Why should we care about pornography if it wasn't an issue during biblical times?

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 Christian life every day.

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at Questions at Core Christianity.com. First up today, let's go to a voicemail from one of our listeners

named David. Since we know that no one can call Jesus Lord without the power of the Holy Ghost, 1 Corinthians 12.3. Why then did the thief confess

Jesus Lord prior to asking for salvation? Luke 22, 42, 43, if it wasn't very important for him to make

that public confession to Jesus is Lord

prior to asking for salvation.

David, thank you for that question, brother.

You know, so I think sometimes we can get caught up with just the words in particular,

the word, Lord or the title Lord, for example.

When 1 Corinthians chapter 12 says that no one can call Jesus Lord except by the Holy Spirit, Paul is not saying

that individuals can't say Jesus is Lord with their lips or even say Lord Lord.

Matthew chapter 7 right Jesus says you know on the day of judgment there are going to be many

who stand before me and say Lord Lord

didn't we do this that and the other in your name

and presumably they spent their lives saying Lord to Jesus

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