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WHAT DOES IT MEAN TO BE SAVED? By Dr. Emma C. Innocent

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WHAT DOES IT MEAN TO BE SAVED? this is an excerpt from my book - SAVED TO SAVE OTHERS What does it mean to be saved or to receive salvation? Acts 4:12 Neither is there salvation in any other: for there is none other name under heaven given among men, whereby we must be saved. Salvation in Greek word is “ soteria ” while saved is “ soter ” which is translated as complete deliverance from sin, sickness, poverty, disease, destruction, judgment, curses, death, hell and the devil. When you are saved, you are given a package called SALVATION and everlasting life is one of it. Everlasting life is the sum of God’s total being. It is the life that never fails nor fades. This means, you are not saved for some years and then you start experiencing the old life. No! You are engrafted into God. Your DNA becomes God’s DNA. You become godlike. Jesus quoted Ps. 82:6 which says “I have said, Ye are gods; and all of you are children of the most High.” You are a god! A god can...

101 Benefits of Speaking in Tongues

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101 Benefits of Speaking in Tongues Many Christians question what is accomplished by speaking in tongues. There are four verses in I Corinthians 14 where Paul gives us insight on this. 1. In I Corinthians 14:2, Paul says we are speaking mysteries. Paul made it clear that his revelation of the mysteries of God came through the Spirit. (I Corinthians 2:10). When we pray in tongues, our spirits are praying (I Corinthians. 14:14) through the power of the Holy Spirit (Acts 2:4; Jude 20). Normally our understanding is unfruitful (I Corinthians 14:14) when we pray in tongues, but we can change that by praying for the interpretation. The way this works is that as we speak in tongues and believe for the interpretation, revelation knowledge comes. This might be insight into some truth of God that we are pondering, or godly insight into some situation that we are praying about. 2. In I Corinthians 14:4, Paul says we edify ourselves through speaking in tongues. The word "edify...