Eternal punishment or annihilationism. What is the biblical doctrine of hell? That's just one of the questions we'll be answering on today's edition of Core Christianity. Well, hi, this is Bill Meyer, along with Pastor Adriel Sanchez, and this is the radio program where we answer your questions about the Bible and the Christian life every day.

We'd love to hear from you, and here's our phone number.

It's 833-the-Core.

That's 1-833-843-243-2673.

Now, you can also send us your question via email at Questions at Core Christianity.com,

and we have a YouTube channel. You can watch Adriel Live in the studio on YouTube right now,

and message him that way. Let's start off today with a voicemail from one of our listeners in

New Hampshire. Hi there. My name is Derek. I converted

about two and a half years ago and I was brought into the family of the Church of Christ,

and I just wonder if somebody can direct me on whether or not baptism is necessary for salvation.

I know that you've covered a lot of this before, but I don't think you've covered the Church

of Christ in what they believe.

I've never met you, A.J.R., but just listening to your voice, you can just get a sense

of how much you care, and I think I would really trust your answer.

So if you could just give me a little insight, I would appreciate it.

Thank you.

Hey, Derek.

One, thank you for that encouragement.

And two, I am grateful to hear that you are in Christ, that you're walking with the Lord,

that you've come to faith in Jesus Christ.

May the Lord help you to continue to grow in His Word, in an understanding of sound doctrine.

And certainly this topic, the topic of baptism and the relationship of baptism to salvation is a really important one.

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