Why Did Jesus Need to Die On the Cross and Live a Perfect Life?
Core Christianity
Aaron Simon
4.8 • 586 Ratings
🗓️ 13 February 2023
⏱️ 25 minutes
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Summary
Episode 1162 | Adriel Sanchez and Bill Maier answer caller questions.
Questions in this Episode
1. If a Christian succumbs to addiction and dies from an overdose, does this mean that they won't be saved?
2. Why did God kill David's son?
3. I know that Jesus's life gives us righteousness and that his death takes care of our sins, but isn't one of these enough? Couldn't he have just lived a perfect life and give us his righteousness, why did he have to die?
4. Why did Jesus betray Jesus with a kiss in Luke 22:53?
5. Is it wrong for a church to meet in a Jewish community center?
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Transcript
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| 0:00.0 | Why did Jesus need to die on the cross and live a perfect life? |
| 0:09.8 | That's just one of the questions we'll be answering on today's edition of Core Christianity. |
| 0:14.5 | Well, hi, I'm Bill Meyer along with Pastor Adriel Sanchez. |
| 0:17.2 | This is the radio program where we answer your questions about the Bible and the |
| 0:21.1 | Christian life every day. Here's our phone number. It's 833-3-3-4-3-2673. You can also post your |
| 0:31.0 | question on one of our social media sites, and of course you can always email us your question |
| 0:35.2 | at questions at coreity.com. |
| 0:39.0 | First up today, let's go to Tony, who's from Missouri. |
| 0:42.4 | Tony, what's your question for, Adriel? |
| 0:48.2 | Hey, Tony, are you there? |
| 0:50.4 | Yes, I'm here. |
| 0:51.5 | How are you? |
| 0:52.4 | I'm doing well. |
| 0:53.1 | Hi, I was, my question was, as a person as a believer, |
| 0:58.0 | is trying to live with, you know, Christian life, |
| 1:00.0 | self-believer in Jesus Christ, |
| 1:02.0 | because they're dealing with addiction. |
| 1:05.0 | And they just happen to, I wouldn't just say this happened, |
| 1:08.0 | but they pass up an overdose. |
| 1:10.0 | Will they still be considered saved or what? Will they go to heaven or else? I wouldn't just say this happened, but they pass up an overdose. |
| 1:13.3 | Will they still be considered saved or what? |
| 1:14.4 | Will they go to have or else? |
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