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This was in our church's bulletin one Sunday and I'd like to share it with everyone here.

If you are a Christian, then you have been saved--Your spirit has been renewed, you are indwelt by the Holy Spirit, your sin and your sins are forgiven...and you are being saved--your soul is being renewed day by day--your intellect is more and more convinced of the truth of God's word; your emotions (your heart) are being drawn more and more to know His love and to love both other Christians ...

"What's In a Name"


So far, we have outlined the struggle for the first century believers to fully identify who they were. This involved struggles with Jewish authorities to show that Jesus was the long promised Messiah, witnessing to popular culture and prejudices, and confronting the authorities with the Truth. This is reflected in modern history with the Evangelicals attempt to fully define 'who' they are, and what are their distinctive beliefs. Indeed, you can see this ...

It is clear that John the Revelator was "in the Spirit" when he "saw" the immortal Lord Jesus Christ on Patmos Island:

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9I, John, your brother and fellow partaker in the tribulation and kingdom and perseverance which are in Jesus, was on the island called Patmos because of the word of God and the testimony of Jesus.
10I was in the Spirit on the Lord’s day, and I heard behind me a loud voice like the sound of a trumpet,
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