> As a Christian I was astonished to learn that the Gospel of
> Bartholomew and the Gospel of Thomas -- which I had to read
> in English -- were not considered 'worthy' of being
> included in the scheme of the New Testament.
You may like to try the Gospel of Barnabas as well ...another "unworthy" book.
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The Gospel of Barnabas was accepted as a Canonical Gospel in the Churches of
Alexandria till 325 C.E. In 325 C.E., the Nicene Council was held, where it was ordered that all original Gospels in Hebrew script should be destroyed. An Edict was issued that any one in possession of these Gospels will be put to death.
http://www.barnabas.net/
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> Then, as I learned more and more about the different Christian
> 'schools' which arose in the first 150 years after the
> Crucifixion and Resurrection, I found myself very seriously
> challenged and my belief system wrecked.
Similarly - as I delved into the different Islamic schools and "indulged" in comparative religion ...Buddhism - Vedic ...and back to Torah, Bible ...Qur'an ...my world changed. Having a basic grounding in physics helped me survive thru it.
> Less and less did I find myself thinking that "Jesus
> Christ" was anything other than "the Son of
> God." He was a man who was sculpted by a loving God.
> He was not God.
I concur!
> Modern Christians, too many of them, no longer seem to make
> that distinction. They pray to Jesus as if He was our God
> instead of being our Savior and thus, 'a lord.' Not THE
> LORD.
Many Christians I know pray to "The Father" as Lord and Jesus separately, as do some "enlightened" Hindu and Buddhist practisioners who pray without the assistance of idols ...back to basics you could say.
> This has troubled me deeply for some time. In light of what
> Gigi has posted here, and in light of the continuing
> eruptions of sexual abuse by Catholic priests, and a
> Church-wide cover-up, there is no doubt in mind at all that
> such revelations would wreck the Roman Catholic hierarchy.
> Wreck it to the ground.
That is the intent of our common adversary since the beginning - even though they have gained control of the "formal" reins of the Church whether it be Roman Catholic or Buddhist Temple or Muslim Mosque - destruction of religion is their aim although the corruption was by "their" hand ...hidden tho' it may be.
> Then again, when a great people ask for and demand the truth,
> and then they get it -- this will be the ultimate test of
> their greatness, will it not? Millions of our fellow
> citizens are practicing Roman Catholics and there are
> billion Christians in the world today: roughly speaking,
> that is the same number of believers as there are in the
> Sunni and Shi'ite schools of Islam.
Both the Christians and the Muslims will finally "awaken" it is said, they will be the first in the "end times", followed by all and sundry ...one of the signs will be the total rejection of USURY in all its many varied forms per the Banking System that strangle us all today irrespective of religion or no-religion.
> If both groups of people are challenged down to their core
> beliefs, and both are forced to see that much of what they
> have been told is 'the history' of their faith is either
> inaccurate, wrong, or a total lie -- what will this mean? I
> have no problem seeing the hidden hand of the Illuminati in
> some of this wrangling, but even they cannot control it
> all, I think.
Throwing off the shackles of the Priests will be one sign ...and we now know that most if not all formal administration of religion has been "overtaken" ...for the Muslims they will suddenly realize a little known saying of the Prophet Muhammad that says in effect "No monkhood, No Priesthood is allowed for you ...each one of you are unto yourselves ...choose among the most knowledgeable among you ...if there is none look inside your breast [heart/instinct/genes?]"
> Does anyone besides me see the ghost of Jacques de Molay in
> the background, here? Laughing at those who betrayed him
> and who persecuted his brethren under falsely-given
> indictments? Who robbed his Order and persecuted his
> friends and defamed his name?
There have been many alike de Molay in many different times, in different places around the world ...whole groups of wise men who seek no reward for what they do that have been "slaughtered" by the "One-Eyed" leaving the common people "blind" ...without guidance, easily manipulated thereafter.
> Inquiring minds want to know a lot more ... any clues, here,
> Gigi? Aladdin? Coriolanus? Templar Scribe?
But these "wise men" always come back ...in many different forms and work their ways - the one-eyed will not have it all their way!
More later.
