Reply #10: The best way to understand Jesus is to read the Gnostic gospels [View All]

many of these gospels were written much closer to the time of Jesus's death which brings better accuracy to who Jesus was during his time.

Did you ever see the movie Stigmata? It was an ok movie that talked about how the church discredits the Gnostic's because their message was too radical to work with their Religious Infrastructure. Church was never defined as a building but as a gathering of several people in the name of Jesus. Heck, that definition alone could define this thread and our discussions as a Church. Jesus was not a man of wealth nor did he accept it when offered to him. However that message, which is much more defined in the Gnostic's, would lead us to believe that the overabundance of wealth that many religious establishments have is pretty much blasphemous to the teachings of Christ. Best to not include such profound scripture in the bible and call it heretical in it's message.