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Gospel of Thomas · 99 of 114 · tr. Thomas O. Lambdin

Logion 99

The disciples said to him, "Your brothers and your mother are standing outside." He said to them, "Those here who do the will of my father are my brothers and my mother. It is they who will enter the kingdom of my father."
Themes
Living Godtheology

The divine conceived as active, present, and dynamic—not an abstract principle but a personal responsive reality.

The attribution of a will to the Father characterizes the divine as an active, dynamic presence.

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Anthropomorphismtheology

Attributing human characteristics, emotions, or form to the divine; embodied divine imagery.

[auto] Divine and salvific relationships are described using human familial roles such as Father, Mother, and Brothers.

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Paradox As Teachingethics

Using apparent contradiction, reversal, or riddle to destabilise ordinary understanding and induce insight.

[auto] The teaching reverses conventional social norms by prioritizing spiritual will over biological lineage for kinship.

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Pneumatic Electsoteriology

A spiritual elite who possess the divine spark and are predestined for salvation, contrasted with psychic (faithful) and hylic (material) persons.

[auto] The passage delineates a spiritual elite defined by obedience to the Father, distinct from biological relatives standing outside.

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Return To Sourcesoteriology

The soul's journey back to its divine origin, reversing the fall into matter through stages of purification or illumination.

[auto] Entering the kingdom of the Father represents the soul's return to its divine origin.

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