Episode 354 | Dr. Michael Horton and Adriel Sanchez answer caller questions.
Key questions answered in today’s show:
1. Can you be a Christian if you have made Jesus your savior and you don’t know if you repented or not? Is being saved just asking Jesus to save you?
2. I like apologetics, but sometimes I worry that it gives the impression that if a person doesn’t have really good reasons for their faith then they don’t have true faith. But I have met some good Christian people who can’t give a good argument for the resurrection. What do you think?
3. How do we keep from getting so caught up in things like politics that we forget about the Gospel?
4. Is it okay for Christians to pray for God’s wrath towards those who are against him?
5. How should I understand the story of Judah and Tamar?
6. Dr. Horton, what is your favorite passage in the Book of Isaiah?
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Is It Okay to Kill When Serving in the Military?
Episode 150 | Dr. Michael Horton and Adriel Sanchez answer caller questions. Show Notes CoreChristianity.com Key questions answered in today’s show: 1. What do you think about transhumanism, the idea that somehow technology can help humanity ascend beyond what we currently are? 2. In Philippians 3:12, what does Paul mean when he says he pressed on to make it his own? It sounds like he is working for his salvation. 3. Is It Okay to Kill When Serving in the Military? 4. Is salvation really by grace alone? 5. What does the phrase “burn up and dissolve” mean in 2 Peter 3.10-12?
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What Is Lost or Gained If My Church Stops Using Hymnals?
Episode 185 | Dr. Michael Horton and Adriel Sanchez answer caller questions. Show Notes CoreChristianity.com Key questions answered in today’s show: 1. What do you think we lost or gained by this practice when we switched from using hymnals in church? 2. I have been celibate for 7 years and am praying for a wife. I have a problem with sexual frustration and pornography. What should I do? 3. I have heard you talk before about how we Christians are all sinners. Doesn’t the Bible call us saints? How do you square that with calling Christians sinners? 4. What does it mean to love God with our minds? What are some practical ways Christians do this?
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Why Would God Harden Pharaoh’s Heart?
Episode 351 | Dr. Michael Horton and Adriel Sanchez answer caller questions. Show Notes CoreChristianity.com Key questions answered in today’s show: 1. God told Moses that he hardened Pharaoh’s heart to demonstrate his own power but it seemed pretty cold. It seems kind of cruel. 2. 1 Corinthians 10:31 says, “So, whether you eat or drink, or whatever you do, do all to the glory of God,” My question is: how do you understand this? How can we tell the difference between sin and places we have freedom? 3. What’s the difference between being foolish and having a large amount of faith when we take big risks for God? 4. Are Christians still obligated to follow the 10 Commandments? 5. What is the most Biblical way for us to evangelize to our neighbors?
