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********** ADVERTISEMENT ********* "So Great Salvation" The crucifixion and resurrection of Jesus is more than just your ticket to heaven. Jesus provided everything you need on this earth! Get into the Word and partake of all that Jesus did for you by understanding "So Great Salvation"! "So Great Salvation" by Gloria Copeland 6 CDs $14.99 reg $30 #B181203 single MP3 disc $9.99 reg $18 #B181204 FREE standard shipping included. Offer price valid until Dec. 31, 2018 kcm.org/mag 1-800-600-7395 (U.S. only) +1-817-852-6000 ******************************************** * * * * article from p. 19 continues * * * * And who you truly are is defined by your spirit—the real you. It is the heart and the core of you. Your spirit is the center of your true life. It is the very life in you. Genesis 2:7 gives us the simple picture of man’s creation: “And the Lord God formed man of the dust of the ground, and breathed into his nostrils the breath of life; and man became a living soul.” God gave His very own living breath to man. He gave man the Spirit of life! Now, He gave us natural air to breathe, and He also gave us that breath of His very own Spirit, making man an exceptional being among all God’s creation! He created us with a unique life that is a complete expression of Himself. In Genesis 1-3, you can see how Adam and Eve, who represented all mankind, lost their unique relationship with God when they fell for the deception of the devil and committed high treason against God. They were created to live forever, but because of sin were separated from the Spirit of life. Their separation from God’s Spirit resulted in the death of their spirits and eventually their bodies. And that death was passed down, leaving mankind disconnected from God throughout the generations. The life of God in the spirit of man had been replaced by death. And man has lived on earth for thousands of years as a “human” (earthly) being, but not as a “living” spirit with the nature of God. Life Returns to Earth Then, God brought His Son, the Lord Jesus Christ, onto the scene—born of God and with the righteousness of God. And with Jesus came the promise that God’s life would become mankind’s life once again. This life is what I call “living from the inside out.” God created your inner man—your spirit—to contain Himself. And Jesus proved that a man born of the Spirit, and led by the Spirit of God dwelling in him, can live in harmony and relationship with his Father. Outwardly, He showed the world and the devil that God and His creation have been forever reconnected. Take a look at Luke 1:30-38, New King James Version, and see how God brought His Son into the earth. Notice how Mary got the news from the angel of the Lord, and how she responded: "Then the angel said to her, 'Do not be afraid, Mary, for you have found favor with God. And behold, you will conceive in your womb and bring forth a Son, and shall call His name Jesus. He will be great, and will be called the Son of the Highest; and the Lord God will give Him the throne of His father David. And He will reign over the house of Jacob forever, and of His kingdom there will be no end.' Then Mary said to the angel, 'How can this be, since I do not know a man?' And the angel answered and said to her, 'The Holy Spirit will come upon you, and the power of the Highest will overshadow you; therefore, also, that Holy One who is to be born will be called the Son of God. Now indeed, Elizabeth your relative has also conceived a son in her old age; and this is now the sixth month for her who was called barren. For with God nothing will be impossible.' Then Mary said, 'Behold the maidservant of the Lord! Let it be to me according to your word.' And the angel departed from her." Mary believed what the angel told her. She believed he had spoken the Word of God to her. She was willing to accept the favor of God by becoming the mother of His Son. She received the word and conceived the promised Son, who would “save His people from their sins” (Matthew 1:21, "NKJV"). Because He is the Christ (the Anointed One), the Son of the living God (Matthew 16:16), Jesus went about doing good, healing all kinds of disease and saving people from all kinds of works of the enemy. Ultimately, He gave up His life so all men could be saved, healed and delivered through Him. He gave His life for you and for me…so we could have the very same Spirit-born, Spirit-lived life He had. Jesus was born, He lived and He died with our sin, sickness and pain. Then He was raised from the dead to bring God’s life to all mankind—and to bring us all out of our state of separation from God and back into union with Him. Born Again to Change Things Through the Lord Jesus Christ, God made it possible for us to be born again—from the inside out—to new life. Our being born again changes things, not only for us but for our world! First John 5:1 tells us how to be changed from the old man into the new man—the reborn man or woman of God: “Whosoever believeth that Jesus is the Christ is born of God.” How much simpler could He have made it? Just believe and be born all over again. We begin our lives in Christ Jesus by believing. Then, we live them out by simply believing God’s Word regarding every aspect of our lives. We believe God’s Word about our relationships, our health and our freedom from all the work of the enemy. We become a “new creature” according to 2 Corinthians 5:17: “Therefore if any man be in Christ, he is a new creature: old things are passed away; behold, all things are become new.” 20 : BVOV

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