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degradation comes in when we lose our first love for the Lord, when we have an idol

March 5, 2011 by aGodMan 1 Comment

When we were saved, when we believed into the Lord for the first time, we had eyes for the Lord Jesus only, and we didn’t see anything or anyone else but Him. Actually, when we were saved we entered into a love relationship with the Lord, into a life-union with Him, where we love Him […]

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