Tuesday, December 17, 2019

Quick Overview of the Thomas Immortality Project



1. What is the purpose of the Thomas Immortality Project?

The purpose of the Thomas Immortality Project is to restore Jesus’ original teachings as revealed in the Gospel of Thomas. For proof that Thomas is an authentic sayings book please see:

Executive Summary: Evidence That The Gospel According To Thomas is an Authentic Sayings Book


The key insight into Jesus’ teachings is given in saying 3: “If those who lead you say to you, ‘See, the Kingdom is in heaven,’ then the birds will precede you. If they say to you, ‘It is in the sea, then the fish will precede you.’ But the Kingdom is within you and it is outside you.”
Also, in saying 113 Jesus says: “The Kingdom of the Father is spread out on the earth and men do not see it.” 
Once the seeker receives the insight that the Kingdom of God is right here, right now on planet earth, then he might be open to the discovery Jesus invites the readers of Thomas to see: “Whoever finds the explanation of these words will not taste death” (saying 1). And what is that discovery? In saying 22, Jesus tells us to “make eyes in the place of an eye and a hand in place of a hand, and a foot in the place of a foot, and an image in the place of an image, then you will enter the Kingdom of God.” In order words, to construct a new physical body which is Immortal. Thus, the discovery Jesus wanted his readers to obtain is: Physical Immortality is available right here, right now on planet earth!

2. Is there a life after death?

No. In saying 85, Jesus uses the example of Adam as applying to all of mankind: “Adam came into existence from a great power and wealth, and yet he was not worthy of you. For if he had been worthy, he would not have tasted death.” Note that in Genesis 3:19 we are told that Adam returned to dust when he died, indicating that he suffered both a spiritual and physical death.

As far as waiting for the new world to come or the resurrection of the death, Jesus addresses this in saying 51: “His disciples said to him, ‘when will the resurrection of the dead come about and when will the new world come?’ He said to them, ‘What you expect has come, but you do not see it.’” Thus, the resurrection of the dead occurs right here, right now by being resurrected with Jesus as a Physical Immortal!

3. What do I need to do in order to be an immortal?

The teachings in saying 22 is transformative:
“Jesus saw some babies nursing. He said to his followers, ‘These nursing babies are like those who enter the kingdom.’ They said to him, ‘Then shall we enter the kingdom as babies?’ Jesus said to them, ‘When you make the two into one, and when you make the inner like the outer and the outer like the inner, and the upper like the lower, and when you make male and female into a single one, so that the male will not be male nor the female be female, when you make eyes in place of an eye, a hand in place of a hand, a foot in place of a foot, an image in place of an image, then you will enter the Kingdom of God.’”
Here Jesus tells us we need to transform from being separate parts into oneness. In another saying Jesus asks, “On the day you were one, you became two. When you have become two what will you do?” (saying 11). Thus, the seeker needs to be unified in his core as one as that there will be Light (see saying 61).
Note that the transformation into oneness with God starts by becoming Jesus twin: “ Whoever drinks from my mouth shall become as I am and I myself will become he, and the hidden things shall be revealed to him” (saying 108). One way the seeker can start to drink from Jesus’ mouth is a daily study of his Resurrected sayings as recorded in the Gospel of Thomas.  I recommend a morning devotion of 10-15 minutes in which the seeker meditates on one saying in Thomas.
At the end of the devotion the seeker might saying an invocation:
“Yeshua: Your sayings are life! May my vocal cords and voice vibrate at the Physical Immortal frequency as I say you sayings aloud, allowing me to be Resurrected with you as a Physical Immortal with a rejuvenating body, right here, right now on planet earth. Thanks, Yeshua!”
Note that Jesus’ birth name is “Yeshua” and this is what his followers call him by. After saying the invocation aloud, the seeker might say a few of Jesus’ saying aloud.
Seekers are invited to read a summary of the first five essays “On Becoming an Immortal” for additional insights. See:

Becoming An Immortal: Summary of Parts 1-5




4. How can I raise my consciousness to Jesus’ level?

The reader is invited to study and reflect upon the following saying:

Question: Where did you come from?

Response: I came from the Light, the place where the Light came into being by itself.

Question: Who are you?

Response: I am a Son of the Living Father. I am one of the elect.

Question: What is the proof of the Father in you?

Response: It is motion and it is rest.

--Jesus, paraphrase of saying 50, The Gospel According To Thomas

To reach Light Consciousness, higher energy forms called chakras, which exist outside the brain, will be activated. In Yogic terms, these are the chakras above the head and from the earth itself. These may be referred to as the 8th-12th chakras, depending upon the model being used. In any case, if one stays in the ego brain, then it’s not possible to be immortal.

6. Should I attend church or any other religious organization?

Absolutely not! The New Testament scholar, Professor Bart D. Ehrman, has done an excellent job of demonstrating that the New Testament is a fraudulent document. Readers are invited to read his text, Lost Christianities or his college lectures via The Teaching Company, the New Testament (and others). 

What apparently happened is this: Saying books such as Thomas and Q were widely circulated after Jesus' resurrection. The leader of the earliest of Jesus’ followers were led by James, the brother of Jesus, who was an eyewitness to Jesus’ resurrection. Then darkness came. Paul invented what became the Catholic Church. This group claimed salvation could come only by going directly to them; they banned the reading of Jesus’ original sayings by burning all copies they could get their hands on; they invented doctrines of death—claiming that Jesus' life meant nothing—salvation could only come through the shedding of his blood; they invented the doctrines of heaven and hell; they changed God’s Holy Day from the 7th day of the week to the first day of the week; they burned to the stake anyone who would dare challenge their teachings which originates directly from Satan. To this day, these unrepentant beings still claim to be the original followers of Jesus, when they are the followers of that which is evil.

Please see a previous post on this blog supporting the claim that the New testament is fraudulent for additional insights:

Supporting the Claim: “The New Testament is a Fraudulent Document”


 7. Is there anything in the New Testament of value?
Yes. In I Corinthians 15, we have Paul’s historical record of the 500 who saw the risen Jesus. Note that this book is one of the earliest documents which attest to Jesus’ Resurrection, having been written about 50 A.D. or about 20 years of Jesus’ resurrection.

For the most part, the New Testament is a series of invented stories and thus are of no spiritual value.  Please see  Forgeries In the New Testament and  The Bart Ehrman Blog  for additional insights.

8. If I follow the teachings of Jesus can I still take care of my family?

No.  “Jesus said, ‘whoever does not hate his father and mother cannot be a disciple of me, and whoever does not hate brothers and sisters and bear the cross as I do will not be worthy of me' ” (Saying 55). Also, those who are merchants and buyers will not enter the Kingdom of God (Saying 64).

9. Is there some group or organization I can join?

Since I started the Thomas Immortality Project February 22, 2016, there is no group to turn to. The purpose of this project is to restore the original message of Jesus—physical immortality is available today—to the world. The reader is invited to email me at Safeway7354@gmail.com to share any insights. Please see the original post on this blog which restored Jesus’ original message:

Sabbath Sermon: “Physical Immorality: The Second Fire that Set the World Ablaze in 1945”


 

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