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Salvation, being received through the heart, is ultimately only known by one who can read and see in the heart.
Jesus said the time was coming, and now is, when they that worship God must do so with the inner man and without pretension. If Jesus saw the heart of the thief he knew his intent and depth of his faith.
No doubt, had his life not ended there, the thief would have been among the Christian number after the institution of the New Testament church.
I think everyone would agree there was somewhat of a transitional era. Paul delt with this in the Jews when they continued sacrifice and ritual in spite of the ultimate sacrifice having been made.
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"It is inhumane, in my opinion, to force people who have a genuine medical need for coffee to wait in line behind people who apparently view it as some kind of recreational activity." Dave Barry 2005
I am a firm believer in the Old Paths
Articles on such subjects as "The New Birth," will be accepted, whether they teach that the new birth takes place before baptism in water and Spirit, or that the new birth consists of baptism of water and Spirit. - THE PENTECOSTAL HERALD Dec. 1945
"It is doubtful if any Trinitarian Pentecostals have ever professed to believe in three gods, and Oneness Pentecostals should not claim that they do." - Daniel Segraves
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