What should Christians do when they are hated by the world?

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

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First up today, let's go to Rick calling in from Nebraska.

Rick, what's your question for Adriel?

Yes, Pastor.

I had a question about Mel Pisidac in Genesis 14 versus 17 through 24.

And then again, in Hebrews, it talks a lot about Melchizek being the high priest.

And Abraham offering him a 10th or tied was Melpizade actually Jesus incarnate? Yeah, Rick, excellent question.

And there are some people that think that this is a pre-incarnate

appearance of Jesus, the Son of God. That's not my view. Just a couple of things. One, Melchizedek

is this very mysterious figure. He sort of drops out of this guy in Genesis Chapter 14, and he blesses Abram. Abram gives him a tie. He brings out bread and wine. I mean,

there are all these sort of allusions, if you will, to Christ as our great high priest. And

then you don't hear about Melchizedek again until Psalm 110,

where he's mentioned there. And then again, in the book of Hebrews, Hebrews chapter 7. And

Hebrews chapter 7 is really the place to go. Just in terms of thinking about Bible interpretation

and rightly dividing the word of truth, we want to let

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