Episode 440 | Adriel Sanchez and Bill Maier answer caller questions.
Key questions answered in today’s show:
1. How do I refute a friend who consistently refers to the God of the Old Testament as a God of wrath and the God of the New Testament as a merciful God?
2. I’ve gone back and forth on the doctrine of annihilationism. And I know it’s controversial. But the more I read the Bible, I see more support for it in both the Old and the New Testaments, all these questions, all these references to sin as being destroyed, destroy. John 3:16, “that whosoever believes in Him should not perish, but have everlasting life.” But what does perish mean that needs to be destroyed? I fully accept that those who don’t accept Jesus and aren’t saved won’t make it into the kingdom of God. But I’m going back and forth on the eternal torment question, because another argument is, Jesus uses the word Gehenna in the New Testament, which refers to an actual place. So I know that’s controversial, but I’m just trying to sort it out.
3. My 18 month old toddler sometimes wakes up at night crying and won’t stop for about 30 minutes to multiple hours. My step parent mentioned spiritual warfare? But I have prayed over my home a while ago. Can you give me some thoughts or insight that can help me?
4. How do we determine what commands were meant for the apostles alone and which are meant for all Christians? I believe the extremes of “apostles only” or “all Christians always” is incorrect. So how do we arrive at a solid “middle” when necessary and either or when necessary and not be guilty of misappropriating Scripture out of context or inserting ourselves into the text?
Resources
The Screwtape Letters by C. S. Lewis
Mere Christianity by C.S. Lewis
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Will People In Hell Believe Their Punishment Was Unjust?
Episode 512 | Adriel Sanchez and Bill Maier answer caller questions. Show Notes CoreChristianity.com Key questions answered in today’s show:
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Should Christians Give Money to Panhandlers?
Episode 383 | Dr. Michael Horton and Adriel Sanchez answer caller questions. Show Notes CoreChristianity.com Key questions answered in today’s show: 1. How should Christians handle panhandlers? Are there Biblical principles for giving to people who come to us and look down and out? 2. I’m really confused about predestination in Ephesians 1. Is Paul saying that everyone who is saved is predestined? 3. I was raised in a Christian family, but I have only been actively following Jesus for the last couple of years, since I started college. What I have discovered is that it seems really hard to make progress as a Christian. Is it normal for Christians to struggle with the same sins over and over? 4. Where was Jesus for the 3 days after he died on the cross. I happen to believe that he went to hell to pay the full price for our sins. I would love to know what you guys think. I have a few Scriptures in mind when I think about my answer. In Luke, Jesus said he had not yet ascended to his Father after his resurrection and thus he did not go to heaven? He also said that as Jonah was in the belly in the whale so shall the son of man be. Paul said that he who ascended first descended. And cursed is everyone who hangs upon a tree. I’m under the perspective that he paid the full price, which was hell. Resources Putting Amazing Back into Grace: Embracing the Heart of the Gospel by Michael Horton The God Who Gives: How the Trinity Shapes the Christian Story by Kelly M. Kapic
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How Can We Have Assurance If Only Those Who Endure to the End Will Be Saved?
Episode 1073 | Adriel Sanchez and Bill Maier answer caller questions. Show Notes CoreChristianity.com Questions in this Episode 1. Is it Biblical For My Pastor to Baptize Members in the Name of Jesus Only? 2. Does God Continue to Forgive Me if I Struggle With Sin? 3. How Can I Have Assurance If Only Those Who Endure to the End Are Saved? 4. Is it ok Use Pagan Symbols to Represent the Trinity? 5. Did God Put the Tree of Knowledge in the Garden to Tempt Adam & Eve? 6. How Does Our Free Will and God’s Sovereignty Relate? Today’s Offer Indispensable by David Cassidy 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 Christianity Be True if God Allows Evil and Suffering?
