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Are We Still “Sinners” If Our Identity Is in Christ?

January 20, 2023

Adriel Sanchez

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Union with Christ

Are We Still “Sinners” If Our Identity Is in Christ?

25 min

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Union with Christ

Are We Still “Sinners” If Our Identity Is in Christ?

25 min

Episode 1146 Show Notes

From the Show

It is important to see ourselves in light of what Christ has done for us. It’s not as if we come to Christ and are baptized and welcomed into the church and are the same person as you were before. We do have a brand new identity, we are those who are alive from the dead.

– Pastor Adriel Sanchez

Are We Still “Sinners” If Our Identity Is in Christ?

Questions in this Episode

  1. Does one’s salvation depend on believing in the rapture?
  2. Does the Bible teach such a thing as the “age of accountability”?
  3. Should we still consider ourselves “sinners” if our identity is in Christ?
  4. What does Romans 14 teach about conscience and liberty?

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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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