Nag Hammadi Scriptures: Should they be apart of a Christian's Library?

This is an age of Knowledge. Everyone wants to "Know" and be aware of all things. The Bible speaks of a time such as this. Dan 12:4  But thou, O Daniel, shut up the words, and seal the book, even to the time of the end: many shall run to and fro, and knowledge shall be increased. I believe we live in that time Jesus warned Daniel about. Knowledge increases daily and they're coming up with new ways to make even more knowledge accessible. You can find yourself with a case of knowledge overload. As a believer in Christ we must test everything by the spirit. We can't just run and pick up any and everything. I've stated before that I read and watch documentaries that others wouldn't because of the calling on my life. Nevertheless, I don't advise many to do the same. These different things can shatter your faith into pieces if you are not grounded. My calling is to teach and make believers aware of what God requires of us and the schemes of the enemy. I never study anything without praying and making sure I'm asking for God's revelation knowledge. I don't want knowledge from anything ungodly. This will happpen if you don't cover yourself through prayer. You will be deceived out of your inheritance just like Eve in the Garden of Eden. Daily I'm asking God if there is anything I need to strip or release to have a closer walk with him. I don't want anything blocking my communication with him. Discernment is very important in these end times.

What are the Nag Hammadi Scriptures?

These writings were found in 1945 in Nag Hammadi Eygpt. They are also called early Christian Gnostic gospels. They have the gospel of Thomas, Peter, the origin of creation, etc. just to name a few. The creation story is totally different from what we believe. It states that the mother god Sophia is the almighty god and that our God is ignorant because he doesn't know that she is above him. It also states that she bore our God, which would mean he has a beginning of days. This is not true. It states that he did create the earth which made him arrogant and because of that he wanted everything to worship him (also not true). The Nag Hammadi goes on to say more about our God but you get the picture. In addition, it also depicts Jesus totally different. It says that he was closer to his women devotees vs. the 12 disciples. The Gnostics and Mystics often push the mother goddess. It's no different here. These scriptures have no place on your shelves unless God instructs you to read them. They are completely different from the Holy Bible. The Bible doesn't contradict itself. Scripture interprets scripture. Just like today there were groups who wrote their own gospels and made religions to suit their lifestyles. Historians don't believe Thomas and Peter actually wrote these by the way.  These texts simply show there is nothing new under the sun. The devil has been lying and deceiving since the beginning. This is one of his deception tactics to confuse the body. He wants to steal, kill and destroy us spiritually. He wants to strip us of our inheritance from the father through our faith in Jesus. Our faith is credited to us as righteousness just like Abraham, if we lose faith we lose righteousness and only the righteous will see God. The devil is clever but our God knows all , sees all and has all power. He doesn't leave us ignorant and defenseless. This is why he has certain individuals in the body to study and  reveal this to us, to make his children aware of the coming deception. 

 I have these two here because they go hand in hand. Gnosticism is a modern name for a variety of ancient religious ideas and systems, originating in Jewish-Christian( don't let the word Christian trick you) milieux in the first and second century AD. Gnosticism comes from the Greek: gnosis which means knowledge. Some religions and sects mostly in the few hundred years before and after Jesus are said to be gnostic or practice gnosticism. In Their beliefs they constructed an evil God and beings of the Old Testament to explain the ​creation of the world (matter) and considered Jesus Christ a wholly spiritual God. They also believe we are all gods. We must look within for the answers not above.  In Mysticism , they learn that there is a higher, holistic reality. This reality can be understood as a higher consciousness that encompasses everything and permeates everything. This is where Yoga, Terot cards, spirit guides, ect. come in. Yes I said Yoga. This is what the New Age teachings are all about, gnosticism and mysticism . I will go more in depth about New Age teachings in a later blog. 

What Should We do?

Take the advice of Paul Colossians 2:4,8,10 (4)And this I say, lest any man should beguile (deceive) you with enticing words. (8)Beware lest any man spoil you through philosophy and vain deceit, after the tradition of men, after the rudiments(elementary religious teachings coming from the world) of this world, and not after Christ. (10)For we are complete in him which is the head of all principality and power. 2 Corinthians 10:5 Casting down every imagination and every high thing that exalts itself against the knowledge of God and bringing into captivity every thought to the obedience of Christ. I believe we are in the endtimes. They are no longer coming, they are here. We have a lot ahead of us as believers in Christ. We must pray without ceasing, Read the Holy scriptures, Hold fast to what is good and abstain from all forms of evil (1 thessalonians 5:17,21,22)