Why Pursue Justice If Vengeance Is God’s?

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Why Pursue Justice If Vengeance Is God’s?

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Why Pursue Justice If Vengeance Is God’s?

25 min

Episode 1193 Show Notes

From the Show

There is grief and anger. A longing for justice, even justice that is retributive. How do we make sense of that desire as well as the call that God has placed upon his people not to take vengeance? Yesterday in the Covenant school shooting we were confronted with great evil. And so our call as the church is never to respond with more evil.

– Pastor Adriel Sanchez

Why Pursue Justice If Vengeance Is God’s?

Questions in this Episode

  1. Should we seek retributive justice in school shootings of vengeance is the Lord’s?
  2. Does Matthew 6 mean that if we don’t forgive we can’t be saved?
  3. My grown children have blocked me out of their lives. Should I pursue them?
  4. As Christians, what can we do to prevent future school shootings?

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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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