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**Core Christianity**

Core Christianity is dedicated to helping the body of Christ by answering the tough questions of our time.
Pastor Adriel Sanchez gives biblical answers that not only show why Christianity is true, but also why it’s good and beautiful. As an essential part of our multimedia effort to teach believers the core truths of historic Christianity, Core Christianity helps people experience the comfort of the gospel and gain confidence and wisdom.

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Can a Christian Marry a Non-Believer? Jun 19, 2019

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Episode 208 | Dr. Michael Horton and Adriel Sanchez answer caller questions.

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Key questions answered in today's show:

1. I want to be married to someone who I have loved for 15 years. But she does not believe in Christ? Can I still marry this person?

2. How can you tell if you are really bearing fruit and growing as a Christian?

3. With the law-gospel distinctive in mind, how are we to tell the difference between an exhortation that is moralistic vs. an exhortation that is Christ-centered?

4. In your book, Core Christianity you write that God is self-existent. And you make the point that God created the world out of love and not necessity. Can you elaborate upon that?

5. If the Bible teaches that salvation is by grace how do you make sense of the book of James where he says faith without works is dead?

Since Christ's Blood Was Shed, Does His Resurrected Body Still Have Blood? Jun 18, 2019

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Episode 207 | Dr. Michael Horton and Adriel Sanchez answer caller questions.

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Key questions answered in today's show:

1. How do you understand the Bible verse where it says that we are saved by faith "working through love"?

2. I'm fighting an addiction to smoking. I'm down to a half a cigarette in the morning. Am I going to hell because of it?

3. What is grace defined as biblically? What is common grace and is it real; If all those who are vessels of wrath are filling up the full measure of their sins and all the good they receive is unto their destruction, should we call the good that they receive 'common grace' if grace has a strictly salvific notion scripturally?

4. I'm coming across resources saying that Jesus' resurrection body didn't have any blood because his blood was shed on the cross. Is this a good inference?

If Satan Knows the End of the Story, Why Does He Keep Trying? Jun 17, 2019

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Episode 206 | Dr. Michael Horton and Adriel Sanchez answer caller questions.

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Key questions answered in today's show:

1. Does God hear or answer the prayers of unbelievers?

2. Hebrews 12 speaks of God disciplining His children. What does that look like?

3. My teenage son and daughter have been asking really hard questions about the Bible. I don't always have the answers and I'm not sure how to deal with it. How can we make the Bible relevant to the issues that teenagers are going through and what should I do to be better equipped to be able to have these hard conversations about the Bible?

4. What does it mean when Peter says that Christians are "a kingdom of priests?"

5. If Satan knows the end of the story, why does he keep trying?

When Did God Create the Angels? Jun 14, 2019

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Episode 205 | Dr. Michael Horton and Adriel Sanchez answer caller questions.

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Key questions answered in today's show:

1. When did God create the angels? Was it before man or after man? Where does it talk about this in the Bible?

2. What does it mean to be a good witness to my non-Christians co-workers at my job? Should I strive to share the gospel with them? Do you have any advice on how to do it?

3. I am studying the Letter of Paul to the Romans and am confused about what is meant when he continues to speak of the Law. I know that we are freed from the law when we come into a saving relationship by grace through faith in Christ, thank God! But suddenly, I am unable to explain exactly what law we are freed from the penalty of breaking? I understand it is the law of sin and death that all are subjected to after Adam's fall. But, are we speaking about the 10 Commandments as being the Law? Or are we speaking about the entire Pentateuch and all the 613 laws written in it that I suppose the Pharisees were attempting to keep? Can you help?

4. 2 Corinthians 5 says that we used to regard Christ according to the flesh. What does it mean to regard Christ according to the flesh?

What Does It Mean to "Turn the Other Cheek"? Jun 13, 2019

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Episode 204 | Dr. Michael Horton and Adriel Sanchez answer caller questions.

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Key questions answered in today's show:

1. How do you understand John 20:23, where Jesus says, "If you forgive the sins of any, they are forgiven them; if you withhold forgiveness from any, it is withheld"?

2. I was wondering why it's important to recite the Apostle's Creed and the Lord's Prayer during a worship service? I know some worship services do not do this and I was wondering what the reason for that was.

3. Does Jesus really expect Christians to turn the other cheek? Where is the line? At what point should a Christians stand up for themselves or their family and defend themselves against persecution?

4. How do you understand first Corinthians 10.23 where Paul says, "'All things are lawful,' but not all things are helpful. 'All things are lawful,' but not all things build up."?

5. I was raised believing that we are supposed to get baptized in the name of the Father, the Son and the Holy Spirit. I have been reading my Bible about that and in Hebrews, it says that we are supposed to be baptized in Jesus's name. Can you clarify this?

Advice for the Wife of an Abusive Husband Jun 12, 2019

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Episode 203 | Dr. Michael Horton and Adriel Sanchez answer caller questions.

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Key questions answered in today's show:

1. Can you pray to Jesus and God? Or just God in Jesus' name? What about praying to Mary? I thought you could only pray to the Lord.

2. How can you tell if someone is preaching a false gospel? What is the main thing to pay attention to?

3. What pastoral advice would you have for a wife who is suffering at the hands of an abusive husband? Is it wrong for us who know about it to intervene? If so, do you have any advice for how we should intervene?

4. How do you articulate salvation? Often we want to be responsible for our salvation, saying we choose God. Is it us that chooses God first or does God choose us first? With that, do we then put the responsibility of choice and free will on God? Can you explain this a little clearer?

Does the Bible Teach Us to Hang Out with Sinners or Not? Jun 11, 2019

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Episode 202 | Dr. Michael Horton and Adriel Sanchez answer caller questions.

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Key questions answered in today's show:

1. In the Bible Jesus often hung out with sinner yet the Bible tells us in other places that we shouldn't associate with the sexually immoral or drunkards. Is Jesus an exception to this because he is God?

2. How does someone become saved?

3. Is there are such a thing as guardian angels? Is it Scriptural?

4. How do you understand Ephesians 4:9? This passage really stumps me. What is the descending that is being talked about here?

5. What does it look like to be filled with the Spirit? How do you know if you have received the Spirit or are quenching the Spirit?

6. In Revelation 7:13-14, are the white Robes literal or are they symbols revealing a deeper meaning? I heard a pastor talk about the robes being symbols for righteousness. What do you think?

How Can I Learn to "Rejoice in the Lord Always"? Jun 10, 2019

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Episode 201 | Dr. Michael Horton and Adriel Sanchez answer caller questions.

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Key questions answered in today's show:

1. Philippians 4 says that we should always rejoice in the Lord. How do we do this? What advice do you have for believers who struggle to rejoice?

2. What exactly did Paul mean, or what exactly happened in 1st Corinthians 5:5, when he sent the sinful brother to Satan for the destruction of his flesh?

3. My question is one that perhaps a number of us that were born-again later in life have. Because we walked according to the ways of the world (Eph 2) for a long period of time, many of us have suffered the consequences of our own disobedience. We know that His promises are for us, so in Romans 8:28 we may see through that promise how He used our disobedience to humble us, and call us out of the world, and yet we may question why God did not call us out sooner as those who were raised in Christian homes and converted at a young age. We know that being raised in a Christian home is a great privilege. Not that it converts anyone necessarily but still a privilege. So I struggle with the question.... does God love me less, that He left me so long in unbelief?

4. I have heard you say that Satan can't place thoughts in our minds and that when we are confronted with Satan or attacked we should use God's word. What does it really mean to come in contact with Satan?

Is It Okay for Christians to Celebrate the Old Testament Jewish Feasts? Jun 07, 2019

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Episode 200 | Dr. Michael Horton and Adriel Sanchez answer caller questions.

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Key questions answered in today's show:

1. Can Christians be demon possessed? How do you know if someone is demon possessed and if they are what should we do about it?

2. Is it okay for a Christian to celebrate the Jewish Feasts of the Old Testament?

3. The letters to the 7 churches in Revelation sound really works based. How does this fit with grace?

4. In Matthew 5, Jesus says that the law will not pass away until it's fulfilled. What does he mean by this?

5. I had a friend who died as a Mormon. I want to know if he will be in heaven.

Do All Infants Who Die Go to Heaven? Jun 06, 2019

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Episode 199 | Dr. Michael Horton and Adriel Sanchez answer caller questions.

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Key questions answered in today's show:

1. Some believe that if you worship on any other day than Saturday that we will not be holding true to God's commandments. How are we supposed to interpret the Sabbath?

2. I have been asked to consider being an elder in my church. Titus 1:6 lists the qualifications of elders. We have 4 children who all made profession of faith, were baptized and partook of communion, but they are in their early 20s now and sadly only one is following Jesus. Am I disqualified to be an elder?

3. Do all infants who die or aborted babies go to heaven?

4. I was baptized as a child and was an atheist for many years and I was wondering if I need to be baptized again?

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