Wherefore he did not himself suffer death, but Simon, a certain man of Cyrene, being compelled, bore the cross in his stead; so that this latter being transfigured by him, that he might be thought to be Jesus, was crucified, through ignorance and error, while Jesus himself received the form of Simon, and, standing by, laughed at them. For since he was an incorporeal power, and the Nous (mind) of the unborn father, he transfigured himself as he pleased, and thus ascended to him who had sent him, deriding them, inasmuch as he could not be laid hold of, and was invisible to all. Those, then, who know these things have been freed from the principalities who formed the world; so that it is not incumbent on us to confess him who was crucified, but him who came in the form of a man, and was thought to be crucified, and was called Jesus, and was sent by the Father.
(The Church Father Iranaeus, Against Heresies, Chapter XXIV.-Doctrines of Saturninus and Basilides)
Notice how Iranaeus says “through ignorance and error” the Jews misapprehended, and crucified the wrong person.
2006-09-26 23:58:49 · 5 answers · asked by Anonymous in Society & Culture ➔ Religion & Spirituality
What passes for modern Christianity bears no resemblance to true Christianity.
Love and blessings
don
2006-09-27 00:02:05 · answer #1 · answered by Anonymous · 1⤊ 0⤋
The Gnostics trust that and so do the Docetics. Out of 34 Gospels, the Council of Nicaea in 325 ordered the burning of 30 and easily 4 Gospels were known through the trinitarian polytheists. i trust many early Christians doubted the crucifixion of Jesus, and many modern scholars trust that the crucifixion tale changed into no longer further to the Bible till the three hundred and sixty 5 days 70, or perhaps 100. understand that it changed into Paul who propagated this tale alongside with the parable that salvation ought to easily be led to through crucifixion.
2016-11-24 21:58:07 · answer #2 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
true born christians believe that Jesus Christ was crucified /. it is only the fakle christian or not really and true christian ;that claimed jesus was not crucified. speak with ; bases and do not conclude without basis
2006-09-27 00:06:38 · answer #3 · answered by Jesus M 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
you are a true follower of those Gnostic Gospels, aren't you?...
2006-09-27 00:06:21 · answer #4 · answered by Pikachu 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
go gnostics
2006-09-27 00:02:46 · answer #5 · answered by Anonymous · 1⤊ 0⤋