... as a miracle from God that creates faith in the heart. Some Protestants regard baptism as a washing away of sin, which may be repeated. Among most, confession/repentance is considered personal, between the individual and God, unless a public sin is involved, and confession to a pastor, when offered, is optional. Some use exorcism to remove indwelling evil spirits. Pentecostals believe that speaking in tongues is a ... gift from God as evidence of having been saved, and some regard it as the only evidence of having been saved. Preaching the gospel, the Word of God, is often regarded as a ...

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... were particularly important. For more details, one can look at my book entitled Faiths of the Far East. 1 For our purposes, it is merely necessary to point out that from time immemorial Koreans believed in the existence of one Lord of heaven and earth as well as numerous lesser spirits. From earliest times Koreans have experienced direct contact with supernatural powers. Furthermore, shamanism ... some notable converts were made. Once this group had studied the Chinese books, they decided to set up their own church. One man was elected bishop and four were chosen to be priests. A house in...

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... a number of the well-known teachers in the Charismatic-Pentecostal Movement. Central to all forms of Shamanism are the practices of 'suggestion, hypnosis, [and] guided imagery', which were used 'for centuries before they were rediscovered by modern psychologists'.11 Parallel to this is the fact that shamanistic religion involves 'the belief in evil spirits peopling air, sea and earth, promoters of evil and authors of disease, and the respect paid to the shamans ... ), pp.87-88. 6 Ibid., pp.107-108. 7 Journal of the Royal Society of Medicine, Vol.85, no.7, July 1992, p.383. 8 For details ...

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... us, and took it out of the way, nailing it to His cross; ITim I:9 Knowing this, that the law was not made for a righteous man, but for the lawless and disobedient, for the ungodly... Priests and nuns are forbidden to marry. ITim 4:1-3 Now the Spirit speaketh expressly, that in the latter times some shall depart from the faith, giving heed to seducing spirits, and doctrines of devils; Speaking lies in ... 2:4 And they (Jesus disciples) were all filled with the Holy Ghost, and began to speak with other tongues, as the Spirit gave them utterance. Acts 10:45,46 (Peter was at Cornelius house...

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