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GoD's WorK - God's Puzzle Solved

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Real Repentance191disciples to receive him: who, when he was come, helped themmuch which had believed through grace: 28 For he mightilyconvinced the Jews, and that publickly, shewing by the scripturesthat Jesus was Christ.” In other words, the entire Old Testamentis telling you, in one form or another, about Jesus Christ,The Messiah:Acts 19:1-6 1 And it came to pass, that, while Apolloswas at Corinth, Paul having passed through theupper coasts came to Ephesus: and finding certaindisciples, 2 He said unto them, Have ye receivedthe Holy Ghost since ye believed? And they saidunto him, We have not so much as heard whetherthere be any Holy Ghost. 3 And he said unto them,Unto what then were ye baptized? And they said,Unto John’s baptism. 4 Then said Paul, John verilybaptized with the baptism of repentance, sayingunto the people, that they should believe on himwhich should come after him, that is, on ChristJesus. 5 When they heard this they were baptizedin the name of the Lord Jesus. 6 And when Paulhad laid his hands upon them, the Holy Ghostcame on them; and they spake with tongues, andprophesied.Consider this perspective, “1 And it came to pass, that, whileApollos was at Corinth, Paul having passed through the uppercoasts came to Ephesus: and finding certain disciples, 2 Hesaid unto them, Have ye received the Holy Ghost since ye believed?”This means that you can believe and yet, not have receivedGod’s Holy Spirit. The following is the reaction of thesepeople, “And they said unto him, we have not so much as heardwhether there be any Holy Ghost.” They didn’t understand The

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