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The speaker starts by mentioning various people who need prayers, including those suffering from COVID and other illnesses. They then lead a prayer, thanking God and asking for healing, deliverance, and protection. Afterward, they discuss song choices and share some proverbs and Bible passages. They emphasize the importance of prayer and warn against false teachings. The speaker concludes with a reminder that our sins can separate us from God. We're going to keep Judy on there. We got her on now. Pray for her on all the other Bible studies that I got on yesterday as well. Actually, everybody on this prayer list. Well, I still got prayer requests for Ms. Tracy and Andre that I told you all about up in Nevada who's suffering from COVID. And I want to remember Ms. Julia, Mike's wife. She's been sick lately. Her conditioning got worse. We want to remember Ms. Pamela and her family. We want to remember Cody who just recently became a Christian who didn't make it to worship service on Sunday. We want to remember all who hasn't been on Bible study in a minute and ain't been making it to church. We want to remember Aunt Sylvia and her family. We want to be thankful. We want to give thanks for Aunt's prayers as well. We want to remember Patricia Booker. We had an uncle that passed away. They just recently buried Saturday. We want to have prayer for our Kathy, of course, who's traveling. And I got a couple neighbors in here who ask for prayers. We want to remember Darius in our prayers as well. He's still been going through some. And if anybody else have any prayer requests, then we can add that on there this morning. If not, I'll lead us in the opening prayer. Dear Father, we thank you that we have come together once again this day, Father, on this Tuesday morning. Thank you, Father God, that your sovereign hand has brought us together, Father. We pray that we continue to study your word and draw closer to you so you can draw closer to us. Father God, we love you. We praise you. We lift your name on high. We praise your entire being, Father God. We stand in awe, Father God, before you. Father God, we thank you for your loving kindness and your mercy. Please continue to have mercy on us, God, and be patient with us, Father. Remember that we are but dust, Father God. Remember that our lives is but a mist that appears for a little while and then is no more. Father, we thank you for your longsuffering and your forbearance, Father God. We pray, Father God, that as we live and study your word, that we will learn to obey your word, Father God, and draw closer to you. Father God, we pray for all on our prayer request list that you will be with each and every one of us and that you will give us healing, that you will give us deliverance, and that you will give us protection and comfort. We even pray for those on the list, Father God, who need to turn back to studying your word and return to church, Father God. We pray that you would just work in their hearts, Father God, and help them, Father God, to return to church, Father God, as they see the day approaching. In Christ's holy name we pray, amen. Amen. Amen. Amen. Amen. Hello? Okay. So, Brother Mike, I need you for the takeover right fast, and I'm going to call right back in. Just figure out who's going to do the closing prayer and just continue, but I'll be right back on. Okay. John, are you busy this morning? Thank you for using Global Teleink. I'm available, Mike. Okay. So we'll put you down for closing prayer. And then we'll look at songs. I didn't forget to say, Tim Jones and Aunt Sylvia. Is Aunt Sylvia on? Oh, yes. She is. Okay. Hello, Aunt Sylvia. Hello, hello. And so we're looking for some songs now. 131. Shelter in the time of storm. Okay. Go ahead. Go ahead. Okay. 131. 131. A shelter in the time of storm. The Lord our rock, in him we hide. A shelter in the time of storm. Secure whatever he'll be tied. A shelter in the time of storm. A shade by day, defense by night. A shelter in the time of storm. No fears, alarm. No foes of fright. A shelter in the time of storm. Oh, rock divine. Oh, refuse dear. A shelter in the time of storm. Be thou our helper evermore. A shelter in the time of storm. Oh, Jesus is a rock and a weary land. A weary land. A weary land. Oh, Jesus is a rock and a weary land. A shelter in the time of storm. Amen. Amen. I think that was Pamela was the other one that's picking in. Good morning, Pamela. That was Ty. Good morning. Ty. So, Ty, what you got? 177. Praise the name of Jesus. 177. Short and sweet. Praise the name of Jesus. Praise the name of Jesus. He's my rock. He's my fortress. He's my deliverer. Amen. He's good. In him will I trust. Praise that name, Jesus. Amen. Amen. Amen. That's a good short one, isn't it? I like that. A lot of times those short ones have really good tunes. And they're not too long. I don't let us focus. Anybody else? 716. 716. Okay. I want to tell you, everybody, it's real helpful. I know everybody can't, but it's real helpful for me to read along. To understand the words. So, let's turn to 716, if you've got a book. And I'm able to. Go ahead, Deborah. When sweetly solemn thought comes to me o'er and o'er, today I'm nearer to my home than ere I've been before. Nearer my Father's house where many mansions be, Nearer today the great white throne, nearer to the crystal sea. Nearer the bound of life where burdens are laid down, nearer to leave the heavy cross, nearer to gain the crown. Father, perfect my trust, strengthen my power of faith, nor let me stand at last alone upon the shore of death. Be thou near when my feet are slipping o'er the brink, for it may be I'm nearer home, much nearer than I think. Amen. That's wonderful. Anybody else? Tim, you got one this morning? Have you already done a lot? I already did, yeah. You can tell how good my memory is. All right, I have one, number 577, Pray All the Time. This one starts out with kind of a sobering thought here, but it's a true thought. It says, 577, Pray All the Time. The world has lost the right of prayer, and saints have failed to pray. What loss sustained beyond repair, how blind of heart are they. The Father speaketh in his word, he talks no other way, and to converse with him, our Lord, we must take time to pray. There is no trial, grief, or pain, no moment of the day, but that we must, may in Jesus' name, incline our souls and pray. Pray in the morning, pray at the noontime. Pray in the morning, pray at the noontime. Pray in the evening, pray any time. Pray in the evening, pray any time. Pray when you're tempted, pray all the time. Pray when you're tempted, pray all the time. Pray when you're happy, pray when in sorrow. Pray when you're happy, pray when in sorrow. Pray in the evening, pray any time. Pray when you're tempted, pray all the time. Amen. Amen. I've got 799. Go ahead. 799, okay? All right. Lead me to some soul today. Lead me to some soul today. Oh, teach me, Lord, just what to say. Friends of mine are lost in sin and cannot find their way. Few there are who seem to care and few there are who pray. Melt my heart and fill my life. Give me one soul today. Amen. Amen. That's another good one-verse song, isn't it? 799. Okay. Anybody else? These songs are intended to teach. And when we go through this book looking for songs, and we're not constrained like we are when we go to church, we try to find one that we know the tune to and all that. We can find a lot of good messages, courageous messages. Anybody else with a song? How about a proverb from Proverbs 24? I have a proverb, number 16. For a just man falls seven times and rises up again, but the wicked shall fall into misery. Yeah. Amen. That's true. Amen. Anybody else? I've got 11. Eleven? Okay. You can go ahead, Ty. I'll come after you. Go ahead. I've got 11-12. Deliver those who are drawn towards death and hold back those stumbling to the slaughter. If you say, surely we do not know this, does not he who weighs the hearts consider it? He who keeps your soul, does he not know it? And will he not render to each man according to his deeds? Amen. Amen. But verse 11 goes along with the song you did, doesn't it? I think so. Anybody else? Ty, did you have one? 19-20. Do not fret because of evil doers, or be envied of the wicked. For there will be no future for the evil man. The lamp of the wicked will be put out. Amen. Anybody else? I noticed that after I think we read 16, verse 17 says, Do not rejoice when your enemy falls, and do not let your heart be glad when he stumbles. Thus the Lord see it and be displeased, and turn away his anger from him. That goes along with a lot of New Testament passages about praying for our enemies and loving our enemies. Anybody else? No more proverbs? Anybody with a quote from somewhere else in the Bible? Okay, I've got 2 Timothy chapter 4, verses 1-4. I'll charge to Timothy. I'll follow the letter to Timothy. I charge thee therefore before God and the Lord Jesus Christ, who shall judge the quick and the dead at his appearing and his kingdom. Preach the word. Be instant, in season, out of season. Recruit, rebuke, exhort with all longsuffering and doctrine. For the time will come when they will not endure sound doctrine, but after their own lusts shall they heap to themselves teachers having itching ears. And they shall turn away their ears from the truth and shall be turned into fables. I think that speaks loudly about what false teachers do to the simple mind that will not listen to the word of God. Yes, that's a serious warning. Anybody else? I have a couple of passages that go along with the song that I read once from 1 Thessalonians 5, 14-18. It says, Now we exhort you, brethren, warn them that are unruly, comfort the feeble-minded, support the weak, be patient toward all men. See that none run evil or evil unto any man. Ever follow that which is good, both among yourselves and to all men. Rejoice evermore. Pray without ceasing. In everything give thanks, for this is the will of God in Christ Jesus concerning you. And then an Old Testament passage, which is a serious warning that most of us don't appreciate, Isaiah 59, 1-2, says, Behold, the Lord's hand is not shortened, that it cannot save. Neither is his ear heavy, that it cannot hear. But your iniquities, or your sins, have separated between you and your God, and your sins have hid his face from you, that he will not hear. So that's a sobering thought. Our sins have separated us from God, and I don't think it's like that he doesn't literally hear us, but it's like sometimes our children go on after us, after something, until we just tune them out. So our sins, I think he'll make us where God just tunes us out. So Charles, you're back on? Yeah, I'm back on. Okay, so we're ready for our readers, unless somebody's got another passage. All right. Do we have any volunteer readers this morning? Patricia. Debra. Sam. Ty used to read. All right. Do we have anybody else this morning? I can read, Charles. All right. John. Okay. All right. Well, that'll most likely be enough. So we're going to begin in Hebrews chapter 3, starting at verse 1. And we're going to go from 1 through 6. But first I want to give a psalm that goes along with what we've been studying about the testator, Christ Jesus, learning about a testament, knowing that it ain't nothing but a will, and knowing that Jesus is the mediator of the New Testament. He gave us the New Testament in our Bibles. And then we went on to study more about the testator, Jesus Christ, and learning exactly who he is and knowing that he is God and that he's the testator. He's God's son. He's Lord. And just knowing that in everything he has a preeminence. He's first in rank. You know, he's the head over the church. And we're going to go on and learn a little more about him. We've seen his superiority to angels in the first chapter of Hebrews. Also, we understood that he's a king and that he has a throne and a kingdom. Now in chapter 3, we're going to go on and see how that Christ is apostle and high priest as well, okay, and his superiority to Moses. But first I want to do the psalm on page 304 in our psalm book, and it's called Before the Throne of God. What I want to make known is that in this psalm Christ is called our great high priest, and he's also called the king of glory. So the psalm states, Before the throne of God above, I have a strong, a perfect plea. A great high priest whose name is love, who ever lives and pleads for me. My name is graven on his hands. My name is written on his heart. I know that while in heaven he stands, no tongue can bid me thence depart. No tongue can bid me thence depart. Behold him there, the risen lamb. My perfect spotless righteousness. The great unchangeable I am. The king of glory and of grace. Now one with him I cannot die. My soul is purchased by his blood. My life is here with Christ on high. With Christ my savior and my God. With Christ my savior and my God. Amen. Amen. Amen. Amen. So, Patricia, would you read Hebrews chapter 3, verses 1 through 6 for us? All right. Therefore, holy brethren, partakers of the heavenly calling, consider the apostle and high priest of our confession, Christ Jesus, who was faithful to him who appointed him, as Moses also was faithful in all his house. But this one has been counted worthy and more glory than Moses, inasmuch as he who built the house has more honor than the house. For every house is built by someone, but he who built all things is God. And Moses indeed was faithful in all his house as a servant, for a testimony of those things which would be spoken afterwards. But Christ, as a savior over his own house, whose house we are, if we hold fast the confidence and the rejoicing of the hope firm to the end. All right. So we see in chapter 3, verse 1, it starts off and says, Wherefore, which connects this context to the preceding passages, it goes on and states, holy brethren. So all Christians are holy brethren, and they are also partakers of the heavenly calling. Then it goes on and states, Consider the apostle and high priest of our confession, Christ Jesus. So Christ is also the apostle and the high priest of our confession. Now that word apostle means one who has been sent, okay? Or we can say sent one. So Christ was sent from God with a mission to fulfill when he came upon this earth. And he was sent with authority and power, okay? And it goes on to also let us know that he's high priest of our profession. Then it goes on and shows us about his superiority to Moses. Now in verse 2 states, Who was faithful to him that appointed him, it's talking about Christ was faithful to God who appointed him, or shall we say who sent him. Then it goes on to talk about Moses. It states, as also Moses was faithful in all his house. Now, Christ's superiority to Moses is not based on faithfulness, all right? It's not because Christ was more faithful than Moses or anything of that nature, because we see from verse 2 that they both was faithful, okay? But as we go on, we're going to start to understand more of why Christ is superior to Moses. It states, for his man, Thomas Jesus, was counted worthy of more glory than Moses, inasmuch as he who hath built the house hath more honor than the house. So we see that there ain't but one house being talked about in this context. It ain't Christ having a house and Moses having a house. No, there ain't but one house, and that's God's house. And that's the house that Christ built, okay? So Christ is the head over his father's house. So we've been talking about Christ having the preeminence, which means being the highest rank. We talked about how he's the head over the church and how he has a kingdom and all this. So we see from this context more about the superiority of Christ, all right? Christ built the house. Moses was just a servant in Christ's house, all right? Okay, and it states that Moses was just a servant in Christ's house. And verse 4 states, for every house is built by some man, but he that built all things is God. And Moses verily was faithful in all his house. So Moses was just faithful in Christ's house as a servant for a testament on those things which were to be spoken afterward. But Christ as a son over his own house, whose house are we, if we hold fast the confidence and the rejoicing of the whole firmament to the end. So all Christians make up the household of God. We're all a part of this one house that Christ built. We're all servants in this house, all right? And Moses was a servant in this house for a testament on the things that was going to be spoken afterward. You know, the better things that was coming. Moses served and did things according to the old testament. There was just shadows of this new and living way, you know, the new and better way that Christ was going to come and provide, all right? Which came before us when Christ died on the cross, when Christ gave us this new testament. And then Ms. Deborah, if you don't mind, would you turn and read Hebrews chapter 5. I want you to read verses 14 through 16. This is not in y'all e-mail, but I want to back up a little bit because this is right where the writer starts to speak about, at this point he begins his discussion of Christ as high priest, you know. So we want to look at Hebrews chapter 4. I'm sorry, Hebrews chapter 4, verses 14 through 16. Okay, Hebrews chapter 4, 14 through 16. Since then we have a great high priest who has passed through the heavens, Jesus the Son of God. Let us hold fast our confession, for we do not have a high priest who is unable to sympathize with our weaknesses, but one who in every respect has been tempted as we are, yet without sin. Let us stand with confidence drawn near to the throne of grace, and that we may receive mercy and find grace to help in time of need. All right, thank you. So we see that Christ's priesthood ministry is far superior to any other priest because of the intercession he provides, you know. The earthly high priest will feel once a year, God has said, to the mercy seat in the Holy of Holies. But Christ, he not only has access to, but is seated in the very presence of God the Father. And that's what we read in Hebrews chapter 1, verse 3. It is stated that Christ, after he had purged our sins, he sat down on the right hand of the majesty on high. So Christ not only entered the presence of God, but he's continually in the presence of God, interceding for Christians. All right, even right now to this day. So he has a far more superior ministry than that of the Old Testament, as I stated. But, you know, prior to this position, Christ had partook of man's nature and temptation so that he might sympathize with us. And I want to throw Hebrews chapter 2, verses 14 through 18 in there. It's not a y'all email. So Tim, would you read Hebrews chapter 2, verses 14 through 18? Okay. For as much then as the children are partakers of flesh and blood, he also himself likewise took part of the same, that through death he might destroy him that had the power of death, that is, the devil, and deliver them who through fear of death were all their lifetime subject to bondage. For verily he took not on him the nature of angels, but he took on him the seed of Abraham. Wherefore in all things it behooved him to be made like unto his brethren, that he might be a merciful and faithful high priest in things pertaining to God, to make reconciliation of the sins of the people. For in that he himself had suffered being tempted, he is able to secure them that are tempted. All right. Thank you. So we see that Christ partook of man's nature and came on this earth. And when he took on man's nature, that made him to understand all the things that man go through in his body. But yet he was without sin, like Hebrews chapter 4, verse 15 told us, that Christ was in all points tempted like as we are yet without sin. And so the time that he was tempted is when he came on earth to fulfill his priesthood ministry. All right. He partook of man's nature. That's what the previous things that Tim just reiterated that Christ had to be made like unto his brethren in order that he can sympathize with us and understand what we go through. So Christ most definitely has done that. And he continues in the presence of God right now. He sat down on the right hand of the Messianic Stonehenge, as Hebrews 1, 3 has stated. And so Christ is able to sympathize with us. So therefore, in chapter 4, verse 16, it says, Let us therefore come boldly unto the throne of grace, that we may obtain mercy and find grace to help in time of need. Okay. So we understand that we see right there where it talks about a throne, you know, the figure of a throne. So that suggests in and of itself a place of authority. You have one minute remaining. He's seated at a place of authority. And we're going to pretty much get down into Hebrews chapter 5, verses 1 through 10 when I get back on. And we're going to see the requirements for a priest according to the Old Testament. And we're going to see how Christ meets all these requirements in order to be high priest. All right. How he fulfilled a lot of those things and showing how he fulfilled prophecy with him becoming a priest after the order of Melchizedek. Because it was already prophesied by God the Father that Christ was going to be a high priest. All right. And so the order of the priesthood had to be changed in order for Christ to be high priest. He's not a priest after the order of Aaron, but after the order of Melchizedek. Thank you for using global telling. If there's ever a turn of this to read, would you go ahead and read Hebrews 5, 1 through 10? For every high priest taken from among men is appointed on behalf of men in things were taken to God in order to offer both gift and sacrifice for sin. He can deal gently with the ignorant and misguided, since he himself also is subject with weakness. And because of it, he is obligated to offer sacrifices for sin as for the people, also for himself. And no one takes the honor to him, himself, but receives it when he is called by God, even as Aaron was. So also, Christ did not glorify himself so as to become a high priest, but he who said to him, you are my son, today I have begotten you. Just as he said also in another passage, you are a priest forever, according to the order of Melchizedek. In the days of his flesh, he offered up both prayers and supplications, which with loud cries and tears to the one above, the one able to save him from death, and he was heard because of his pity. Also, he was a son of God. He learned obedience from things which he suffered, and having been made perfect, he became, to all those who obeyed him, a source of eternal salvation. Being designed by God as a high priest, according to the order of Jesus, he was called a high priest forever. Being designed by God as a high priest, according to the order of Melchizedek. Amen. So, in Hebrews chapter 5, starting out we see that three qualifications for the Levitical priest is presented in verses 1-4. While Ms. Todd is reading, John, I want you to read 1-4 for us again, so we can understand the three qualifications for the Levitical priest. Read 1-4. Is that 5-1-4? Yes, sir. For every high priest chosen from among men is appointed to act on behalf of God in relation to God, to offer gifts and sacrifices for sin. He can deal gently with the ignorant and wayward, since he himself is beset with weakness. Because of this, he is obligated to offer sacrifice for his own sins, just as he does for those of the people. And no one takes this honor for himself, but only when called by God, just as Aaron was. So, also, Christ did not exalt himself to be made high priest, but was appointed by him who said to him, You are my son today, have I begotten you? Okay, thank you. So, in verses 1-4, we see the three qualifications for the Levitical priest. So, I'm going to break them down to y'all. So, it states that first, he must minister on behalf of other men by offering sacrifice for sins. Alright? And we've seen that in verse 1. Okay? And then second, he must have compassion on those who inadvertently sin out of ignorance. Alright? That's what it said in verse 2. Alright? Third, he must be appointed by or called of God. Okay? And we've seen that in verse 4 where it stated, and no man takes this honor unto himself, but he that is called of God, as was Aaron. So, even according to the Old Testament, you couldn't be chosen by the people or you couldn't just be self-appointed. It's just bottom line. God had to appoint you. And so, in verses 5-10, the author, you know, demonstrates that Christ meets these requirements. You know? But he reversed the order showing first Christ's divine appointment. So, read verses 5 and 6 for us, Ms. Patricia. Ms. Patricia? Did you say something, Charles? Me? I'm sorry. Yes, ma'am. What'd you say? First, Hebrews chapter 5, verses 5 and 6, so we can see Christ meets these requirements. Alright. So, also Christ did not glorify himself to become high priest, but it was he who said to him, you are my son. Today I have begotten you. As he also says in another place, you are a priest forever according to the order of Melchizedek. Okay. So, we see that Christ was appointed by the Father. Alright. Alright. So, then verse where it states that thou art my son, this day have I begotten thee. And then verse 6 states thou art a priest forever after the order of Melchizedek. Those are prophecies that Christ fulfilled in becoming high priest. Alright. So, it was already a prophecy that Christ was going to become high priest after the order of Melchizedek, though. Not after the order of Aaron or the Levitical priesthood. So, in order for Christ to become a priest after the order of Melchizedek, this means that it was already prophesied that there was going to be a change in the order of the priesthood. Okay. So, the more that we're going to read about this Melchizedek priesthood later, and we're going to see how the Melchizedek priesthood is superior to the priesthood that Aaron belongs to, then we're going to automatically know that since Christ is a priest after the order of Melchizedek, then this must mean that his priesthood is way more superior to the priesthood of the Old Testament, in which it is. So, according to the Old Testament, you could not serve as king and priest at the same time. Okay. But according to this Melchizedek priesthood, you can. You can be king and priest at one time. And there's even an Old Testament passage in Zechariah where it stated that Christ was going to reign as both king and priest. Okay. Okay. So, when people say that Christ is a high priest, but deny that he's a king right now, they really contradict the Bible, and then they contradict themselves. Because if you're going to state that he's reigning as high priest, then you must automatically agree that he's a king right now as well. Okay. Because he's a priest after the order of Melchizedek, and he was appointed by God to be a priest after the order of Melchizedek. So, Christ is high priest and king right now today. So, we see his divine appointment by God in verses 5 and 6. So, 2nd and verses 7 and 8, we want to see his compassion. Now, this probably relates to his Gethsemane experience that we can read back in the Gospels. And there's an account back in Mark chapter 14, verses 32 through 42, if you all want to go and read that on your personal time. So, we want to look at his compassion right there in verses 7 and 8. Ms. Deborah. 7 and 8 of Hebrews 5. Who in the days of his flesh, when he had offered up prayers and supplications, with vehement cries and tears to him, who was able to save him from death, and was heard because of his godly fear. Though he was a son, yet he learned obedience by the things which he suffered. All right. Thank you. All right. Wonderful. And in 3rd, we want to look at in verses 9 and 10, his perfect offering for sin. So, Tim, could you read that for us? Thanks. All right. So, we read the three qualifications for the Levitical priest in verses 1 through 4. We understood that he must minister on behalf of other men by offering sacrifices for sin. Okay. So, we see Christ did that. Second, he must have compassion on those who inadvertently sin out of ignorance. Christ did that. Third, he must be appointed by or called of God. Christ was that and is that. Okay. We just read that multiple times how he's appointed by God to be a priest after the order of Melchizedek. So, Christ is most definitely our high priest right now today. That is the main psalm of what we just studied. Christ is his high priest right now. And because he is a priest after the order of Melchizedek, he's a king as well. Now, Melchizedek was both a king and a priest. And Christ is a priest after the order of Melchizedek. All right. Christ's priesthood is way more superior than that Levitical priesthood that Aaron was up under. And this was made real clear by the writer of Hebrews. Though we don't truly know who wrote Hebrews, a lot of people give credit to Paul for it. But I don't know who wrote it, so I'm not going to say Paul wrote it. But that was his point, showing how that Christ is superior to that Levitical priesthood. And he provided a better priesthood. Christ is our high priest right now today. Now, since Christ is our high priest, and he's king and he's God, he's the testator, he gave us this new and better and living way, then we ought to give heed and be careful and pay attention to the things that he says. At least at any time we should let them slip. All right. And I can tell you that Christ commanded something, and I want y'all to look at something he commanded. And even Paul was following these things when Paul became a Christian. So let's look at Acts chapter 19 to close it up with verses 1 through 5. Acts chapter 19, verses 1 through 5. Ms. Tye. It happened that while Apollos was in Corinth, I'll pass through the upper countries and came to Ephesus and found some disciples. He said to them, Did you receive the Holy Spirit when you believed? And they said, No. We have not even heard whether there is a Holy Spirit. And he said, And to what, when were you baptized? And they said, And to John's baptism. Paul said John's baptism would be baptism of repentance, telling the people to believe in him who was coming after him, that is, Jesus. When they heard this, they were baptized in the name of Jesus, in the name of the Lord Jesus. All right. Thank you. So we see that Paul having passed through Ephesus, he found some of John's disciples. Now, they was only baptized with the baptism of John, which was outdated at this time. All right. They didn't know anything about what Christ commanded when his testament came before us. All right. So Paul had to ask them in verse 2. He said unto them, Did you receive the Holy Ghost when you believed? So that alone shows us that just believing alone is not enough to be saved. And they said unto him, We have not so much as heard whether there be any Holy Ghost.
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