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Why Is There So Much Division in the Church?

September 19, 2023

Adriel Sanchez

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Church and Ministry

Why Is There So Much Division in the Church?

25 min

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Church and Ministry

Why Is There So Much Division in the Church?

25 min

There are divisions in the Church and there have been ever since the days of the apostles. I would attribute it to, oftentimes, our own sinfulness and the inability to extend charity to one another or to understand God’s word as we should. – Pastor Adriel Sanchez

Questions in this Episode

Questions with an asterisk have related resources linked below.

  1. Will I still go to heaven if I drink beer?*
  2. What does the ladder in Jacob’s dream represent?
  3. Why is there division in the Church?*
  4. Are all Christians disciples of Jesus?*
  5. How can Romans 7:17 say that “sin lives in me” when I’m saved?*

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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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