This has to be reported

[Kenny'sID]

So you're the prophet of a brand new religion.

Where do you get that idea from?

 

[EGSpirit]

By the way, the Veridican Canon includes the NT Gospels and the Gospel of Thomas. The VGJC is one of the books of the Veridican Canon, i.e.,

Gospel of Matthew
Gospel of Mark
Gospel of Luke
Gospel of John
Gospel of Thomas
Veridican Gospel of Jesus Christ.

That's the entire Veridican Canon.

 

[Citizen of the Kingdom]

It has to bear my name. That's part of it. This Gospel is not anonymous like the others. The future will know exactly who wrote it and when and why. But don't get me wrong. I'm not looking for Glory here and now. That's completely impossible. I have to be dead before this can ever have life. I know that. No one can be a Veridican while I'm alive. Probably no one will ever read the VGJC while I'm alive. But that's the way it's supposed to be. And there is work to be done. The Gospel is just a Gospel record. The commentary is what's going to really matter.

Hmm so Jesus' grain dying wasn't enough. ok.

 

[Presbyterian Continuist]

Here's a cookie.

-CryptoLutheran

Looks good! Send me the recipe so I can make my own.

 

[EGSpirit]

So you're the prophet of a brand new religion. I see. Well here's two cookies.


Yes yes. You are important and you have the keys of the truth, etc etc. All hail you.

-CryptoLutheran

Prophet nothing. I don't give two hoots about that stuff. I'm doing the work I was incarnated to do. It's that simple. I have talents that God is using. I'm a writer; I know how to publish in the modern era; I love Jesus Christ; God and I talk all the time; and I know the difference between the Holy Spirit talking to me and me talking to myself. I can see the future and the past.

But as for being a prophet. I don't know, and I don't care. The only religion I'm starting is MY religion for me. But the work IS published. And it's a first--spelling errors and all.

 

[Citizen of the Kingdom]

Send a link please

• The Veridican Gospel of Jesus Christ

Because the bible is complete in knowledge I have only ever found a grain or two of gold in noncanical books which the bible has the motherload. Rendering 'other' books unnecesary

 

[EGSpirit]

Hmm so Jesus' grain dying wasn't enough. ok.

His what? Anyway, this is all to honor him. Oh, I'm boastful and arrogant, but that's necessary. I'm the only one who will shout about this while I'm alive. So, my arrogance is a gift. But this is all about Jesus Christ, our Lord, our Savior, the Word of God. I'm a loser, in all ways. But God did choose me, the nothing born to trash to do this work--so, yes, I do tend to gloat about it. I don't have anything else to gloat about. Jesus is everything. I am nothing. And I can't live the life I think I should. But in this I get to be on his team. In this, I did get picked to play.

 

[Citizen of the Kingdom]

His what? Anyway, this is all to honor him. Oh, I'm boastful and arrogant, but that's necessary. I'm the only one who will shout about this while I'm alive. So, my arrogance is a gift. But this is all about Jesus Christ, our Lord, our Savior, the Word of God. I'm a loser, in all ways. But God did choose me, the nothing born to trash to do this work--so, yes, I do tend to gloat about it. I don't have anything else to gloat about. Jesus is everything. I am nothing. And I can't live the life I think I should. But in this I get to be on his team. In this, I did get picked to play.

So far it's clouds without rain

 

[NothingIsImpossible]

Eh, I can't give you a cookie because you're not very creative as a troll. Not sure why trolls make it so obvious. However if I am wrong and your not a troll, then I will give you a dozen cookies!

 

[tulc]

(snip) But what have you done? WHO ARE YOU?
(snip)

Hey! He gave you a cookie, that has to count for something, right?
tulc(and here's a cup of coffee to go with it)

 

[Deadworm]

EG,

Have you actually studied scholarship on the Coptic Gospel of Thomas? I did my Princeton Masters thesis on the structural unity of its text. The key to its structural unity is its use of a Valentinian gnosis formula as the pattern for its sayings of Jesus sequences. Its noncanonical sayings have a Gnostic provenance and are therefore heretical. One element of this is logion 114 which assumes the Gnostic cosmology of a good heavenly male realm and an evil female creation realm. This cosmology is illustrated by saying 114 which reads:

"Simon Peter said to them, "Mary should leave us, for females are not worthy of life." Jesus said, "See, I am going to attract her to make her male so that she too might become a living spirit that resembles you males. For every female that makes itself male will enter the kingdom of heaven.""

Do you believe that this dialogue between Jesus and Peter actually occurred? And do you really want such nonsense included in Scripture?

btw. you must really learn how to spell Tatian" if you want a similar Gospel harmony to be treated as canonical like Mitthew and Mirk.

 

[MyGivenNameIsKeith]

The spelling error has been corrected and I appreciate you pointing it out. No doubt as I do the commentary, I will find other simply grammatical and spelling errors. And when I have corrected them, I will upload what I will call the 3rd printing. to Kindle and CreateSpace.

And you are so wise about spelling. But you are completely wrong about the original writers. You don't even know who they were. You have no clue who they were or why they wrote. You know nothing about where they even got their stories about Jesus from. And I'm not contradicting them anyway. I'm doing what should have been done 2000 years ago. One Gospel. That's all there is. That's all there has ever been. You should know that.




I won't. But thank you. I appreciate your well wishes.

The scriptures are fairly clear about the gospels and who wrote them. I don't understand the animosity you have towards me, as I legitimately was attempting to help guide you in a positive direction towards a fruitful work which might actually be pleasing to God, if the work is indeed inspired by the Holy Spirit. Spelling is important, as it conveys the message clearly. That is my only intent.

I don't know everything about the people in scriptures, hobbies, favorite foods, favorite colors, etc. I don't need to. However I do know them as my brothers and sisters through the same Spirit that has raised them from the dead, that now lives in me.
I know why they wrote. And it wasn't of their own will. It was the Holy Spirit which moved them to write.
2 Peter 1:21 For the prophecy came not in old time by the will of man: but holy men of God spake as they were moved by the Holy Ghost.
2 Samuel 23:2 The Spirit of the LORD spake by me, and his word was in my tongue.
Mark 12:36 For David himself said by the Holy Ghost, The LORD said to my Lord, Sit thou on my right hand, till I make thine enemies thy footstool.
Psalms 110:1 A Psalm of David. The LORD said unto my Lord, Sit thou at my right hand, until I make thine enemies thy footstool.
Luke 1:70 As he spake by the mouth of his holy prophets, which have been since the world began:
1 Kings 22:19 Micaiah said, "Therefore, hear the word of the LORD. I saw the LORD sitting on His throne, and all the host of heaven standing by Him on His right and on His left.
2 Timothy 3:16 All scripture is given by inspiration of God, and is profitable for doctrine, for reproof, for correction, for instruction in righteousness:

Their stories about Jesus? Are you kidding? Stories? The gospels were eyewitness accounts by the men who walked and talked with him for several years.
For critique purposes, If you would like me to quote your work for conversation' sake to show how many times you have taken the liberty too far and twisted the words of God and have indeed contradicted them for your own pride and gain, I can, but I feel you already know you are. You are relying on your own interpretation and understanding, which you have made quite clear.
Proverbs 3:5 Trust in the LORD with all thine heart; and lean not unto thine own understanding.
2 Peter 1:20 Knowing this first, that no prophecy of the scripture is of any private interpretation.

As far as there being "one gospel", truly there is only one gospel.
But you forget, "gospel" means good news. The good news of Jesus Christ. Hearing the good news from different perspectives showing him as servant, messiah, king, prophet, anointed, chosen, the son, god, wonderful, counselor,....
Matthew presents him as King. Messiah.
Mark presents him as a servant.
Luke presents him as a man.
John presents him as God.
Also, when bearing witness to someone's life, the more people that testify to it, the more validated it is. There are small differences but these are because of the writer's perspective. The gospels never contradict each other.

ONLY Your direction has potential, the current work does not. The current work has fallen short of the mark by many LEAGUES; and IS NOT EVEN a paraphrased, condensed, best-of-Jesus sayings book. I wouldn't even know how to begin classifying it.

Best advice I can give you for the scope of your work, is do a chronological interwoven smash up of the entire first four gospels, retaining every verse, word for word as they are. So that it's 4 gospels long but reads like one, sort of.
The work reads like someone who is clearly on the fence about Christianity as a whole.
To Christians, it shoots God in the face.
But I don't know your heart. This is why I offer my advice and guidance on staying on track.

BTW
Luke also wrote the book of Acts which also includes spoken words of Jesus after he had risen from the dead before he ascended. Strange that you would not include that.
But fitting if one were biased in one's own understanding, hatred, and pride, towards the teaching of Paul due to the fact that he is prominently mentioned later in the book. Thus, you left it out. Similar to the motives that you speak out against in the formation of canon.

 

[Everybodyknows]

Looks good! Send me the recipe so I can make my own.

1. Tear pages out of Bible
2. Mix pages in a large bowl
3. Serve new religion while hot

 

[Radagast]

I synthesized all four Gospels into one, editing as the Holy Spirit lead me to do--and with His full authority.

That's a big claim. I don't believe it.

I synthesized in the Gospel of Thomas--which we all know should have been in the Christian Canon

Which is a Gnostic fake.

just as Cyril of Jerusalem believed.

What did Cyril actually say? "Let none read the Gospel according to Thomas: for it is the work not of one of the twelve Apostles, but of one of the three wicked disciples of Manes."

 

[Presbyterian Continuist]

1. Tear pages out of Bible
2. Mix pages in a large bowl
3. Serve new religion while hot

How do you know I wasn't being serious - that I happen to have a weakness for raisin cookies?

 

[Daniel9v9]

Lots of alarm bells here.

I just want to gently point out that throughout the history of the church, whenever a heresy appears, it's typically rooted in a strong emphasis on a particular doctrine and not borne from a malicious intent. In other words, most of the famous heretics firmly believed to be moved by God and worked hard to defend what they believed to be in line with Scriptures. However, in doing so, they caused a great deal of harm and schism because they neglected the fullness of God's Word. If our aim is to start a new wave or movement based on additions or subtractions to the Gospel, it's really going hard against the Christian faith.

It's good to take a humble and critical view of what you're doing.

 

[Radagast]

I'm doing what should have been done 2000 years ago. One Gospel. That's all there is. That's all there has ever been. You should know that.

OK, now you're telling God that He did it wrong.

I also note that your so-called "gospel" makes all kinds of radical changes to God's word, in line with your ideology, it appears.

You should take note of this: I testify to everyone who hears the words of the prophecy of this book: if anyone adds to them, God will add to him the plagues which are written in this book; and if anyone takes away from the words of the book of this prophecy, God will take away his part from the tree of life and from the holy city, which are written in this book.

 

[Presbyterian Continuist]

That's a big claim. I don't believe it.



Which is a Gnostic fake.



What did Cyril actually say? "Let none read the Gospel according to Thomas: for it is the work not of one of the twelve Apostles, but of one of the three wicked disciples of Manes."

I don't think you're being entirely honest here.

I felt the same way when I read the Book of Mormon and the Koran. The words had no impact on me. They were just words devoid of life. But there is something about reading the canonical books of the Bible. There is a life in the words that exists in no other books.

 

[ViaCrucis]

What is a veridican

The name he's giving to his new religion with himself as founder.

-CryptoLutheran

 

[ViaCrucis]

Prophet nothing. I don't give two hoots about that stuff. I'm doing the work I was incarnated to do.

Ah, you are incarnated now. Not just a prophet, but perhaps the embodiment of the divine as well?

-CryptoLutheran