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The Holy Spirit Is Christ Jesus Alive:
O n S a l v a t i o n
To gain salvation, a sinner must repent from sin. The sinner must be aware,
acknowledge, and agree with their sins. They can read the scriptures that all
humankind are sinners, Romans 3:23. The repentant may not practice sin,
but may have the propensity to commit sinful acts. Through repentance,
the Lord will forgive and remove sins far away, Psalms 103:11-14.
Redemption is a tedious operation. In that, we do not walk over each
other. The progress of spiritual transformation is always slow. We are to
have patience, long suffering, Galatians 5:22-23. We transform from the
old man a sinner to become the new man sinless, transforming more like
the Lord, 1 John 3:2. It means becoming wiser and more knowledgeable.
S p i r i t u a l G i f t s a n d C a l l i n g s
The Lord has spiritual gifts and important calling for all, 1 Corinthians 12;
Ephesians 4:1-16. I have the gift of discernment; everyone seems to have
this gift. The gift of love, etiquettes, and good manners. My vocation is
Clergy person. I however do not know the duties of the Clergy.
I had an experience as an usher and asked to usher, I was not ready,
and so I declined. My gifts may be different from others. All may do the
evangelizing work of the Great Commission, Matthew 28: 16-20. The
most popular church duties are preacher, teachers, and pastors just to name
the few, Ephesians 4:11. The choir and usher are wonderful callings. The
scriptures do not name all Christian vocations.
H e a v e n l y R e w a r d
To enter heaven, we must be obedient and trusting like children, John 3:3-
8. We must be allegorically born again through the water baptism and filled
with the Holy Spirit. I have experienced heaven in dreams and visions. I long