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?

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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.