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Salvation through Born Again 56 should know. 26 Evil spirits subdues their se- nses and makes them telling lies. 27 Because - their head Satan is a liar and father of lies. 28 Do not forget, any person dead (man or woman) their spirit will be sent to the captivity, 29 you shouldn’t forget it. 30 Regarding this you should know the meaning of the word – when He shuts a person in cap- tive it is not possible to anyone to open it. In another place it in written that it is appointed for men to die once, but after this the judgment; you need to under- stand the meaning of the scri- pture. 31 So, O church, those who are Born Again and died in Christ would go to the third heaven, and those who died in sin would be bound in Hades and fastened for eternal judgment. So anyone who, 32 try to put your superstition is stating that men will turn to be devils (spirits) after death, avoid that teaching immediately as it is the teaching of Satan. 33 He who speaks so must kno- w that men will not change into The Salvation is the Gift of God spirit (devils) after their deaths. 34 We disclose a mystery to you: spiritual beings knew the names of men, so those fallen angels and spirits uttering names of men to terrify them by using their names of the dead. 35 The scripture fits here that we are not unaware of the plot of Satan. 36 So, after death men will not turn to be spirits,devils or angels. 37 Be watchful regarding this and avoid fables. 38 II One among you celebrates 21 st day for his child. 39 What is it? Why to be merry on the day heathen offer their babes to their Gods? What rel- ationship we have with those fables, stories and illusions? 40 We are of the light of God but not dark, that’s why you redeemed by blood of Christ. 41 If anyone among you begot boy, the boy is a possession of God and girl is a reward gifted others. So beware of bringing them up carefully with thanks- giving to the Lord. Avoid 21 st day cradle feast and 6 th month baby feeding feast. Thanks- giving can be observed on any Salvation through Born Again 57 day. Teach that feeding children can be on the day children can digest their food. 42 II Many among us, who are not born again, nominal Christi- ans, observe lent days like gent- iles. 43 One observes 40 days fasting as lent days. He calls it days of suffering, separating a month to observe this degrading him more than the gentile man. 44 He argues the Lord observed fasting for forty days during his trial before his death? 45 He who argues like this is like a wild donkey not knowing any- thing – we read – after baptism JESUS was driven by the spirit into the wilderness, and He fasted there forty days and began to preach the gospel? 46 Has He ever commanded us to fast like Him or commanded to specify a day to fast? 47 If anyone wearing white clothes, wearing cross around their neck or waist, walking bare- foot, sleeping on the floor, 48 without tonsuring or cutting head, keeping himself away from intoxications, sins and bad- hab- its, doing charity works, The Salvation is the Gift of God 49 utters his mouth – “O God! Forgive, I am a sinner, and have mercy upon me”, gets his heart far from God – will it be a fast- ing, 50 is it fasting to apply ashes on forehead and put on sack- cloth? The Holy Spirit spoke through prophet Isaiah that - He would not tolerate those works, 51 do not follow lent days as gentiles but observe fasting only to overcome the temptation of Satan according to the Lord’s will. 52 One can spend closer to God in fasting in the days conv- enient to him. During that time he should anoint his head as the Lord said and meditate on the word of God in His presence praising and praying to God until sunset. 53 We have already said that all days in the week are good with the help of scriptures by the authority of GOD, 54 so if anyone comes to you about days of suffering we have previously by the help of the word of GOD condemned him. 55 Can anyone escape from this