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Hi Glen,
I've been trying to find references in the Bible on a couple issues... I know I've seen them somewhere but I can't find them.
The first is, Jesus telling us we shouldn't worship him but actually live as he lived.
The second is: that we must find and experience the truth / God for ourselves, not just take someone's word for it.
It's possible I read them in the Nag Hammadi Library, but I'm fairly sure I read it also in the standard Bible.
I'd really appreciate any help with this.
Thank you!
With Blessings,
erin
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Erin, The passages listed below emphasize the personal experiences John and Peter had with Jesus. These two passages immediately came to mind when I viewed your question. While we may not actually be with the person of Jesus, as the disciples were, we can have the same type of certainty that Jesus exists.
2Pe 1:16 ¶ For we did not follow cleverly devised tales when we made known to you the power and coming of our Lord Jesus Christ, but we were eyewitnesses of His majesty.
1Jo 1:1 That which was from the beginning, which we have heard, which we have seen with our eyes, which we have looked upon, and our hands have handled, of the Word of life;
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I will gladly respond to questions on perfection, sanctification, justification, the seal of God, and the nature of Christ. I can also help people understand issues related to the ceremonial law and Decalogue in the New Testament. As an SDA, I read more than fifty of Ellen G. White's books in their entirety. I can answer questions about Adventism, from the perspective of a well read member for more than thirty years. Martin Luther's treatise, "The Freedom of a Christian Man" is one of my favorite Christian writings. If I am not comfortable answering a specific question, I will try to refer you to a good resource.
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I was a Seventh day Adventist for more than thirty years.I have a special interest in the doctrines of justification, perfection, and the nature of Christ. I have spent the last several years in China and continue to live there.
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