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1 The Five States of Man The Five States of Man There are five states of There are five states of existence for human beings. existence for human beings. Every living person is in one of Every living person is in one of three states. three states. The state of being safe. The state of being safe. The state of being lost. The state of being lost. The state of being saved. The state of being saved.

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The Five States of ManThe Five States of ManThere are five states of existence for There are five states of existence for human beings.human beings.Every living person is in one of three Every living person is in one of three states.states.

The state of being safe.The state of being safe.The state of being lost.The state of being lost.The state of being saved.The state of being saved.

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The Five States of ManThe Five States of ManThere are five states of existence for There are five states of existence for human beings.human beings.Every living person is in one of three Every living person is in one of three states.states.These states are temporal.These states are temporal.There are two eternal states after death.There are two eternal states after death.Which of these two states you will enter Which of these two states you will enter after death depends on you.after death depends on you.

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Matthew 18:1-3Matthew 18:1-3At that time the disciples came to At that time the disciples came to Jesus, saying, "Who then is greatest Jesus, saying, "Who then is greatest in the kingdom of heaven?" Then in the kingdom of heaven?" Then Jesus called a little child to Him, set Jesus called a little child to Him, set him in the midst of them, and said, him in the midst of them, and said, "Assuredly, I say to you, unless you "Assuredly, I say to you, unless you are converted and become as little are converted and become as little children, you will by no means enter children, you will by no means enter the kingdom of heaven." the kingdom of heaven."

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2 Samuel 12:15-232 Samuel 12:15-23Then Nathan departed to his house. Then Nathan departed to his house. And the Lord struck the child that And the Lord struck the child that Uriah's wife bore to David, and it Uriah's wife bore to David, and it became ill. David therefore pleaded became ill. David therefore pleaded with God for the child, and David with God for the child, and David fasted and went in and lay all night on fasted and went in and lay all night on the ground. So the elders of his house the ground. So the elders of his house arose and went to him, to raise him up arose and went to him, to raise him up from the ground. But he would not, nor from the ground. But he would not, nor did he eat food with them. did he eat food with them.

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2 Samuel 12:15-232 Samuel 12:15-23Then on the seventh day it came to Then on the seventh day it came to pass that the child died. And the pass that the child died. And the servants of David were afraid to servants of David were afraid to tell him that the child was dead. tell him that the child was dead. For they said, "Indeed, while the For they said, "Indeed, while the child was alive, we spoke to him, child was alive, we spoke to him, and he would not heed our voice. and he would not heed our voice. How can we tell him that the child How can we tell him that the child is dead? He may do some harm!"is dead? He may do some harm!"

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2 Samuel 12:192 Samuel 12:19When David saw that his servants When David saw that his servants were whispering, David perceived were whispering, David perceived that the child was dead. Therefore that the child was dead. Therefore David said to his servants, "Is the David said to his servants, "Is the child dead?" And they said, "He is child dead?" And they said, "He is dead."dead."

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2 Samuel 12:20-212 Samuel 12:20-21So David arose from the ground, washed So David arose from the ground, washed and anointed himself, and changed his and anointed himself, and changed his clothes; and he went into the house of the clothes; and he went into the house of the Lord and worshiped. Then he went to his Lord and worshiped. Then he went to his own house; and when he requested, they own house; and when he requested, they set food before him, and he ate. Then his set food before him, and he ate. Then his servants said to him, "What is this that servants said to him, "What is this that you have done? You fasted and wept for you have done? You fasted and wept for the child while he was alive, but when the the child while he was alive, but when the child died, you arose and ate food."child died, you arose and ate food."

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2 Samuel 12:22-232 Samuel 12:22-23And he said, "While the child was And he said, "While the child was alive, I fasted and wept; for I said, alive, I fasted and wept; for I said, 'Who can tell whether the Lord will 'Who can tell whether the Lord will be gracious to me, that the child be gracious to me, that the child may live?' But now he is dead; may live?' But now he is dead; why should I fast? Can I bring him why should I fast? Can I bring him back again? I shall go to him, but back again? I shall go to him, but he shall not return to me."he shall not return to me."

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Matthew 12:26Matthew 12:26"If Satan casts out Satan, he is "If Satan casts out Satan, he is divided against himself. How then divided against himself. How then will his kingdom stand?" will his kingdom stand?"

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Isaiah 59:1-2Isaiah 59:1-2Behold, the Lord's hand is not Behold, the Lord's hand is not shortened, That it cannot save; shortened, That it cannot save; Nor His ear heavy, That it cannot Nor His ear heavy, That it cannot hear. But your iniquities have hear. But your iniquities have separated you from your God; And separated you from your God; And your sins have hidden His face your sins have hidden His face from you, So that He will not hear. from you, So that He will not hear.

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John 8:44John 8:44"You are of your father the devil, "You are of your father the devil, and the desires of your father you and the desires of your father you want to do. He was a murderer want to do. He was a murderer from the beginning, and does not from the beginning, and does not stand in the truth, because there stand in the truth, because there is no truth in him. When he speaks is no truth in him. When he speaks a lie, he speaks from his own a lie, he speaks from his own resources, for he is a liar and the resources, for he is a liar and the father of it." father of it."

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1 John 3:81 John 3:8He who sins is of the devil, for the He who sins is of the devil, for the devil has sinned from the devil has sinned from the beginning. For this purpose the beginning. For this purpose the Son of God was manifested, that Son of God was manifested, that He might destroy the works of the He might destroy the works of the devil. devil.

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Luke 19:9-10Luke 19:9-10And Jesus said to him, "Today And Jesus said to him, "Today salvation has come to this house, salvation has come to this house, because he also is a son of because he also is a son of Abraham; for the Son of Man has Abraham; for the Son of Man has come to seek and to save that come to seek and to save that which was lost."which was lost."

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John 3:3-4John 3:3-4Jesus answered and said to him, Jesus answered and said to him, "Most assuredly, I say to you, "Most assuredly, I say to you, unless one is born again, he unless one is born again, he cannot see the kingdom of God." cannot see the kingdom of God." Nicodemus said to Him, "How can Nicodemus said to Him, "How can a man be born when he is old? Can a man be born when he is old? Can he enter a second time into his he enter a second time into his mother's womb and be born?"mother's womb and be born?"

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John 3:5-7John 3:5-7Jesus answered, "Most assuredly, I Jesus answered, "Most assuredly, I say to you, unless one is born of say to you, unless one is born of water and the Spirit, he cannot water and the Spirit, he cannot enter the kingdom of God. That enter the kingdom of God. That which is born of the flesh is flesh, which is born of the flesh is flesh, and that which is born of the and that which is born of the Spirit is spirit. Do not marvel that Spirit is spirit. Do not marvel that I said to you, 'You must be born I said to you, 'You must be born again.'"again.'"

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Mark 16:15-16Mark 16:15-16And He said to them, "Go into all And He said to them, "Go into all the world and preach the gospel the world and preach the gospel to every creature. He who believes to every creature. He who believes and is baptized will be saved; but and is baptized will be saved; but he who does not believe will be he who does not believe will be condemned." condemned."

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1 Peter 1:22-231 Peter 1:22-23Since you have purified your souls Since you have purified your souls in obeying the truth through the in obeying the truth through the Spirit in sincere love of the Spirit in sincere love of the brethren, love one another brethren, love one another fervently with a pure heart, fervently with a pure heart, having been born again, not of having been born again, not of corruptible seed but incorruptible, corruptible seed but incorruptible, through the word of God which through the word of God which lives and abides forever, lives and abides forever,

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1 Peter 1:24-251 Peter 1:24-25because "All flesh is as grass, And because "All flesh is as grass, And all the glory of man as the flower all the glory of man as the flower of the grass. The grass withers, of the grass. The grass withers, And its flower falls away, But the And its flower falls away, But the word of the Lord endures forever." word of the Lord endures forever." Now this is the word which by the Now this is the word which by the gospel was preached to you. gospel was preached to you.

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Colossians 1:13-14Colossians 1:13-14He has delivered us from the He has delivered us from the power of darkness and conveyed power of darkness and conveyed us into the kingdom of the Son of us into the kingdom of the Son of His love, in whom we have His love, in whom we have redemption through His blood, the redemption through His blood, the forgiveness of sins. forgiveness of sins.

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Matthew 16:13-15Matthew 16:13-15When Jesus came into the region When Jesus came into the region of Caesarea Philippi, He asked His of Caesarea Philippi, He asked His disciples, saying, "Who do men disciples, saying, "Who do men say that I, the Son of Man, am?" say that I, the Son of Man, am?" So they said, "Some say John the So they said, "Some say John the Baptist, some Elijah, and others Baptist, some Elijah, and others Jeremiah or one of the prophets." Jeremiah or one of the prophets."

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Matthew 16:15-17Matthew 16:15-17He said to them, "But who do you He said to them, "But who do you say that I am?" Simon Peter say that I am?" Simon Peter answered and said, "You are the answered and said, "You are the Christ, the Son of the living God." Christ, the Son of the living God." Jesus answered and said to him, Jesus answered and said to him, "Blessed are you, Simon Bar-"Blessed are you, Simon Bar-Jonah, for flesh and blood has not Jonah, for flesh and blood has not revealed this to you, but My revealed this to you, but My Father who is in heaven. Father who is in heaven.

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Matthew 16:18-19Matthew 16:18-19"And I also say to you that you are "And I also say to you that you are Peter, and on this rock I will build Peter, and on this rock I will build My church, and the gates of Hades My church, and the gates of Hades shall not prevail against it. And I shall not prevail against it. And I will give you the keys of the will give you the keys of the kingdom of heaven, and whatever kingdom of heaven, and whatever you bind on earth will be bound in you bind on earth will be bound in heaven, and whatever you loose heaven, and whatever you loose on earth will be loosed in heaven."on earth will be loosed in heaven."

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1 Peter 2:9-101 Peter 2:9-10But you are a chosen generation, a But you are a chosen generation, a royal priesthood, a holy nation, His royal priesthood, a holy nation, His own special people, that you may own special people, that you may proclaim the praises of Him who proclaim the praises of Him who called you out of darkness into His called you out of darkness into His marvelous light; who once were not marvelous light; who once were not a people but are now the people of a people but are now the people of God, who had not obtained mercy God, who had not obtained mercy but now have obtained mercy. but now have obtained mercy.

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Matthew 7:21-23Matthew 7:21-23"Not everyone who says to Me, 'Lord, "Not everyone who says to Me, 'Lord, Lord,' shall enter the kingdom of heaven, Lord,' shall enter the kingdom of heaven, but he who does the will of My Father in but he who does the will of My Father in heaven. Many will say to Me in that day, heaven. Many will say to Me in that day, 'Lord, Lord, have we not prophesied in 'Lord, Lord, have we not prophesied in Your name, cast out demons in Your Your name, cast out demons in Your name, and done many wonders in Your name, and done many wonders in Your name?' And then I will declare to them, 'I name?' And then I will declare to them, 'I never knew you; depart from Me, you never knew you; depart from Me, you who practice lawlessness!'"who practice lawlessness!'"

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2 Thessalonians 1:3-42 Thessalonians 1:3-4We are bound to thank God always for We are bound to thank God always for you, brethren, as it is fitting, because you, brethren, as it is fitting, because your faith grows exceedingly, and the your faith grows exceedingly, and the love of every one of you all abounds love of every one of you all abounds toward each other, so that we toward each other, so that we ourselves boast of you among the ourselves boast of you among the churches of God for your patience and churches of God for your patience and faith in all your persecutions and faith in all your persecutions and tribulations that you endure, tribulations that you endure,

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2 Thessalonians 1:5-62 Thessalonians 1:5-6which is manifest evidence of the which is manifest evidence of the righteous judgment of God, that righteous judgment of God, that you may be counted worthy of the you may be counted worthy of the kingdom of God, for which you kingdom of God, for which you also suffer; since it is a righteous also suffer; since it is a righteous thing with God to repay with thing with God to repay with tribulation those who trouble you, tribulation those who trouble you,

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2 Thessalonians 1:7-82 Thessalonians 1:7-8and to give you who are troubled and to give you who are troubled rest with us when the Lord Jesus is rest with us when the Lord Jesus is revealed from heaven with His revealed from heaven with His mighty angels, in flaming fire mighty angels, in flaming fire taking vengeance on those who do taking vengeance on those who do not know God, and on those who not know God, and on those who do not obey the gospel of our Lord do not obey the gospel of our Lord Jesus Christ. Jesus Christ.

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2 Thessalonians 1:9-102 Thessalonians 1:9-10These shall be punished with These shall be punished with everlasting destruction from the everlasting destruction from the presence of the Lord and from the presence of the Lord and from the glory of His power, when He glory of His power, when He comes, in that Day, to be glorified comes, in that Day, to be glorified in His saints and to be admired in His saints and to be admired among all those who believe, among all those who believe, because our testimony among you because our testimony among you was believed. was believed.

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Revelation 2:10Revelation 2:10"Do not fear any of those things "Do not fear any of those things which you are about to suffer. Indeed, which you are about to suffer. Indeed, the devil is about to throw some of the devil is about to throw some of you into prison, that you may be you into prison, that you may be tested, and you will have tribulation tested, and you will have tribulation ten days. Be faithful until death, and I ten days. Be faithful until death, and I will give you the crown of life." will give you the crown of life."

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2 Peter 1:5-72 Peter 1:5-7But also for this very reason, But also for this very reason, giving all diligence, add to your giving all diligence, add to your faith virtue, to virtue knowledge, faith virtue, to virtue knowledge, to knowledge self-control, to self-to knowledge self-control, to self-control perseverance, to control perseverance, to perseverance godliness, to perseverance godliness, to godliness brotherly kindness, and godliness brotherly kindness, and to brotherly kindness love. to brotherly kindness love.

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2 Peter 1:8-92 Peter 1:8-9For if these things are yours and For if these things are yours and abound, you will be neither barren abound, you will be neither barren nor unfruitful in the knowledge of nor unfruitful in the knowledge of our Lord Jesus Christ. For he who our Lord Jesus Christ. For he who lacks these things is shortsighted, lacks these things is shortsighted, even to blindness, and has even to blindness, and has forgotten that he was cleansed forgotten that he was cleansed from his old sins. from his old sins.

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2 Peter 1:10-112 Peter 1:10-11Therefore, brethren, be even more Therefore, brethren, be even more diligent to make your call and diligent to make your call and election sure, for if you do these election sure, for if you do these things you will never stumble; for things you will never stumble; for so an entrance will be supplied to so an entrance will be supplied to you abundantly into the you abundantly into the everlasting kingdom of our Lord everlasting kingdom of our Lord and Savior Jesus Christ. and Savior Jesus Christ.

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Hebrews 11:8-10Hebrews 11:8-10By faith Abraham obeyed when he was By faith Abraham obeyed when he was called to go out to the place which he called to go out to the place which he would receive as an inheritance. And he would receive as an inheritance. And he went out, not knowing where he was went out, not knowing where he was going. By faith he dwelt in the land of going. By faith he dwelt in the land of promise as in a foreign country, dwelling promise as in a foreign country, dwelling in tents with Isaac and Jacob, the heirs in tents with Isaac and Jacob, the heirs with him of the same promise; for he with him of the same promise; for he waited for the city which has foundations, waited for the city which has foundations, whose builder and maker is God. whose builder and maker is God.

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Hebrews 11:13-14Hebrews 11:13-14These all died in faith, not having These all died in faith, not having received the promises, but having received the promises, but having seen them afar off were assured seen them afar off were assured of them, embraced them and of them, embraced them and confessed that they were confessed that they were strangers and pilgrims on the strangers and pilgrims on the earth. For those who say such earth. For those who say such things declare plainly that they things declare plainly that they seek a homeland. seek a homeland.

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Hebrews 11:15-16Hebrews 11:15-16And truly if they had called to And truly if they had called to mind that country from which they mind that country from which they had come out, they would have had come out, they would have had opportunity to return. But had opportunity to return. But now they desire a better, that is, a now they desire a better, that is, a heavenly country. Therefore God heavenly country. Therefore God is not ashamed to be called their is not ashamed to be called their God, for He has prepared a city for God, for He has prepared a city for them. them.

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Matthew 25:31-33Matthew 25:31-33"When the Son of Man comes in His "When the Son of Man comes in His glory, and all the holy angels with glory, and all the holy angels with Him, then He will sit on the throne of Him, then He will sit on the throne of His glory. All the nations will be His glory. All the nations will be gathered before Him, and He will gathered before Him, and He will separate them one from another, as a separate them one from another, as a shepherd divides his sheep from the shepherd divides his sheep from the goats. And He will set the sheep on goats. And He will set the sheep on His right hand, but the goats on the His right hand, but the goats on the left. left.

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Matthew 25:34-36Matthew 25:34-36"Then the King will say to those on His "Then the King will say to those on His right hand, 'Come, you blessed of My right hand, 'Come, you blessed of My Father, inherit the kingdom prepared Father, inherit the kingdom prepared for you from the foundation of the for you from the foundation of the world: for I was hungry and you gave world: for I was hungry and you gave Me food; I was thirsty and you gave Me Me food; I was thirsty and you gave Me drink; I was a stranger and you took drink; I was a stranger and you took Me in; I was naked and you clothed Me in; I was naked and you clothed Me; I was sick and you visited Me; I Me; I was sick and you visited Me; I was in prison and you came to Me.'was in prison and you came to Me.'

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Matthew 25:37-39Matthew 25:37-39"Then the righteous will answer "Then the righteous will answer Him, saying, 'Lord, when did we Him, saying, 'Lord, when did we see You hungry and feed You, or see You hungry and feed You, or thirsty and give You drink? When thirsty and give You drink? When did we see You a stranger and did we see You a stranger and take You in, or naked and clothe take You in, or naked and clothe You? Or when did we see You sick, You? Or when did we see You sick, or in prison, and come to You?'or in prison, and come to You?'

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Matthew 25:40Matthew 25:40"And the King will answer and say "And the King will answer and say to them, 'Assuredly, I say to you, to them, 'Assuredly, I say to you, inasmuch as you did it to one of inasmuch as you did it to one of the least of these My brethren, the least of these My brethren, you did it to Me.'"you did it to Me.'"

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Matthew 25:41-43Matthew 25:41-43"Then He will also say to those on the "Then He will also say to those on the left hand, 'Depart from Me, you left hand, 'Depart from Me, you cursed, into the everlasting fire cursed, into the everlasting fire prepared for the devil and his angels: prepared for the devil and his angels: for I was hungry and you gave Me no for I was hungry and you gave Me no food; I was thirsty and you gave Me no food; I was thirsty and you gave Me no drink; I was a stranger and you did drink; I was a stranger and you did not take Me in, naked and you did not not take Me in, naked and you did not clothe Me, sick and in prison and you clothe Me, sick and in prison and you did not visit Me.'did not visit Me.'

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Matthew 25:44-46Matthew 25:44-46"Then they also will answer Him, "Then they also will answer Him, saying, 'Lord, when did we see You saying, 'Lord, when did we see You hungry or thirsty or a stranger or hungry or thirsty or a stranger or naked or sick or in prison, and did not naked or sick or in prison, and did not minister to You?' Then He will answer minister to You?' Then He will answer them, saying, 'Assuredly, I say to you, them, saying, 'Assuredly, I say to you, inasmuch as you did not do it to one inasmuch as you did not do it to one of the least of these, you did not do it of the least of these, you did not do it to Me.' And these will go away into to Me.' And these will go away into everlasting punishment"everlasting punishment"

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Acts 8:13-15Acts 8:13-15Then Simon himself also believed; and Then Simon himself also believed; and when he was baptized he continued when he was baptized he continued with Philip, and was amazed, seeing with Philip, and was amazed, seeing the miracles and signs which were the miracles and signs which were done. Now when the apostles who were done. Now when the apostles who were at Jerusalem heard that Samaria had at Jerusalem heard that Samaria had received the word of God, they sent received the word of God, they sent Peter and John to them, who, when Peter and John to them, who, when they had come down, prayed for them they had come down, prayed for them that they might receive the Holy Spirit. that they might receive the Holy Spirit.

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Acts 8:16-19Acts 8:16-19For as yet He had fallen upon none of For as yet He had fallen upon none of them. They had only been baptized in the them. They had only been baptized in the name of the Lord Jesus. Then they laid name of the Lord Jesus. Then they laid hands on them, and they received the hands on them, and they received the Holy Spirit. And when Simon saw that Holy Spirit. And when Simon saw that through the laying on of the apostles' through the laying on of the apostles' hands the Holy Spirit was given, he hands the Holy Spirit was given, he offered them money, saying, "Give me offered them money, saying, "Give me this power also, that anyone on whom I this power also, that anyone on whom I lay hands may receive the Holy Spirit."lay hands may receive the Holy Spirit."

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Acts 8:20-23Acts 8:20-23But Peter said to him, "Your money perish But Peter said to him, "Your money perish with you, because you thought that the with you, because you thought that the gift of God could be purchased with gift of God could be purchased with money! You have neither part nor portion money! You have neither part nor portion in this matter, for your heart is not right in this matter, for your heart is not right in the sight of God. Repent therefore of in the sight of God. Repent therefore of this your wickedness, and pray God if this your wickedness, and pray God if perhaps the thought of your heart may be perhaps the thought of your heart may be forgiven you. For I see that you are forgiven you. For I see that you are poisoned by bitterness and bound by poisoned by bitterness and bound by iniquity."iniquity."

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Hebrews 2:1-2Hebrews 2:1-2Therefore we must give the more Therefore we must give the more earnest heed to the things we earnest heed to the things we have heard, lest we drift away. have heard, lest we drift away. For if the word spoken through For if the word spoken through angels proved steadfast, and angels proved steadfast, and every transgression and every transgression and disobedience received a just disobedience received a just reward, reward,

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Hebrews 2:3-4Hebrews 2:3-4how shall we escape if we neglect how shall we escape if we neglect so great a salvation, which at the so great a salvation, which at the first began to be spoken by the first began to be spoken by the Lord, and was confirmed to us by Lord, and was confirmed to us by those who heard Him, God also those who heard Him, God also bearing witness both with signs bearing witness both with signs and wonders, with various and wonders, with various miracles, and gifts of the Holy miracles, and gifts of the Holy Spirit, according to His own will? Spirit, according to His own will?

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Hebrews 6:1-3Hebrews 6:1-3Therefore, leaving the discussion of Therefore, leaving the discussion of the elementary principles of Christ, the elementary principles of Christ, let us go on to perfection, not laying let us go on to perfection, not laying again the foundation of repentance again the foundation of repentance from dead works and of faith toward from dead works and of faith toward God, of the doctrine of baptisms, of God, of the doctrine of baptisms, of laying on of hands, of resurrection of laying on of hands, of resurrection of the dead, and of eternal judgment. the dead, and of eternal judgment. And this we will do if God permits. And this we will do if God permits.

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Hebrews 6:4-6Hebrews 6:4-6For it is impossible for those who were For it is impossible for those who were once enlightened, and have tasted the once enlightened, and have tasted the heavenly gift, and have become heavenly gift, and have become partakers of the Holy Spirit, and have partakers of the Holy Spirit, and have tasted the good word of God and the tasted the good word of God and the powers of the age to come, if they fall powers of the age to come, if they fall away, to renew them again to away, to renew them again to repentance, since they crucify again repentance, since they crucify again for themselves the Son of God, and for themselves the Son of God, and put Him to an open shame. put Him to an open shame.

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Hebrews 10:24-25Hebrews 10:24-25And let us consider one another in And let us consider one another in order to stir up love and good order to stir up love and good works, not forsaking the works, not forsaking the assembling of ourselves together, assembling of ourselves together, as is the manner of some, but as is the manner of some, but exhorting one another, and so exhorting one another, and so much the more as you see the Day much the more as you see the Day approaching. approaching.

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Hebrews 10:26-27Hebrews 10:26-27For if we sin willfully after we For if we sin willfully after we have received the knowledge of have received the knowledge of the truth, there no longer remains the truth, there no longer remains a sacrifice for sins, but a certain a sacrifice for sins, but a certain fearful expectation of judgment, fearful expectation of judgment, and fiery indignation which will and fiery indignation which will devour the adversaries. devour the adversaries.

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Hebrews 10:28-29Hebrews 10:28-29Anyone who has rejected Moses' law Anyone who has rejected Moses' law dies without mercy on the testimony dies without mercy on the testimony of two or three witnesses. Of how of two or three witnesses. Of how much worse punishment, do you much worse punishment, do you suppose, will he be thought worthy suppose, will he be thought worthy who has trampled the Son of God who has trampled the Son of God underfoot, counted the blood of the underfoot, counted the blood of the covenant by which he was sanctified a covenant by which he was sanctified a common thing, and insulted the Spirit common thing, and insulted the Spirit of grace? of grace?

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Hebrews 12:25-26Hebrews 12:25-26See that you do not refuse Him who See that you do not refuse Him who speaks. For if they did not escape speaks. For if they did not escape who refused Him who spoke on earth, who refused Him who spoke on earth, much more shall we not escape if we much more shall we not escape if we turn away from Him who speaks from turn away from Him who speaks from heaven, whose voice then shook the heaven, whose voice then shook the earth; but now He has promised, earth; but now He has promised, saying, "Yet once more I shake not saying, "Yet once more I shake not only the earth, but also heaven."only the earth, but also heaven."

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Hebrews 12:27Hebrews 12:27Now this, "Yet once more," Now this, "Yet once more," indicates the removal of those indicates the removal of those things that are being shaken, as things that are being shaken, as of things that are made, that the of things that are made, that the things which cannot be shaken things which cannot be shaken may remain. may remain.

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