During our class discussion on Gnosticism this week, we spoke a little about The Divine Spark. I thought it was a little odd how the two came together. So, a quick thought process outline:
-A "divine spark" somehow made it into a select group of souls in the material universe.
- These select souls would require a redeemer to be led (with "the spark") back into the spiritual world.
- Knowledge is salvation.
- People were saved from their own ignorance, not sin.
Did this Divine Spark give people the ability to acquire knowledge? If this spark did impart the ability to know, why was a redeemer required? Doesn't quite make sense...
All the while, I can't help but equate the Divine Spark to the All Spark. Wikipedia that.
You're right that doesn't make any sense. The only thing I can think of for the purpose of the redeemer is that maybe the redeemer helps you acquire knowledge and stay on track of salvation throughout your life instead of straying away from that knowledge.
ReplyDeleteP.S. Transformers is awesome.