“There is none other God but one.” —I Corinthians 8:4 Holy Scripture teaches us that man is completely dependent upon God’s own self-revelation as the only source of man’s knowledge of God. God “dwelleth in the light which no man …
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Pastor Roman Schurganoff
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“Not forsaking the assembling of ourselves together, as the manner of some is, but exhorting one another, and so much the more as ye see the day approaching.” — Hebrews 10:25 (Note: This article by Pastor Schurganoff was minimally edited …
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