Here are some of my favorite passages from the Gnostic Gospel Of Thomas -
the disciples asked Yeshua: "Who are you to say these things to us?"
and Yeshua replied: Do you not know me from what I say to you? Or have you become like those Judeans; If they love the tree, they despise the fruit. And if they love the fruit, they despise the tree.
His disciples questioned him: "Should we fast? How should we pray? How should we give alms? What rules of diet should we follow?"
Yeshua said: Stop lying.
Do not do that which is against your love.
You are naked before heaven.
What you hide will be revealed,
whatever is veiled will be unveiled.
Yeshua said to them: If you fast, you will be at fault.
If you pray, you will be wrong.
If you give to charity, you will corrupt your mind.
When you go into any land and walk through the countryside, if they welcome you, eat whatever they offer you.
You can heal their sick.
It is not what goes into your mouth that defiles you, It is what comes out of your mouth that defiles you.
Yeshua said: If you do not fast from the world, you will not find the kingdom.
If you do not celebrate the Sabbath as a Sabbath, you will not know the Father.
Yeshua Said: Recognize what is in front of you, and what is hidden from you will be revealed There is nothing hidden that will not be revealed.
Yeshua said: The Pharisees and the scribes have recived the keys of knowledge and hidden them. They did not go within, and those who wanted to go there were prevented by them.
Heck, while I'm at it without trying to get too far off topic some of my favorite passages from the Canonised bible * As you can tell I kinda have an affinity with the Book of Matthew*
Blessed are they which do hunger and thirst after righteousness: for they shall be filled. (Matthew Ch. 5 -verse 6)
Blessed are the merciful: for they shall obtain mercy.
Blessed are the pure in heart: for they shall see God.
Blessed are the peacemakers: for they shall be called the children of God.
Blessed are they which are persecuted for righteousness' sake: for theirs is the kingdom of heaven.
(Matthew Ch. 5 Verses 7-10)
Let your light so shine before men, that they may see your good works, and glorify your Father which is in heaven. (Matthew Ch. 5 Verse 16)
Ye have heard that it hath been said, Thou shalt love thy neighbour, and hate thine enemy.
But I say unto you, Love your enemies, bless them that curse you, do good to them that hate you, and pray for them which despitefully use you, and persecute you;
That ye may be the children of your Father which is in heaven: for he maketh his sun to rise on the evil and on the good, and sendeth rain on the just and on the unjust.
For if ye love them which love you, what reward have ye? do not even the publicans the same?
And if ye salute your brethren only, what do ye more than others? do not even the publicans so?
Be ye therefore perfect, even as your Father which is in heaven is perfect.
(Matthew Ch. 5 Verses 42-48)
Therefore take no thought, saying, What shall we eat? or, What shall we drink? or, Wherewithal shall we be clothed?
(For after all these things do the Gentiles seek:) for your heavenly Father knoweth that ye have need of all these things.
But seek ye first the kingdom of God, and his righteousness; and all these things shall be added unto you.
Take therefore no thought for the morrow: for the morrow shall take thought for the things of itself. Sufficient unto the day is the evil thereof.
(Matthew Ch. 6 Verses 31-34)
Judge not, that ye be not judged.
For with what judgment ye judge, ye shall be judged: and with what measure ye meet, it shall be measured to you again.
And why beholdest thou the mote that is in thy brother's eye, but considerest not the beam that is in thine own eye?
(Matthew Ch. 7 Verses 1-3)
And when Jesus was entered into Capernaum, there came unto him a centurion, beseeching him,
And saying, Lord, my servant lieth at home sick of the palsy, grievously tormented.
And Jesus saith unto him, I will come and heal him.
The centurion answered and said, Lord, I am not worthy that thou shouldest come under my roof: but speak the word only, and my servant shall be healed.
For I am a man under authority, having soldiers under me: and I say to this man, Go, and he goeth; and to another, Come, and he cometh; and to my servant, Do this, and he doeth it.
When Jesus heard it, he marvelled, and said to them that followed, Verily I say unto you, I have not found so great faith, no, not in Israel.
And I say unto you, That many shall come from the east and west, and shall sit down with Abraham, and Isaac, and Jacob, in the kingdom of heaven.
But the children of the kingdom shall be cast out into outer darkness: there shall be weeping and gnashing of teeth.
And Jesus said unto the centurion, Go thy way; and as thou hast believed, so be it done unto thee. And his servant was healed in the selfsame hour.
(Matthew Ch. 8 Verses 5-13)
***And when Jesus was entered into Capernaum, there came unto him a centurion, beseeching him,
And saying, Lord, my servant lieth at home sick of the palsy, grievously tormented. - A CENTURION AKA: A PAGAN ***
Isnt it wonderful how Yeshua saw more faith in a PAGAN of the day then any of his own followers?
Jul 26, 2017 10:37:02 GMT -5