JonHawk said:
His “gifts to men” were given until we are all joined together in the same faith and in the same knowledge about the Son of God.
...In other words, No one who denies the Son has the Father; he who acknowledges the Son has the Father as well. 1 John 2:23
"It's not what Paul and Jesus say." Now you took it up a notch and outdid captain delusion, GM.
Paul advocated " face to face" with Jesus:
"That the Messiah must suffer and be the first one to rise from death, to announce the light of salvation to the Jews and to the Gentiles.” Acts 6:23
Some brethren even sing about it:
Face to face with Christ, my Savior,
When with rapture I behold him,
Jesus Christ who died for me
Giving joyful thanks to the Father, who has qualified you to share in the inheritance of his holy people in the kingdom of the light of His Son.
Col 1:12-15
The emphasis for some is what they dimly know, while for others it is on what was promised.
If what you heard in the beginning remains in you, you also will remain in the Son and in the Father.
And this is what he promised us—eternal life.
I am writing these things to you about those who are trying to lead you astray. 1 John 2;24-26
Inevitably in your not so special gnostic teaching, you'll end up winging it and denying Jesus as Gary Mac is in the habit of doing.
'Not neglecting to gather together, as some are in the habit of doing,'
For Christ did not take on himself the glory of becoming a high priest. But God said to him,
“You are my Son;
Today I have become your Father.” 6 And he says in another place,
“You are a priest forever, in the order of Melchizedek.”
... Once made perfect, He became the source of eternal salvation for all who obey him; Heb 5
Because God wanted to make the unchanging nature of his purpose very clear to the heirs of what was promised, he confirmed it with an oath. 18 God did this so that, so these are two things that don’t change, because it’s impossible for God to lie. He did this so that we, who have taken refuge in him, can be strengthened in faith; [Abraham did not waver through unbelief regarding the promise of God, but was strengthened Rom 4:20]
19 We have this hope as an anchor for the soul, firm and secure. It enters the inner sanctuary behind the curtain, 20 where our forerunner, Jesus, has entered on our behalf. He has become a high priest forever, in the order of Melchizedek. Heb 6
Since your seared gnostic conscience is not going to allow to drink freely from the fountain of living water, Jesus Christ,
how about a bon voyage song? :