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How God Judges Sin
In his third sermon covering material from his book Crucifixion of the Warrior God, Greg explores the topic of judgment. In this clip, Greg suggests that while God certainly does judge sin, how he judges is very different than we might expect.
You can view the entire sermon here on the Woodland Hills Church site. You can find the first sermon in the series here and the second sermon here.
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