Lu 23:34

Lu 23:34 Then said Jesus, Father, forgive them; for they know not what they do. And they parted his raiment, and cast lots.

In SP it has been noted that since there is no male or female in the kingdom, the male and female represent those who see clearly or don't, or the seeing and the blind, or those who understand or don't.

This gives us another view of Christ's saying on the cross: Forgive them, for they know not what they do.

He was not just speaking about the Roman soldiers who had nailed him to the cross, or he would have said: Forgive them, for they know not what they did.

He was looking down upon a representation of all humanity, and extending his grace to all who have been deceived; to his bride; the woman who was deceived.

The trend will be that there will be increasing deception (2Ti 3:13)

The Gospel of Thomas (which is not Gnostic) suggests that women must become male. It is the same teaching of Jesus that the blind will see; that he will teach them so they understand.

Do not be deceived: By false Christs (Lu 21:8) By sin (Ro 7:11) By a presumption of grace in continuing sin (1 Co 15:33) By an assumption that there are not consequences (Ga 6:7)

Consider the riddle: Man shall not live by bread alone, but by every word that proceedeth out of the mouth of God.

Jesus said that the bread was his body which was given for us. It is a symbol of the cross.

Man shall not live by the cross alone, but by every word that proceedeth out of the mouth of God.

Before someone gets their panties in a bunch, I am not adding law to grace. The cross is the beginning of a new life. If there is no new life as a result of the cross, then there is no new life. Be not deceived. Man up.

[Keywords: forgiveness, deception]