Episode Adriel Sanchez and Bill Maier answer caller questions Show Notes CoreChristianity com Why is it that Jesus commands us in Matthew to baptize in the name of the Father Son and Holy Spirit but in Acts and elsewhere the early church is shown to baptize in the name of Jesus What is prevenient grace and is it biblical I have heard this said from the pulpit but am not sure what it means Is it healthy for an individual whose husband has been gone or years for them to continue to pray for reconciliation In a previous episode you [... more]

Episode Adriel Sanchez and Bill Maier answer caller questions Show Notes CoreChristianity com What was God doing before he created the universe I am wondering what does the Bible say about suicide In Peter it seems like Peter is saying people can lose their salvation but in John and it seems like Jesus says we can't lose our salvation How do we make sense of these verses Following up to a previous answer you gave about the us in Genesis Doesn't the us in Genesis also indicate the presence of the Holy Trinity How and why did people divide the [... more]

Episode Adriel Sanchez and Bill Maier answer caller questions Show Notes CoreChristianity com I know in the Bible that it says that marriage is supposed to be one man and one woman but where does it say we have to have a written document to legitimize a marriage If we promote or condone stories that use sorcery aren't we encouraging the practice of sorcery and suggesting that one should emulate the protagonists in these stories After all the authors are holding these characters up as examples of good and noble character Why and how did the translators of the Bible [... more]

Episode Adriel Sanchez and Bill Maier answer caller questions Show Notes CoreChristianity com Lots of people talk about the topic of God's sovereignty as it relates to if we choose God or if God chooses us but I am wondering if this truth is good news to those who are suffering or does it add to their pain knowing that God allowed it to happen Should we not mention it at all to those who are experiencing suffering What does the term unconditional election mean Is purgatory still taught and preached in the Catholic Church If it is does it [... more]

Episode Adriel Sanchez and Bill Maier with special guests Keith and Kristyn Getty answer caller questions Show Notes CoreChristianity com The two of you have been writing hymns and songs for worship for many years now In fact we sing many of those hymns in the congregation that I pastor each Sunday n light of all of that what inspired you to write an album of hymns and lullabies for children Are we supposed to lift our hands up as we sing praises or is that a preference Is worship exclusively about music I know that the bible says that [... more]