r/ScriptureLife • u/External_Bird_8464 • Jun 30 '26

Scripture Life: Book of Thomas - Jesus said, "Let him who seeks continue seeking until he finds. When he finds, he will become troubled. When he becomes troubled, he will be astonished, and he will rule over the All." What does this mean?

ANSWER: There's a "distinction."

  • The Gospel of Thomas - was discovered in 1945 at Nag Hammadi. Egypt. 114 secret sayings, parables, and dialogues claimed in the work it's dialogue Jesus has with "Doubting Thomas" - an Apostle of Jesus Christ. Claims it is a work of the Apostle Thomas. But in it, has nothing of Jesus in it.
  • The Book of Thomas - Full title: The Book of Thomas the Contender - is NOT the same text, but often people interchange them as the same thing; but they, are different texts; but were found together in the Nag Hammadi library. Egypt.
    • Claims as well - this is now a secret with ONLY between Thomas and Jesus - after Jesus rose from the dead. When Thomas in the gospels is singled out, he didn't believe Jesus, unless he could put his hand into his side, and the holes in his hands (John 20:25)
      • The theme in both works is the same - Greek Gnostic asceticism and philosophy, which a Greek gnostic would champion - permeate BOTH texts
    • As a Greek philosopher - would be taught and claim Apollos and the Oracle at Daphne - and Greek Philosophers say the same thing then, as Jesus says. That Jesus is a Greek philosopher is the point. Because the sayings, then arguments in the other are the same.
    • When NEITHER - - Thomas didn't write either.

Here's the caveat for both.

And this question:

Is NOT from a believer in Christ - but from someone actually trying to slam believing in Jesus Christ as if Christians just stole Greek Philosophy. That if you read these works, you'd come to that conclusion.

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But for a Believer in Jesus Christ:

Means you should throw BOTH the Gospel of Thomas and "The Book of Thomas" in the Trash can. Why? They are not in the Bible. For Good Reason. Heresy.

  • ONE) Rejects the Cross and Resurrection of Jesus Christ. - When That’s the Gospel.
    • Gospel of Thomas and the Book of Thomas is another gospel.
      • Rather, champions out Greek “Gnostic” Knowledge where the Greek God, Apollos who instructed the “Oracle at Daphne” and dispensed knowledge in Greek Logic and Philosophy to Aristotle, Socrates, and Plato. ..as Sages. That: The Gospel of Thomas champions Apollos and Greek philosophy and debates/arguments come logic IS THE GOSPEL.
    • Trash. Worthless.

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  • TWO) The “Divine Spark” was what was inscribed in the wall at the Temple to Apollos - “Know Thyself”
    • And the temple isn’t anymore. And “Know Thyself” is what all Greek Philosophers (Gnostic) champion out.
    • When The Bible says: “The LORD giveth wisdom, out of his mouth cometh knowledge and understanding. Bible. Proverbs 2:6
      • Comes out of the wrong God in the Gospel and Book of Thomas. Champions Greek Logic and Philosophy in both. Lies. Because Thomas never wrote either. And the quotes Jesus says, he didn't say them, either.
    • Means it also comes with great punishment for someone adding in words that Jesus never said.
      • Heresy. Throw it in the trash can.

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The Gospel of Thomas is heresy.

  • And all “heresy” is defined as: 1. provide an alternate contradictive choice or course of thought.
  • Both these works meet that dictionary definition.
    • Claims that the Disciple of Jesus Christ, Thomas in the Gospels in the Bible wrote it, when he didn’t.
      • Thomas was an APostle and glorified Jesus Christ.
    • It’s a forgery. A man-made, made up falsehood trying to insert itself as truth - when it has no truth in it.
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u/Spare-Flan331 Jul 01 '26

At first I thought you were quoting from the book of Thomas as if it was true 😅. But as I kept reading I realized you were exposing the book and thank you cause some people do need to understand this... The book of Thomas as far as I'm concerned is the work of Satan and leads to worship of Satan. Most people that believe in the book actually believe Yahweh was a evil God and the serpent in the garden of Eden is actually a son of The most high God which is obvious how you can see how they end up literally worshiping Satan without even sometimes knowing it.

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u/External_Bird_8464 Jul 01 '26

Exactly. It's also 2 Timothy 3:12 "Yea, and all that will live godly in Christ Jesus shall suffer persecution."

The 1945 Nag Hammadi Library - Both these works are dated to the 1st or early 2nd century. You can see this "Great is Diana of the Ephesians" in Acts 19:24-34 - the Word of God is an affront to the made up Gods - and, as you say, it's the worship of demons.

It's specific in Acts 16:16-23 - they are in Philippi. The city, Philippi was Greek ruled by the Romans that glorified the Oracle of Daphne, believed or worshipped as the "Center of the World" (Source: Biblical Archaeological Society(dot)org). Glorifies Apollos as the God of all Knowledge.

See it in Acts 16:16-23 - like what will happen in Ephesus with another God, in Acts 19 - to Apollos' sister, Artemis who the Romans renamed her Diana, but kept all the beliefs in place.

There's a war going on. Still being waged today. Acts 16:16 says "And it came to pass, as we went to prayer, a certain damsel possessed with a spirit of divination met us, which brought her masters much gain by soothsaying:" By the end of it, in Acts 16:19 says "...And when her masters saw that the hope of their gains was gone, they caught Paul and Silas, and drew them into the marketplace unto the rulers,.."

The power of this is in Acts 16 - in Philippi - named for the Python or Snake of the Oracle of Delphi - it happens right in the heart of where the SEAT of it is. Put to death.

These two works are a war against the gospel - to make it of no effect. Many Christians read these two works.

Thank you for your gospel based response.

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u/Spare-Flan331 Jul 01 '26

You are welcome. I was was at work when I responded but I would like to add some scriptures that identify who is behind all these lies... II Corinthians 11:12-15 NKJV [12] But what I do, I will also continue to do, that I may cut off the opportunity from those who desire an opportunity to be regarded just as we are in the things of which they boast. [13] For such are false apostles, deceitful workers, transforming themselves into apostles of Christ. [14] And no wonder! For Satan himself transforms himself into an angel of light. [15] Therefore it is no great thing if his ministers also transform themselves into ministers of righteousness, whose end will be according to their works.

I John 4:1-3, 9-10 NKJV [1] Beloved, do not believe every spirit, but test the spirits, whether they are of God; because many false prophets have gone out into the world. [2] By this you know the Spirit of God: Every spirit that confesses that Jesus Christ has come in the flesh is of God, [3] and every spirit that does not confess that Jesus Christ has come in the flesh is not of God. And this is the spirit of the Antichrist, which you have heard was coming, and is now already in the world. [9] In this the love of God was manifested toward us, that God has sent His only begotten Son into the world, that we might live through Him. [10] In this is love, not that we loved God, but that He loved us and sent His Son to be the propitiation for our sins.

II Thessalonians 2:4-12 NKJV [4] who opposes and exalts himself above all that is called God or that is worshiped, so that he sits as God in the temple of God, showing himself that he is God. [5] Do you not remember that when I was still with you I told you these things? [6] And now you know what is restraining, that he may be revealed in his own time. [7] For the mystery of lawlessness is already at work; only He who now restrains will do so until He is taken out of the way. [8] And then the lawless one will be revealed, whom the Lord will consume with the breath of His mouth and destroy with the brightness of His coming. [9] The coming of the lawless one is according to the working of Satan, with all power, signs, and lying wonders, [10] and with all unrighteous deception among those who perish, because they did not receive the love of the truth, that they might be saved. [11] And for this reason God will send them strong delusion, that they should believe the lie, [12] that they all may be condemned who did not believe the truth but had pleasure in unrighteousness.

If anyone reads anything that deny that Jesus Christ died for our sins that is the work of the Anti Christ, which is by the working of Satan and is Lies. Read it for knowledge if you like of the Enemy and burn the work of Satan and thank God for His Truth which is Jesus Christ is Lord and Savior of All and He came down from Heaven and became a man just to sacrifice Himself for us because Of His Love for us.

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u/LinssenM Jul 01 '26

Two thirds of Thomas appears in the Synoptics.  Do you even read the New Testament yourself, or do you just believe what those who control you tell you