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Does God Withhold Blessing from Us If We Sin?

October 5, 2022

Adriel Sanchez

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Does God Withhold Blessing from Us If We Sin?

25 min

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Does God Withhold Blessing from Us If We Sin?

25 min

Episode 1069 Show Notes

From the Show

Our sins cannot unjustify us or remove us from the gracious gift of God, but we can grieve the Holy Spirit. We need to repent. And if we don’t, we will reap what we sow.

–Adriel Sanchez

Does God Withhold Blessing from Us If We Sin?

Questions in this Episode

  1. Does a Christian need to be re-baptized if they were first baptized in the LDS church?
  2. What does it mean to have the elders in church “watch over our souls”?
  3. Does God withhold blessings from me if I’m living in sin?
  4. Why are there differing interpretations of Scripture if there’s one Spirit?

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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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