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What’s the Difference Between Discipline and Punishment in the Christian Life?

March 16, 2023

Adriel Sanchez

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Attributes of God

What’s the Difference Between Discipline and Punishment in the Christian Life?

25 min

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Attributes of God

What’s the Difference Between Discipline and Punishment in the Christian Life?

25 min

Episode 1185 Show Notes

From the Show

Punishment, or judgment, belongs to those who reject the gospel. In 2nd Thessalonians, Paul says that those who reject the gospel will “suffer the punishment of eternal destruction.” Punishment is not focused on rehabilitation, but a just sentence of what one deserves. But Christ has taken his people’s judgment.

– Pastor Adriel Sanchez

What’s the Difference Between Discipline and Punishment in the Christian Life?

Questions in this Episode

  1. Was the Bible written in real time or compiled later?
  2. What are the two books that God reads at the Final Judgment?
  3. Is the phrase “God helps those who helps themselves” in the Bible?
  4. How do we distinguish between God’s discipline and his punishment?
  5. My Seventh-Day Adventist wife wants a divorce. What do I do?

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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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