{"id":11764,"date":"2021-10-25T11:40:43","date_gmt":"2021-10-25T11:40:43","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/wordpressthemes.live\/WCM07\/WCM070151\/?page_id=2242"},"modified":"2025-05-22T17:23:16","modified_gmt":"2025-05-22T21:23:16","slug":"o-str","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/testando.seminarioredencao.com.br\/en\/o-str\/","title":{"rendered":"RTS"},"content":{"rendered":"\t\t
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RTS was founded with the goal of reconnecting ministerial training to the local church, prioritizing ecclesiastical experience alongside the highest level of academic theological education.<\/p>

Inspired by John Calvin\u2019s Geneva, RTS seeks to be a trusted source of pastors for the ministry field across Brazil and beyond.<\/p>

Additionally, RTS\u2019s structure also aims to meet the educational needs of believers who do not have a ministerial calling but wish to deepen their theological knowledge.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t

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Pr. Marcos Granconato<\/h3>

Redemption Baptist Church, S\u00e3o Paulo, Brazil<\/p><\/div><\/div>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t

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Pastor Marcos graduated from the Word of Life Bible Seminary and holds a master’s degree in Historical Theology from the Andrew Jumper Presbyterian Graduate Center. He has written several books and is a conference speaker.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t

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Pr. Thomas Tronco<\/h3>

Redemption Baptist Church, S\u00e3o Paulo, Brazil<\/p><\/div><\/div>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t

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Pastor Thomas is currently pursuing a master’s degree in Old Testament Biblical Theology at the Word of Life Bible Seminary. He is also a Hebrew teacher and has written several books.<\/span><\/div>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t
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Pr. Isaac Pereira<\/h3>

Redemption Baptist Church, S\u00e3o Paulo, Brazil<\/p><\/div><\/div>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t

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Pastor Isaac holds a degree in Theological Studies from the Andrew Jumper Presbyterian Graduate Center and is currently pursuing a master’s degree in New Testament at the same institution.<\/span><\/div>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t
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Pr. Robson Alves<\/h3>

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Pastor Robson holds a bachelor’s degree in Theology from the Guarulhos Theological Seminary and is currently pursuing a master’s degree in Ministry at Logos Baptist Seminary.<\/span><\/div>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t
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Pr. N\u00edckolas Borges<\/h3>

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Pastor N\u00edckolas graduated from the Word of Life Bible Seminary and is currently pursuing a master’s degree in Historical and Theological Studies at the Andrew Jumper Presbyterian Graduate Center.<\/span><\/div>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t
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Ev. Leandro Boer<\/h3>

Redeemer Bible Fellowship, FL, EUA<\/p><\/div><\/div>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t

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Leandro is a doctor, a scientist, a public speaker, and an author in the field of Creationism. He also serve as an evangelist in the United States.<\/span><\/div>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t
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Dr. Marcelo Dias<\/h3>

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Doctor Marcelo holds a bachelor\u2019s degree from the Word of Life Bible Seminary, a master\u2019s degree in Theology and Bible Exposition (WOL) and a D\u2019Min degree from the Dallas Theological Seminary. He is also an author and a Greek and NT teacher.<\/span><\/div>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t
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Pr. Paul Shirley<\/h3>

Grace Community Church, DE, EUA<\/p><\/div><\/div>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t

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Pastor Paul holds an undergraduate degree in Pastoral Ministries from Clearwater Christian College, an M\u2019Div degree from The Expositors Seminary, and a doctoral degree from The Master’s Seminary. He received further training in Church Planting at the Grace Advance Academy and has written several books.<\/span><\/div>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t
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Pr. Matt Borgstrom<\/h3>

Redeemer Bible Fellowship, FL, EUA<\/p><\/div><\/div>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t

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Pr. Eric Borgstrom<\/h3>

Saving Grace Bible Church, FL, EUA<\/p><\/div><\/div>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t

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Pr. Matt Johnston<\/h3>

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In accordance with Redemption Baptist Church\u2019s doctrine, RTS upholds a vision of revised dispensationalism, premillennialism, cessationism, and Calvinist soteriology. It is therefore a traditional seminary that firmly opposes the charismatic movement, Prosperity Theology, and Arminianism. The items of our Statement of Faith are presented below in further detail.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t

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There is but one God (Deuteronomy 6:4<\/i>), who is spirit, the Creator and Sustainer of all things (John 4:24<\/i>; Acts 4:24<\/i>; Nehemiah 9:6<\/i>), infinite and unchanging (1 Kings 8:27<\/i>; James 1:17<\/i>), absolutely sovereign (Ephesians 1:11<\/i>), wise (Romans 11:33<\/i>), just (Isaiah 45:21<\/i>), holy (Isaiah 6:3<\/i>), and loving (1 John 4:8<\/i>); omnipresent (Psalms 139:7-11<\/i>), omniscient (Hebrews 4:13<\/i>), and omnipotent (Job 42:2<\/i>), existing eternally in three persons: the Father, the Son, and the Holy Spirit (Matthew 28:19<\/i>; 2 Corinthians 13:13<\/i>).<\/span><\/div><\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t
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Jesus Christ is the Son of God (Matthew 16:16<\/em>), the second Person of the Holy Trinity (Matthew 28:19<\/em>), fully God and fully man (John 1:14<\/em>; Romans 9:5<\/em>; Colossians 2:9<\/em>; 1 Timothy 2:5<\/em>; 1 John 5:20<\/em>), uncreated (Colossians 1:17<\/em>), eternal (Micah 5:2<\/em>; John 8:58<\/em>), sinless (1 John 3:5<\/em>), conceived through the Holy Spirit and born of the Virgin Mary (Matthew 1:18-23<\/em>). He is the Creator of the universe (John 1:3<\/em>; Hebrews 1:2<\/em>), the Sustainer of all things (Colossians 1:16-17<\/em>; Hebrews 1:3<\/em>), and the Savior of all who believe in Him (John 3:16<\/em>). Through His death on the cross, He made atonement for sin (Galatians 3:13<\/em>), was resurrected on the third day (1 Corinthians 15:3-4<\/em>), and ascended into heaven, where He is seated at the right hand of the Father (Acts 1:9<\/em>; Hebrews 10:12<\/em>). One day, He will return to establish His eternal Kingdom (Hebrews 9:27<\/em>; Revelation 11:15<\/em>).<\/p><\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t

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The Holy Spirit is the third Person of the Holy Trinity (Matthew 28:19<\/em>), the divine Comforter who was promised (John 15:26<\/em>). He convicts the world of sin, righteousness, and judgment (John 16:8-11<\/em>), regenerates, and baptizes the believer at the moment of conversion (John 3:3-6<\/em>; 1 Corinthians 12:13<\/em>), permanently indwelling in them (1 Corinthians 6:19<\/em>). He seals believers as God’s eternal possession (Romans 8:9<\/em>; Ephesians 1:13-14<\/em>) and grants them spiritual gifts to equip them for the edification of the church (1 Corinthians 12:4-7<\/em>).<\/p><\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t

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The gift of tongues was the supernatural ability given by God to certain believers to speak of the greatness of the Lord in a language they had never learned (Acts 2:4-11<\/em>; 1 Corinthians 12:30<\/em>). This ability served as a sign of God’s impending judgment upon the generation that rejected the Son (1 Corinthians 14:21-22<\/em>\u2014compare with Deuteronomy 28:45<\/em>, 46<\/em>, 49<\/em>). As such, this gift ceased in the first century, once God’s judgment fell upon the Jews in A.D. 70. at the hands of Titus, the Roman general, as foretold by the Lord Jesus Himself (Luke 13:34-35<\/em>).<\/p><\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t

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The Bible is the Word of God, inerrant and infallible (John 10:35<\/em>; Psalm 119:11<\/em>), breathed out by Him in the original writings (2 Timothy 3:16<\/em>). It is the sole rule of faith and practice for Christians (Romans 15:4<\/em>), given to us through holy men who spoke from God as they were moved by the Holy Spirit (2 Peter 1:21<\/em>). The Bible is God’s essential instrument not only for the salvation of sinners (Romans 1:16<\/em>; 1 Corinthians 1:21<\/em>; 2 Timothy 3:15<\/em>; James 1:18<\/em>; 1 Peter 1:23<\/em>), but also for the believer\u2019s growth in sanctification (Psalm 119:9<\/em>; John 17:17<\/em>; Hebrews 4:12<\/em>).<\/p><\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t

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Man and woman were created by God in His image and likeness (Genesis 1:27<\/em>; 5:1-2<\/em>; James 3:9<\/em>), without sin (Ecclesiastes 7:29<\/em>), with wonderfully formed bodies (Genesis 2:7<\/em>, 21-22<\/em>\u2014see also Psalm 139:14<\/em>) and immortal souls (Ecclesiastes 12:7<\/em>; Matthew 10:28<\/em>). God then gave them dominion over all creation (Genesis 1:26<\/em>, 29-30<\/em>) and entrusted them with the responsibility to care for it (Genesis 2:15<\/em>).<\/p><\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t

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At the time of humanity\u2019s creation, God established marriage (Matthew 19:4-6<\/em>), a solemn act that unites a man and a woman. Marriage must never take place between a believer and an unbeliever (1 Corinthians 7:39<\/em>; 2 Corinthians 6:14-15<\/em>) or between people of the same sex (Leviticus 20:13<\/em>; 1 Corinthians 6:9-10<\/em>). It establishes a new family unit, grants the right to enjoy sexual pleasure, and creates a bond that is dissolved only by the death of one of the spouses (Matthew 5:32<\/em>; 19:9<\/em>; Luke 16:18<\/em>; Romans 7:2-3<\/em>; 1 Corinthians 7:10-11<\/em>, 39<\/em>; Hebrews 13:4<\/em>).<\/p><\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t

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Sin entered the world through a voluntary act of the first human (1 Timothy 2:14<\/em>), who, in Eden, disobeyed God\u2019s explicit command by eating the forbidden fruit (Genesis 3:6\u2014compare with Genesis 2:16-17<\/em>). As a result, the entire human race, represented in Adam, became sinful (Romans 3:23<\/em>; 5:18<\/em>). Death, which is the wages of sin (Romans 6:23<\/em>), came upon all people (Romans 5:12<\/em>), who are now separated from God (Ephesians 4:18<\/em>), eternally lost (Matthew 25:41<\/em>, 46<\/em>), and living according to the dictates of their own passions and futile reasoning (Ephesians 2:1-3<\/em>; 4:17<\/em>).<\/p><\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t

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The provision for human salvation was made in Christ, who, through His death on the cross of Calvary, satisfied God\u2019s requirements by bearing the consequences of our guilt (Matthew 20:28<\/em>; Galatians 3:13<\/em>; 1 Peter 2:24<\/em>; 3:18<\/em>; 1 John 2:2<\/em>; 4:10<\/em>). By rising on the third day (1 Corinthians 15:3-4<\/em>), our Lord demonstrated that God\u2019s justice was fully satisfied in Him at Golgotha (Romans 4:25<\/em>; 1 Peter 1:3<\/em>). Now, all that is required is for the sinner to receive Him by faith (John 3:36<\/em>; Ephesians 2:8<\/em>) as the only and sufficient Savior (Acts 4:12<\/em>; 1 Timothy 2:5<\/em>) in order to obtain the forgiveness of sins (Romans 5:1<\/em>; Ephesians 1:7<\/em>) and the removal of guilt that leads to eternal condemnation (Romans 8:1<\/em>).<\/p><\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t

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Man\u2019s salvation is by faith in Christ alone and never by good works (John 6:28-29<\/em>; Romans 3:20-24<\/em>; Galatians 3:11<\/em>). This faith is a gift from God, granted to His elect (John 6:65<\/em>; Acts 11:18<\/em>; Ephesians 2:8<\/em>; Philippians 1:29<\/em>; 2 Peter 1:1<\/em>), meaning those whom the Lord, solely by His grace, chose before the foundation of the world and predestined for salvation (Romans 9:14-18<\/em>; Ephesians 1:4-5<\/em>, 11<\/em>). Election occurred without God foreseeing any virtue that would make the predestined worthy of His favor (Romans 5:6-8<\/em>; 9:10-13<\/em>). Nor did God choose His people based on foreknowledge of their faith, since, as already stated, saving faith is granted by Himself to the elect (John 6:37<\/em>, 44<\/em>, 65<\/em>; Acts 13:48<\/em>; Romans 8:29-30<\/em>).<\/p><\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t

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The church is the community of believers in Christ (Ephesians 1:1<\/em>), purchased, founded, protected, built, and guided by Him (Matthew 16:18<\/em>; Acts 20:28<\/em>). It gathers to worship the Triune God (Acts 13:1-2<\/em>), firmly uphold the revealed truth (1 Timothy 3:15<\/em>), observe the Lord\u2019s ordinances (baptism and communion), foster a loving, edifying, and pure fellowship among the brethren (Acts 2:42-47<\/em>), and proclaim salvation to the world (1 Peter 2:9<\/em>)\u2014all with the ultimate purpose of promoting the glory of God (Ephesians 3:21<\/em>).<\/p><\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t

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The two ordinances established by Christ that must be regularly observed by the church are baptism and communion (Matthew 28:19-20<\/em>; Luke 22:19-20<\/em>). The first, which cannot be understood as a means of salvation (1 Corinthians 1:14-17<\/em>), must be performed only after the individual believes (Acts 2:41-42<\/em>), and therefore, infant baptism is unacceptable. The correct form of baptism, according to the Bible, is the full immersion of the believer in water (Mark 1:9-11<\/em>; John 3:23<\/em>; Acts 8:36-39<\/em>). As for communion, it should be distributed in two elements: the bread, which symbolizes the body of Christ, and the cup, which represents His blood (1 Corinthians 11:23-26<\/em>). These elements must not be withheld from any believer in Christ (1 Corinthians 11:28<\/em>). It should also be emphasized that communion is a memorial in which the church remembers the death of the Son of God on the cross of Calvary for the remission of sins. The belief that the body and blood of the Lord are in some way present in the elements, or that eternal life can be obtained by partaking of them, is superstitious.<\/p><\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t

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Angels are powerful spiritual beings created by God to glorify Him and carry out His commands (Psalm 103:20<\/em>; Isaiah 6:2-3<\/em>). One of their roles is to minister on behalf of believers (Luke 16:22<\/em>; Hebrews 1:13-14<\/em>). It is known that all angels were originally created holy by God (Job 38:4-7<\/em>). However, there are indications in the Scripture that, before creation, some of them rebelled. Now called demons, they have been permanently confirmed in wickedness (2 Peter 2:4<\/em>; Jude 6<\/em>), while those who remained in their original state, also referred to as elect angels, were confirmed in goodness (1 Timothy 5:21<\/em>). There is no hope of repentance for demons (Hebrews 2:16<\/em>), nor is there any possibility of the good angels falling. Both categories have a fixed place in God’s future plan (Matthew 25:31<\/em>; Mark 8:38<\/em>; 1 Corinthians 6:3<\/em>; Revelation 12:7-9<\/em>).<\/p><\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t

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Satan, our adversary, is an angel created by God without sin who once held a position of authority over other spiritual beings (Ezekiel 28:12-15<\/em>). However, driven by pride, he rebelled, desiring to be like God. As a result, he was cast out of his original position and destined for hell (Isaiah 14:12-15<\/em>; Ezekiel 28:15-19<\/em>; Matthew 25:41<\/em>; Revelation 12:9-10<\/em>). His work primarily consists of accusing, attacking, and tempting God\u2019s servants in order to destroy them (Job 2:7<\/em>; Acts 5:3<\/em>; 1 Thessalonians 3:5<\/em>; 1 Peter 5:8-9<\/em>; Revelation 12:9-10<\/em>). He also seeks to obstruct the advance of the gospel and deceive people, keeping them under his control and dominion (Mark 4:15<\/em>; 2 Corinthians 4:4<\/em>; Ephesians 2:1-2<\/em>; 2 Timothy 2:26<\/em>).<\/p><\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t

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God\u2019s plan for the future includes the resurrection of believers (1 Corinthians 15:20-23<\/em>; 1 Thessalonians 4:16<\/em>), the rapture of the church (1 Thessalonians 4:13-18<\/em>; 1 Corinthians 15:50-53<\/em>), the rise of the Antichrist (Daniel 7:8<\/em>; 2 Thessalonians 2:3-4<\/em>), the Great Tribulation (Daniel 9:27<\/em>; Matthew 24:21-29<\/em>; Revelation 11:2-3<\/em>; 12:6<\/em>, 14<\/em>; 13:5<\/em>), the Second Coming of Christ (Matthew 24:37-44<\/em>; Acts 1:11<\/em>; Revelation 1:7<\/em>), the establishment of the Millennial Kingdom (Revelation 20:1-6<\/em>), the Final Judgment (Revelation 20:11-15<\/em>), and the creation of a new heaven and a new earth (Revelation 21:1-8<\/em>). At the end of history, the righteous will live forever in God\u2019s presence, while those who rejected the salvation offered by Christ will suffer the penalty of eternal destruction (Daniel 12:2-3<\/em>; 2 Thessalonians 1:9<\/em>; Revelation 14:9-11<\/em>).<\/p><\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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