Episode 102 | Dr. Michael Horton and Adriel Sanchez answer caller questions. Show Notes CoreChristianity.com Key questions answered in today’s show: 1. Philippians 4 says that we should always rejoice in the Lord. How do we do this? 2. I grew up hearing a lot about the Antichrist. Some people think he is a world leader others think that the Antichrist still hasn’t revealed himself. Who do you think is the Antichrist; and where in the Bible should I look to understand what to expect? 3. I have heard it taught that all suffering comes our way because we lack faith and that this is what the book of Job teaches when Job was making offerings for his kids just in case they had sinned. Is this true? 4. If God desires all people to be saved, why doesn’t he save everyone? Is this where free will comes into play? 5. What does Jesus mean when he says that not an iota shall pass away from the law?

Episode 101 | Dr. Michael Horton and Adriel Sanchez answer caller questions. Show Notes CoreChristianity.com Key questions answered in today’s show: 1. Hebrews 10:31 says, “It is a fearful thing to fall into the hands of the living God.” How does this work if God is love? Doesn’t love cast out all fear? 2. John 5:27 says, “Truly, truly, I say to you, whoever hears my word and believes him who sent me has eternal life. He does not come into judgment, but has passed from death to life.” If this is true, why do Christians still die? 3. Should we expect blessings to come with persecution? 4. Why does the Old Testament law commend slavery if it is wrong? 5. Why does Paul say that there are certain people we shouldn’t even eat with? 6. If Paul says that whoever serves Christ is approved by men, how does this work in a culture where it seems whoever serves God is anything but approved by men? 7. What does it mean to say Jesus is the Messiah?

Episode 100 | Dr. Michael Horton and Adriel Sanchez answer caller questions. Show Notes CoreChristianity.com Key questions answered in today’s show: 1. Is hell really a lake of fire? 2. Does God hear the prayer of unbelievers? 3. Are there new apostles today? 4. What does Paul mean in Ephesians 5 when he tells women to submit to their husbands? 5. How should I go about finding God’s perfect plan for my life? 6. What does it mean to be baptized by the Holy Spirit?

Episode 99 | Dr. Michael Horton and Adriel Sanchez answer caller questions. Show Notes CoreChristianity.com Key questions answered in today’s show: 1. In Jeremiah 15:19 it says, “If you repent, I will restore you that you may serve me; if you utter worthy, not worthless, words, you will be my spokesman. Let this people turn to you, but you must not turn to them.” How might this apply to the church today? 2. Did the Roman Emperor Constantine switch the day of worship from Saturday to Sunday? 3. What do you say to someone who sometimes feels ashamed of the gospel? 4. Is Isaiah 7:14 really a prophecy about Mary and Jesus? I have heard that the word virgin there really means “young maiden” and that this verse can’t be used as a prediction about Jesus. 5. Does sanctification mean the same thing as holiness? 6. Would you agree that love is the most important teaching in the Bible? 7. In Galatians 5 Paul lists sorcery as a work of the flesh. Do you think that is an issue today?

Episode 98 | Dr. Michael Horton and Adriel Sanchez answer caller questions. Show Notes CoreChristianity.com Key questions answered in today’s show: 1. Is it okay for a Christian to practice yoga? 2. Ephesians 1 says that Jesus has a plan to unite all things to himself. Will this include all people, even people in hell? 3. What is the difference between being predestined for adoption and predestination in general? 4. If Jesus was God, why did he not want to go to the cross while in the garden of Gethsemane? 5. Do churches determine the appropriate ways of spending the offering that they receive? 6. What do you think of the saying, “Preach the gospel always and if necessary use words”? 7. What happened at Christ’s transfiguration?

Episode 97 | Dr. Michael Horton and Adriel Sanchez answer caller questions. Show Notes CoreChristianity.com Key questions answered in today’s show: 1. What does it look like to fix my eyes on Jesus? 2. If Jesus is the son of God how can he also be God? 3. How do you think Christians should be involved in or think about problems surrounding the environment? 4. Do you think Christians can learn important truth from Jewish Rabbis? 5. Should we wait for sanctification or strive to be obedient? 6. What does glorification mean? 7. Are heaven and hell other dimensions?

Episode 96 | Dr. Michael Horton and Adriel Sanchez answer caller questions. Show Notes CoreChristianity.com Key questions answered in today’s show: 1. What does it mean in Mark 6:4-6 where Jesus marveled at unbelief? 2. How do we crucify the flesh? 3. Is it possible to be a Christian-Buddhist? 4. What is the difference between legalism and love?​ 5. How should we think about transhumanism, the idea that somehow technology can help humanity ascend beyond what we currently are?​

Episode 95 | Dr. Michael Horton and Adriel Sanchez answer caller questions. Show Notes CoreChristianity.com Key questions answered in today’s show: 1. John 6:56, When Jesus said, “Whoever feeds on my flesh and drinks my blood abides in me, and I in him,” was he speaking literally? 2. How can I learn to encourage people with the gospel? 3. What advice do you have for Christians today who continue to feel that there is such an attack on religious liberty? How should local churches and Christians mobilize to protect our liberties? 4. In 1 Peter 4:1-2, Peter describes that there is a suffering in the flesh? What is this referring to? 5. What would you say to Christians who are intimidated to read the Prophets? 6. What does it mean to say that Jesus is the Messiah? Is this the same as saying Jesus is King?

Episode 94 | Dr. Michael Horton and Adriel Sanchez answer caller questions. Show Notes CoreChristianity.com Key questions answered in today’s show: 1. Who is the abomination of desolation? 2. If God is sovereign and Satan is under God’s control, then why does God allow Satan to tempt us? And why does God blame us for giving into temptation if we don’t have a choice? 3. Where in the Bible does it teach that hell lasts forever? 4. Why did Jesus leave the earth after his resurrection? What does it mean for Jesus to “go and prepare a place for us”? Hasn’t heaven always existed? 5. As I read Galatians 5:16 it seems to promise that if we walk by the Spirit then we will no longer sin. This seems to also be confirmed in 1 John 1:6. Of course, I don’t think that we will immediately learn how to walk in the Spirit all the time, but shouldn’t we expect to grow in maturity to the point where we stop sinning in this life? 6. What are some practical things that can help with my prayer life? And what should I know about prayer that can really help me to pray more?

Episode 93 | Dr. Michael Horton and Adriel Sanchez answer caller questions. Show Notes CoreChristianity.com Key questions answered in today’s show: 1. I didn’t grow up Christian and through the help of some friends, I have come to believe that salvation is all of grace and not based on our works because of Jesus Christ’s sacrifice on the cross. But I have this question: If the gospel is about what Jesus has done, and has nothing to do with us, then why should we bother doing good works? 2. Will there be a future mass salvation of the Jewish people? 3. Where do you see Satan most visibly active today? 4.  In John 16:25, Jesus said, “I have said these things to you in figures of speech. The hour is coming when I will no longer speak to you in figures of speech but will tell you plainly about the Father.” After saying this his disciples respond surprised because Jesus had finally spoken clearly to them. How should this influence the way we interpret Jesus in other places? 5. Is it a sin to doubt that God exists? 6. How can I get over the fear of death? This especially troubles me when I think about people who have given their life bearing witness to Jesus.