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Harun Yahya (Adnan Oktar)

and at once receives it with joy. But since he has no root, he
lasts only a short time. When trouble or persecution comes be-
cause of the word [because of obeying God's commandments],

he quickly falls away. The one who received the seed that fell
among the thorns is the man who hears the word, but the wor-
ries of this life and the deceitfulness of wealth choke it, making
it unfruitful. But the one who received the seed that fell on
good soil is the man who hears the word and understands it.
He produces a crop, yielding a hundred, sixty or thirty times
what was sown." (Matthew, 13:3-9; 18-23)

... Not that we lord it over your faith, but we work with you for
your joy, because it is by faith you stand firm. (2 Corinthians,
1:24)

If any of you lacks wisdom, he should ask God, who gives gen-
erously to all... and it will be given to him. But when he asks,
he must believe and not doubt, because he who doubts is like
a wave of the sea, blown and tossed by the wind. That man
should not think he will receive anything from the Lord; he is
a double-minded man, unstable in all he does. (James, 1:5-8)

... [Jesus:] "... Only hold on to what you have [your faith] un-
til I come." (Revelation, 2:24-25)

Therefore, my dear brothers, stand firm. Let nothing move
you. Always give yourselves fully to the work of the Lord, be-
cause you know that your labor in the Lord is not in vain. (1
Corithians 15:58)

But you, dear friends, build yourselves up in your most holy
faith and pray... Keep yourselves in God's love... to bring you
to eternal life. (Jude, 1:20-21)

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