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    "You who are peacemakers say not, This is hidden, and this is unknown. Say not that to the Most High alone is
    known the mysteries. He has revealed them to you. Take up arms not of steel, but of more worthy metal, the weapons of faith and justice, the weapons of the Nazarene " (pp. 54, 55). Essene Book of Adam. BC.
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    lol, what does this even mean?
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    I think this FAITH business has worn a little thin. Let's try the next 2000 years without a God...any God, might just be a few less wars and killings in the name of God. Enjoy and make good today, earth is a wonderful place. I don't want to go any where else when I die, I've had a good run here on earth. The time is NOW!
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    In the earlier Gospel of Thomas, (written before the Gospel of Mark) Jesus is a spiritual teacher, and he is offering everyone the opportunity to live a life that goes beyond death, to become the ruler of their own lives and thus to know themselves and their legacy of being the children of "the living Father". These goals are presented in the image of "entering the Kingdom" by the methodology of insight that goes beyond duality. The Gospel of Thomas shows no concern for doctrines such as "God", "original sin", "Christ", "divinity," etc.

    The Gospel of Thomas is mystical and emphasizes a direct and unmediated experience of the truth of life. In Thomas v.108, Jesus said, "Whoever drinks from my mouth will become as I am; I myself shall become that person, and the hidden things will be revealed to him."

    Furthermore, salvation is personal and found through spiritual (psychological) introspection. In Thomas v.70, Jesus says, "If you bring forth what is within you, what you have will save you. If you do not bring it forth, what you do not have within you will kill you." As such, this form of salvation is idiosyncratic and without literal explanation unless read from a psychological perspective related to Self vs. ego. In Thomas v.3, Jesus says..

    ...the Kingdom of God is inside of you, and it is outside of you. When you come to know yourselves, then you will become known, and you will realize that it is you who are the sons of the living Father. But if you will not know yourselves, you dwell in poverty, and it is you who are that poverty. "
    The eye with which I see God is the same eye with which God sees me.
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