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(01-16-2009 08:28 PM)strefanash Wrote:  As for the stuff you presented, it seems to me that they failed to see what was written in plain text, and this is the sin of unbelief. They sought to dig deeper into the word. This might be commendable thing if they did it properly but to me the rational nature of what they came up with shows it was not done properly. Indeed, doing it as sinners they were doing it carnally, and if they soldiered on they could only ever have twisted the text. The Pharises did the same thing. This is not to deny study or thinking on the scripture, but it is to be done under the personal tutelage of the Holy Spirit

To me the Rabbinical thought is a clasic example of that kind of extreme myopia that I have been prey to, whereby they gaze so intently at the text that it wil distort under their own eyes.

They clearly idolize words when they spin them out into these 4 absurd realms wihch absolutely stink of gnoticism.

Gnosticism is definitely the carrot. As satan tempted Eve, who had known no sin, by subtlety planting the desire to be like God, so he continues the subtle temptation of knowledge to those who think they can resist with their sinful nature full blown

As Solomon said: there is nothing new under the sun. How the flesh thirsts after esoteric knowledge. Is it any wonder that the gnostic gospels and numerous books run rampant with speculations and people chase after them like the California gold rush? More's the pity ... it's all fool's gold