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Can the True Church Be Traced Back to the Apostles?

January 11, 2024

Can the True Church Be Traced Back to the Apostles?

25 min

Can the True Church Be Traced Back to the Apostles?

25 min

“We would say that we’re the successors of the apostles in so far as we proclaim the same gospel that they preached. It isn’t this magical thing that they had; it was the message of the gospel that ultimately is the rock upon which the church is built, because the church is built by, sustained by, and even created by, the proclamation of the Gospel– the word of God.”
– Pastor Adriel Sanchez

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Should Christians make New Year’s Resolutions?
Why were certain books kept out of the King James Bible?
Is the Eastern Orthodox church the true descendent of the apostles?
Does Matthew 10:35 mean that Jesus isn’t the Messiah from Malachi 4?
What is expected of believers to keep the Sabbath holy?

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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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