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Originally Posted by Sherri
I know people who do not have the truth of Jesus name baptism, or even speaking in tongues, but the Spirit of God has spoken things to them and they are following His voice. I believe that the Spirit of God dwells in every believer. I think there is a difference in the Spirit of God dwelling in you and the Baptism of the Holy Spirit, which is accompanied by tongues. It's an enduement of power that comes on a believer after they have repented, sometimes quickly, sometimes years later.
No one can convince me that I didn't have the Lord in my life all those years between when I was baptized in water and when I spoke in tongues.
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When someone believes the gospel and repents and turns from their sinful life (by the grace of God) there is a change in the way that person thinks and acts. The Lord is working in that person's life and is with that person. The angels in heaven rejoiced when that person came to repentance but was that person born again?
I think repentance is undervalued. The Lord was with you all those years, but according my understanding of the word of God, He wasn't in you.