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ABSA |
Apostolic Bible Student Association |
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Apostolic |
Following the Apostles' doctrine, you must be born again of the water and
spirit, and making JESUS lord over your life. |
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Bible |
GOD’s inspired word; the only rule of faith and practice for all
Christians |
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Christian |
‘Christ-like’; to be like Christ in your conduct, your behavior, your
speech , your thinking. |
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Church |
the body of believers in Christ; the kingdom of Christ; the Bride of
Christ |
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Faith |
the exercise of your mental powers (belief) to endorse (accept) an ideal
to the extent that it influences your behavior |
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Fasting |
the Biblical discipline of abstaining from food and water for spiritual
purposes, causing the flesh to suffer (decrease) to allow the spirit to
increase |
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GOD’s tithe |
a
tenth of your weekly increase, ten-cents of every dollar. Tithes came
from GOD’s covenant (agreement) with man, and started four hundred and
thirty years before GOD’s law. |
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Heaven |
the spiritual realm presided over by GOD’s personal presence (Jesus) |
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Hell |
the realm where the unbelievers go after the Final Judgment |
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Holy Living |
living according to those principles set forth by the Lord and his
apostles in the New Testament. |
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Our Offering |
the amount of money you give above your tithes; an offering to GOD for
his goodness in your life; a part of your thank-you praise. |
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P.A.W. |
Pentecostal Assemblies of the World, Inc., headquarter location: 3939
Meadows Dr., Indianapolis, IN 46205 |
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Pentecostal |
Belief in the day of the baptism of the Holy Ghost, evident in the Upper
Room, and the pouring out of the Holy ghost evidence by the speaking of
other tongues. |
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Rapture |
the joining of the living in Christ and the dead in Christ coming
together to meet the Lord in the air. |
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Repentance |
being GODLY sorry for the sins you have committed before GOD and turning
from them. |
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Resurrection |
to rise from the dead to dwell in your eternal habitations |
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Stewardship |
the privilege we have to serve GOD with our time, talents, and tithes |
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The Lord’s Supper (Communion) |
the service we have to remember the suffering and the death of our Lord;
the partaking of the symbol of his broken body and his shed blood. |
