Post by rmcdra on Feb 10, 2015 0:33:15 GMT -5
This is the book which no one found possible to take, since it was reserved for him who will take it and be slain. No one was able to be manifest from those who believed in salvation as long as that book had not appeared. For this reason, the compassionate, faithful Jesus was patient in his sufferings until he took that book, since he knew that his death meant life for many. Just as in the case of a will which has not yet been opened, for the fortune of the deceased master of the house is hidden, so also in the case of the All which had been hidden as long as the Father of the All was invisible and unique in himself, in whom every space has its source. For this reason Jesus appeared. He took that book as his own. He was nailed to a cross. He affixed the edict of the Father to the cross.
Christ is the living book. Like books teach one about a particular topic, Christ teaches the way to live. To become Christ one has to die to themselves. Here the author illustrates that Jesus took fulfilled the role of Christ by setting the example of how to live in the Fullness of the Father-Mother and showing what lies with the Aeons through how he lived his life. Christ suffered by becoming mortal and died a shameful death to show the powerlessness of the law of a Demiurge, the gods we create in our image that take the place of God. His death, and his resurrection, that follows is what shows the demiurge to be a false god and shows what the laws of God truly are.
Oh, such great teaching! He abases himself even unto death, though he is clothed in eternal life. Having divested himself of these perishable rags, he clothed himself in incorruptibility, which no one could possibly take from him. Having entered into the empty territory of fears, he passed before those who were stripped by forgetfulness, being both knowledge and perfection, proclaiming the things that are in the heart of the Father, so that he became the wisdom of those who have received instruction. But those who are to be taught, the living who are inscribed in the book of the living, learn for themselves, receiving instructions from the Father, turning to him again.
This passage pretty much sums up how I understand the Christ mythos. Christ becomes man and sacrifices his immortality to become mortal. Christ, being the perfect image of God and the perfect image of humanity shows us how we can rise above the perishable and live a live that no one can take from us. He went through the same struggles that we go through and taught how to live in Fullness here and now, how to receive the resurrection. He teaches how to turn inward so we can see the Light of the Father-Mother that is within us.
Since the perfection of the All is in the Father, it is necessary for the All to ascend to him. Therefore, if one has knowledge, he gets what belongs to him and draws it to himself. For he who is ignorant, is deficient, and it is a great deficiency, since he lacks that which will make him perfect. Since the perfection of the All is in the Father, it is necessary for the All to ascend to him and for each one to get the things which are his. He registered them first, having prepared them to be given to those who came from him.
Even the Aeons are lacking of the Father-Mother since they descend from him. They too want to ascend to the Father-Mother. We all lack an understanding of God that keeps us from being part of the Fullness. As that knowledge is filled, we draw closer to God and closer to the Fullness. Since God is the source of all knowledge, to be filled with knowledge and understanding of what that knowledge means, is become closer to God. This is gnosis. Gnosis is the union of knowledge and experience that brings understanding. This is the union of Christ and Sophia, when love is coupled with wisdom to bring about an understanding builds us up and helps us to build others up.
Those whose name he knew first were called last, so that the one who has knowledge is he whose name the Father has pronounced. For he whose name has not been spoken is ignorant. Indeed, how shall one hear if his name has not been uttered? For he who remains ignorant until the end is a creature of forgetfulness and will perish with it. If this is not so, why have these wretches no name, why do they have no sound? Hence, if one has knowledge, he is from above. If he is called, he hears, he replies, and he turns toward him who called him and he ascends to him and he knows what he is called. Since he has knowledge, he does the will of him who called him. He desires to please him and he finds rest. He receives a certain name. He who thus is going to have knowledge knows whence he came and whither he is going. He knows it as a person who, having become intoxicated, has turned from his drunkenness and having come to himself, has restored what is his own.
The first are called last so that there will always remain one who understands so that all may be build up. Those who do know recognize the call can never be expect to understand it so there must be someone who can be that “Christ” so that those who wish to recognize when they they are being called. Those who do not take the call die empty. Applying this teaching to our life, when you live a fake life, you never really live. When you hide who you are and live authentically, you're already dead. When you live authentically and be yourself, are able to be honest with yourself which helps you find the God within. The metaphor being used here in the end pretty much hits the nail on the head. Before gnosis, it's like stumbling around drunk. You're confident that you know what is real and what things look like, even though your vision and judgment is impaired, you're ignorant of this reality. Once you become sober, you receive gnosis, you realize that you weren't of the right frame of mind and that if you made any mistakes because of your “drunkenness”, it's time to make amends if you can.
Christ is the living book. Like books teach one about a particular topic, Christ teaches the way to live. To become Christ one has to die to themselves. Here the author illustrates that Jesus took fulfilled the role of Christ by setting the example of how to live in the Fullness of the Father-Mother and showing what lies with the Aeons through how he lived his life. Christ suffered by becoming mortal and died a shameful death to show the powerlessness of the law of a Demiurge, the gods we create in our image that take the place of God. His death, and his resurrection, that follows is what shows the demiurge to be a false god and shows what the laws of God truly are.
Oh, such great teaching! He abases himself even unto death, though he is clothed in eternal life. Having divested himself of these perishable rags, he clothed himself in incorruptibility, which no one could possibly take from him. Having entered into the empty territory of fears, he passed before those who were stripped by forgetfulness, being both knowledge and perfection, proclaiming the things that are in the heart of the Father, so that he became the wisdom of those who have received instruction. But those who are to be taught, the living who are inscribed in the book of the living, learn for themselves, receiving instructions from the Father, turning to him again.
This passage pretty much sums up how I understand the Christ mythos. Christ becomes man and sacrifices his immortality to become mortal. Christ, being the perfect image of God and the perfect image of humanity shows us how we can rise above the perishable and live a live that no one can take from us. He went through the same struggles that we go through and taught how to live in Fullness here and now, how to receive the resurrection. He teaches how to turn inward so we can see the Light of the Father-Mother that is within us.
Since the perfection of the All is in the Father, it is necessary for the All to ascend to him. Therefore, if one has knowledge, he gets what belongs to him and draws it to himself. For he who is ignorant, is deficient, and it is a great deficiency, since he lacks that which will make him perfect. Since the perfection of the All is in the Father, it is necessary for the All to ascend to him and for each one to get the things which are his. He registered them first, having prepared them to be given to those who came from him.
Even the Aeons are lacking of the Father-Mother since they descend from him. They too want to ascend to the Father-Mother. We all lack an understanding of God that keeps us from being part of the Fullness. As that knowledge is filled, we draw closer to God and closer to the Fullness. Since God is the source of all knowledge, to be filled with knowledge and understanding of what that knowledge means, is become closer to God. This is gnosis. Gnosis is the union of knowledge and experience that brings understanding. This is the union of Christ and Sophia, when love is coupled with wisdom to bring about an understanding builds us up and helps us to build others up.
Those whose name he knew first were called last, so that the one who has knowledge is he whose name the Father has pronounced. For he whose name has not been spoken is ignorant. Indeed, how shall one hear if his name has not been uttered? For he who remains ignorant until the end is a creature of forgetfulness and will perish with it. If this is not so, why have these wretches no name, why do they have no sound? Hence, if one has knowledge, he is from above. If he is called, he hears, he replies, and he turns toward him who called him and he ascends to him and he knows what he is called. Since he has knowledge, he does the will of him who called him. He desires to please him and he finds rest. He receives a certain name. He who thus is going to have knowledge knows whence he came and whither he is going. He knows it as a person who, having become intoxicated, has turned from his drunkenness and having come to himself, has restored what is his own.
The first are called last so that there will always remain one who understands so that all may be build up. Those who do know recognize the call can never be expect to understand it so there must be someone who can be that “Christ” so that those who wish to recognize when they they are being called. Those who do not take the call die empty. Applying this teaching to our life, when you live a fake life, you never really live. When you hide who you are and live authentically, you're already dead. When you live authentically and be yourself, are able to be honest with yourself which helps you find the God within. The metaphor being used here in the end pretty much hits the nail on the head. Before gnosis, it's like stumbling around drunk. You're confident that you know what is real and what things look like, even though your vision and judgment is impaired, you're ignorant of this reality. Once you become sober, you receive gnosis, you realize that you weren't of the right frame of mind and that if you made any mistakes because of your “drunkenness”, it's time to make amends if you can.
