What Does It Look Like to Love My Political Opponents?
Core Christianity
Aaron Simon
4.8 • 586 Ratings
🗓️ 27 June 2022
⏱️ 25 minutes
🔗️ Recording | Apple Podcasts | RSS
🧾️ Download transcript
Summary
Episode 997 | Adriel Sanchez and Bill Maier answer caller questions.
Questions in this Episode
1. In 1 Peter 3, what does it mean when Peter talks about proclaiming the gospel to "imprisoned spirits"?
2. Where does the idea of purgatory come from?
3. What does it look like to love political opponents who I don't trust?
4. Where in the Bible can I show my Catholic friends that only God answers our prayers?
Today's Offer
Request our latest special offers here or call 1-833-THE-CORE (833-843-2673) to request them by phone.
Want to partner with us in our work here at Core Christianity? Consider becoming a member of the Inner Core.
Resources
Core Question – What's the Difference Between Justification and Sanctification?
Transcript
Click on a timestamp to play from that location
| 0:00.0 | What does it look like to love my political opponents? |
| 0:10.4 | That's just one of the questions we'll be answering on today's edition of Core Christianity. |
| 0:15.3 | Well, hi there. I'm Bill Meyer with Pastor Adriel Sanchez. |
| 0:18.3 | We pray that you had a great weekend. |
| 0:20.3 | This is the radio program where we |
| 0:22.1 | answer your questions about the Bible and the Christian life every day. Our phone lines are open, |
| 0:27.8 | and you can call us for the next 25 minutes or so. Here's the phone number. It's 833-the-core. That's |
| 0:34.2 | 1.833-843-243-2673. |
| 0:37.9 | By the way, we have a YouTube channel, and you can watch Adriel live right now on YouTube in the studio and send him a message that way. |
| 0:45.2 | You can also email us your question at Questions at Core Christianity.com. |
| 0:51.1 | First up today, let's go to Terry, calling in from St. Louis, Missouri. |
| 0:55.1 | Terry, what's your question for, Pastor Adriel? Hello, I'm calling concerning 1st Peter chapter 3 versus 19 and 20, |
| 1:03.2 | where it reads, after being made alive, he went and made proclamation to the imprisoned spirits |
| 1:09.5 | to those who were disobedient long ago when God |
| 1:12.7 | waited passionately in the days of Noah while the ark was being built. And my question, |
| 1:18.5 | Ariel, is what are your thoughts and comments on this? |
| 1:22.6 | Hey, Terry, thank you for that question. First Peter chapter three. There are a few different |
| 1:27.0 | interpretations that have been put forward. What does it mean that Christ went and proclaimed to the spirits in prison? Some people say, well, maybe it was that the Spirit of Christ was preaching through those Old Testament prophets like Noah, if you will. If you look back in chapter one in verse 11, it says inquiring what person or time the spirit of Christ in them was indicating when he predicted the sufferings of Christ and the subsequent glories. |
| 1:52.7 | In other words, guys like Noah in the Old Testament as they were preaching about the judgment to come, they had the spirit of Christ in them, which is really a remarkable |
| 2:02.5 | thing. And so sometimes people will point to that. Maybe that's what is being referred to here, |
| 2:06.4 | you know, that that proclamation that happened back then. Other people think, well, this is |
| 2:10.5 | preaching that took place in between the death and resurrection of Jesus Christ, where he's going |
... |
Please login to see the full transcript.
Disclaimer: The podcast and artwork embedded on this page are from Aaron Simon, and are the property of its owner and not affiliated with or endorsed by Tapesearch.
Generated transcripts are the property of Aaron Simon and are distributed freely under the Fair Use doctrine. Transcripts generated by Tapesearch are not guaranteed to be accurate.
Copyright © Tapesearch 2026.