Can Pastors Require Their Churches to Keep Rules Not Found in the Bible?
Core Christianity
Aaron Simon
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🗓️ 7 April 2022
⏱️ 25 minutes
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Summary
Episode 940 | Adriel Sanchez and Bill Maier answer caller questions.
Questions in this Episode
1. How do I share Christ with those in my family who are resistant to the gospel?
2. How does God view those who repent but still sin habitually?
3. Can pastors require their members to keep rules not listed in the Bible? For instance, can a church forbid its leaders and members from drinking alcohol?
4. I think my friend is a "false prophet," what should I do?
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| 0:00.0 | The following is a pre-recorded version of Core Christianity. We'll be back live again on Monday. |
| 0:05.9 | Can pastors require church members to keep rules that aren't in the Bible? That's just one of the |
| 0:11.5 | questions we'll be answering on today's edition of Core Christianity. Hi, this is Bill Meyer, along |
| 0:16.8 | with Pastor Adriel Sanchez, so nice of you to join us. This is the radio program where we answer your questions about the Bible and the Christian life every day. |
| 0:25.2 | And we'd love to hear from you. |
| 0:26.3 | Here's our phone number. |
| 0:27.2 | It's 8333-833-843-2673. |
| 0:32.9 | You can always leave a voicemail on that number as well. |
| 0:35.6 | And you can post your question on one of our social media sites or email us your question at Questions at Core Christianity.com. |
| 0:44.5 | First up today, let's go to Sella in Oklahoma City, Oklahoma. |
| 0:48.9 | Sella, what's your question for Pastor Adriel? |
| 0:52.0 | Hi, yes, hi, thank you for taking my call. I appreciate it. |
| 0:54.7 | I have a question about what the Bible might say, what Jesus might have said in the |
| 1:00.4 | situation I'm in. |
| 1:01.3 | I would like to say I've become unveiled in the last couple of years, and I've become |
| 1:06.1 | more aware of the truth, of God's truth, and what the Bible is telling us. |
| 1:12.1 | Now, speaking of family members, I've been told, or at least Lord has took me to scripture |
| 1:17.5 | where it says, tame the tongue, and I just don't know how I'm supposed to speak or what |
| 1:23.8 | do I do. |
| 1:24.3 | I get a little impatient, I guess. |
| 1:26.0 | I just wish everyone would know what level |
| 1:28.6 | I am at now in my spiritual life. I just don't know how am I supposed to speak. I think patient, |
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