Gnosis

Gnosis

I just wrote a blog that conjectured about 2 Timothy and it's intent. I am making a conjecture. My professor, for whom I first wrote a paper about that did not agree with me. He thought the words of the letter did not support my contention.

But you know I thought God told me this. I thought it was revelation. I was so excited. I thought I had discovered something new under the sun. God had revealed something to me that no one else knew. I was special.

That is to me how gnosis works. I know something else no one else knows. That makes me chosen, perhaps more "saved" than you. I am tempted to think knowing this confirms that I am closer to God than anyone else.

Putting it like this exposes it for the foolishness that it is. Conjectures about arcane Biblical truths like this one cannot be corroborated. Maybe we can find out in heaven. We can ask Paul. (I bet he gets tired of all the questions, hehe.)

I still think I'm right. But I know it gives me no special status. I hope that I can listen to objections and laugh with anyone who laughs at my idea. Well maybe not that last thing, but truly it is of no eternal import.

When we are in heaven our minds will still be finite. I do not think we will have instant knowledge of all things. In fact I do not think this will be possible. We are, after all, still the created being. We will never be God, maybe like him in some way, but never omniscient like God.

Perhaps we can take classes in Biblical historicity so we can find out all those things not explained in the Bible. I think I will be ready to sign up as soon as I get there.