Episode 146 | Dr. Michael Horton and Adriel Sanchez answer caller questions.
Key questions answered in today’s show:
1. Should Cain have known that his sacrifice would not be accepted?
2. How do we go about fighting repetitive sins?
3. What does John mean when he talks about a “sin leading to death” in 1 John? Is this the same thing as the Blasphemy of the Holy Spirit, in the Gospels?
4. Can the devil put thoughts in our minds, or read our thoughts?
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What Is Our Duty as Christians to Obey Laws Regarding Firearms?
Episode 225 | Dr. Michael Horton and Adriel Sanchez answer caller questions. Show Notes CoreChristianity.com Key questions answered in today’s show: 1. How should we understand Psalm 88 in relationship to Paul’s call for us to always rejoice? Is psalm 88 even the prayer of a believer? 2. How do you understand James 5 on taking oaths? It seems really random in the context of chapter 5. I really don’t understand how this fits with either his warning to the rich or his call to be patient through trials. What are your thoughts on this? 3. What is our duty or liberty as Christians to concede to laws about fire arms? 4. Does spiritual maturity mean that I should no longer struggle with sin? 5. What does Paul mean by working out our salvation with fear and trembling? Does this imply that not everyone who is currently saved will be in fact saved if they don’t do enough good works?
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Does Christmas Have Pagan Origins?
Episode 602 | Adriel Sanchez and Bill Maier answer caller questions. CoreChristianity.com
1. Fear is very real these days and how do we as Christians, believers in Christ, keep our faith in these uncertain times. How can we connect our faith to very real and palpable fear that we feel in the world around us?
2. What is the “gospel of the kingdom” that Jesus preached in Matthew 4:23? It sounds as if it is something different from the common use of the phrase “the gospel” or “the gospel of Jesus Christ” as it is used today.
3. I am scared to death that I have committed the unforgivable sin. I heard one explanation of this saying that the unforgivable sin is simply denying Christ and then I heard that it is saying the same things that the religious leaders said about Jesus. Can you help clarify this for me?
4. I love and appreciate Core Christianity, thank you both for all that you do. My question is: Is it true that Christmas is rooted in a pagan holiday? And if we want to celebrate the incarnation, then why does our celebration often look like the world’s celebration of Christmas?
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Resources
Child in a Manger: The True Meaning of Christmas by Sinclair B. Ferguson
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How Do I Know Which Job Is God's Will For My Life?
Episode 229 | Dr. Michael Horton and Adriel Sanchez answer caller questions. Show Notes CoreChristianity.com Key questions answered in today’s show: 1. I recently received a couple of job offers and am struggling to decide between them. How do I know which one is God’s will for my life? 2. Have you ever been fired from a job? If so, how did you handle that? 3. Sometimes when Christians think about callings they tend to focus on work. But what about rest and leisure?
