Can You Be Too Depressed to Believe in God?
Core Christianity
Aaron Simon
4.8 • 586 Ratings
🗓️ 25 January 2023
⏱️ 25 minutes
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Summary
Episode 1149 | Adriel Sanchez and Bill Maier answer caller questions.
Questions in this Episode
1. Is the Roman Catholic church the one true church?
2. Can someone be so depressed that they can't believe in God?
3. Should someone seek divorce if their spouse is a narcissist and emotionally abusive?
4. Where does your spirit go when you die?
5. How do I know if I am predestined to be saved?
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Resources
Core Guide - 3 Biblical Ways to Fight Depression
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Transcript
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| 0:00.0 | Can you be too depressed to believe in God? |
| 0:08.9 | That's just one of the questions we'll be answering on today's edition of Core Christianity. |
| 0:13.9 | Well, hi, I'm Bill Meyer along with Pastor Adriel Sanchez. |
| 0:16.7 | This is the radio program where we answer your questions about the Bible and the Christian |
| 0:20.8 | life every day. You can call us with your question at 8333-the-core. That's one, 833-843-243-2673. You can also |
| 0:30.4 | post your question on one of our social media sites, and of course you can always email us your |
| 0:34.8 | question at questions at core Christianity.com. First up today, |
| 0:40.2 | let's go to Kenny, who's calling in from Kansas City, Missouri. Kenny, what's your question for, |
| 0:45.3 | Pastor Adriel? Hey, Drew. Yeah, so my question is, and so I have some family members, |
| 0:52.9 | specifically an uncle that's very Catholic. |
| 0:56.0 | He's been Catholic his whole life, you know, and we're pretty close and everything, and we tend to get on these little debates and stuff. |
| 1:03.0 | It seems like in his mind, I feel like that, hey, he feels like God ordained the Catholic religion. |
| 1:11.7 | And then, so then secondly, if you're not Catholic, it seems to me that, in his mind, |
| 1:19.6 | that if you're not Catholic, then you're not really saved. |
| 1:22.5 | So like, how do I, not to prove him wrong, but prove him wrong. |
| 1:28.3 | Like, this is not true. God would not, God did not ordain the Catholic religion because look what he went through with the Jews. Why would he do it again? |
| 1:36.3 | You know what I'm saying? I just don't think that God's behind religion. |
| 1:40.3 | Hmm. All right, Kenny. Well, there's a lot there. I actually, I don't have a problem with the word religion. All right, Kenny. Well, there's a lot there. |
| 1:45.4 | I actually, I don't have a problem with the word religion. |
| 1:48.3 | I mean, James talks about pure and undefiled religion before God. |
| 1:53.2 | You know, and sometimes, you know, we'll throw around phrases like, well, it's a relationship. |
| 1:57.7 | It's not a religion. |
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