Both of these sets of laws are found in the religion's holy book: the Islamic Koran and the Christian Bible. Each religion has a holy city. ... Each Muslim, unless prevented by some handicap, is expected to make a hajj, or pilgrimage, to the holy city of Mecca. ... The Old Testament, which is the Jewish holy book called the Torah, is made up of twenty-four different books. ... "And most certainly We gave Musa [Moses] the Book [Old Testament] and We sent apostles after him one after another; and We gave Isa [Jesus], the son of Marium [God], clear arguments and strengthened him with the hol...

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Then when tongues is applied as a gift of the Holy Spirit, it is the ability to speak a foreign language one had never learned before. ... Many of the charismatic groups say that tongues are a sign of the baptism of the Holy Spirit. ... "Speaking in tongues thus fulfilled the purpose of confirming the oral message of the New Covenant as it was being proclaimed under the inspiration of the Holy Spirit and was described as one of the "signs" given for such a purpose."...

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Jesus then arose from the grave and is still living and ascended to his father in heaven and blessed us with the Holy Spirit. The Holy Spirit lives inside of us and it helps to guide us in the way we are to go. ...

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His mother Mary was pledged to be married to Joseph, but before they came together, she was found to be with child through the Holy Spirit." ... Psalm 16:10 provides another prophecy that states, "Because you will not abandon me to the grave, nor will you let your Holy One see decay." ...

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Jesus then finally yielded up his spirit. ... Matthew then ends with Jesus telling his disciples, "Go, therefore, make disciples of all nations; baptize them in the name of the Father and of the Son and of the Holy Spirit, and teach them to observe all the commands I gave you. ...

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As a man who was born into an atheist family, I've never frequented any place of worship before. The closest I've ever come to any religion was walking past the local Roman Catholic Church on my way home from school (I lived in New York, not South Carolina). The only personal religious experience I've had was going to my best friend's First Communion in this same Roman Catholic Church. At the time, I didn't understand what the true purpose of it was, only that we were going to get to party afterward. Despite having a Church in the middle of town, religion wasn't...

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The author spoke of David as a prophet, or should we say the Spirit of God was with him? ... In the Holy Bible, Acts 3:13 says, "The God of Abraham and of Isaac, and of Jacob, the God of our Fathers, glorified his servant Jesus. ...

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