I Believe the Gospel, So Why Do I Still Struggle with Codependency?

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Spiritual Disciplines

I Believe the Gospel, So Why Do I Still Struggle with Codependency?

25 min

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Spiritual Disciplines

I Believe the Gospel, So Why Do I Still Struggle with Codependency?

25 min

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From the Show

We should avoid complete independence. We are dependent upon each other as the people of God, each of us play an important role in the body of Christ. We are called to bear each other’s burdens and to care for one another. You can have this kind of interdependency, but you don’t want an unhealthy codependency where you look to others for what you should only find in God.

–Adriel Sanchez

I Believe the Gospel, So Why Do I Still Struggle with Codependency?

Questions in this Episode

  1. What does the parable about the manager in Luke 16 mean?
  2. Why are more and more Christians becoming universalists?
  3. My fiance and I have developed a lot of codependency. We have been working on it and going to therapy, but biblically speaking, what is your advice on how to replace that codependency with a fear and reverence of the Lord?
  4. Was my baptism in the Assemblies of God Church valid?

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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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