Post by Dave on Jan 18, 2013 20:29:25 GMT -5
The Gospel of Philip
Christ came to ransom some, to save others, to redeem others. He ransomed those who were strangers and made them his own. And he set his own apart, those whom he gave as a pledge according to his plan. It was not only when He appeared that the voluntarily laid down His life, but He voluntarily laid down His life from the very day the world came into being.
Names given to the worldly are very deceptive, for they divert our thoughts from what is correct to what is incorrect. Thus one who hears the word “God” does not perceive what is correct, but perceives what is incorrect. So also with “The Father” and the “son” and “The Holy Spirit” and “life” and “light” and “resurrection” and “The Church” and all the rest – people do not perceive what is correct but they perceive what is incorrect, unless they have come to know what is correct.
The rulers (Archons) wanted to deceive man, since they saw that he had kinship with those that are truly good. They took the name of those that are good and gave it to those that are not good, so through the names they might deceive him and bind them to those that are not good. And afterward, what a favor they do for them! They make them be removed from those that are not good and place them amoung those that are good. These things they knew, for they wanted to take the free man and make him a slave to them forever. There are Powers which (xxx) man, not wishing him to be saved in order that they may (xxx). For if man is saved, there will not be any sacrifices (xxx) and the animals will not be offered to the powers (Archons).
The rulers (Archons) though that it was by their own power and will that they were doing what they did, but the Holy Spirit in secret was accomplishing everything through them as it wished. Truth, which existed since the beginning, is sown everywhere. And many see it being sown, but few are they who see it being reaped.
The superiority of man is not obvious to the eye, but lies in what is hidden from view. Consequently, he has mastery over the animals which are stronger than he is and great in terms of the obvious and the hidden.
If one goes down into the water and comes up without having received anything and says, “I am a Christian,” he has borrowed the name at interest. But if he receive the Holy Spirit, he has the name as a gift. He who has received a gift does not have to give it back, but of him who has borrowed it at interest, payment is demanded.
He who has knowledge of the truth is a free man, but the free man does not sin, for “he who sins is the slave of sin.” Truth is the mother, knowledge the father. Those who think that sinning does not apply to them are called “free” by the world. “Knowledge” of the truth merely, “makes such people arrogant,” which is what the words “it makes them free” mean. It even gives them a sense of superiority over the whole world. But “love builds up.” In fact, he who is really free through knowledge is a slave because of love for those who have not yet been able to attain to the freedom of knowledge. Knowledge makes them capable of becoming free. Love never calls something its own, (xxx) it (xxx) posses (xxx). It never say. “This is your” or “This is mine,” but “All these are yours.” Spiritual love is wine and fragrance. All those who anoint themselves with it take pleasure in it. While those who are anointed are present, those nearby also profit from the fragrance.
Farming in the world requires the cooperation of four essential elements. A harvest is gathered into the barn only as a result of the natural action of water, earth, wind, and light. God’s farming likewise has four elements – faith, hope, love, and knowledge. Faith is our earth, that in which we take root. And hope is the water through which we are nourished. Love is the wind through which we grow. Knowledge then is the light through which we ripen.
Christ came to ransom some, to save others, to redeem others. He ransomed those who were strangers and made them his own. And he set his own apart, those whom he gave as a pledge according to his plan. It was not only when He appeared that the voluntarily laid down His life, but He voluntarily laid down His life from the very day the world came into being.
Names given to the worldly are very deceptive, for they divert our thoughts from what is correct to what is incorrect. Thus one who hears the word “God” does not perceive what is correct, but perceives what is incorrect. So also with “The Father” and the “son” and “The Holy Spirit” and “life” and “light” and “resurrection” and “The Church” and all the rest – people do not perceive what is correct but they perceive what is incorrect, unless they have come to know what is correct.
The rulers (Archons) wanted to deceive man, since they saw that he had kinship with those that are truly good. They took the name of those that are good and gave it to those that are not good, so through the names they might deceive him and bind them to those that are not good. And afterward, what a favor they do for them! They make them be removed from those that are not good and place them amoung those that are good. These things they knew, for they wanted to take the free man and make him a slave to them forever. There are Powers which (xxx) man, not wishing him to be saved in order that they may (xxx). For if man is saved, there will not be any sacrifices (xxx) and the animals will not be offered to the powers (Archons).
The rulers (Archons) though that it was by their own power and will that they were doing what they did, but the Holy Spirit in secret was accomplishing everything through them as it wished. Truth, which existed since the beginning, is sown everywhere. And many see it being sown, but few are they who see it being reaped.
The superiority of man is not obvious to the eye, but lies in what is hidden from view. Consequently, he has mastery over the animals which are stronger than he is and great in terms of the obvious and the hidden.
If one goes down into the water and comes up without having received anything and says, “I am a Christian,” he has borrowed the name at interest. But if he receive the Holy Spirit, he has the name as a gift. He who has received a gift does not have to give it back, but of him who has borrowed it at interest, payment is demanded.
He who has knowledge of the truth is a free man, but the free man does not sin, for “he who sins is the slave of sin.” Truth is the mother, knowledge the father. Those who think that sinning does not apply to them are called “free” by the world. “Knowledge” of the truth merely, “makes such people arrogant,” which is what the words “it makes them free” mean. It even gives them a sense of superiority over the whole world. But “love builds up.” In fact, he who is really free through knowledge is a slave because of love for those who have not yet been able to attain to the freedom of knowledge. Knowledge makes them capable of becoming free. Love never calls something its own, (xxx) it (xxx) posses (xxx). It never say. “This is your” or “This is mine,” but “All these are yours.” Spiritual love is wine and fragrance. All those who anoint themselves with it take pleasure in it. While those who are anointed are present, those nearby also profit from the fragrance.
Farming in the world requires the cooperation of four essential elements. A harvest is gathered into the barn only as a result of the natural action of water, earth, wind, and light. God’s farming likewise has four elements – faith, hope, love, and knowledge. Faith is our earth, that in which we take root. And hope is the water through which we are nourished. Love is the wind through which we grow. Knowledge then is the light through which we ripen.
