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Yeah that other tradition is called gnosticism.

The Gospel of Thomas was found in the Nag Hammadi library of gnostic writings. Various church fathers attributed it to the Manichaean gnostics. It's a forgery and obviously gnostic in character.

The word firstborn (πρωτοτόκος, prototokos) in Colossians 1:15, refers to the rights of the firstborn. In the days of the patriarchs inheritance passed via primogeniture, in which the firstborn son inherited everything. There were two aspects to this right: the blessing and the headship of the...

He didn't call Thomas blessed; he said those who haven't seen Christ with their own eyes, yet believe he has risen from the dead are blessed.

That's true, but Jesus never encouraged it.

Not alone. I was recently wanting to attend an eastern orthodox church, for one reason because I know they do communion regularly (I rarely see it done in most churches I've visited). Nope. They only allow it for members of the church.

It nowhere says that the logos, or image of GOD, was created.

I ask such a question because your reasoning and words are indistinguishable from those used by the secular world. Yet those sick, perverted people do exist and are clamoring for normalization of their views, just as you are for the sick, perverted homosexual view. And their views would become...

I think Jesus is content to not be called GOD. All glory to the father. That's just the way he is and the way he taught.

But the son of GOD is not the one and only true GOD. So I refrain from using that term. Now this is eternal life: that they know you, the only true God [i.e., the father], and Jesus Christ whom you have sent. John 17:3 And we know that the Son of God has come and has given us understanding in...

I guess because I think the father transcends the concept of "person". He uses "person" to manifest himself to his creation.

Well in that case man, the son, and man, the father, would be accurate. However, there is nowhere in scripture that says GOD, the son. Quite the opposite actually. It is always GOD, the father, (or some alternative) and the the lord Jesus Christ (or some alternative).

Saying GOD the son is like saying man the son. Nonsensical. Even GOD the father is wrong; it is GOD, the father.

I think the holy spirit is intelligence/awareness/consciusness. I do not think it has it's own will, but actually is the will of GOD. Both Jesus and the father have their own wills, yet in my own being my flesh has a will and my spirit has a will; they are not the same. They also have their own...

It's not that I don't accept "trinity", but that I don't accept the way it's explained. There's no question that there are 3 distinct characteristics to GOD, and also that he is one, and possibly one being.

But there definitely are people who believe that bestiality and pedophilia are OK between CONSENTING parties, and that abortion is OK. Are you one of these?

This is what I think. I weigh one in one hand, and the other in the other hand, and find something speaking to me in between them. What those entities are is probably beyond our grasp. Even so, I do think that there is only one person in the godhead with a physical body, just like we only have...

I would like to point out to you, John, in case you don't already know this, the word pure in the verse you mentioned - ''Blessed are the pure in heart: for they shall see God.'' - is katharos, which means clean. G2513 καθαρός katharos (kath-ar-os') adj. 1. clean Clean, of course, means holy...

The same people who say homosexuality is not sin are the same people who will say child sacrifice, bestiality and pedophilia are not sins at some point. Many of them already do.

Some people hide razor blades and hand grenades in their communication. I really don't think they even know what they're doing. Reminds me of this The words of his mouth were smoother than butter, but war was in his heart: his words were softer than oil, yet were they drawn swords. Psalms 55:21