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What do you think about these statements?

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God the Father, Jesus Christ, and the Holy Spirit

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made us for a joyful, loving relationship.

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Jesus died and rose again to restore that relationship.

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And the Holy Spirit is here,

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eager to empower us to live in that restored relationship.

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Hi, I'm Suzy Marvin.

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For decades, I knew how to try to be a good Christian,

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but I didn't really know what it meant to live

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in a safe, loving relationship with God.

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Those statements I just said weren't real to me.

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But I wanted God's truth,

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and he was faithful to provide experiences

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that drew me nearer in ways I barely recognized

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and certainly didn't understand.

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This was something new,

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and I wanted to be sure

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that my thinking lined up with the Bible.

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As I looked up New Testament Greek words in my concordance,

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a few stood out.

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The verses that contain these Greek words

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shed light on each other and on my experiences.

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I started shifting from trying to understand the Bible

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as my guide to recognizing that the Holy Spirit is my guide

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into the truth of the Bible.

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These explorations kept confirming God's desire

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and intention for us to experience his presence

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in the depths of our being,

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in all our relationships and circumstances.

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The next shift was recognizing

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that the Holy Spirit had been and will always be

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helping me respond to the truth

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of God's loving heart for all of us.

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Now I'm organizing these New Testament verses

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and Greek words for anyone who might find them useful.

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I'm offering a free PDF of verses

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containing two of the Greek words

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that have been essential to me.

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These verses shed light on God calling us near

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and renewing our minds.

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If you're interested,

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please let me know where to send the PDF for you to download.