Sannhetseeker: 'Be Passersby' is an Active, Loving Request

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Thursday, March 15, 2007

'Be Passersby' is an Active, Loving Request

So I was reading a sermon by a Presbyterian minister today, who was explaining to his flock about Gnostics. In the Gospel of Thomas (a well-known Gnostic text), Saying 42 reads as follows: Be passersby. This minister was explaining to his congregation that in Gnostic terms, this statement meant that as a Gnostic, one does not involve oneself in the external world, but focuses in on the internal, or spiritual, world. One remains detached from the everyday world that we live in and just focuses on... Sign in to see full entry.

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