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working. James 5:14-16 ESV [Emphasis
Added]

For the eyes of the Lord are over the righteous,

and his ears are open unto their prayers: but the
face of the Lord is against them that do evil. 1
Peter 3:12 KJV [Emphasis Added]

The Holy Spirit/Spiritual Baptism/Being Born Again.

I received the Holy Spirit after I had repented and agreed to
follow Christ. I found a church approximately a month later.
I participated in water baptism about four months after I
began going to church. The water baptism was the ceremony

representing my decision to repent and follow Jesus Christ.
Scripture says:

Therefore if any man be in Christ, he is a new

creature: old things are passed away; behold, all
things are become new. 2 Corinthians 5:17 KJV
[Emphasis Added]

Jesus answered him, "Truly, truly, I say to you,

unless one is born again he cannot see the
kingdom of God." Nicodemus said to him, "How

can a man be born when he is old? Can he enter a
second time into his mother's womb and be
born?" Jesus answered, "Truly, truly, I say to you,

unless one is born of water and the Spirit, he
cannot enter the kingdom of God. That which is
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