This Isn't What It Looks Like...: April 2006

Traitor or Facilitator???

I'm sure that by now, all of you have heard about the Gospel of Judas... through the National Geographic special, or the book, or the book about the book, or through tv or emails or any way of information in the world... if you haven't, you're most likely from out of the world...

Gnosticism says that Jesus saved all of us, not through his death on the cross, as most christians believe, but by the secret knowledge he told only to some of his disciples like Thomas, Judas or Mary Magdalene. This knowledge is known as gnosis. The gospels of Thomas, Judas and Mary Magdalene are known as the Gnostic gospels. They're obviously not part of the Bible. The known gospels are Matthew, Mark, Luke and John. Those are known as the Pauline gospels.

According to gnosticism, there's an evil god, not God himself, who created an evil world to function as a prison for the souls. Souls aren't from this world, but from heaven. Jesus was sent by God to show us how to go back. That is the secret knowledge, or gnosis. The catholic church recognized the Pauline Gospels as the only true gospels... and said that the Gnostic gospels weren't just wrong, they were also MADE UP!

Now, there are 4 gospels on the Bible. On all 4 of them, Judas is a traitor. But what would happen if there was another gospel? What would happen if the most hated and cursed traitor in history was just misunderstood? Interesting, isn't it?

According to this Gospel, Judas was Jesus' true disciple, not the other eleven. He had a special relationship with Jesus. Jesus took Judas aside and told him the real truth about everything. Things he wouldn't tell the others. The Gospel says that Jesus asked Judas to turn him in, so that He would be released from his "physical prison". Jesus tells Judas that he would be cursed and hated by everyone. All this is really interesting -- but what exactly did Jesus tell him besides this? What was the "real truth" about everything?

If the death of Jesus was part of God's plan, then Judas' betrayal was also a part of the plan. So what does that make Judas? A traitor? Or an extremely important part of the plan as the facilitator of salvation? Sure, if it all happened, then the crucifixion wasn't the best way to do it, but it had to be done somehow, didn't it?

At this point, religion doesn't mean that much to me... I'm not really a religious person, but this Gospel is deeply troubling, and it makes me question a lot of things. Has the Vatican or the Catholic Church been hiding some deep, dark secrets??? And I'm not just talking about their more recent obscure doings in our own lifetime, which we all know about now, but way back to the very beggining of the Catholic Church.

These Church secrets have made Elaine Pagels (The Gnostic Gospels Scholar), and Dan Brown (Author of The DaVinci Code) very rich people. And THAT is what makes this gospel so appealing, at least to me...

Why do people believe so blindly what the Bible, or any other book for that matter, says??? What's gonna happen to the Church or religion now that this gospel is out in the open? I think we're headed to a huge religious dilemma, and we're gonna be listening stuff like "Is it true?" "Were they lying to me?" "Did any of this really happen?" for a long time... and it's gonna completely rock the church's world...

Nous non croyons...

I found this on someone else's blog... I thought it was pretty cool and I wanted to share it with you...

"
I believe that we don't have to change friends
if we understand that friends change.

I believe that no matter how good a friend is,
they're going to hurt you every once in a while
and you must forgive them for that.

I believe that true friendship continues to grow,
even over the longest distance.
Same goes for true love.

I believe that you can do something in an instant
that will give you heartache for life.

I believe that it's taking me a long time
to become the person I want to be.

I believe that you should always
leave loved ones with loving words.
It may be the last time you see them.

I believe that you can keep going
long after you think you can't.

I believe that we are responsible for what we do,
no matter how we feel.

I believe that either you control your attitude
or it controls you.

I believe that regardless of how hot and steamy
a relationship is at first,
the passion fades and there had better be
something else to take its place.

I believe that heroes are the people who do
what has to be done when it needs to be done,
regardless of the consequences.

I believe that money is a lousy way of keeping score.

I believe that my best friend and I can do anything
or nothing and have the best time.

I believe that sometimes the people you expect
to kick you when you're down, will be the ones to
help you get back up.

I believe that sometimes when I'm angry,
I have the right to be angry, but that doesn't
give me the right to be cruel.

I believe that just because someone doesn't love you
the way you want them to, doesn't mean they don't
love you with all they have.

I believe that maturity has more to do with what
types of experiences you've had and what you've
learned from them and less to do with how many
birthdays you've celebrated.

I believe that it isn't always enough to be forgiven by others.
Sometimes you have to learn to forgive yourself.

I believe that no matter how bad your heart is broken, the world
doesn't stop for your grief.

I believe that our background and circumstances
may have influenced who we are, but we are
responsible for who we become.

I believe that just because two people argue,
it doesn't mean they don't love each other.
And just because they don't argue, it doesn't
mean they do.

I believe that you shouldn't be so eager to
find out a secret. It could change your life forever.

I believe that two people can look at the exact
same thing and see something totally different.

I believe that your life can be changed in a matter
of hours by people who don't even know you.

I believe that even when you think you have
no more to give, when a friend cries out to you,
you will find the strength to help.

I believe that credentials on the wall do not
make you a decent human being.

I believe that the people you care about most in
life are taken from you too soon.

I believe that you should send this to all of the
people that you believe in.
"

-- Author Unknown

Time goes by so slowly??? Yeah, right!!!

I continue to stand amazed at how quickly time is flying by... can you believe we're in April already???!! and I still feel like my birthday was a couple days ago, even though it was in December... the first semester of the year is almost done... and I haven't done anything important yet... I'm on "spring break" now... the easter break at my college started last thursday and we have to go back until the 17th.

I'm going for a couple of days to the beach with some friends... FINALLY!!! I'll get some color on my skin... I'm looking milkier every day... we were supossed to go on friday, but we have a Photography assignment and the pictures HAVE to be taken on that friday... so we're leaving on saturday morning instead... hope everything goes well...

And you know what's the best part of going to the beach??? YOU GET TO DO SOME SHOPPING!!! I went with my best friend to the mall, and we got bathing suits, sunglasses, sandals, and oddly, we both got capri pants, lol... anyway, there's someone that I wanted to go with us, he's not gonna go... I'm not sure if he's mad at me or not, but he told me he had some previous appointment on saturday afternoon... I think that's just a lame excuse so that he won't have to go, but whatever...

Dude, if you're mad at me, sorry... but you knew what I thought of her even before all this happened...

So, to sum up, I got a couple weeks of lazing around ahead of me, my best friend and I aren't on the best terms right now and I miss him, but hey, at least I'll get to go to the beach to decompress for a couple days...

This Isn't What It Looks Like...

Tuesday, April 11, 2006

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Nous non croyons...

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