Trust, But Verify Acts 19:17

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Trust, But VerifyActs 191-7

• Belief is evidenced by the Spirit

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• Acts 191-7
• 1 While Apollos was in Corinth, Paul traveled
  through the interior provinces. Finally, he came
  to Ephesus, where he found several believers.
  2 "Did you receive the Holy Spirit when you
  believed?" he asked them. "No," they replied, "we
  don't know what you mean. We haven't even heard
  that there is a Holy Spirit."

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• 3 "Then what baptism did you experience?" he
  asked. And they replied, "The baptism of John."
  4 Paul said, "John's baptism was to demonstrate a
  desire to turn from sin and turn to God. John
  himself told the people to believe in Jesus, the
  one John said would come later." 5 As soon as
  they heard this, they were baptized in the name
  of the Lord Jesus. 6 Then when Paul laid his
  hands on them, the Holy Spirit came on them, and
  they spoke in other tongues and prophesied.

Belief is evidenced by the Spirit
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• 7 There were about twelve men in all.

Belief is evidenced by the Spirit
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• A Problematic Profession
• Claim to be followers of Jesus
• Spirits presence missing

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• Processing Problematic Professions
• Asking questions
• Looking for the Spirits presence
• Proof of a proper profession
• To see what they really believe
• Holding them accountable for their profession
• Providing Correction
• Knowledge Actions

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• Proper Profession
• Offer the opportunity
• Accompanied by baptism
• Presence of the Spirit
• How it happens
• Through faith not the laying on of hands
• How it is demonstrated
• Tongues not required
• A changed life, Fruits of the Spirit, good works

Belief is evidenced by the Spirit
Belief is evidenced by the Spirit