What Should I Say to a Loved One Who Came Out to Me?
Core Christianity
Aaron Simon
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🗓️ 23 August 2022
⏱️ 25 minutes
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Summary
Episode 1038 | Adriel Sanchez and Bill Maier answer caller questions.
Questions in this Episode
1. Are the apocryphal books mentioned in the Bible also inspired by God?
2. How do I know that I am saved if I still struggle with habitual sins?
3. What should I say to a family member who came out to me?
4. What signs are happening now that point to Christ's return?
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| 0:00.0 | What should I say to a loved one who came out of the closet to me? |
| 0:09.8 | That's just one of the questions we'll be answering on today's edition of Core Christianity. |
| 0:14.7 | Well, hi, I'm Bill Meyer along with Pastor Adriel Sanchez. |
| 0:17.6 | This is the radio program where we answer your questions about the Bible and the |
| 0:21.7 | Christian life every day. Our phone lines are open, and you can call us for the next 25 minutes at |
| 0:27.4 | 833-the-core. That's 1-833-843-243-2673. Of course, you can always post your question on one of our |
| 0:36.0 | social media sites, and you're |
| 0:37.7 | welcome to email us at Questions at Core Christianity.com. |
| 0:42.8 | First up today, let's go to Alex calling in from Pittsburgh, Kansas. |
| 0:46.3 | Alex, what's your question for, Adriel? |
| 0:49.7 | Hello, Adriel. |
| 0:51.7 | My question was, do you feel that it's okay to add some of the extra books that never made it in the Bible, |
| 0:59.6 | namely the book of Jubilee, which is mentioned in the Bible, the book of Enoch, which is mentioned in the Bible, |
| 1:04.8 | the book of Jasher, book of Jasher, along with your scripture reading. And in so doing, how are you supposed to |
| 1:14.7 | use those books when talking to other Christians to explain a lot of questions that the Bible |
| 1:20.2 | doesn't answer? Thank you. |
| 1:22.5 | Hey, Alex, thank you for that question. So there are several books that were written, many of them before |
| 1:29.5 | the time of Christ, we're thinking around 300 BC and beyond that, that are sometimes referred to |
| 1:36.4 | as a pseudipigraphal books or apocryphal books. I mean, different people will refer to them in |
| 1:41.2 | different ways. And some of them are quoted in the New Testament. |
| 1:44.3 | The question is, should they be treated as a part of the canon of Scripture? |
| 1:49.0 | And there are some traditions to say, yeah, we sort of include them in this secondary sense. |
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