What About People Who Never Hear the Gospel?
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What About People Who Never Hear the Gospel?

Do Christians Always Have to Forgive?

Aired March 5, 2025
Forgiving Others

Episode 1574 | Should you forgive someone who hasn’t repented? Does forgiveness mean reconciling with an abuser? Pastor Adriel Sanchez unpacks the hard truths about forgiveness—what it is, what it isn’t, and why it doesn’t always mean reconciliation. Learn how Christians can navigate the tension between grace and wisdom, and when restoration is (and isn’t) the right path.

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"If the all-holy God could forgive us, we who have so often violated his righteous commandments, and by our sins have shown contempt for his kindness and mercy, if this God could show you mercy, not repaying you according to your sins but offering you life, mercy, forgiveness in Jesus his son, then who are you, who are we, to withhold forgiveness as mortal men and women?" -Pastor Adriel Sanchez

Should you forgive someone who hasn’t repented? Does forgiveness mean reconciling with an abuser? Pastor Adriel Sanchez unpacks the hard truths about forgiveness—what it is, what it isn’t, and why it doesn’t always mean reconciliation. Learn how Christians can navigate the tension between grace and wisdom, and when restoration is (and isn’t) the right path.


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