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Originally Posted by BigJohn
The Gospel of Thomas is a Gospel that never was canonized.
The Gospel is very short - only 114 verses.
The scriptures that will be presented were paraphrased by myself.
The first posit is that of the first 3 scriptures.
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. . . . . . . . . GOSPEL OF THOMAS
These are the hidden words that the living Jesus
spoke which Didymos Judas Thomas (twin) recorded.
(1) And he said:
"Whoever discovers the meaning of these words, will not taste death."
(2) Jesus said:
"seek till you find.
When you find, you will be dismayed.
When you are dismayed, you will be astonished.
When you are astonished, you will reign over all."
(3) Jesus said:
“If your leaders say to you, ‘Look the Kingdom is in the sky!”
then the birds of the sky will be there before you.
If they say to you, ‘It’s in the Sea,’
then the fish will be there before you.
Rather, the kingdom is inside of you and outside of you."
"When you get to know yourselves,
then you will be known,
and you will realize that you are the children of the living Father.
But if you do not get to know yourselves,
then you will live in poverty, and you are poverty."
Lets openly discuss what the verses say and ponder on why these texts never got canonized.
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I can't even began to explain what Thomas meant concerning "if you do not get to know yourselves, then you will live in poverty, and you are poverty." I do understand the Kingdom being In and out of you. because one has to believe deeply in the Kingdom, which will soon be. Jesus taught his followers to pray for it ,(
Matt. 6:10 "Your kingdom come. Your will be done On earth as it is in heaven").
this will soon take place with Jesus and his Helpers Ruling over a Righteous Earth ,(
Rev. 5:9,10 And they sing a new song, saying: “You are worthy to take the scroll and open its seals, because you were slaughtered and with your blood you bought persons for God out of every tribe and tongue and people and nation. And has made us unto our God kings and priests: and we shall reign on the earth).
Jehovah God words says ,(
2Tim. 3:16,17 All Scripture is given by inspiration of God, and is profitable for doctrine, for reproof, for correction, for instruction in righteousness. that the man of God may be complete, thoroughly equipped for every good work). he had those words we read placed in order to benefit us.
Jehovah used those he picked, like Daniel ,(
Dan. 12:4 But thou, O Daniel, shut up the words, and seal the book, even to the time of the end: many shall run to and fro, and knowledge shall be increased). and Jerimiah ,(
Jer. 30:1,2 The word that came to Jeremiah from the Lord, saying. “Thus speaks the Lord God of Israel, saying: ‘Write in a book for yourself all the words that I have spoken to you).
by means of his Holy Spirit ,(
2Pet. 1:20,21 Knowing this first, that no prophecy of the scripture is of any private interpretation. For the prophecy came not in old time by the will of man: but holy men of God spoke as they were moved by the Holy Ghost). though Thomas worshiped the God of Israel, and followed Jesus, Jehovah didn't used him. there were MANY followers of Jesus, who may have written words.
