Is the Kingdom for Addicts and Alcoholics?

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Is the Kingdom for Addicts and Alcoholics?

25 min

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Church and MinistryEcclesiology

Is the Kingdom for Addicts and Alcoholics?

25 min

Episode 847 Show Notes

From the Show

Just because someone meets a tragic end through addiction doesn’t mean they can’t have been saved. Think of Samson in the book of Judges. In one sense, he was completely foolish throughout his life, he did things he knew would cause him harm. And yet, in the New Testament, the author of Hebrews places hjm in the hall of faith.

–Adriel Sanchez

Is the Kingdom for Addicts and Alcoholics?

Questions in this Episode

  1. It seems as though every time I try to get my life together and commit my life to God again, things in my life begin to fall apart. How do I know God’s plan in these seasons of life?
  2. I am trying to wrap my mind around the views about the millennial kingdom and Satan’s rebellion during these times. Can you help make sense of these things?
  3. If angels are made perfect, why was Satan thrown out of heaven?
  4. Why do Christians need things like creeds and confessions when we have the Bible?

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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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