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Thanks for your reply. I don't know all the answers, but I do know tha once I became really involved with an active church and began to study and live by the word of God my life changed. I am now in a close loving relationship with my Lord and Savior. Before I was just saved. Now I am in the presense of the Lord. It is wonderful to be able to speak to him nad have an answer.

Before I started studying and living by the Bible this was not possible. The body of Christ (the church) is a very important part of being "with God".

For years I suffered as a Christian because I didn't follow God's plan for me. As I outlined above "I was not carrying the cross". I have no quarrels with those who disagree, but I can personally state that with faith alone I was not living in Christ!