I am speaking on this subject today as someone who loves Jesus and follows Him in my everyday life and work. I come from the New Age community and since my family growing up was not religious, finding myself in the New Age was refreshing and helpful. I developed a trust in a power greater than myself, learned to pray, listen, receive and most importantly to ASK. I began to ask the universe for help and guidance for my next steps in my healing, my life and at work. I was answered every time I earnestly asked.
In 2010 I asked to put on a workshop in Hawaii and my prayer, yet again, was answered. It was on the beautiful beach of Maui when Jesus spoke to me for the first time. He told me that He would be my teacher and I could trust Him with everything. So I asked him to prove it. Well... prove it he did. As soon as I arrived home from Hawaii within one week I met Tom Glod, my now Husband, and he brought me the book A Course in Miracles 'Sparkly' edition with 'Jesus' written on the front cover. I became totally committed to this Course and to Jesus from that day onwards.
I let go of every spiritual practice I had developed, except meditation and the mind training that I learned through A Course in Miracles. These practices helped me to hear the Holy Spirit and further develop my relationship with Jesus most personally. For the next 12 years this was my focus: to heal myself and to help others to heal through Holy Spirit and Christ guidance, so that together we can abide by the laws of God and be of greatest service to Humanity.
I want to bring the A Course in Miracles and Jesus perspective I have to the Bible, and highlight the similarities and commonalities between A Course in Miracles and the Bible. This way, when we see that we are more alike than different, it may give us a chance to let go of judgement of what we do not know, and open our hearts to our brothers and sisters who may be on a different path than us; so that we can be brought closer to Jesus, to each other and to God.
With this being said, let's dive into the side-by-side comparisons of the Bible and A Course in Miracles.