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The Gift of Faith

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  The Gift of Faith The Bible mentions the 9 gifts of the Holy Spirit in 1 Corinthians 12:4-11 : "The Holy Spirit works in each person in one way or another for the good of all. One person is given the gift of teaching words of wisdom. Another person is given the gift of teaching what he has learned and knows. These gifts are by the same Holy Spirit. One person receives the gift of faith. Another person receives the gifts of healing. These gifts are given by the same Holy Spirit. One person is given the gift of doing powerful works. Another person is given the gift of speaking God’s Word. Another person is given the gift of telling the difference between the Holy Spirit and false spirits. Another person is given the gift of speaking in special sounds. Another person is given the gift of telling what these special sounds mean. But it is the same Holy Spirit, the Spirit of God, Who does all these things. He gives to each person as He wants to give." In the past two days, I have...

When in Prison, You Visited Me

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  When in Prison, You Visited Me "Then the King will say to those on his right, ‘Come, you who are blessed by my Father; take your inheritance, the kingdom prepared for you since the creation of the world" Matthew 25:34 This passage is mentioned during one of Jesus' famous parables of the Sheep and the Goats  right before His crucifixion where He is foretelling what will happen when He returns at the end of the age for the final judgement.    “When the Son of Man comes in his glory, and all the angels with him, he will sit on his glorious throne. All the nations will be gathered before him, and he will separate the people one from another as a shepherd separates the sheep from the goats. He will put the sheep on his right and the goats on his left.  Matthew 25:31-33 So, what will it take for the Lord to consider you a sheep and worthy of the inheritance of the kingdom of Heaven? "For I was hungry and you gave me something to eat, I was thirsty and you ...