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Are We Allowed to Be Assertive as Christians?

June 12, 2023

Adriel Sanchez

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Are We Allowed to Be Assertive as Christians?

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Are We Allowed to Be Assertive as Christians?

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Episode 1247 Show Notes

From the Show

For us as believers, there are people who know you are a Christian and will try to take advantage of you, and that’s not okay. But there is a sense in which, through the grace of God, as a follower of Jesus you can love your enemies.

– Pastor Adriel Sanchez

Are We Allowed to Be Assertive as Christians?

Questions in this Episode

  1. When will God give me freedom from the pain of my past relationship?
  2. Does Matthew 7 mean that if I don’t bear fruit I’ll be condemned?
  3. Are we allowed to be assertive as Christians?
  4. Are denominations allowed to remove churches for having a female pastor?

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Adriel Sanchez

Adriel Sanchez is the pastor of North Park Presbyterian Church (PCA) in San Diego, CA. He received his theological training from Westminster Seminary California and serves as host of Core Christianity. Adriel is the author of Praying with Jesus and, most recently, Why We Worship: Experiencing Heaven on Earth at Church. He and his wife, Ysabel, have six children.

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