Episode 537 | Adriel Sanchez and Bill Maier answer caller questions.

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1. Why does Paul say that those who have faith are children of Abraham when Hebrews says Jesus mediates a better covenant than the old one? These seem to me like two opposing attitudes toward the Old Testament. How can I make sense of this?

2. I am a believer, and I'm wondering whether I should have a traditional burial or if I can get cremated when I die? Cremation is much cheaper than a traditional burial, but I know someday I will be resurrected. Will God be angry at me for taking the cheaper option financially? I don't have an answer when I pray.

3. Approximately when will Christ be returning? In how many years?

4. I accepted Jesus many years ago, but I still sin. How will I make it to heaven when I still sin? I do not always perfectly obey. I am still sinful. What if I am not close enough to God? What if I don't read my Bible and pray enough; or have enough good works?

5. Is the Kingdom of God something that exists today, or is it something that we are waiting for in the future?

The Future of Everything: Essential Truths About the End Times by William Boekestein

Devoted to God: Blueprints for Sanctification by Sinclair B. Ferguson

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Episode 537 | Adriel Sanchez and Bill Maier answer caller questions.

Show Notes

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1. Why does Paul say that those who have faith are children of Abraham when Hebrews says Jesus mediates a better covenant than the old one? These seem to me like two opposing attitudes toward the Old Testament. How can I make sense of this?

2. I am a believer, and I’m wondering whether I should have a traditional burial or if I can get cremated when I die? Cremation is much cheaper than a traditional burial,  but I know someday I will be resurrected. Will God be angry at me for taking the cheaper option financially? I don’t have an answer when I pray.

3. Approximately when will Christ be returning? In how many years? 

4. I accepted Jesus many years ago, but I still sin. How will I make it to heaven when I still sin? I do not always perfectly obey. I am still sinful. What if I am not close enough to God? What if I don’t read my Bible and pray enough; or have enough good works?

5. Is the Kingdom of God something that exists today, or is it something that we are waiting for in the future?

The Future of Everything: Essential Truths About the End Times by William Boekestein

Devoted to God: Blueprints for Sanctification by Sinclair B. Ferguson

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Episode 536 | Adriel Sanchez and Bill Maier answer caller questions.

Show Notes

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1. I accepted Jesus many years ago, but I still sin. How will I make it to heaven when I still sin? I do not always perfectly obey. What if I am not close enough to God? I am still sinful. What if I don't read my Bible and pray enough; or have enough good works?

2. What does Paul mean by "my gospel" in 2 Timothy?

3. In Ephesians 6:4, Paul tells fathers not to provoke their children. What does this look like? How do I know I'm provoking my child instead of disciplining and instructing them?

4. In 2 Corinthians 5:21, what does it mean that Christ became sin? Other places in Scripture affirm Jesus was sinless, and that he was God, so I am having a hard time understanding what Paul is trying to say here.

Putting Amazing Back into Grace: Embracing The Heart Of The Gospel by Michael Horton

Devoted to God: Blueprints for Sanctification by Sinclair B. Ferguson

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Episode 536 | Adriel Sanchez and Bill Maier answer caller questions.

Show Notes

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1. I accepted Jesus many years ago, but I still sin. How will I make it to heaven when I still sin? I do not always perfectly obey. What if I am not close enough to God? I am still sinful. What if I don’t read my Bible and pray enough; or have enough good works?

2. What does Paul mean by “my gospel” in 2 Timothy?

3. In Ephesians 6:4, Paul tells fathers not to provoke their children. What does this look like? How do I know I’m provoking my child instead of disciplining and instructing them? 

4. In 2 Corinthians 5:21, what does it mean that Christ became sin? Other places in Scripture affirm Jesus was sinless, and that he was God, so I am having a hard time understanding what Paul is trying to say here.

Putting Amazing Back into Grace: Embracing The Heart Of The Gospel by Michael Horton

Devoted to God: Blueprints for Sanctification by Sinclair B. Ferguson

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Episode 535 | Adriel Sanchez and Bill Maier answer caller questions.

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1. If Jesus had limited knowledge due to his human nature, does he now have full omniscience being seated at the right hand of the Father?

2. Why is David allowed to eat the Bread of Presence in 1 Samuel 21? Leviticus 24 sounds pretty straight forward that only the priests and their family could eat the bread. I understand that Jesus makes reference to this event in Luke 6 in order to show the Pharisees that they were incorrect about how to interpret the Law, and that he, being God, knew and applied the proper interpretation of the Law. Still, I don't understand why David was allowed to eat the bread in the first place.

3. Can you follow a false prophet into the kingdom of God?

4. If we are born in sin, how could Jesus not be a sinner in that he was born to a sinner?

5. I hear the word love used so many different times, and it seems like everyone has a different interpretation. How can it be interpreted so many different ways?

Knowing God by J. I. Packer

God, Greed, and the (Prosperity) Gospel: How Truth Overwhelms a Life Built on Lies by Costi Hinn

Putting Amazing Back into Grace: Embracing The Heart Of The Gospel by Michael Horton

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Episode 535 | Adriel Sanchez and Bill Maier answer caller questions.

Show Notes

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1. If Jesus had limited knowledge due to his human nature, does he now have full omniscience being seated at the right hand of the Father?

2. Why is David allowed to eat the Bread of Presence in 1 Samuel 21? Leviticus 24 sounds pretty straight forward that only the priests and their family could eat the bread. I understand that Jesus makes reference to this event in Luke 6 in order to show the Pharisees that they were incorrect about how to interpret the Law, and that he, being God, knew and applied the proper interpretation of the Law. Still, I don’t understand why David was allowed to eat the bread in the first place.

3. Can you follow a false prophet into the kingdom of God?

4. If we are born in sin, how could Jesus not be a sinner in that he was born to a sinner?

5. I hear the word love used so many different times, and it seems like everyone has a different interpretation. How can it be interpreted so many different ways?

Knowing God by J. I. Packer

God, Greed, and the (Prosperity) Gospel: How Truth Overwhelms a Life Built on Lies by Costi Hinn

Putting Amazing Back into Grace: Embracing The Heart Of The Gospel by Michael Horton

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Want to partner with us in our work here at Core Christianity? Consider becoming a member of the Inner Core.

Episode 534 | Adriel Sanchez and Bill Maier answer caller questions.

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1. If only the Father knows when Christ shall return, why does Revelation say that the Bride has made herself ready for Christ?

2. When Paul warned the Corinthians that "whoever eats the bread or drinks the cup of the Lord in an unworthy manner will be guilty concerning the body and blood of the Lord" in 1 Corinthian 11, does that mean we need to prepare ourselves ahead of time so that we can take the Lord's supper in a worthy manner?

3. What did Jesus mean he said, "Woe to the Pharisees for they devour widow's houses"?

4. I was wondering in what order should the third use of the law be preached in a sermon? Does preaching it out of order risk turning the gospel into law?

How We've Misunderstood "Do This in Remembrance of Me" by Adriel Sanchez

A Better Way: Rediscovering the Drama of God-Centered Worship by Michael Horton

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Episode 534 | Adriel Sanchez and Bill Maier answer caller questions.

Show Notes

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1. If only the Father knows when Christ shall return, why does Revelation say that the Bride has made herself ready for Christ?

2. When Paul warned the Corinthians that “whoever eats the bread or drinks the cup of the Lord in an unworthy manner will be guilty concerning the body and blood of the Lord” in 1 Corinthian 11, does that mean we need to prepare ourselves ahead of time so that we can take the Lord’s supper in a worthy manner?

3. What did Jesus mean he said, “Woe to the Pharisees for they devour widow’s houses”?

4. I was wondering in what order should the third use of the law be preached in a sermon? Does preaching it out of order risk turning the gospel into law? 

How We’ve Misunderstood “Do This in Remembrance of Me” by Adriel Sanchez

A Better Way: Rediscovering the Drama of God-Centered Worship by Michael Horton

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Episode 533 | Adriel Sanchez and Bill Maier answer caller questions.

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1. Why did God choose Jacob over Esau or David over Saul when they were all moral screw-ups?

2. I heard your answer to Jade about there not being any shame at the judgment seat of Christ for believers. I was wondering, what does that mean, then, for our works to be tested, and what we build on Christ will last, but what we build of hay will be burned and our souls will be saved but only as through fire? What does that mean that there is no pain at the judgment of believers before we reign with Christ?

3. What do Paul and Jesus mean when they say that the bread and wine are Christ's body and blood? Is this metaphorical?

4. Why are the 10 commandments all about telling us what we shouldn't do? Doesn't this focus our attention on negative traits instead of what we should be doing for one another and for God?

The Gospel-Driven Life: Being Good News People in a Bad News World by Michael Horton

How We've Misunderstood "Do This in Remembrance of Me" by Adriel Sanchez

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Episode 533 | Adriel Sanchez and Bill Maier answer caller questions.

Show Notes

CoreChristianity.com

1. Why did God choose Jacob over Esau or David over Saul when they were all moral screw-ups?

2. I heard your answer to Jade about there not being any shame at the judgment seat of Christ for believers. I was wondering, what does that mean, then, for our works to be tested, and what we build on Christ will last, but what we build of hay will be burned and our souls will be saved but only as through fire? What does that mean that there is no pain at the judgment of believers before we reign with Christ?

3. What do Paul and Jesus mean when they say that the bread and wine are Christ’s body and blood? Is this metaphorical?

4. Why are the 10 commandments all about telling us what we shouldn’t do? Doesn’t this focus our attention on negative traits instead of what we should be doing for one another and for God?

The Gospel-Driven Life: Being Good News People in a Bad News World by Michael Horton

How We’ve Misunderstood “Do This in Remembrance of Me” by Adriel Sanchez

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