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According to Jesus taking Him at His word, literally, to have life you must have faith in God, repent from all know sin, be born again, be baptized in water, love God with all your mind and heart and soul and strength, and love your neighbour as yourself. And love as Christ loved us, and also love your wife as Christ loved the church, you must be hot or cold, not luke warm and you must have the power of the resurrection to quicken your mortal body. Also, you must eat His flesh and drink His blood. You need the fruit of the Spirit. You must be perfect, or holy. You must forgive as Christ forgave you, from your heart.
Acts 2:38, John 3, Mark 12:30, John 13:34, Ephesians 5:25, Revelation 3:14-16, Romans 8:9-11, John 6:54, Galatians 5:22, Matthew 5:48, Hebrews 12:14, Matthew 18:35.
That is all very demanding, but then their are the testimonies in modern times of people who died but were resuscitated by medical Doctors. It makes up for example, in the USA, 5% of people. These are all sorts of people, Christians, atheists, children, parents, lecturers, firemen, oldies, youths... 85% have a seeing the light experience, enter a part of paradise, or see Heaven's gates... They meet a being of light who sometimes identifies as Jesus, seeing a most brilliant light shine from His face. He asks things like, "do you love me, what have you done for your fellow man, what have you done with your life", and, "do you want to return?"
5% have had a near-death experience
Such an experience is one Paul the apostle testified of.
Can testimonies of so many, alter the way we see scripture and God? And do so without breaking Scripture?
Acts 2:38, John 3, Mark 12:30, John 13:34, Ephesians 5:25, Revelation 3:14-16, Romans 8:9-11, John 6:54, Galatians 5:22, Matthew 5:48, Hebrews 12:14, Matthew 18:35.
That is all very demanding, but then their are the testimonies in modern times of people who died but were resuscitated by medical Doctors. It makes up for example, in the USA, 5% of people. These are all sorts of people, Christians, atheists, children, parents, lecturers, firemen, oldies, youths... 85% have a seeing the light experience, enter a part of paradise, or see Heaven's gates... They meet a being of light who sometimes identifies as Jesus, seeing a most brilliant light shine from His face. He asks things like, "do you love me, what have you done for your fellow man, what have you done with your life", and, "do you want to return?"
5% have had a near-death experience
Such an experience is one Paul the apostle testified of.
Can testimonies of so many, alter the way we see scripture and God? And do so without breaking Scripture?