We all know our flesh jumps for joy when we hear the gospel according St. Do As You Please, or the gospel according to St. Prosperity, or St. Opera, or St. Osteen – and on and on it goes. But if we take time to be still we also hear the small still voice that tells us we are being sold down the road.
The Gnostic Gospels are salvation through knowledge – through wisdom – if you know enough – you can make it to heaven. Apart from being unbelievable daft even in the premise alone (as if God would allow heaven full of bad folks – so long as they were knowledgeable) many people fall for it – or rather their flesh does. And then Jesus comes along and tells the disciples and us all the things we DON’T want to hear – and our flesh hopes and prays it’s not true – but everyone knows in their spirit what Jesus said goes.
The Gospel of Jesus is Salvation through humble repentance of cleansing of sin. The Gospel of the Gnostics is salvation through Knowledge
We all know that it’s right that the first should be last and the last first, that sin is our problem not lack of knowledge. But sin itself clouds our ability to see the truth. And so sinners are ready to believe the gnostic gospels at the drop of a hat. It takes far more of a man to accept the truth – what you don’t want to hear – namely that WE need to change in order to get to heaven – not because God has designed some big cosmic test to play with us like fools, but because there can be no sin in heaven. You can’t have extortion, lies, deceit, fakery in heaven – there IS no other way except to deal with sin. And unfortunately there is only ONE way.
Thankfully god has made it really – and I mean really really easy. Depending on how stubborn and proud you are; all he asks is that we except our filthiness and face Him, and His light will begin the cleaning up process. Naturally we need to stay facing Him – but that is all – wow what a deal! Who on earth could refuse that? Well unfortunately half the planet it seems!
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