It is more polite and helpful to eat soup with a spoon instead of a knife.

But you can use a knife.
But it is the soup that is eaten, not the spoon or the knife.

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After he rose from the dead, his twelve disciples and seven women continued to
be his followers, and went to Galilee onto the mountain called "Divination and
Joy". When they gathered together and were perplexed about the underlying
reality of the universe and the plan, and the holy providence, and the power of
the authorities, and about everything the Savior is doing with them in the
secret of the holy plan, the Savior appeared - not in his previous form, but in
the invisible spirit. And his likeness resembles a great angel of light. But his
resemblance I must not describe. No mortal flesh could endure it, but only pure,
perfect flesh, like that which he taught us about on the mountain called "Of the
Olives" in Galilee.

And he said: "Peace be to you, My peace I give you!" And they all marveled and
were afraid. The Savior laughed and said to them: "What are you thinking about?
Are you perplexed? What are you searching for?"

Philip said: "For the underlying reality of the universe and the plan."

The Savior said to them: "I want you to know that all men are born on earth from
the foundation of the world until now, being dust, while they have inquired
about God, who he is and what he is like, have not found him. Now the wisest
among them have speculated from the ordering of the world and (its) movement.
But their speculation has not reached the truth. For it is said that the
ordering is directed in three ways, by all the philosophers, (and) hence they do
not agree. For some of them say about the world that it is directed by itself.
Others, that it is providence (that directs it). Others, that it is fate. But it
is none of these. Again, of the three voices I have just mentioned, none is
close to the truth, and (they are) from man. But I, who came from Infinite
Light, I am here - for I know him (Light) - that I might speak to you about the
precise nature of the truth. For whatever is from itself is a polluted life; it
is self-made. Providence has no wisdom in it. And fate does not discern. But to
you it is given to know; and whoever is worthy of knowledge will receive (it),
whoever has not been begotten by the sowing of unclean rubbing but by First Who
Was Sent, for he is an immortal in the midst of mortal men."

Matthew said to him: "Lord, no one can find the truth except through you.
Therefore teach us the truth."

The Savior said: "He Who Is is ineffable. No principle knew him, no authority,
no subjection, nor any creature from the foundation of the world until now,
except he alone, and anyone to whom he wants to make revelation through him who
is from First Light. From now on, I am the Great Savior. For he is immortal and
eternal. Now he is eternal, having no birth; for everyone who has birth will
perish. He is unbegotten, having no beginning; for everyone who has a beginning
has an end. Since no one rules over him, he has no name; for whoever has a name
is the creation of another."


--The Sophia (Wisdom) of Jesus Christ.


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