Yeah, the more you know the better prepared you are for the journey. I personally experienced revelation in a monastery of the Forrest sect of therevada Buddhism though, which some would call heretical, but holy spirit is holy spirit no matter where you find your true self... It's the same light.
Certainly, I think of them as a framework on how to read the Bible. By that I mean having that foreknowledge really illuminates passages that would have been otherwise confusing.
Do you happen to be interested in the lost gospels, hermetical texts and everything in between?
Yeah, the more you know the better prepared you are for the journey. I personally experienced revelation in a monastery of the Forrest sect of therevada Buddhism though, which some would call heretical, but holy spirit is holy spirit no matter where you find your true self... It's the same light.
Certainly, I think of them as a framework on how to read the Bible. By that I mean having that foreknowledge really illuminates passages that would have been otherwise confusing.
Yes, the knowledge can corrupt a person. One of the many reasons I find it hard to have a decent conversation with the like minded on the subject.