Jesus Christ's Sexual Departure

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A lthough, there were various people within the church that believed misguided beliefs about the LORD’S sexual presence, there still rose up those that knew the mystery of mysteries. It is alleged Christ teachings were kept concealed though the centuries by the brotherhood of Jesus Christ beginnings that one may say were the ‘Truth holders.’ They quietly kept one of the supreme secrets alive through time; which was the knowing of God’s ‘real’ sexual presence within humanity. The group attempted to nurture Jesus teachings as they were handed down; exalting Christ’s sacred truths through time. This following evolved into what some assume is the elect brotherhood within the Catholic Church. This establishment took many years to cultivate and …show more content…
For some, it is possible the Old and New Testament may be absent a treasure chest full of valuable sexual truths. A quantity of these somewhat obscure writings declared secret mystical knowledge; which a substantial number of these texts were developed around 70 B.C.-A.D. 150. Reportedly mystifying teachings of these writings concern odd and peculiar sayings about “sex and the acts carried out by sex.” In antiquity, these writings were mainly deemed as heresy by the church. (In the early Church, ‘heresy’ was considered as ‘other beliefs’ from the mainstream doctrine. Heresy was leveled against a group of believers when their beliefs questioned or were viewed as challenging the church’s …show more content…
The texts are believed to pertain to a group of early Christians, the gnostics; which endorsed the teachings consisting of ‘esoteric knowledge’ of spiritual truths. One highly controversial belief within this doctrine teaches that it is critical for one to gain certain ‘knowledge,’ saying it was because it is essential to salvation. (Notably, in the Catholic priesthood, some early teachings state the belief in celibacy is also essential for salvation). The main Gnostic teachings, evolved from various groups during early Christianity, and is said to be given only to the elect or followers involve with initiations into the great mysteries. Again, the more mystifying teachings of these writings concern odd and peculiar sayings about “sex and the acts carried out by

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