Episode 407 | Dr. Michael Horton and Adriel Sanchez answer caller questions.
Key questions answered in today’s show:
1. I confessed Jesus Christ as Lord and asked him to come into my heart and try to believe the gospel and tried to live out the life with his grace but then I fell away. I have been slowly and slowly hardening my heart and living in sin to the point of I would rather live in sin rather than—I guess, to make a long story short, if hell was paradise without God, I guess I would rather go there. So, how do I address my heart condition? I suppose I was never saved to begin with or maybe I was and lost my salvation or I guess I don’t know what’s going on. But I know what I’m doing is not right and I seem to be in a slimy pit.
2. I occasionally listen to your radio program and had a couple of related questions that I was hoping you could address. God explicitly and authoritatively designates the seventh day of creation as a holy day and reminds Abraham’s seed about its holiness in the heart of the Ten Commandments. A change to the Sabbath day as stated in the 4th Commandment would be monumental. Wouldn’t a change to His holy day necessitate an explicit “thus saith the LORD” to set everybody straight as to which day is holy and sanctified by God? Where in the Bible is a change of this magnitude explicitly announced?
3. How do you reconcile God’s sovereignty and man’s responsibility in salvation?
Resources
Putting Amazing Back into Grace: Embracing The Heart Of The Gospel by Michael Horton
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Are the Bible’s Views of Sexuality Outdated?
Episode 1141 | Adriel Sanchez and Bill Maier answer caller questions. Show Notes CoreChristianity.com Questions in this Episode 1. Why do I willfully sin even when I want to serve God? 2. Does Hebrews 6 teach that I can’t come back to the faith after leaving? 3. Is the “mark of the beast” a physical mark? 4. Are the Bible’s views of sexuality outdated? Today’s Offer Free Download – 6 Categories You Should Know 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 Lose My Salvation? Core Guide: 7 Things You Need to Know About Marriage & Sex
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Are Christian Marriages Always Supposed to Be Exciting?
Episode 1509 | Adriel Sanchez and Bill Maier answer caller questions. Show Notes CoreChristianity.com 1. Should I leave my church if I’m no longer aligned with their theology? 2. How can I know that I am saved? 3. Should Christian marriages always be exciting? 4. Can angels and demons affect the physical world? Today’s Offer: How To Keep Your Faith After High School Want to partner with us in our work here at Core Christianity? Consider becoming a member of the Inner Core. View our latest special offers here or call 1-833-THE-CORE (833-843-2673) to request them by phone.
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How Does God's Sovereignty Work with My Free Will?
Episode 242 | Dr. Michael Horton and Adriel Sanchez answer caller questions. Show Notes CoreChristianity.com Key questions answered in today’s show: 1. The thief on the cross who ended up dying, in Scripture it says that one needs to be baptized in order to be born again. If he was not born of water and Spirit, how would he be saved? 2. Is pluralism a bad thing? I know that some Christians are set on making America a Christian nation, but shouldn’t we want America to be open to all religions, and isn’t this better for the advancement of the gospel if a mission field comes to us? 3. I go to a seminary and we are supposed to celebrate the Sabbath on Saturday. Is that correct? Does it still apply to us or was God just talking to the Israelites the Sabbath that supposed to be on Saturday? 4. There are passages that teach that God is sovereign and others that teach we are responsible and active. My question is, how does God’s providence and human responsibility work together in our lives? 5. Can fear of hell be used as a good motivation to holiness or should we only be motivated by grace?
