To poke into the Gnostic Gospels is to open a whole new can of views about spirituality and the history of Christianity in general as well as about the man and legend, Jesus Christ. Consider this passage from the Gnostic Gospels: “Jesus said, ‘If you bring forth what is within you, what you bring forth will save you. If you do not bring forth what is within, what you do not bring forth will destroy you.” (2) From Jesus’ sayings here we learn that our existence depends on our knowing what is inside us, who we are, and of what we are capable. We find our source from within and not from exterior temples or authorities. These Gnostic Gospels contain more mystical expressions than the Gospels of the Holy Bible that the Roman Catholic Church authorized and codified. These Gnostic Gospels are “possibly as early as the second half of the first century” (3) (50—100 A.D.), “as early as, or earlier, than Mark, Matthew, Luke, and John.” (4) The Gnostic Gospels express a different spiritual path, one that does not require any institutionalized church. This Gnostic philosophy or belief leaves out any need for a hierarchical institution like the Roman Catholic Church. Posted by Mark Biskeborn-- read the entire article on Blog of Westside Unity Church unityofculver.blogspot/2013/09/gnostic-gospels-rock-boat.html
Posted on: Mon, 30 Sep 2013 16:31:27 +0000
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