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Should My Sin Keep Me from Taking the Lord’s Supper?

May 2, 2022

Adriel Sanchez

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Word and Sacrament

Should My Sin Keep Me from Taking the Lord’s Supper?

25 min

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Word and Sacrament

Should My Sin Keep Me from Taking the Lord’s Supper?

25 min

Episode 957 Show Notes

From the Show

There is a serious peril associated with sacrilegious worship, particularly with taking the Lord’s Supper. If we can come before the table in a sacrilegious manner without faith, that is dangerous. But the Lord’s Supper is for sinners.

–Adriel Sanchez

Should My Sin Keep Me from Taking the Lord’s Supper?

Questions in this Episode

  1. What does Jesus mean in John 16 that he has overcome the world?
  2. Why does Jesus teach the disciples “not to lead us into temptation,” as if God is the one who tempts us?
  3. A preacher warned me before taking communion that if I had sinned and taken holy communion, that my soul would be condemned. Is this true?
  4. How do I communicate the truth that no human is actually “good” without coming across harsh?
  5. How can I prove that the stories in the Bible aren’t a bunch of fairytales?

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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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