Gospel of Philip

 

 ANALOGUE 7 Freedom from the Powers-that-Be The over-arching powers wish to deceive humanity knowing that we have a natural kinship to that which is truly good. They take the very word “good” and apply it to things that are not good, so that words themselves deceive and enslave us. Yet, when grace comes and we are removed from all that is tainted and placed back with the Good, we recognize ourselves for who we truly are. Being free, the powers seek to take and make us slaves to themselves through time. Because the Authorities seek to control and enslave us so that we will not recognize our true reality, divine power has been granted humanity. Wherever humanity exists, slavery exists, so in the past, when sacrifices began, animals were offered up to divine power. These were living things offered up alive, only to be killed. One human, however, was offered up to God dead, and yet now he lives. Synopsis Is the doctrine of Original Sin the core problem of humankind? Are we responsible for