The Mustard Seed The Gospel of Thomas Saying 20

The Mustard Seed The Gospel of Thomas Saying 20

The Gospel of Thomas saying 20 The disciples say to Jesus: "Tell us what the Kingdom of heaven is like!" He says to them: "It is like a grain of mustard: it is smaller than all the <other> seeds, but when it falls on ploughed land it produces a big stalk and becomes a shelter for the birds of heaven."

The mustard seed is symbolic of faith in the Kingdom of God, a faith that starts off small and after it has sent out a large stem in our hearts that we become a shelter for the birds of heaven, which are the mystery of the one true faith God manifest in flesh. The mustard seed is least of all things among men at the beginning, but greatest of all things at the end, such is the Kingdom of God in every aspect in which it can be viewed. Whether as first planted in the field (which is the world) in the promises, or as first introduced to any man called to be an heir of it, or as at first the spiritual kingdom already been established in our midst or first manifested in the earth at Christ’s return. 

The spiritual kingdom is the discovery in the world of the presence of a heavenly encampment that is of the one body of true believers. The Kingdom is everywhere now (see Saying 113) in Jesus’ day the kingdom of God was already breaking into the world. Like a tiny seed, that has already matured into a large plant. So that the fowls of the air come and lodged in it. The birds of the political spiritual heavens that come and lodge in this tree are the clouds of witnesses.

However, when the kingdom of God is truly established on earth as it is in heaven making the below like the above. the birds are the nations that will find rest and peace in those days (Ps 72:11,12,17) like the birds in Daniel 4 that sit in Nebuchadnezzar’ tree, which are the nations of the Babylonia earth. Daniel 4:21  Whose leaves were fair, and the fruit thereof much, and in it was meat for all; under which the beasts of the field dwelt, and upon whose branches the fowls of the heaven had their habitation: 22  It is thou, O king, that art grown and become strong: for thy greatness is grown, and reacheth unto heaven, and thy dominion to the end of the earth.

Thus the tree is both a spiritual and political symbol 

20)### The disciples said to Jesus, "Tell us what the Kingdom of Heaven is like." He said to them, "It is like a mustard seed, the smallest of all seeds [in the world it has little value]. But when it falls on tilled soil [a pure heart that has been cultivated by holy spirit], it produces a great plant [a son of the Most High] and becomes a shelter for birds of the sky [a propitiation for even the sinful religious leaders who discover it]." 

The female must make herself male Gospel of Thomas 114

The female must make herself male 

Gospel of Thomas Saying 114:

Simon Peter said to Him, "Let Mary leave us, for women are not worthy of Life." Jesus said, "I myself shall lead her in order to make her male, so that she too may become a living spirit resembling you males. For every woman who will make herself male will enter the Kingdom of Heaven." 

Unlike the Gospel of Philip and other gnostic gospels Mary here in this saying needs to be transform in order to enter the Kingdom of Heaven she does not have any special knowledge

Jesus is not suggesting a sex-change operation, but is using 'male' and 'female' metaphorically to refer to the higher and lower aspects of human consciousness. Mary is thus to undergo a spiritual transformation from her earthly, material, passionate nature (which is equivalent with the female) to a heavenly, spiritual, intellectual nature (which is equivalent with the male).

it is to be understood that "male" symbolizes the spiritual Believers, and "female" symbolizes the unenlightened Believers, rather than actually referring to males and females. 

It is not just Simon Peter who had a problem with women all the dispels thought like this Jn 4:27 and it was also part of Jewish society too.

Women or WOMAN a female adult. However, the word woman is sometimes used in the Bible to refer to a weak and helpless man (Is.:3:12; 19:16).

In several instances women are used symbolically to represent the church or organisations of people. They also are employed to symbolize cities. Christ’s glorified congregation is spoken of as his “bride,” also called “the holy city, New Jerusalem.”—Jn 3:29; Re 21:2, 9; 19:7; compare Eph 5:23-27; Mt 9:15; Mr 2:20; Lu 5:34, 35.

Yahweh spoke to the nation of Israel as his “wife,” he being as “a husband” to her by reason of the Law covenant relationship between them. In restoration prophecies he speaks to Israel in this way, sometimes directing his words to Jerusalem, the governing city of the nation. The “sons” and “daughters” (Isa 43:5-7) of this woman were the members of the nation of Israel.—Isa 51:17-23; 52:1, 2; 54:1, 5, 6, 11-13; 66:10-12; Jer 3:14; 31:31, 32.

In many instances other nations or cities are referred to as feminine or as women. A few are: Moab (Jer 48:41), Egypt (Jer 46:11), Rabbah of Ammon (Jer 49:2), Babylon (Jer 51:13), and symbolic Babylon the Great.—Re 17:1-6.

"Male and female must become one (Saying 22 and Commentary). Jesus will 'draw' her (John 12:32) so that she will become 'one spirit' with him (1 Corinthians 6:17).

In order to enter into the kingdom of heaven, women must become men. The 'house of God' is reserved 'for the spiritual ones alone; when they come there they cast off their garments [see Saying 37] and all become bridegrooms [Saying 75], having been made male by the Holy Spirit' (Hippolytus, Ref., 5, 8, 44).

Mary Magdalene can also be explained as representing the psyche of the carnal consciousness. This psyche is demoniacal, and from it Jesus cast out seven demons (Luke 8:2). It is there that the emotions have their centers of action. It is the seat of desire.

The feelings and affections, which are the seat of the emotions in our unredeemed state, belong to the soul.

The soul is a feminine name in Hebrew, Greek, Coptic, the soul is the natural body and in the bible the soul is sometimes our desires or the rational mind. Sin is born of the soul:

James 3:15 Rotherham’s Emphasized Bible: this wisdom is not one from above coming down, but is earthly born of the soul demoniacal” therefore it is within our souls that we give birth to desire, sin, and death.

thus the soul our desires or the rational mind is a female principle within us

Philo: Now the female offspring of the soul are wickedness and passion, but a healthy state of the passions and virtue is male, 

James: 1 : 13-15 Let no man say when he is tempted, I am tempted of God: for God cannot be tempted with evil, neither tempteth he any man: But every man is tempted, when he is drawn away of his own lust, and enticed. Then when lust hath conceived, it bringeth forth sin: and sin, when it is finished, bringeth forth death. SIN... GIVES BIRTH TO DEATH: 1Co 5:54-56; Rom 5:12; 1Jo 2:16,17.

Psalms: 7:14 14 Look! There is one that is pregnant with what is hurtful, And he has conceived trouble and is bound to give birth to falsehood

The language of child-bearing in connection with lust and sin is echoed by James (Jam 1:13-15). So wicked men bring forth "children" (that is sin) after their own "likeness" (Gal 5:19-21; Rom 1:29-31; 1Co 6:9,10), and are thus known by their "fruits" (Mat 7:16,20).

In Rev 14:4, here it speaks of the salvation of males that is man and women who have become males in Christ Jesus “These are the ones who have not defiled themselves with women, for they are virgins. These are the ones who follow the Lamb wherever he goes. These were redeemed from humanity as firstfruits to God and to the Lamb," the 144,000 described as standing with the Lamb on Mount Zion are said to be the only ones to master the “new song.” (Re 14:1-4) This would indicate that they make up the “bride” of the Lamb. (Re 21:9) their being “virgins” would not mean that none of these 144,000 persons had never been married, for the Scriptures do not forbid persons to marry. (1Ti 3:2; 4:1, 3) 

Neither would it imply that all the 144,000 were men, for “there is neither male nor female” as far as the spiritual relationship of Christ’s joint heirs is concerned. (Ga 3:28) The “women” therefore must be symbolic women, doubtless religious organizations such as Babylon the Great and her ‘daughters,’ false religious organizations, the joining of and participation in which would prevent one from being spotless. (Re 17:5)


The virgins are symbolic of spiritual purity (see 2Cor. 11:2). Redeemed believers will not compromise with evil. They will reject false doctrine and refuse to worship the beast. In the New Testament, the firstfruits are the first part of a crop to be gathered, implying a much larger harvest to come later (see 1Cor. 16:15). At times, the term emphasizes only the sanctified nature of a sacrifice (see James 1:18). Certainly the commitment of the 144,000 to God emphasizes that they are holy ones, set apart to God. However, the continuing offer of the gospel (v. 6) and the harvest imagery (v. 15) also implies that many others will come to faith in Jesus Christ (vv. 12, 13).

eyes have not seen Gospel of Thomas Saying 17

Jesus said, "I shall give you (plur.) what eyes have not seen, what ears have not heard, what hands have not touched, what has not come upon the human heart."

Compare Isaiah 64:4. No ear has perceived, no eye has seen any God besides you...: At the wonders they saw in Sinai, the people removed far off and hid themselves (Ex 20:18,19). "Thereafter the divine revelation which Israel refused at Sinai became the special privilege of those who saw the glory of God in the face of Jesus Christ. But the wisdom of God in him was shut to Israel's leaders -- ' "Eye did not see, nor did ear hear, what things God prepared for them that love him." BUT GOD revealed them by His Spirit' (1Co 2:8-10)"

"I came declaring the testimony of God"; and "speaking the hidden wisdom of God in a mystery, which had been hid from the Ages and the Generations, but NOW is made manifest to his Saints: to whom God would make known what is the riches of the glory of this mystery among the Gentiles; which is Christ in you, the hope of glory" (1Cor 2:1,7; Col 1:26,27).

17)# Jesus said, "I shall give you what no [single] eye has seen and what no [single] ear has heard [for neither have depth by themselves and in fact can only see and hear from an earthly perspective] and what no hand has touched [it is not physical] and what has never occurred to the human mind [in its depravity the human mind has not known the Keys of Knowledge - see v.39]."

Jesus does not bring peace Gospel of Thomas Saying 16

Jesus said: Perhaps men think that I am come to cast peace upon the world; and they do not know that I am come to cast dissensions upon the earth, fire, sword, war. For there will be five who are in a house; three shall be against two and two against three, the father against the son and the son against the father, and they shall stand as solitaries.

The Lord did not come to throw peace upon the world nor even bring loving harmony to families. In saying 16 we hear of the nearness of God’s judgement and Jesus’ role as God’s agent of judgement. Fire plays a dominant role in God’s retributive and punitive actions of judgement in the last days. The fire, sword, and war came in 70 CE and will come again.

For early Christians and true believers today their foes are they of his own house. For a submissive son, for the sake of salvation, should separate from unbelieving relatives and friends and associates. Thus at the time of the end families will be chaotic and shall be in disarray.

“They will stand as a single one” The standing is a metaphor for anastasis a Greek word meaning standing up this word is translated resurrection in the NT.

The single one is the one body or the multitudinous Christ. For in the text of the GTh it says “they” and they are a group a celibate people.

There is another meaning to this saying and saying 10 it has to do with our interior battle with our passions, our demons that we need to cast out, see Gal 5:16-21 or anything that has us in its power i.e. drink and drugs, TV or anything that stops us form (add more)

We have with in us an evil root it may or may not have budded within you? But by the word of God we may kindle a fire to destroy the evil root. Also in saying 7 the lion could be compared to the beast in Rev 13 who has a mouth of a lion which is the beast within us for which is a a man’s number and he who understands not is like the beast that perish. (Psa 49:12,20 ) And in Daniel 7 the lion is made to stand up like a man and a man’s heart was given to it. All of this has nothing to do with a personal devil but the thinking of the flesh which is the Bible devil.

Jesus does not bring peace to the world but fire sword war (Saying 16)

16)## Jesus said, "Men think [in their carnal reasoning], perhaps, that it is peace which I have come to cast upon the earth [what He cast upon the earth was the Word - the seeds of Truth]. They [the outward reasoning men] do not know [are not able to discern] that it is dissension which I have come to cast upon the earth [this is the result of the myriads of carnal, errant interpretation so the Word which opens up a spiritual battleground]: fire [which sears one's conscience as a refiners tool or burns up those who are condemned], sword [of Truth which divides asunder], and war [within our members]. For there will be five in a house: three [those who reconcile the OT and the NT with the Hidden higher/internal (spiritual) meanings of the Word as completely supportive of each other] will be against two [the OT and the NT in their lower/outward forms], and two against three, the father [of the Jews and Christo-pagans (the devil) who are stuck on the "Letter" of both the OT and NT still using outward forms] against the son [the Elect who have the Keys of Knowledge and the hidden meanings of the Word], and the son against the father. And they will stand solitary [they cannot mix - the "letter" (lower/outward {fleshly} form) kills while the spirit of truth (higher/inward (spiritual) substance) of the Word gives life - on the other hand to stand alone or solitary may elude to the final result of both of these groups coming together as one in the end]." 

not been born of woman Gospel of Thomas saying 15

Jesus said, "When you (plur.) see one who has not been born of woman, fall upon your faces and prostrate yourselves before that one: it is that one who is your father." This cant be refering to Adam because: The Gospel of Philip Adam came into being from two virgins, from the Spirit and from the virgin earth. Christ therefore, was born from a virgin to rectify the Fall which occurred in the beginning. Adam was not an angel he was made from the "virgin earth" (gospel of Philip). Therefore Adam was born of a woman the virgin earth in Hebrew the word earth is a feminine noun she the earth therfore the gospel of Philip uses the expression Virgin earth as a personification


While some interpretations have suggested that the "One" refers to Adam, there are limitations to this view. In the Gospel of Philip, Adam is described as coming into being from two virgins, the Spirit and the virgin earth. However, this does not align with the concept of being "not born of woman." The reference to the "virgin earth" in the Gospel of Philip is understood as a personification rather than a literal birth from a woman. Additionally, Adam's origin from the earth does not exclude him from being born of a woman in a broader sense.
Therefore, the description of Adam's origin from the Spirit and the virgin earth is symbolic and serves to emphasize the role of Christ's birth from a virgin in rectifying the Fall. also it cant refer to Jesus he was begotten the Father is unbottten or Uncreated Eternal spirit The identification of the "One" not born of woman as the Father in the Gospel of Thomas excludes Jesus as a possible candidate. The distinction lies in the understanding that Jesus, as the Son, was begotten or born of the Father, while the Father is considered uncreated, eternal, and the ultimate source of all things.


On the other hand, the Father is considered uncreated and eternal. The concept of God the Father as the Living One in the Gospel of Thomas signifies His self-existence and eternal nature. He is regarded as the ultimate source and creator of all things, transcending human birth and the limitations of time and space. Use Revelation 4:10, 7:11 the "one" who was not born of woman is also referred to as the "living one" in other verses of the Gospel of Thomas. This "living one" is understood to be God the Father, who is considered the ultimate source and creator of all things. The understand that the “one” not born of a woman in this passage is also what Jesus calls the “living one” in sayings: 37, 52, 59 and 111. This One is our Father and the One we should worship.



Give me more detailed information about sayings 37, 59, and 111. focusing on the Living One being the Father


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Certainly! Let's explore sayings 37, 59, and 111 in the Gospel of Thomas, with a focus on the identification of the "living one" as God the Father:


Saying 37: Jesus said, "His disciples said to him, 'When will you appear to us, and when will we see you?' Jesus said, 'When you strip naked without being ashamed, and take your garments and put them under your feet like little children and tread upon them, then you will see the Son of the Living One, and you will not be afraid.'"

In this saying, the disciples inquire about when they will see Jesus, to which he responds by emphasizing the spiritual transformation required to perceive the Son of the Living One. The reference to the "Living One" suggests that the Son is intimately connected to God the Father, who is the source of life and eternal existence. It reinforces the notion that the Father, as the living one, holds the key to unveiling the Son's true nature.Saying 59: Jesus said, "Take heed of the Living One while you are alive, lest you die and seek to see Him and be unable to do so."

Here, Jesus urges his followers to pay attention to the Living One, indicating that one should recognize and seek a relationship with God the Father during their earthly existence. The saying emphasizes the urgency of engaging with the Father while there is still time, underscoring the importance of seeking spiritual communion with the divine in the present moment.Saying 111: Jesus said, "The heavens and the earth will be rolled up in your presence. And the one who lives from the Living One will not see death." Does not Jesus say, "Whoever finds himself is superior to the world?"

This saying portrays a future event in which the heavens and the earth will be transformed in the presence of the disciples. The phrase "the one who lives from the Living One" suggests a profound connection to God the Father, enabling the individual to transcend death and experience eternal life. It emphasizes the transformative power of finding oneself, which leads to a state of spiritual superiority over the temporal world. We must worship God the Father


In all three sayings, the reference to the "Living One" points to God the Father as the source of life, spiritual insight, and eternal existence. The identification of the Living One as the Father highlights His divine attributes and positions Him as the ultimate authority to be sought, recognized, and worshiped. It underscores the intimate relationship between God the Father and the disciples, emphasizing the significance of engaging with Him during their earthly journey.


Worshiping God the Father: Jesus' instruction in the Gospel of Thomas to prostrate before the "One" not born of woman carries a profound implication for worship. By identifying the "One" as the "living one," synonymous with God the Father, the passage underscores the necessity of worshiping God the Father as the ultimate authority and divine source. This aligns with the broader Christian belief in the worship of God as the supreme being.


Worship of God the Father 4.1 The Concept of Worship in Early Christianity 4.2 Implications of Worshipping the "Living One" 4.3 Understanding God the Father as the Ultimate Source and Creator Write more about this remember christadelphians do not believe in the Trinity


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4.1 The Concept of Worship in Early Christianity: In early Christianity, the concept of worship held significant importance. It encompassed reverence, adoration, and devotion towards the divine. The worship of God was central to the religious practices of believers, reflecting their recognition of God's supreme authority, power, and transcendence. This understanding of worship aligned with the Jewish tradition from which Christianity emerged, where the worship of the one true God was foundational.

4.2 Implications of Worshipping the "Living One": In the Gospel of Thomas, the identification of the "Living One" as God the Father carries profound implications for the act of worship. By recognizing the Father as the ultimate source of life and the uncreated, eternal being, believers are called to direct their worship towards Him. This aligns with the understanding of God's exclusive role as the object of worship, a belief shared by Christadelphians, who do not believe in the Trinity.

Worshipping the "Living One" emphasizes the unique status and authority of God the Father. It acknowledges His eternal existence, uncreated nature, and creative power over all things. This form of worship underscores the reverence due to the Father as the supreme being, deserving of adoration, honor, and submission.

4.3 Understanding God the Father as the Ultimate Source and Creator: For Christadelphians, who hold a non-Trinitarian belief, the worship of God the Father as the ultimate source and creator is central to their theological understanding. They view the Father as the one true God, distinct from Jesus Christ, whom they see as the Son of God and the Messiah.

In this context, recognizing God the Father as the Living One reinforces the Christadelphian belief in monotheism, the belief in the one God. The Father's role as the ultimate source and creator is seen as foundational to their understanding of divine authority and worship. They perceive the Father as the source of life, the giver of every good and perfect gift, and the one to whom all worship and praise should be directed.

In the Gospel of Thomas, the call to prostrate and worship the "One" not born of woman aligns with the Christadelphian emphasis on worshiping God the Father alone. By emphasizing the unique status of the Father as the Living One, the Gospel of Thomas supports the Christadelphian rejection of the Trinity doctrine and reinforces their belief in the sole worship of the Father as the supreme deity.

Conclusion: In early Christianity, worship held a central place in the religious practices of believers. The Gospel of Thomas, through its identification of the "Living One" as God the Father, underscores the significance of directing worship towards the ultimate source and creator of all things. For Christadelphians, who do not believe in the Trinity, this understanding aligns with their monotheistic belief in God the Father as the one true God. The act of worship becomes an expression of reverence, adoration, and submission to the Father as the Living One, acknowledging His eternal existence, uncreated nature, and creative power over all things.


15) Jesus said, "When you see one who was not born of woman [all men are born of woman both physically (through the flesh) and spiritually (through the holy spirit) which are feminine in nature – Only the Father of all creation was self-existent], prostrate yourselves on your faces and worship him. That one is your Father."

The Seven Letters to the Churches Revelation 2

The Seven Letters to the Churches Revelation 2
The Revelations to John is a symbolic and mystical guidebook to help us move from the outward senses or the Psychical Realm of consciousness into the spiritual consciousness. It starts with the earthly realm and gives us inspiration to overcome challenges in our daily lives.

The Church at Ephesus

For loss of faith and the ability to deal with challenges


I AM FAITH. I know there is a perfect Design of creation. Each of us is a vital element in that design.  I know I am now acting in perfect harmony with that Design.


The Church at Smyrna
For being caught in the material world and its changes


I AM WISDOM. I distinguish what is breaking through from what is breaking down. I identify with what is breaking through and I release what is breaking down.


The Church at Pergamum
For straying from the Path when confused or afraid


I AM PATIENCE. The timing is not in my hands. I live in eternity. I act in the present. I am fulfilled. I surrender all need to know the timing, and act in joy.


The Church at Thyatira
For being judgmental, intolerant or passive


I AM POWER. To the degree that I empower others I am now empowered.


The Church at Sardis
For being afraid to trust the Inner Voice

I AM SURRENDER. Not my will, but thy will be done on Earth as it is in heaven.


The Church at Philadelphia
For needing to be more compassionate and loving

I AM LOVE. I love God above all else, my neighbor as myself, and myself as a Natural Christ.


The Church at Laodicea

Laodicea meaning judgment of the people.

 It is our human judgment, our human way of exercising judgment.

Judgment is our ability to discern, to evaluate, and to make decisions. We know that discern means to be able to detect differences among things, to differentiate, discern, and evaluate is self explanatory, and then the most important function of judgment is to make decisions.

main functions of human judgment is of discernment and then making decisions, personal decisions, the lukewarm factor criticized here must pertain to our lack of true discernment, and our human reluctance and fear about making personal decisions. Many persons seem to become hesitant and fearful when they have to make an important decision, we know how common this is. Some persons dread the possibility of making a so-called wrong decision. So what do they do? They get very lukewarm, neither cold nor hot. So they fret, they delay, they waver. Should I? Or shouldn’t I? Will I be glad if I do? Or sorry if I don’t? So, it becomes a state of neither one thing or another, not hot, not cold, not yes, not no, not this way, not that way, but lukewarmness.

This state, which the Christ Mind in the letter, simply called lukewarm, refers to a state of not exercising, not developing our judgment by discerning and making definite decisions. And so, because this does not properly exercise our judgment, as long as we remain in this state, the Christ Mind declares this state of lukewarmness or practically nothingness in our judgment to be unsatisfactory.

Waves and particles

Waves and particles.‭ A ‬claim has been‭ made ‬in‭ ‬the‭ ‬scientific world that gravity wavers have been detected from‭ ‬stars‭ ‬(black holes‭) ‬that are said to have‭ c‬ollided I billion years ago (Times 12/2).‭


The detectors were laser beam instruments placed‭ 2000‬ miles apart in the USA,‭ which detected these minute oscillatio‬ns,‭ ‬and interpreted them as gravity waves‭ ‬proving‭ ‬Einstein's Relativity‭ Theory, that gravity is caused by ‬space-time bending around celestial bodies‭ ‬(stars,‭ ‬planets‭)‬.‭

An‭ ‬alternative‭ ‬theory of gravity which is being attempted to be proved by the Hadron Collider ‭ ‬is that gravity is caused‭ by particles of energy called gravitons. If so, this would prove Newton’s theory of‬gravity,‭ ‬that‭ ‬gravity is emitted by all matter, ie. gravity is a property of matter, an attractive‭ force that holds everything in place in the universe, through ‬mutual attraction,‭ ‬and is little different‭ ‬than‭ ‬photons which are the particles/waves of light‭ transmitted ‬through the ether or space from stars,‭ the difference being ‬that gravitons are‭ massless.

‭COMMENT; Obviously if two stars collide all‭ ‬kinds of as‭ ‬particles‭ ‬and waves will be emitted over long distances through the cosmos.‭ ‬All‭ ‬are simply forms‭ ‬of‭ ‬energy or Spirit which emanates from Yahweh, the great focal centre of the Cosmos and‭ ‬source of all energy.‭ ‬All these‭ particles and waves (photons, gravitons, bosuns,, neutrinos, antimatter etc. are simply diverse manifestations of spirit which is everywhere in the cosmos, all pervading and proves the scripture (Psa 139). The wave particle duality of matter has long been known an is in fact a profound mystery b‬oth at the quantum physics level and the astrological level, showing indeed that it is the spirit‭ power ‬of Deity which cannot be readily understood by mortal man. In fact there are laws of physics operating in the Cosmos that man knows‭ nothing about, although he is frantically trying to find out and exploit for his own corrupt and vain purposes, as he did with atom power (e=mc2).

Your Spirits Gospel of Thomas Saying 14

Jesus said to them: If you fast, you will put a sin to your charge; and if you pray, you will be condemned; and if you give alms, you will do harm to your inner spirits. And if you go into any land and walk about in the regions, if they receive you, eat what is set before you; heal the sick among them. For what goes into your mouth will not defile you; but what comes out of your mouth, that is what will defile you.

While fasting is not a religious requirement, the early Christians did fast on special occasions. When Barnabas and Paul were sent on a special missionary assignment into Asia Minor, there was fasting as well as praying. Also, there was the offering of prayer “with fasting” when elders were appointed in a new congregation. (Mr 9:29 Ac 10:30 Ac 14:23 Ac 27:33 1Co 7:5) Hence, Christians are neither under command to fast nor prohibited from doing so.—Ro 14:5, 6.
So We must fast, pray, and give to charity in secret to please God and not men this is the answer to Saying 6.

Your spirits stands for yourselves or the mind we have, if we have the wrong kind of spirit for fasting, praying, and giving to charity we will be condemned. 

But what is the wrong kind of spirit?
The wrong kind of spirit is regretting what you have give away to some one and wishing you had not done it 

 And if you go into any land and walk about in the regions,  This part of the text is about missionary work among the Jews and they should expect support from those Jews they were studying with. Alternatively, the saying may be focused at non-Jews who have seen the activities of missionaries and invited them to dinner. And this idea is supported by a Latin and Syriac text of Matt. 20:28 which adds a command by Jesus to his disciples on missionary work about where to sit when invited to diner. So we should eat any thing without question on the grounds of conscience. For what goes into the mouth can not defile us but it is what comes out of the mouth can defile us. Thus he declared all foods clean.

14) Jesus said to them, "If you fast [from the Word of God (instead of the world)], you will give rise to sin for yourselves [you will slide back into your old ways]; and if you pray [in your carnal mind while continuing in your sins], you will be condemned [by the very Word you are praying about (most pray for worldly things)]; and if you give alms [as opposed to the Keys of Knowledge - see v.38 - or to be seen of and glorified by men], you will do harm to your spirits [by focusing on physical needs instead of spiritual]. #When you go into any [far away] land [meaning later down the road in time] and walk about in the districts [denominations of Christendom], if they receive you, eat what they will set before you [whatever they use as authority to teach that you might try their spirits and determine their condition], and heal [restore what was hidden from them - the mystery] the [spiritually] sick among them. ###For what goes into your mouth will not defile you, but that which issues from your mouth [if contrary to the Word] - it is that which will defile you [we are all judged by what we say and do]." 

three words Gospel of Thomas Saying 13

(13) Jesus said to his disciples, "Compare me to something and tell me what I resemble." Simon Peter said to him, "A just angel is what you resemble." Matthew said to him, "An intelligent philosopher is what you resemble." Thomas said to him, "Teacher, my mouth utterly will not let me say what you resemble." Jesus said, "I am not your (sing.) teacher, for you have drunk and become intoxicated from the bubbling wellspring that I have personally measured out. And he took him, withdrew, and said three words to him. Now, when Thomas came to his companions they asked him, "What did Jesus say to you?" Thomas said to them, "If I say to you (plur.) one of the sayings that he said to me, you will take stones and stone me, and fire will come out of the stones and burn you up."

Jesus is compared to a righteous messenger or a sage a wise teacher but Thomas must have being confused about who Jesus is, was he son of man or son of God or maybe even both so Thomas could not answer the question add more. Jesus approves Thomas because he knows our hearts and our minds he knew what Thomas knew about him Thomas had being listing to Jesus’ words and understood them that it is his words, which are a fountain of wisdom. Even more than that, this Saying show that Jesus and Thomas are no longer in a teacher-student relationship but that they have become equivalent to each other. Both are sons of the living Father. 

"Thomas" (The Aramaic: Tau'ma) mean "Twin" and may be a title rather than a name. Some scholars speculate that he is called the "twin" of Jesus to denote a spiritual unity between the disciple and his master, as referenced here in Thomas v. 13, where Jesus says, "I am not your teacher. Because you have drank and become drunk from the very same spring from which I draw."

Now, in the GTh, the Lord Jesus comes to reveal that you and he are, twins. And what you discover as you read the GTh, which you are meant to discover, is that you and Jesus at a deep level are identical twins. And that you discover that you are the child of God just as he is. And so that at the end of the gospel Jesus speaks to Thomas and says, "Whoever drinks from my mouth will become as I am, and I will become that person, and the mysteries will be revealed to him." So it becomes clear that our goal is to be like Jesus that is to become his twin. And this is what Thomas means twin, for Thomas symbolizes the one who has become like Jesus Cp. Saying 108 we must become the twin brothers of Christ, who are the solitary or the single one the few chosen out of the many called. The [twin] brethren in Christ Col 1:2.

“Three words” we are not told what these words or sayings are but I believe that the three words are Ehyah, Asheh, Ehyah, I will be who I will be, this could be the three words that Jesus may have said to Thomas. Ehyah is the root word that makes up the name of God Yahweh, meaning He who will be, and Jesus’ name in Hebrew is Yahoshua He who will be salvation, so Jesus has the name of the Father has Paul says “Phi 2:9 Wherefore also God highly exalted him, and gave unto him the name which is above every name;” the exalted name or divine name Yahweh He will be, the Lord was in fact God manifested that is Yahweh manifested in the flesh of Jesus making him the Christ or the Anointed One by being given the spirit with out measure. After Jesus had risen from the dead He became God manifested in spirit. In the days of his flesh he was the reflection of the moral attributes of the Deity. But after his resurrection from the dead he was made consubstantial with the Deity, this makes Jesus the Alpha the first born from the dead, and when he returns the true believers will be the Omega Yahweh Elohim: He who will be (revealed in a group of ) Mighty ones by the spirit of El. It is not One God in 3 gods and 3 gods in One but one Deity in a countless multitude, One Deity one in many, and many in one by his spirit. This is the multitudinous manifestation of the one Deity. 
The 3 words could also be about faith, hope, love, or it could also be what Jesus says in Saying 14 

13) Jesus said to His disciples, "Compare me to someone and tell Me whom I am like." Simon Peter [Christianity] said to Him, "You are like a righteous angel." [miracle worker, luminous being] Matthew [Levi or Jews] said to Him, "You are like a wise philosopher [hence they called Him "Rabbi" or "Master"]." Thomas [the Elect] said to Him, "Master, my mouth is wholly incapable of saying whom You are like." Jesus said, "I am not your master. Because you have drunk [from His mouth - see V.108], you have become intoxicated by the bubbling spring [life giving Word of God] which I have measured out [in precise terminology that Thomas could not speak]." And He took him and withdrew and told him three words [three Hebrew words ehyeh asher ehyeh” when one becomes "as our Master" (a fountain of life giving words) for He is "the author of and finisher of our faith" - this is what the toil and labor is all about]. When Thomas returned to his companions [the Christians and Jews alike], they asked him, "What did Jesus say to you?" Thomas said to them, "If I tell you one of the things [about this final testament which is the unleavened truth in the Word which bubbles up from one who is a son of God (has been converted)] which he told me, you will pick up stones and throw them at me [use the Old and New Testaments against me (just as the Pharisees tried to use the Law against Jesus and in fact would physically stone anyone for "making themselves equal with God" because of their errant thoughts]; a fire [judgment] will come out of the stones [the two testaments] and burn you up." 

Valentinus' Vision of the Word

I saw a newborn child, and questioned it to find out who it was. And the child answered me saying, "I am the Word


Fragments From Lost Writings of Valentinus from: Bentley Layton, The Gnostic Scriptures (Doubleday, 1987), pp. 223-49.

This saying from Valentinus reminds me of the saying from the Gospel of Thomas

Saying 4 Jesus said, "A person advanced in days will not hesitate to question a little child seven days old about the place of life. And that person will live. For many that are first will be last, and they will become one."

22) Jesus saw some little ones nursing. He said to his disciples, "These little ones who are nursing resemble is those who enter the kingdom."

The Gospel of Philip Jesus Tricked Everyone

Jesus tricked everyone, for he did not appear as he was, but he appeared so that he could be seen. He appeared to everyone. He [appeared] to the great as great, he [appeared] to the small as small, he [appeared [58] to the] angels as an angel and to humans as a human. For this reason his word was hidden from everyone. Some looked at him and thought they saw themselves. But when he appeared to his disciples in glory upon the mountain, he was not small. He became great. Or rather, he made the disciples great, so they could see him in his greatness.

The Tripartite Tractate: 

Rather, he exists by himself. As for the parts in which he exists in his own manner and form and greatness, it is possible for <them> to see him and speak about that which they know of him, since they wear him while he wears them, because it is possible for them to comprehend him. He, however, is as he is, incomparable. In order that the Father might receive honor from each one and reveal himself, even in his ineffability, hidden, and invisible, they marvel at him mentally. Therefore, the greatness of his loftiness consists in the fact that they speak about him and see him. He becomes manifest, so that he may be hymned because of the abundance of his sweetness, with the grace of <...>. And just as the admirations of the silences are eternal generations and they are mental offspring, so too the dispositions of the word are spiritual emanations. Both of them admirations and dispositions, since they belong to a word, are seeds and thoughts of his offspring, and roots which live forever, appearing to be offspring which have come forth from themselves, being minds and spiritual offspring to the glory of the Father.

The New Covenant

The New Covenant

And in our hearts, we were united. We agreed to fulfill the ministry to which the Lord appointed us. And we made a covenant with each other.

The Nag Hammadi Library The Acts of Peter and the Twelve Apostles

As the Savior was sitting in the temple in the three hundredth (year) of the covenant and the agreement of the tenth pillar, and being satisfied with the number of the living, incorruptible Majesty, he said to me, "Peter, blessed are those above belonging to the Father, who revealed life to those who are from the life, through me, since I reminded they who are built on what is strong, that they may hear my word, and distinguish words of unrighteousness and transgression of law from righteousness, as being from the height of every word of this Pleroma of truth, having been enlightened in good pleasure by him whom the principalities sought. But they did not find him, nor was he mentioned among any generation of the prophets


The Nag Hammadi Library The Apocalypse of Peter


So we can see from the two text quoted above that the Gnostic Christians used the word Covenant which is a Jewish-Christian concept

First what does covenant mean?

Covenant means an agreement or contract between two or more parties. "My covenant shall stand fast with him" (Psalms 89:28).

Gen 17:10 This is my covenant, which ye shall keep, between me and you and thy seed after thee; Every man child among you shall be circumcised.

Jer 31:31 (38:31) {1 } Behold, the days come, saith the Lord, when I will make a new covenant with the house of Israel, and with the house of Juda: {1) Heb 8:8, 13 }

Jer 31:32 (38:32) not according to the covenant which I made with their fathers in the day when I took hold of their hand to bring them out of the land of Egypt; for they abode not in my covenant, and I disregarded them, saith the Lord.

Jer 31:33 (38:33) For this is my covenant which I will make with the house of Israel; after those days, saith the Lord, {1 } I will surely put my laws into their mind, and write them on their hearts; and I will be to them a God, and they shall be to me a people. {1) Gr. giving I will give }

The Gospel of Thomas Saying 53  His disciples asked him: "Is circumcision useful or not?" He replied: "If it were useful then they would be born already circumcised. On the other hand, true circumcision in the spirit is entirely beneficial.'

The Law covenant and the covenant of circumcision are useless

The new covenant of the Bible represents the principles or rules by which men are able to gain their true spiritual heritage and possess the riches of the kingdom of God.

The New covenant is not new it was from the beginning (BeReiShIT) Gen. 1:1) it is the covenant of fire (BRIT AiSh)

[The letters of the Hebrew word] BeReiShIT [meaning "In the beginning" (Gen. 1:1)] can be rearranged to form the words BRIT AiSh [meaning "covenant of fire"], the sign upon which both the higher and lower worlds exist

Jer 33:25 Thus, saith Yahweh, If, my covenant of day and night, the ordinances of the heavens and the earth, I did not appoint,

Therefore concerning creation it is written, "These are the products of the heaven and the earth when they were created (in Hebrew, BHaBaRAM)". (Gen. 2:4) The word "BHaBaRAM" has the identical letters as "B'ABRaHaM", meaning "with Abraham",

The new covenant is made operative by the death and resurrection of Jesus Christ.

covenant, new--Jesus established a new and higher consciousness for man and taught and practiced the truth of the inner kingdom. This teaching is known as the "new covenant" (Heb. 12:24). The new covenant is to be written in the heart of each person.

In what way did Jesus Christ become the “mediator of a new covenant”? Jesus proved anew that, by loving the things of spiritual significance and seeking to express them, man enters into a vital relation with God and finds the satisfaction that is “life indeed.” This bringing of life and immortality to light gave men a new understanding of God and led them to enter into a new relation with him.


The new covenant is man’s exact agreement with the inner law of Spirit, as contrasted with the outer chaotic movement of the mind. When man’s thought begins to function from the inner light of Christ mind, his consciousness is related directly to God, and he comes under a new and higher activity of the mind and the body. In the Scripture this is called the “grace and truth” which came through Jesus Christ.

A paraphrase of the Gospel of Philip

A Master takes a disciple and helps him become another master like himself, but a disciple cannot make disciples of others. A Master maintains his power while extending it to others, but a disciple's efforts are all centered in maintaining and increasing his own power.

2. A slave centers all his desires in attaining freedom; the idea of inheriting his master's possessions when he dies never enters his mind. A child, on the other hand, expects to inherit his parents' property when they die. When you enter the Covenant, your awareness expands; you realize that you are slaves. You cannot hope, at that time, to inherit the possessions of the Ascended Masters, but you do yearn for freedom from the powers of darkness, and the Ascended Masters make you their freemen, so that the dark lords can no longer control you. If you continue to grow in the Covenant, you will become the Friends of the Ascended Masters, and eventually you can even become their children, with all the rights of their heirs in the Covenant.

3. Those who inherit from their mortal parents are as dead as they are. If there is no life in the parents, how can there be life in the children? Those who inherit from the Living Parents are alive, for they inherit Life, and everything belongs to them; spiritual things and physical things are all theirs because they are the heirs of the Creators of all things. It is true that we are all mortal, that we were all born dead, but if we are born again and grow up in principles of Truth, we will become alive through inheriting everything that our Divine Parents can give us. They will ascend to a higher sphere of existence, and we will inherit that sphere which they have occupied.

4. Anyone who has not entered the Covenant cannot die, for that person has never lived. When we perceive Truth, that is the moment we become alive. We call this rebirth, but it is truly just birth, for physical birth is a birth into death, but this birth is a birth into Life. When we have been born of water and the Spirit, we are in danger of dying, for then we really are alive. It is then that we must be careful to avoid the missiles of the dark lords, for they are the enemies of those who truly live. Before we discovered gnosis, we were orphans, for we did not know our Parents, but when we enter the Covenant, we have a Father and Mother; we discover our True Parents through the ministry of the Firstborn.

The Artificial Insemination of Mary with David's seed

The Artificial insemination of Mary

Ebionites denied Jesus' pre-existence, there was a sub-group which did not deny the virgin birth

(Artificial insemination of the natural 1000-year-old seed, miraculously preserved, by the Power of the Most High???)

Romans 1:3 - “Concerning his son Jesus Christ our Lord, which was made of the seed of David according to the FLESH.”

John 3:6 - “That which is born of the flesh is FLESH.”

Matthew 19:26 - “But Jesus beheld them, and said unto them, with man this is not possible, but with God all things are possible.”

2 Samuel 7:12-13 - “12 “When your [that is David's] days are fulfilled and you rest with your fathers, I will set up your seed after you, who will come from your body, and I will establish his kingdom. 13 He shall build a house for My name, and I will establish the throne of his kingdom forever.”

1 Kings 8:19 - “Thy [David’s] son that shall come forth out of thy loins, he shall build the house unto my name.”

Psalm 132:11 - “The Lord hath sworn in truth unto David; he will not turn from it; of the fruit of THY body will I set upon thy throne.”

John 7:42 - “Hath not the scriptures said, that Christ cometh of the seed of David?”

Acts 2:30 - “Therefore being a prophet, and knowing that God had sworn with an oath to him, that of the fruit of his loins, according to the FLESH, he would raise up Christ to sit on his throne.”

Acts 13:23 - “Of this man’s [David’s] seed hath God according to his promise raised unto Israel a Saviour, Jesus.”

Revelation 22:16 - “I Jesus have sent mine angel to testify unto you these things in the churches. I am the root and the OFFSPRING of David, and the bright and morning star.”


Some said, "Mary conceived by the Holy Spirit." They are in error. They do not know what they are saying. When did a woman ever conceive by a woman? Mary is the virgin whom no power defiled.... And the Lord would not have said "My Father who is in Heaven" (Mt 16:17), unless he had had another father, but he would have said simply "My father". The Gospel of Philip


But remember this: The unbroken of lineage is reckoned through the seed of the father (male). The lineage of Jesus in Matthew and Luke give Mary and her husband, Joseph, as descendants of David. But Joseph was not the natural father of Jesus.

Now, "That which is born of the FLESH is FLESH; and that which is born of the SPIRIT is SPIRIT" (John 3:6). This indicates that FLESH does not bring forth SPIRIT, nor does SPIRIT bring forth FLESH. Therefore, the seed that was planted in Mary, by the power of the Holy Spirit was a natural seed and not a spiritual seed. Whose natural seed did the Holy Spirit use? It plainly tells us it was the SEED OF DAVID, in the following testimonies:

2 Sam. 7:12-13 and I.. Chron. 17:1.1-1.1, quoting from Lesser’s translation:

"When thou [David] sleep with thy fathers I will set up THY SEED ... which shall proceed OUT OF THY BODY ... and I will establish the throne of his kingdom forever ... I, TOO, will be to him AS a father and he shall INDEED [by his deeds] be to me AS a son."

Gabriel's statement to Mary about Jesus' FATHER: Luke 1:32 - "...he [Jesus] shall be CALLED (not born] the son of the Highest ... and the Lord God shall give unto him the throne of HIS FATHER DAVID."

Jesus was David’s NATURAL son (not a remote descendant). "This is the Lord's doing, it is marvellous in our eyes" (Psa. 118:23). Since Jesus was not a descendant of David through the normal. MALE channel, then the NATURAL seed of David, OUT OF HIS LOINS, had to be miraculously preserved to be FERTILE and had to be ARTIFICIALLY implanted in Mary, since David had been DUST for 1000 years.

Luke's record of the birth of Jesus discloses that:

1. He was actually born of FLESH - the son of man, i. e., the son of David.
2. He was born the son of God, that is he would become the son of God INDEED, or by behaviour.
3. He was born the Saviour of the world.
4. He was born the King of the Jews.

It was necessary for Jesus to first QUALIFY for the last three TITLES, ordained of God, by a perfect obedience in the FLESH.

He qualified as the son of God at his baptism and resurrection.
He qualified as the saviour of the world at his crucifixion.
He qualified as the eternal King at his resurrection.