Abraham’s Circumcision the gospel of Philip

Abraham’s Circumcision
When Abraham [was able] to see what he was to see, [he] circumcised the flesh of the foreskin, thus teaching us that it is necessary to destroy the flesh.

When Abraham [...] that he was to see what he was to see, he circumcised the flesh of the foreskin, teaching us that it is proper to destroy the flesh [this was a physical manifestation of "killing the old man"; the ways of the flesh]. (Philip 96)

Pure Marriage the gospel of Philip

Pure Marriage

No [one can] know when [a husband] [82] and wife have sex except those two, for marriage in this world is a mystery for those married. If defiled marriage is hidden, how much more is undefiled marriage a true mystery! It is not fleshly but pure. It belongs not to desire but to will. It belongs not to darkness or night but to the day and the light.

If marriage is exposed, it has become prostitution, and the bride plays the harlot not only if she is impregnated by another man but even if she slips out of her bedchamber and is seen. Let her show herself only to her father and her mother, the friend of the bridegroom, and the attendants of the bridegroom. They are allowed to enter the bridal chamber every day. But let the others yearn just to hear her voice and enjoy the fragrance of her ointment, and let them feed on the crumbs that fall from the table, like dogs.
Bridegrooms and brides belong to the bridal chamber. No one can see a bridegroom or a bride except by becoming one.

No one can know when the husband [Messiah] and the wife [your individual spirit consciousness] have intercourse with one another [are united in the bridal chamber (your heart)], except the two of them. Indeed, marriage in the world is a mystery for those who have taken a wife [it is the physical image of the invisible union]. If there is a hidden quality to the marriage of defilement [in the flesh], how much more is the undefiled marriage [in the spirit] a true mystery! It is not fleshly, but pure. It belongs not to desire [of the flesh], but to the will [of the spirit]. It belongs not to the darkness or the night [confusion and ignorance of the world], but to the day and the light [unadulterated truth and understanding]. If a marriage is open to the public [if one continues to conform to the world seeking the glory of men and the pride of life], it has become prostitution [this describes chriso-paganism found in the steeple houses], and the bride plays the harlot not only when she is impregnated by another man [gives her will over to the “state” religion or succumbs to any other form of spiritual thievery], but even if she slips out of her bedroom [loses faith in her husband] and is seen. Let her show herself only to her father and her mother [the only ones who can actually discern her infidelity], and to the friend of the bridegroom [those who “hear the word with joy” but not yet begotten as sons] and the sons of the bridegroom [the begotten sons of the Kingdom]. These are permitted to enter every day into the bridal chamber [they are also a part of the body]. But let the others yearn just to listen to her voice and to enjoy her ointment, and let them feed from the crumbs that fall from the table [let them only hear parables and allegories until their hearts are right], like the dogs [these “believe just as the demons do” but their faith is misguided by their subjective minds and heart idols]. Bridegrooms and brides belong to the bridal chamber. No one shall be able to see the bridegroom with the bride unless he becomes such a one [if you have not been “sealed” i.e. become “whole” i.e. Israel (the three must be in agreement), you will not apprehend this]. (Philip 95)

Creating and Procreating the gospel of Philip

Creating and Procreating

There is the child of humankind, and there is the child of the child of humankind. The child of humankind is the master, and the child of the child of humankind is the one who creates through the child of humankind. The child of humankind received from God the ability to create. He can also procreate. One who has received the ability to create is a creature, and one who has received the ability to procreate is an offspring. One who creates cannot procreate, but one who procreates can create. One who creates is said to procreate, but the “offspring” are really creatures, because these “offspring” are not children of procreation but [works of creation].

One who creates works openly, and is visible. One who procreates does so [secretly], and is hidden, for one who procreates [is beyond every] image. So then, one who creates does so openly, and one who procreates [produces] offspring secretly.

There is the Son of Man [Jesus] and there is the son of the Son of Man [one whose has received the masculine seed of Christ along with holy spirit and has conceived to a new creation]. The Lord [Jesus] is the Son of Man, and the son of the Son of Man is he who creates [a proselyte] through the Son of Man [those who are called to Him who have “heard the word and were baptized”]. The Son of Man received from God the capacity to create [proselytes while he was in the world]. He also has the ability to beget [sons of God since He received life within Himself just as the Father has, he can now pass on that life through “Christ in you” (your heart)]. He who has received the ability to create is a creature [all sons of man are creatures with the power of physical creation]. He who has received the ability to beget [spritual birth] is an offspring [adopted as begotten sons of God and can now beget sons (proselytes')]. He who creates cannot beget [the old man must die]. He who begets also has power to create [through regeneration of the spirit sons]. Now they [those of the world] say, "He who creates begets". But his [the natural man’s] so-called "offspring" is merely a creature [of the flesh]. Because of […water baptism, the image.] of birth [so outward forms], they are not his offspring but [...his creations]. He who creates works openly, and he himself is visible. He who begets, begets in private, and he himself is hidden, since [...] image. Also, he who creates, creates openly. But one who begets, begets children in private. (Philip 93) [This describes the differences between physical birth and spiritual birth but too much is missing in this verse to attempt a complete interpretation.] 9 Everyone who has been born from God [as a maturing spirit son] does not carry on sin [he gets control of his body], because his [Christ’s] seed remains in such one, and he cannot practice sin [this one has come to realize that the letter leads to death and has moved on to the “spirit” and as a result is not bound by the letter of the law but is being guided by the “law of the spirit” which discovers all of our sins to us for correction], because he has been born from God (1 John 3). (Philip 94) Our flesh will always tempt the spirit as long as we wear it and although we are spiritually forgiven the sins of our flesh, we must continue to kill the old man all day long and repent of our errors in the knowledge that this is so.

A Householder and Food the gospel of Philip

A Householder and Food

There was a householder who had everything: children, slaves, cattle, dogs, pigs, wheat, barley, chaff, fodder, [oil], meat, and acorns. The householder was wise and knew the food of each. He fed the children [baked] bread [and meat]. He fed the slaves [oil and] grain. [He fed] the cattle barley, chaff, and fodder. He threw the dogs some bones. He fed the pigs acorns [81] and gruel.

So it is with the disciples of God. If they are wise, they understand discipleship. Bodily forms will not deceive them, but they will examine the condition of each person’s soul and speak appropriately with the person. In the world many animals have human form. If the disciples of God identify them as pigs, they feed them acorns. If cattle, they feed them barley, chaff, and fodder. If dogs, they throw them some bones. If slaves, they feed them what is preliminary. If children, they feed them what is complete.

There was a householder who had every conceivable thing, be it son or slave or cattle or dog or pig or corn or barley or chaff or grass or [...] or meat and acorn. Now he was a sensible fellow, and he knew what the food of each one was. He served the children bread. He served the slaves […] and meal. And he threw barley and chaff and grass to the cattle. He threw bones to the dogs, and to the pigs he threw acorns and slop. Compare the disciple of God: if he is a sensible fellow, he understands what discipleship is all about. The bodily forms will not deceive him, but he will look at the condition of the soul of each one and speak with him. There are many animals in the world which are in a human form. When he identifies them, to the swine [self-centered and faithless] he will throw acorns [acorns have the meat (the truth) hidden inside a hard shell and the swine will not notice it at all when they eat for if they did notice it they would just “trample it underfoot” anyway and “return to the mire”], to the cattle [those domesticated by the “state” (their master) trusting what it feeds them – these are not able to reason very well] he will throw barley and chaff and grass [these will digest truth along with the lies over and over again (four times literally) and still not be able to process it to any benefit but will continue in their blissful ignorance], to the dogs [people of faith in the many non-Hebrew/Christian religious sects of the world] he will throw bones [these do not yet feed from the crumbs of their masters table and also must crack through the hard outer layer that hides the truth inside for these too would only “return to their own vomit” even if they heard the truth]. To the slaves [these are not yet sons i.e. do not have Christ in them but are able to “hear the word” and recognize that they are sinners] he will give only the elementary lessons [through parables and allegories to help them transition from the “letter” to the “spirit” of the Word], to the children [the gestating sons of God whose hearts are able to bear all truth at any personal cost] he will give the complete instruction [from “the tree of life” these intently “listen to what the spirit says”]. (Philip 92)

Blessings on One Who Never Grieves Anyone the Gospel of Philip

[Blessings] on one who has never grieved [80] a soul. This is Jesus Christ. He came to the whole earth and never laid a burden upon anyone. Blessings on one like this, for this is a perfect human.

The word tells us how difficult it is to bring this about. How can we accomplish such a feat? How can we give help to everyone?
To begin with, one must not cause grief to anyone, whether great or small, unbeliever or believer, and one must not give help to those who are well off. There are some who profit by helping the rich. The person who does good deeds will not help the rich, for this person will not take just anything that may be desirable. Nor can such a person cause them grief, since this person does not give them trouble. The new rich sometimes cause others grief, but the person who does good deeds does not do this. It is the wickedness of these people that causes their grief. The person with the nature of a perfect human gives joy to the good, but some people are deeply distressed by all this.

This seems to be a roundabout way of explaining cause and effect for all of us whether intentionally or unintentionally will result in error if we do not have all truth.  In fact since our thoughts are limited to our individual spirit consciousness we often find that our good intentions often turn out bad. This is why we must endeavor to become One with the holy spirit, the “helper” through Christ who will guide us into all truth that we can avert such things

Eucharist and Baptism the Gospel of Philip

Eucharist and Baptism

The cup of prayer contains wine and water, for it represents the blood for which thanksgiving is offered. It is full of the holy spirit, and it belongs to the completely perfect human. When we drink it, we take to ourselves the perfect human.

The living water is a body, and we must put on the living human. Thus, when one is about to go down into the water, one strips in order to put on the living human.

The cup of prayer [prayer is the correct word here – for we ourselves are the “cup” and ours is the “prayer of the holy ones”] contains wine and water [spirit and truth], since it is appointed as the type of the blood for which thanks is given. And it is full of the Holy Spirit, and it belongs to the wholly perfect man [it is not a teacup that is full of Holy Spirit but those who are “sealed” with “Christ in them”]. When we drink this [again not a cup of tea but our daily walk under worldly pressures as true followers of Messiah], we shall receive for ourselves the perfect man [we become as Him - there is no other way to receive this but to experience it through persecutions in the world (not by eating a cookie and drinking a sip of wine at communion)]. The living water is a body [of spiritually mature men, in one accord (One in thought) to do the will of the Father]. It is necessary that we put on the living man [wear Messiah as a garment]. Therefore, when he [the individual spirit consciousness called by the Father] is about to go down into the water [accepts the Word as truth], he unclothes himself [openly confesses all of his past sins and repents], in order that he may put on the living man [receive a spirit baptism that he might be refined as silver and as gold as part of the regeneration process]. (Philip 79)

 The Cup of Thanksgiving contains wine which becomes the blood of the Redeemer. This is the blood through which we are saved, so it is the blood through which we offer thanks. It is full of the Holy Spirit because it is the blood of the Perfected One. When we drink this blood, the Perfected One enters us; he merges with us so that we become one person. We cannot be perfected unless we become one with the Perfected One.

When we are immersed into the Parents, we must lay aside the clothing acquired in this world so that we can put on clothing of Light. We cannot carry our mortal possessions to the heavenly plane.

Farming the gospel of Philip

Farming

Farming in this world depends on four things, and a harvest is gathered and taken into the barn as a result of water, earth, air, and light.

God’s farming also depends on four things: faith, hope, love, and knowledge. Faith is the earth in which we take root. Hope is the water with which we are nourished. Love is the air through which we grow. Knowledge is the light by which we [ripen].

Grace exists [in four ways. It is] earthly; it is [heavenly]…the highest heaven….

Farming in the world requires the cooperation of four essential elements. A harvest [of fruit (sons of the kingdom)] is gathered into the barn only as a result of the natural action of water [the water of the Word must be poured onto the], earth [the earthen vessel (the heart of man) who then receives], wind [holy spirit baptism] and light [the seed of Christ]. God's farming likewise has four elements – faith, hope, love, and knowledge [these are all of the heart]. Faith is our earth [the fine soil – a prepared (pure) heart], that in which we [individual spirit consciousness] take root. And hope is the water [the life giving fountain of Christ (the Words of truth)] through which we are nourished. Love is the wind [holy spirit (our mother) who nurtures us and moves us] through which we grow [in stature and wisdom]. Knowledge [the truth about who and what we really are], then, is the light through which we ripen [mature as sons of the Kingdom]. Grace exists in four ways: it is earthborn; it is heavenly; [...] the highest heaven; [...] in [...]. (Philip 90)

A farmer must have four elements working with him to produce a successful harvest. These are water, soil, air, and light. Those who farm with the Elohim must also have four elements working with them if they are to produce a successful harvest among mankind. These are faith, hope, love, and gnosis. Faith is our soil in which those who are planted take root. Hope is the water which irrigates the soil, causing the seeds to sprout. Love is the air through which the sprouts grow as they mature. Gnosis is the light which nourishes them until they produce fruit. Without all four, no one can become prepared for the harvest.

Slave and Free the gospel of Philip

Slave and Free

People who are slaves against their will can be free. People who are freed by favor of their master and then sell themselves back into slavery cannot be free again

He who is a slave against his will [we become a slave to sin when we allow our subjective mind to be stolen by the will of others who like to lord it over us], will be able to become free [if they receive the knowledge of the truth and are able to purge the old leaven from their hearts (this is the subconscious mind that has been formed by the world to do according to the will of man]. He who has become free by favor of his master [by Christ’s redemption], and has sold himself into slavery [returns to his own vomit, i.e. goes back to the beggarly things of the world and the will of man], will no longer be able to be free [for if you have once tasted the free gifts of the spirit you must not go back to the ways of the old man piercing the Christ again and again by your actions]. (Philip 89)


Those who are freed through gnosis remain as though they were slaves because of Love. Their Love for others binds them to the mortal plane so that they can help them ascend to freedom. Their essence is freedom but their appearance is slavery. They have ceased to be slaves of darkness, but they make themselves slaves in Light. They are redeemed, so they become redeemers of others. They are anointed, so they minister as christs on the mortal plane.

love the master the Gospel of Philip

Children and Love

The children a woman brings forth resembles the man she loves. If it is her husband, they resemble her husband. If it is a lover, they resemble the lover. Often, if a woman must sleep with her husband but her heart is with the lover with whom she usually has sex, the child she bears will resemble the lover.

So, you who live with the son of God, do not love the world but love the master, that what you bring forth may not resemble the world but may resemble the master.

The children a woman bears resemble [has the characteristics of] the man who loves her. If her husband loves her, then they resemble her husband [like Abel]. If it is an adulterer, then they resemble the adulterer [like Cain]. Frequently, if a woman sleeps [can no longer discern spiritual things] with her husband [this is about the body of Christ - i.e. christo-paganism] out of necessity [feigning love, for one cannot truly love their husband if their heart is far from Him], while her heart is with the adulterer [her thoughts and desires of the flesh (sarx) pride of life, covetness, etc..] with whom she usually has intercourse [her thoughts are usually on “worldly” things and not the heavenly things], the child she will bear is born resembling the adulterer [this is the child that is conceived in her heart (the spirit of antichrist in this case)]. Now you who live together with the Son of God [have conceived a spirit son by the union of His seed and the holy spirit in your heart], love not the world [do not conform to it but instead conform to Christ], but love the Lord [by obediently walking in “the way, the truth and the life”], in order that those [fruits] you will bring forth may not resemble the world, but may resemble the Lord. (Philip 87) [This is about maturing as Christ in our hearts and minds.  It is our individual spirit consciousness uniting with the holy spirit to do the will of our Father.  We must put off the “old man” (our errant will) and put on the “new man” (do what is in harmony with the will of the Father).  Any thing else is in opposition and in error (sin).

Spiritual Love the gospel of Philip

Spiritual Love

Spiritual love is wine and perfume. [78] People who anoint themselves with it enjoy it, and while these people are present, others who are around also enjoy it. If the people who are anointed leave them and go away, the others who are not anointed but are only standing around are stuck with their own bad odor.

The Samaritan gave nothing to the wounded person except wine and oil—that is, only ointment. The ointment healed the wound, for “love covers a multitude of sins.”

The analogy in the following lines presents the relation of the Gnostic to the outside world: the fragance of a perfume is enjoyed not only by those who wear it but by others in their company, but when the wearers depart the others are left in their own ill odour (c£ perhaps Ign., Eph. xvii).

Spiritual love is wine [blood] and fragrance [sacrifice]. All those who anoint themselves with it take pleasure in it [these will sacrifice even the good inside of them at the hands of evil in others for this is the will of the Father]. While those who are anointed are present, those nearby also profit (from the fragrance) [they subjectively benefit from your sacrifice when you return good for evil]. If those anointed with ointment [the saints] withdraw from them and leave, then those not anointed, who merely stand nearby, still remain in their bad odor [their sacrifices are fowl and unacceptable to the Father (they are from the ground, their own depraved heart and mind and not according to the Father’s will)]. The Samaritan gave nothing but wine and oil to the wounded man. It is nothing other than the ointment [the sacrifice and offering of love]. It healed the wounds, for "love covers a multitude of sins" [so acts of love and obedience move the Father to forgive us our sins] (1 Pe 4:8). (Philip 86)

Knowledge and Love the gospel of Philip

Knowledge and Love

Whoever knows the truth is free, and a free person does not sin, for “one who sins is a slave of sin.” Truth is the mother, knowledge is the father. Those who do not allow themselves to sin the world calls free. They do not allow themselves to sin, and knowledge of the truth lifts them up—that is, it makes them free and superior to all. But “love builds up.” Whoever is free through knowledge is a slave because of love for those who do not yet have freedom of knowledge. Knowledge enables them to be free.

Love [never says] it owns something, [though] it owns [everything]. Love does not [say, “This is mine]” or “That is mine,” but rather, “[All that is mine] is yours.”

He who has knowledge of the truth [comprehends who He truly is and where he came from and why Christ was sent etc…] is a free man [a spirit son of God who has been redeemed], but the free man does not sin [“..he cannot sin for he is born of God”], for "He who sins is the slave of sin [our flesh is still a slave of sin though our spirit is not – See Romans 7]". Truth is the mother [the holy spirit guides us into all truth - the universal spirit or subconscious mind (awareness)], knowledge the father [our sub-conscious mind (soul) created in His image yet is heavily influenced by the flesh (conscious mind) to oppose the Father at every turn]. Those who think that sinning does not apply to them are called "free" by the world [this is nominal Christo-paganism today who think they can continue to let sin lord it over them without penalty as long as they eat a cookie and put a penny in the plate]. Knowledge of the truth merely makes such people [who are wise in their own eyes] arrogant, which is what the words, "it makes them free" mean [to them]. It even gives them a sense of superiority over the whole world [a form of haughtiness that they are already saved because their sins have been forgiven]. But "Love builds up" (1 Co 8:1) [the Father chastises those He loves and these grow in stature and wisdom and learn self-control]. In fact, he who is really free, through [true] knowledge, is a slave, because of love for those who have not yet been able to attain to the freedom of knowledge [he becomes ministerial servant to these]. Knowledge makes them capable of becoming free [for “to them gave he power to become sons” - this capability comes from transformation as we become as our Master we lose our "selves" and become One with the Father to obey and do His will and act righteously towards others]. Love never calls something its own, [...] it [...] possess [...]. It never says, "This is yours" or "This is mine," but "All these are yours".

Those who are freed through gnosis remain as though they were slaves because of Love. Their Love for others binds them to the mortal plane so that they can help them ascend to freedom. Their essence is freedom but their appearance is slavery. They have ceased to be slaves of darkness, but they make themselves slaves in Light. They are redeemed, so they become redeemers of others. They are anointed, so they minister as christs on the mortal plane.

The Water of Baptism and Death the gospel of philip

The Water of Baptism and Death

As Jesus perfected the water of baptism, he poured death out. For this reason we go down into the water but not into death, that we may not be poured out into the spirit of the world. When it blows, winter comes. When the holy spirit blows, summer comes.

By perfecting the water of baptism [by remaining sinless and learning obedience through suffering, taking on the sin of the world, and being crucified at the hands of evil men for doing good knowing this was the will of His Father and choosing it, He rent the curtain of flesh in two opening the door to the heavens to His brothers below], Jesus emptied it [the world] of death [the second]. Thus we [the individual spirits of elohim] do go down into the water [the physical body], but we do not go down into death [the second – all must enter the first death and be resurrected in order that the second death have no power over them], in order that we may not be poured out into the spirit of the world [which leads to the second death - the Word (water of life) is only discernable by those who are spirit begotten who are then able to see the deceptions of the world and avoid any fornication with it]. When that spirit blows, it brings the winter [both the first death (ignorance) and the second death (willful sin after being given the knowledge of truth) are periods of winter]. When the Holy Spirit breathes, the summer [life] comes. (Philip 85)

2 For the law of that [holy] spirit which gives life in union with Christ Jesus [through conception as a spirit son] has set you free [“the sons are free”] from the law of sin and of death (Romans 8).

Jesus sanctified water for washing away the effects of darkness. Sanctified water is not only water; it is also Light. Our Primal Parents were immersed in water, but to them the water was a Sea of Light. Just as bread and wine become the body and blood of the Redeemer when they are sanctified, the water becomes a Sea of Light when it is consecrated. We are immersed in Light, and Light burns the effects of darkness out of us so that we are clean.