Episode 502 | Adriel Sanchez and Bill Maier answer caller questions.
Key questions answered in today’s show:
1. Did Old Testament believers experience the new birth? I mean, were they born again?
2. I’ve dealt with pornography since I was probably 7 years old, and I can’t let it go. I want to. How can I? I’ve gone to God and asked for forgiveness more times than not. I need help. I call myself a Christian, but I can’t get past that, so I can’t move.
3. I’m a high school teacher in Canada, and one of my goals is to treat my students as Jesus would treat them. One of the struggles I face is that I’m receiving some pressure to use gender pronouns that students would prefer. This means that students who identify as transgendered who are born with female anatomy might be asked to be referred to with the pronoun he or him. In the past, I’ve been taught that using pronouns that deviate from a male and female identity will ruin my Christian witness. How can I respond in a godly way to this issue, while still treating my students with love and respect? Do you have any advice for me?
Resources
4 Things to Remember After You Have Sinned by Adriel Sanchez
What Gender Problems Reveal About Our Hearts by Michael Horton
What Caitlyn Jenner Reveals About American Religions by Michael Horton
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How Should Christians Respond to Demon Possession?
Episode 455 | Adriel Sanchez and Bill Maier answer caller questions. Show Notes CoreChristianity.com Key questions answered in today’s show: 1. Hello, my name is Lou from Vincenza, Italy. I trust this note finds you and your families all well and safe from the virus. My question is regarding 2 Samuel 21:1–14, this passage has always perplexed me. It appears that David allows seven of Saul’s heirs to be put to death by the Gibeonites for revenge and in order to answer prayer on behalf of the land (v. 14). Am I reading this correctly? Is there a deeper meaning that I’m missing? 2. When you are attacked by demons, how does that affect your salvation? 3. How should we interpret the psalms? I heard someone say that all the psalms are about Jesus and not just the messianic ones. Isn’t that overdoing it? Some of the Psalms speak of sin and envy and fleshly problems. This seems to be some kind of overly Christological Hermeneutic? I heard Martin Luther had interpreted Psalm 1 as thinking of Christ as the Blessed Man in 1513, but then when he came back to the book decades later he changed his mind and interpreted it literally. 4. I am on several different medications to battle some odd anxiety issues that I have, for really no apparent reason. I know that pharmacy comes from the Greek word pharmakeia, which means witchcraft. I know that we are forbidden in God’s word to associate with witchcraft, and so I’ve had this burden on my spirit about being on medications, but without them I physically cannot function. What are your thoughts on that? Resources Core Christianity: Finding Yourself in God’s Story by Michael Horton Walking with Jesus Through His Word: Discovering Christ in All the Scriptures by Dennis Johnson Request our latest special offers here or call 1-833-THE-CORE (833-843-2673) to request them by phone.
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If I Struggle with Sin, Will I Inherit the Kingdom of God?
Episode 1071 | Adriel Sanchez and Bill Maier answer caller questions. Show Notes CoreChristianity.com
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Can Christians Kill in Self-Defense?
Episode 780 | Adriel Sanchez and Bill Maier answer caller questions. Show Notes CoreChristianity.com
