Should We View Ravi Zacharias Like David?

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Should We View Ravi Zacharias Like David?

25 min

MoralityPolitics

Should We View Ravi Zacharias Like David?

25 min

Episode 644 Show Notes

From the Show

Oftentimes in this process, do you know who gets overlooked? The victims. The people who were abused. Right now the church should focus on caring for those who have been abused. We cannot minimize the sin committed against these people. We can’t simply say, “Well, it was just like David or Moses.” When he was confronted, David repented. He did not conceal his sin, he confessed it.

——Adriel Sanchez

Should We View Ravi Zacharias Like David?

Questions in this Episode

1. How do you leave a legalistic church?

2. My husband is struggling with sexual addictions, including pornography. How do I show grace to him without enabling his sin?

3. As a former Roman Catholic, how do other Protestant denominations observe or practice Lent?

4. Why are Christians so quick to throw Ravi Zacharias under the bus, especially when David, Moses, and Paul and other biblical figures were great sinners? Why are we so quick to turn our back on those who need forgiveness?

5. Did sin enter the world through Adam and Eve or through Satan?

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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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