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I'd Grown Up In A Presbyterian Church, But I Really Didn't Know Christ Personally In My Heart. I Knew Him, But I Didn't Know Him. And There's A Difference Between An Intellectual Faith And A Personal, Heart Faith In Which I Opened My Heart To Him And Let Him Rule My Life.

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I'd Grown Up In A Presbyterian Church, But I Really Didn't Know Christ Personally In My Heart. I Knew Him, But I Didn't Know Him. And There's A Difference Between An Intellectual Faith And A Personal, Heart Faith In Which I Opened My Heart To Him And Let Him Rule My Life.

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Gifts Of The Spirit

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