the current world will be reborn and restored, or destroyed and then remade? 3. How do we encourage friends who have left the faith to come back to Christ? 4. What do you think about the NLT translation of the bible? Is it accurate and reliable? 5. Is there a difference between lust and sexual desire? 6. At what point is a child accountable for their sins? Today's Offer More Than a Carpenter by Josh McDowell 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 7 THINGS YOU NEED TO KNOW ABOUT MARRIAGE AND SEX

Episode 656 | Adriel Sanchez and Bill Maier answer caller questions. Show Notes CoreChristianity.com 1. How do I encourage a believer who has not been going to church because they were deeply hurt by the church? 2. Is it ok to ever get remarried? 3. Can a true Christian ever apostacize? 4. Why are there so many protestant denominations? 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 8 THINGS EVERYONE SHOULD KNOW ABOUT CHURCH

Episode 655 | Adriel Sanchez and Bill Maier answer caller questions. Show Notes CoreChristianity.com 1. What does it mean to "walk in sin," and how is this different from sinning occasionally as Christians? 2. Can you elaborate on a biblical view of justice and social justice and how it relates to those who are marginalized? 3. Are the miraculous gifts of the spirit for today? 4. Is Replacement Theology biblical? 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 Episode 459: How Should Christians Respond to Racism?

Episode 654 | Adriel Sanchez and Bill Maier answer caller questions. Show Notes CoreChristianity.com 1. Where in the bible does it say the Sabbath changed from Saturday to Sunday? 2. Can I split my tithe between two churches? 3. My friend is in a so-called "open marriage," how do I tell them that this is wrong without destroying our relationship? 4. Can Christians commit the unforgivable sin and blaspheme the Holy Spirit? 5. What does Romans 1:18 mean? Is it referring to certain historical events? 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 7 THINGS YOU NEED TO KNOW ABOUT MARRIAGE AND SEX

Episode 653 | Adriel Sanchez and Bill Maier answer caller questions. Show Notes CoreChristianity.com 1. Is there a problem with Christians being cremated? 2. How should Christians think through climate change and things like Earth Day? 3. In 1 Timothy 1:20, Paul tells Timothy that he has handed certain people over to Satan for blasphemy. What does that mean? If he loved them why would he hand them over to Satan? Does he trust that he will get them back? I am really confused about this verse. 4. Does Hebrews 6 teach that true believers can fall away from Christ? 5. Who wrote the bible and where did it come from? 6. How should Christians think about social justice? Today's Offer More Than a Carpenter by Josh McDowell 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.

Episode 652 | Adriel Sanchez and Bill Maier answer caller questions. Show Notes CoreChristianity.com 1. Why do pastors and people today avoid talking about end times prophecies? 2. It seems as if God forsook Saul in the bible. If a king like Saul can be forsaken by God, what is stopping that from happening to us? How can we avoid being forsaken by God? 3. What should a church member do if their pastor refuses to open their church? 4. How should Christians think about online dating? 5. Can a Christian lose their salvation? 6. How can we make disciples, and how does this relate to the Great Commission? Today's Offer More Than a Carpenter by Josh McDowell 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 7 THINGS YOU NEED TO KNOW ABOUT MARRIAGE AND SEX

Episode 651 | Adriel Sanchez and Bill Maier answer caller questions. Show Notes CoreChristianity.com 1. How do you grow in the spiritually and keep from falling into sin? 2. I normally talk to God like I am in a normal conversation. Is this prayer, or is prayer something that is more technical? 3. How does repentance play into salvation, it seems integral, but it also seems like a work that we do? 4. What is the millennium in the end times? 5. I've seen a lot of people saying things to prove the bible is not real. I really want to be closer to God but I'm worried that can't happen if I don't fully believe in the bible—is there proof? Today's Offer Seeing Jesus 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 4 THINGS TO REMEMBER AFTER YOU HAVE SINNED TRUE VS. FALSE REPENTANCE: WHAT'S THE DIFFERENCE? Core Christianity: Finding Yourself in God's Story by Michael Horton

Episode 650 | Adriel Sanchez and Bill Maier answer caller questions. Show Notes CoreChristianity.com 1. I am discipling someone who says they have a prayer language and speak in tongues. How should I work through this with them? 2. What is the difference between the synagogue and the temple? Do they have different regulations? Did the religious leaders break the law in order to try to trap Jesus at the synagogue? 3. How should the church respond to the Equality Act? 4. In Mark 14, there is a strange incident where another young man is nearly arrested along with Jesus. Who was this person and what was his significance? 5. Follow up question on the Equality Act: what are the incentives behind those trying to pass this legislation? Today's Offer Core Kit 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 10 Things You Need to Know About the Bible and Homosexuality

Episode 649 | Adriel Sanchez and Bill Maier answer caller questions. Show Notes CoreChristianity.com 1. It seems to me that this vaccine could be a gift from God to help us defeat a disease. Why are so many Christians speaking so ill of it and of those who are working on it, claiming that it is the Mark of the Beast? 2. Can God be disappointed? 3. Can Christians read Romance Novels that include explicit scenes? 4. How can I help encourage my teens to attend church? 5. What do you think of the phrase, "preach the gospel to yourself"? Today's Offer Core Kit 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 Bioethics and the Christian Life: A Guide to Making Difficult Decisions by David VanDrunen

Episode 648 | Adriel Sanchez and Bill Maier answer caller questions. Show Notes CoreChristianity.com 1. What does Revelation teach about heaven? 2. Are there any scientific proofs for the resurrection of Jesus Christ? 3. My daughter and husband died, why would God allow this to happen and not give me a sense of urgency to make much of the time I had with them? 4. I feel as though I receive signs from God, but I am not sure how to find out if they are from him or not. What should I do? Today's Offer Core Kit 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 WHAT DID GOD PROMISE? BIBLE STUDY The Story of Reality: How the World Began, How It Ends, and Everything Important that Happens in Between by Greg Koukl

Episode 647 | Adriel Sanchez and Bill Maier answer caller questions. Show Notes CoreChristianity.com 1. What do you think about the Azusa St. Revivals and how those events impacted the modern church today? 2. I was formerly brought up in the Prosperity Gospel and the Word of Faith movement. In these movements they claimed that God never wants us to be sick and that we have the power to rebuke sickness. Now that I am out of that movement I am wondering do I pray for healing from sickness in a biblical way? 3. I am a backslidden Christian and want to get plugged back into the church, but my wife is not interested in going back to church. What should I do? 4. There is a bishop in my denomination who is gay. The congregation that I attend does not affirm this practice and preaches the gospel, but because the denomination is compromising in this way, should I leave the church? 5. What is the teaching of Sola Scriptura? Today's Offer Core Kit 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 10 Thing You Need to Know About the Bible and Homosexuality

Episode 646 | Adriel Sanchez and Bill Maier answer caller questions. Show Notes CoreChristianity.com 1. With how long the Coronavirus pandemic has gone on, is it time now for all churches to open up in defiance of the government orders? 2. In 1 John 4, John says that we should "test the spirits." What does this mean and look like? 3. How was David a "man after God's own heart" when he was also a murderer? 4. How was Jesus in the line of David when he was not biologically related to Joseph? Today's Offer Core Kit 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 9 Things Everyone Should Know About Worship

Episode 645 | Adriel Sanchez and Bill Maier answer caller questions. Show Notes CoreChristianity.com 1. How would you explain the doctrine of the Trinity to a young child? 2. I know that the Lord forgives us but I often feel regret and have memories of my past life and previous sins. When I think of these past sins and feel condemned, does that count as spiritual warfare? 3. What do you think of the New Apostolic Reformation movement? Is it biblical or potentially heretical? 4. My brother has schizophrenia. He has read the bible, he prays, and believes that he is born again, but he has a hard time understanding the bible. How do you know when a person with a severe mental illness is saved? 5. Why did God need blood sacrifices in the Old Testament in the first place? Today's Offer Core Kit 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 Broken Pieces and the God Who Mends Them: Schizophrenia through a Mother's Eye by Simonetta Carr

Episode 644 | Adriel Sanchez and Bill Maier answer caller questions. Show Notes CoreChristianity.com 1. How do you leave a legalistic church? 2. My husband is struggling with sexual addictions, including pornography. How do I show grace to him without enabling his sin? 3. As a former Roman Catholic, how do other Protestant denominations observe or practice Lent? 4. Why are Christians so quick to throw Ravi Zacharias under the bus, especially when David, Moses, and Paul and other biblical figures were great sinners? Why are we so quick to turn our back on those who need forgiveness? 5. Did sin enter the world through Adam and Eve or through Satan? Today's Offer Core Kit 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 Rid of My Disgrace: Hope and Healing for Victims of Sexual Assault Book by Justin S. Holcomb and Lindsey A. Holcomb

Episode 643 | Adriel Sanchez and Bill Maier answer caller questions. Show Notes CoreChristianity.com 1. Jesus proclaimed that he was the Son of God, and yet in Mark 1:25, Jesus rebuked the demons and told them not to say who he was. Why did he do that? 2. What does it mean to be saved and what does that look like? 3. Doesn't God require us to obey him rather than man? I know Romans 13 says we should obey the governing authorities, but there seems to be a double-standard enforced by the government regarding which things can be open amidst the pandemic and which cannot. What should the church do? 4. I am a registered nurse and cannot imagine how men can tell women what to do with their bodies. I am not for abortion but I would never foist my beliefs onto others. There are lots of elderly people being mistreated in the nursing homes, why don't "pro-lifers" care about them? 5. I take communion at my home every day. Am I "heaping judgment" upon myself? 6. I am fifty-eight and have never been married. Should I seek out a spouse or should I just wait for God to answer my prayers? Today's Offer Core Kit 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 Every Good Endeavor: Connecting Your Work to God's Work by Timothy Keller

Episode 642 | Adriel Sanchez and Bill Maier answer caller questions. Show Notes CoreChristianity.com 1. I have heard that Paul's guidelines for taking communion in 1 Corinthians 11 is about the need for brothers and sisters to get-along with each other in the church. After studying the passage, it seems that it is addressing people in Corinth who took all of the communion before everyone was able to receive it. So, is Paul's warnings mainly about how to get along with our brothers and sisters or is it about not treating certain people in the church with contempt? 2. In Matthew 13, Jesus talks about the Parable of the Sower. He identifies different kinds of soil, and says that the good soil receives the seed of the word of God. How do I know if in my heart that I am counted as "good soil"? 3. Is it wrong to worship alongside someone and have fellowship with them if they deny the deity of Christ? 4. How do I address Christian who believe that we can connect with Muslims and Jews and unite together under God? 5. I was baptized Roman Catholic but recently became a Protestant Christian. Should I get re-baptized, if so, when should I get re-baptized? Today's Offer Core Kit 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 The Gospel-Driven Life: Being Good News People in a Bad News World by Michael Horton