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Gospel of Truth · 17 of 18
Conclusion
1.Then regarding what remains, let them be aware in their places that it is inappropriate for me, given that I have attained to the place of rest, to speak anything, but I have attained even to be devoted always to the Father of the all, and to those who are brothers in truth, those on whom the love of the Father flows, and inside of whom no deficiency of him prevails.
2.Those are the ones who are revealed in truth, dwelling in life in truth and in eternity, and uttering the light that is perfect and full of the seed of the Father, and that dwells inside his heart, as well as inside the fullness.
3.His spirit rejoices inside him, and it gives glory to the one inside whom it dwelled, because he is beneficent, and his children are perfect, and they deserve his name, because he is the Father.
4.Children of this kind are what he desires.
Asked of Guide
Why does the author stop teaching and say he has “attained to the place of rest” here?
The author says he has “attained to the place of rest” because his work is complete: he is settled in devotion to “the Father of the all” and among “brothers in truth,” so there is nothing more for him to teach. He describes those who remain as already revealed, “dwelling in life in truth and in eternity,” carrying the “light that is perfect” within them, which means the message he came to give has landed in its intended recipients.
This closing affirms that the true community are those transformed inwardly—their spirit rejoices and “gives glory” because they are “perfect” and bear the Father’s name. The tone and language echo Valentinian themes found elsewhere, for example in the Gospel of Philip, where inner knowledge and being filled by the Father’s fullness mark who belongs to the true circle.
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