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The same thing happened when Jesus came. He died for us. People saw Him be crucified. And they later saw Him alive. First Corinthians 15:5-6 reports that: "He was seen by Cephas, then by the twelve. And after that He was seen by over 500 brethren at once." The people who saw this were sold out for Jesus. They were excited about God. Then the Christians were persecuted, they were crucified but they never gave up. They were for God no matter what came against them. Romans 8:28 "And we know that all things work together for good to those who love God, to those who are called according to His
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(((Are you committed to anything? Self? Family? Friends? Spouse? God?)))
...Welcome to Part 2... ...The Secret...
Growing up, I did not see people willing to die for Jesus. I did not see the excitement that took place back then. Where did the experience and the excitement go? How come we were not told about this? How come nobody knew about this? Do we each have to find out for ourselves? I grew up in church and thought that I knew about God and Jesus. I thought that I understood.
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Ephesians 1:13-14 says: "In Him you have also trusted after you heard the Word of Truth, the Gospel of your salvation, in whom also having believed, you were sealed with the Holy Spirit of promise, who is the guarantee of our inheritance until the redemption of the purchased possession to the promise of His glory."
I thought that I was saved. I thought that everything was O.K. I knew about grace, unmerited favor, undeserved. Ephesians 2:8-9: "For by grace you have been saved through faith, and not of yourselves. It is the gift of God, not of works, lest anyone should boast."
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