On Sun, Nov 16, 2003 at 12:56:22PM -0500, Chris Gilland wrote: > tell you this: my truth will not come from a web site, but from the true > book, of the Word of God... > Ah, we are agreed on that point. However, I think you'll find that there is little agreement on what is and what is not in the "true word of God". The true word of god was, after all, transcribed--and manipulated--by very fallible men, including the church leaders (political figures...one and the same, generally) of the day, being in the first three or four centuries of the last millennium. Far be it for me, one uneducated in these things and one who hasn't memorized the whole of the Bible from front to back, to argue theology though. (Besides, I expect there are those who would have it that I'm not even Christian, and have, therefore, no place for an opinion, but whether I am or am not isn't for anyone else to decide anyway.) Another point of reference though; All Things Considered (www.npr.org) a couple Saturdays ago--I'd like to say three weeks ago, but as time passes, one week seems about like another--was where I first even heard of the book of Thomas. Certainly I'd heard of the Apocrypha, but only vaguely. I understand there was also, somewhere, a book of Mary (as in Mary Magdelene), but I'm afraid I don't know much about that. Less, in fact, about that than this, and about this I know precious little. Anyway, I, also, don't take anything on the Internet as Gospel, but I don't totally discount it out of hand either. It's another source of information. Anyway, if you care to discuss this further, let's not bore the rest of the list, shall we? -- Buddy Brannan, KB5ELV/3 | But I will lay my burden Email: davros at ycardz.com | in the cradle of your grace, ICQ: 36621210 | And the shining beaches of your love, http://www.ycardz.com | and the sea of your embrace.--Dave Carter
