Metalogos The Gospels of Thomas & Philip & Truth

ut rather they are (Sons) of [God].
(¹asyndeton; Ecl 11:5, Isa 29:23, Jn 1:12-13 3:3,
Ph 33; Kahlil Gibran, The Prophet: ‘Your children
are not your children; they are the sons and
daughters of Life's longing for itself. They come
through you but not from you; and though they are
with you, yet they belong not to you.’)
130. (The human) who creates works
manifestly, and he himself is manifest;
(the human) who begets [acts]
in [secret], and he [hides himself from]
the imagery [of others]. (Thus also) the
Creator [indeed] creates visibly; yet in
begetting He [begets the] Sons in
secret. (i.e. we are begotten in the Spirit whilst
our sensory experiences are created; Ph 93)
131. No [one will be able] to know on
what day [the man] and the woman
mate with each other, except
themselves only. For marriage in the
world is a sacrament for those who
have taken a spouse. If the marriage of
impurity (!) is hidden, how much more is
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