Is It OK for Christians to Send Their Child to a Public School?

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Is It OK for Christians to Send Their Child to a Public School?

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Is It OK for Christians to Send Their Child to a Public School?

25 min

Episode 1175 Show Notes

From the Show

Should Christians bind the consciences of other believers and say, “if you are do this, you are sinning”? If your church is saying this, I believe that that’s a problem and that they’re overstepping their bounds. We are called to raise our children in the nurture and admonition of the Lord, in the context of God’s covenant community, and acquaint them with the sacred Scriptures which make them “wise for salvation.”

– Pastor Adriel Sanchez

Is It OK for Christians to Send Their Child to a Public School?

Questions in this Episode

  1. How can I take care of my body without becoming vain and idolatrous?
  2. Is it unbiblical to enroll my child in public school?
  3. Was the wine that Jesus made from water non-alcoholic?
  4. What will the judgment described in 1 Peter 4:17 look like for the church?

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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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