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If I’m Not Leading People to Christ, Am I Truly Saved?

January 17, 2024

Adriel Sanchez

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If I’m Not Leading People to Christ, Am I Truly Saved?

25 min

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Evangelism

If I’m Not Leading People to Christ, Am I Truly Saved?

25 min

“In your day-to-day work, as you serve God, and as you work as unto the Lord, seeking to be excellent at whatever it is that God has put in front of you, (not to serve men as a people pleaser, but doing it under the eyes of the Lord Jesus Christ) what you do brings glory to God.”
– Pastor Adriel Sanchez

Questions in this Episode

Questions with an asterisk have related resources linked below.

  1. Do people really have a choice if only the elect can believe?
  2. Does Matthew 18:19 mean that God guides our conversation when we gather?
  3. Am I truly saved if I’m not leading people to Christ?
  4. What does “once saved, always saved” really mean, and is it true?

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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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