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fairy boy - yes, something like that. Most of the Gnostic scriptures have been destroyed, and the horrible persecution (unfortunately they did not endure). What is left behind, much of it is very difficult to understand. But I would say that my belief on this subject is close to that.
xaniiu - Xris is right, one might ask, why is free will so important that suffering should be allowed? and of course Someone else might say, well what about the Tsunami? That incident involved a free will yet untaped, unawares. We could stop the Iraq war tonight if MANY of us believed strong enough, but never the less - why does a child suffer and or even die? To that answer, one must look at nature, it is the reflection of the personality of God, and it's not always compassionate, the strong survive and the weak die. But when one thing dies another thing is born.
There is a scripture that explains why - I need to find it again so I can quote it, seeing this question comes up so often.
In Genesis it says that God repented of himself that he had made man. This other scripture digs a little deeper into that.
The father repented to her that he had made mankind, he was very distraught and wanted to destroy them for they would become evil, but she prevented him explaining that the seeds of truth would sprout heartily and you shall harvest a greater truth.
Thats about what it said, I can't remember it word for word, I should find it. I found this scripture fascinated as it connected with Jesus's often reference to the harvest, the reaper, the sower, etc.
Anyways - the point is - This freedom, though it allows us to do awfull things, and sometimes even in the name of God, we are growing, maturing, until someday, our us, full grown will be ready to be harvested, and leaving behind our physical shell.
"A fool says I know and a wise man says I wonder."
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