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A little old fashioned church where God's people meetmeet to worship Him and then go outgo out to

live life His Waylive life His Way.

1 John 5 1 Whosoever believeth that Jesus is the Christ is born of God: and every one that loveth Him that begat loveth him also that is begotten of Him. 2 By this we know that we love the children of God, when we love God, and keep His Commandments. 3 For this is the love of God, that we keep His Commandments: and His Commandments are not grievous.

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4 For whatsoever is born of God overcometh the world: and this is the victory that overcometh the world, even our faith. 5 Who is he that overcometh the world, but he that believeth that Jesus is the Son of God?

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6 This is He that came by water and blood, even Jesus Christ; not by water only, but by water and blood. And it is the Spirit that beareth witness, because the Spirit is Truth. 7 For there are Three that bear record in Heaven, the Fatherthe Father, the Wordthe Word, and the Holy GhostHoly Ghost: and these three are one. 8 And there are three that bear witness in earth, the Spirit, and the water, and the blood: and these three agree in onethese three agree in one.

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John 1 14 And the Word was made flesh, and dwelt among us, (and we beheld His glory, the glory as of the Only Begotten of the Father,) full of grace and Truth.

Jesus was God in the fleshGod in the flesh from the moment He was planted in Mary's womb by the Holy Spirit.

Many have tried to deny thisdeny this, but the Bible is clear.

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John tells us that this Truth is witnessedTruth is witnessed by the WaterWater, the BloodBlood, and the Holy SpiritHoly Spirit.

Ephesians 5 25-27 Husbands, love your wives, even as Christ also loved the church, and gave Himself for it; that He might sanctify and cleanse it with the washing of water by the Wordwashing of water by the Word, that He might present it to Himself a glorious church, not having spot, or wrinkle, or any such thing; but that it should be holy and without blemish.

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Here we have the WordWord spoken of as WaterWater.

The coming of MessiahMessiah was prophesied throughout the Old Testament Scriptures.the Old Testament Scriptures.

The BloodThe Blood

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1 John 1 7 But if we walk in the light, as He is in the light, we have fellowship one with another, and the Blood of Jesus ChristBlood of Jesus Christ His Son cleanseth us from all sin.

Colossians 1 (NIV) 19-20 For God was pleased to have all His fullness dwell in Him (Jesus), and through Him to reconcile to Himself all things, whether things on earth or things in Heaven, by making peace through His BloodHis Blood, shed on the cross.

The Holy SpiritHoly Spirit planted Jesus in the womb of Mary, testified that Jesus was the Son of God at

His baptism, and raised Him from the dead.

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Matthew 3 16 And Jesus, when He was baptized, went up straightway out of the water: and, lo, the heavens were opened unto Him, and He saw the Spirit of GodSpirit of God descending like a dove, and lighting upon Him: 17 And lo a voice from Heaven, saying, This is My beloved Son, in Whom I am well pleased.

9 If we receive the witness of men, the witness of God is greater: for this is the witness of God which He hath testified of His Son.

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We do acceptdo accept the witness of men in a court of law.

Indeed men are found guilty or innocentguilty or innocent of crimes based upon the testimonytestimony of men or women.

10 He that believeth on the Son of God hath the witness in himselfwitness in himself:

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Colossians 1 27 To whom God would make known what is the riches of the glory of this mystery among the Gentiles; which is Christ in youChrist in you, the hope of glory:

Romans 8 9 But ye are not in the flesh, but in the Spirit, if so be that the Spirit of God dwell in you. Now if any man have not the Spirit of Christ, he is none of His.

10-12 He that believeth on the Son of God hath the witness in himselfwitness in himself: he that believeth not God hath made Him a liar; because he believeth not the record that God gave of His Son. And this is the record, that God hath given to us eternal life, and this life is in His Son. He that hath the Son hath lifeHe that hath the Son hath life; and he that hath not the Son of God hath not life.

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In the moment of salvation, we know absolutely the Truththe Truth of that which we

have chosen to believechosen to believe.

He isHe is in our heart and we cannot cannot doubtdoubt.

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This is essential Truth.Everyone who would be savedbe saved from sin and hell, and would gowould go to Heaven when we die,

Must place allall our faith in Jesusfaith in Jesus, as God's Son, the Chosen One.