Items related to "I Received the Holy Spirit", 70 total items found

Romans 10:9 says that "if you confess with your mouth the Lord Jesus and believe in your heart that God has raised Him from the dead, you will be saved." Baptism, footwashing, and Holy Communion are not mentioned; why are they necessary for salvation?        

Don't good works show that a person is already saved? If sacraments are required for salvation, then how do you explain the good works of Christians who have never received the sacraments?        

Aren't we saved the moment we believe and confess Christ (Romans 10:9-10; Ephesians 1:13)? Sacraments are only symbolic of the salvation we have already received. They do not have any saving effect.        

The apostle Paul stresses that Abraham was justified before circumcision, not after (Romans 4:10-12). Circumcision was only a sign of the righteousness he had already received by faith. Aren't sacraments likewise only signs, with no effect?        

How should I be baptized?        

In Hopelessness I met God        
Consumed by drugs and alcohol, Jason no longer felt that he had any hope in his future. Despising himself and his habits, he reached out to God for help. And God answered his cry for help in a most unusual way.

"I Will Go One More Time"        
She thought she was just meeting a new friend, but she didn’t realize that God had a better plan in store for her…

I Will Seek Out the Lost        
A sister was estranged from God by marrying an unbelieving husband. But her return to church marked a new beginning for her and her two sons.

I Came from Another Fold        
Through seemingly fortuitous turn of events, Irene came to the True Jesus Church after understanding the truths of the Bible.

I Witnessed the Lord's Blood        
Wen-Yu Chang works at the Ma-Dou Elementary School in Taiwan. He had heard rumors that in the True Jesus Church, occurrences of water turning into blood during baptism were actually staged events. Wen-Yu