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Keith Giles is a former pastor who left the pulpit over a decade ago to follow Jesus. He's the author of several books, including "Jesus Untangled: Crucifying Our Politics To Pledge Allegiance To The Lamb." Explore the author's opinion on Gnostics beliefs.
Keith Giles Blog » Gnostics
3w ago
Saying 103 Jesus said, “Blessed is the man who knows in which part of the night the robbers are coming, that he may rise and gather his domain (house) and gird up his loins before they come in.” At first glance, this saying would appear to be a duplicate of saying 21 which references a ..read more
Keith Giles Blog » Gnostics
1M ago
Saying 102 Jesus said, “Woe to the Pharisees, for they are like a dog sleeping in the manger of the cattle; for he neither eats nor does he let the cattle eat.” Many scholars agree that this was a common proverb in both the Greek and Hebrew traditions which was used in several early writings ..read more
Keith Giles Blog » Gnostics
1M ago
Saying 101 Jesus said, “He who does not hate his father and his mother like me cannot be a disciple to me. And he who does not love his father and his mother like me cannot be a disciple to me. For my mother bore me, but my true mother gave me life.” At ..read more
Keith Giles Blog » Gnostics
1M ago
Saying 99 The disciples said to him, “Your brothers and your mother are standing outside.” He said to them, “Those here who do the will of my Father, these are my brothers and my mother; they are the ones who will enter into the kingdom of my Father.” Once again, we must pay attention to ..read more
Keith Giles Blog » Gnostics
1M ago
Saying 98 Jesus said, “The kingdom of God is like a man who wanted to kill a powerful man. He drew the sword in his house and drove it into the wall, that he might know his hand would be strong (enough). Then he slew the powerful man.” At first, this saying may shock ..read more
Keith Giles Blog » Gnostics
1M ago
Saying 97 Jesus said, “The kingdom of God is like a woman carrying a jar full of meal. While she was walking on a distant road, the handle of the jar broke and the meal poured out behind her on the road. She was unaware, she had not noticed the misfortune. When she came to ..read more
Keith Giles Blog » Gnostics
2M ago
Saying 96 Jesus said, “The kingdom of God is like a woman. She took a little leaven, hid it in dough, and made large loaves of it. He who has ears, let him hear.” The truth of our Divine Unity is one that will inevitably permeate the entirety of human consciousness. Why? Because human consciousness ..read more
Keith Giles Blog » Gnostics
2M ago
His disciples said to him, “Who are you, since you say these things to us?” Jesus said to them, “Do you not understand who I am from the things I am saying to you? Rather, you have come to be like the Judeans. For they love the tree, and hate its fruit. And ..read more
Keith Giles Blog » Gnostics
2M ago
Saying 95 Jesus said, “If you have money, do not lend it out at interest. Rather, give it to one from whom you will not get it back.” When it comes to the difficult sayings of Jesus, those about how we treat the outcast and what we do with our money are at the ..read more
Keith Giles Blog » Gnostics
2M ago
Today’s INNER CIRCLE post features commentary on two sayings from the Gospel of Thomas: Saying 93 Jesus said, “Do not give what is holy to the dogs, lest they cast it on the dung-heap. Do not cast the pearls to the swine, lest they make it (into dung).” Yet another saying found elsewhere in the ..read more