Episode 1185 | Adriel Sanchez and Bill Maier answer caller questions. Show Notes CoreChristianity.com   Questions in this Episode   1. Was the Bible written in real time or compiled later? 2. What are the two books that God reads at the Final Judgment? 3. Is the phrase “God helps those who helps themselves” in the Bible? 4. How do we distinguish between God’s discipline and his punishment? 5. My Seventh-Day Adventist wife wants a divorce. What do I do? Today’s Offer Core Question – What Is God’s Will For Me? 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 – How Can God Be Loving and Wrathful?

Episode 381 | Dr. Michael Horton and Adriel Sanchez answer caller questions. Show Notes CoreChristianity.com Key questions answered in today’s show: 1. I have been reading the Old Testament and I see where the Ishmaelites have the crescent moon. What is that all about, and does this have anything to do with Muslims today? 2. Is it wrong for a Christian to do good works to prove to themselves that they are saved and have Christ? Or should they obey because they have Christ already? 3. I know that Jesus is the same yesterday, today, and forever, but I struggle with the way God is portrayed in the Old Testament. I have a hard time making sense of God using Israel judging nations through wars where women and children were killed. 4. Who are the spirits in prison in 1 Peter 3:19? Is this a kind of purgatory? 5. How do you understand the passage in Romans 8 where it says that the Holy Spirit intercedes for us with groans too deep for words? Resources Knowing God by J. I. Packer  Putting Amazing Back into Grace: Embracing the Heart of the Gospel by Michael Horton