Matthew 9:9-13 ~ The Position of the Disciple of Jesus Christ

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I'm going to make a statement to you. There is no salvation without repentance. When you receive the Spirit of Christ into your spirit, you are surrendering yourself. You are saying, "I am no longer the Lord of my life. I am making the decision to change the direction of my life." His Spirit comes in and takes us down His road, down His direction. It is receiving His Spirit that makes the change because His Spirit comes in and takes over. He is now the Lord. And as I said before, some gospels in our culture say, you receive Christ then you take Him with you. But the Gospel of the Bible is that you receive Christ and He takes you with Him. The direction changes.