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John 8:24 read as the law of assumption: unless one believes oneself already to be the desired state ('I am he'), one remains in, and dies in, one's present limitation; to go on wanting is this unbelief.
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John 8:24 | except ye believe that I AM He ye die in your sins
John 8:24 | If ye believe not that I am He, ye shall die in your sins
John 8:24 | Except ye believe not that I am he, ye shall die in your sins
Own wordings
If I do not believe that I am already what I want to be, then I remain as I am and die in this limitation
Except I believe I am what I want to be, I remain as I formerly was and die in that limitation