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Darkness and water both mean death to ancient laymen. Which is practical non-existence (in platonist's sense, if the last human being died, there would've been no more world) but here in particular it could imply God's canvas is ashes of a defeated universe. In that sense, nothing really exists, as...

Our predominant concept of God as an infinite being does not line up with what scripture has to say. I read somewhere that God is never named or described in the Bible as infinite. Quite the contrary. The first chapters of Genesis, which are normative for all monotheistic religions, give us a very ...

well, "Jesus of Nazareth" might just be a rabbi way to say "John Doe, from Nowhere"
and i think putting "the tree of knowledge of good and evil" in the garden is also allegory, not meant to be taken literally, yes

We are indeed selfish, a good trait, right? That does not mean we follow Satan. Regards DL well, i guess we all define terms a bit differently ( the real "speaking in tongues," prolly); i would say love of self is essential and often sorely lacking, which maybe leads to selfishness as in self-cente...

I am my highest authority, judge and guide. Who is yours? As a Gnostic Christian, I follow the esoteric teachings of Jesus. Matthew 6:22 The light of the body is the eye: if therefore thine eye be single, thy whole body shall be full of light. John 14:23 Jesus answered and said unto him, If a man l...

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i doubt all of the orig roots now xlated "homosexual" are very accurate anyway, "hedonist" seems to fit better?

Gnostic Bishop wrote: ↑

Sat May 02, 2020 5:13 am

Gnosticism, without Gnosis is would be a useless practice.

Regards
DL

ah well one might know of without knowing, maybe

Interesting. I'd figure it's not a case of "bad translation" - the NHL Gospel of Thomas is somewhat edited to support a certain ideological position. Like every scripture ever written. Regards DL hmm, i cant think of a single ideological pos that could be maintained in a holistic view of the Bible,...

We are indeed selfish, a good trait, right? That does not mean we follow Satan. Regards DL well, i guess we all define terms a bit differently ( the real "speaking in tongues," prolly); i would say love of self is essential and often sorely lacking, which maybe leads to selfishness as in self-cente...

Gnostic Bishop wrote: ↑

Tue Apr 21, 2020 4:55 am

bbyrd009 wrote: ↑

Fri Apr 17, 2020 10:16 am

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It may be that some people want to be ignorant and choose to let Satan deceive them so they can still indulge in the lusts of the flesh, and be proud of themselves.

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Who gave Satan that power?

Regards
DL
[/quote]my guess would be the ego, which always seeks to serve itself?