>if I >search for truth - and find it - then I will be on the same level as >God. That's exactly what I believe!
Hhm, well that's certainly a vastly different definition of what God is than any Christian has. And most major religions, for that matter. >And yet - in my definition - could still be Christian. Well, one can call themselves anything they wish, but that doesn't necessarily make it accurate. I could call myself Jewish as well because I basically read and study the same texts as they do...but you would have a hard time finding a Jewish person that would agree with my definition. What you describe is *not* Christianity by any normal definition of that faith. It's a lot closer to something like Taoism. >John would never agree with that. Thomas would not only agree with >it, he lived it. John is quite clear about the way to the truth...through Jesus Christ. If I look for differences between the gospel of Thomas and the canonical gospels, it's far easier to find obvious differences with the synoptics, not so much with John. For instance, Matthew and Luke is where you will find clear answers to how to pray, how to fast, how to give alms...the type of thing that the GoT takes a different stance on. The gnostic message of Thomas is not something you will find in these other gospels, it's hardly John that stands alone in refuting it. Of course, whether John and/or Thomas even wrote these gospels and to what extent is quite up for debate as well. The authorship of John is certainly questionable considering the author never names himself (something John is not shy about elsewhere in the Bible). The theory that there was some argument or dislike between them is not something there is much evidence for. --- Mary Jo ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~| Want to reach the ColdFusion community with something they want? Let them know on the House of Fusion mailing lists Archive: http://www.houseoffusion.com/groups/cf-community/message.cfm/messageid:306283 Subscription: http://www.houseoffusion.com/groups/cf-community/subscribe.cfm Unsubscribe: http://www.houseoffusion.com/cf_lists/unsubscribe.cfm?user=89.70.5
