Q. What is the current attitude of the church toward the Gospel of St. Thomas? Is it scripture or possibly a lost book of the Bible? If not, what is it? (Submitted by: Brian) A. Since the "Gospel of St. Thomas" teaches doctrines not in harmony with the rest of the Bible, for example, that there were two separate creations of mankind — one PERFECT, the second FLAWED— and that men living today can acquire the "image of God", it is viewed with great skepticism except for a certain cult-like following of people who believe that it more accurately reflects the "real" Jesus than Matthew, Mark, Luke and John. One key to my personal skepticism is that the same people who advocate a "Q" gospel, from which the other gospels were derived, are proponents of the Gospel of St. Thomas. |
