The Gnostic " alone possess the true and spiritual meaning of the scriptures." To him " the sayings of our Lord,
though obscure to others, are clear and manifest." * The words the " Elect," the " Seed of Abraham," the " Called,"
the " Spiritual Levite," the " True Israelite," the " Friend and Son," the " King," do not refer to literal Hebrews, but to the winnowed group of earth's high mystics. Gnosticism is the " divine science." It is " the light that comes into the soul." It is a " rational death, separating the soul from the passions." It is not born with men ; it is a growth, a " mystical habit," acquired by degrees. By it " man becomes assimilated to God." He gains the privilege of being called " brother " by Christ. He is the friend and son of God ; he is the " God-bearer ; " he is God, walking in the flesh."



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