The Gospel of Sophie?

If you have been following the Gospel of Judas junk, you will totally appreciate the Secret Gospel of Keith. (Readers of this blog will recognize Mike Svigel's name, because months ago he brought us Coffee as a Means of Grace.) After reading it, I'm tempted to go translate the lost Gospel of Sophie. The only problem is that it's an ancient Gnostic gospel, and that poses a clear conflict of interest for me. You see, I co-authored a book titled Sexual Intimacy in Marriage. And if you know anything about Gnosticism, you know it can be summed up something like this: secret knowledge good, spirit good, matter bad. And that causes a big problem, because God made mystery revealed good, spirit good, matter good. Ramification: God made sex--body and spirit together revealing (not hiding, but picturing) a mystery: the union of Christ and the church. I wonder how many people who embrace the old lie as a new truth are willing to give up embracing?

I spent my week scrapping the issue of Kindred Spirit we had planned for the summer and scrambling for resources to help readers separate truth from fiction when The Da Vinci Code hits in May, as well as helping them cut through the baloney on The Gospel of Judas. So this morning I loved filling my mind with Truth by standing and singing "Son of God, God the Son...Immortal, Invisible God only Wise, so holy, too beautiful for earthly eyes...now in flesh appearing...eternal all-powerful, the great I AM, the mighty lion of Judah is Calvary's Lamb... " You can hear a version of it, too. And watch if you wish.

The Gospel of Judas is a Gnostic work. Gnosticism says spiritual knowledge is for a few select people; the Gospel of Jesus is inclusive. Spiritual knowledge is accessible to all.