The Parable of the Jars

1It is like some who have left their home, having jars that were no good in places. They broke them, but the master of the house suffers no loss. Instead, he rejoices, because in place of the bad jars there are jars that are full and complete. For this is the judgment that has come from above; it has judged everyone. It is a drawn, two-edged sword that cuts both ways. The Word, which is in the hearts of those who speak it, appeared. It is not just a sound, but it was incarnated (embodied).

2A great disturbance arose among the jars, because some were empty and others filled; some were provided for and others poured out; some were purified and others broken. All the realms were shaken and disturbed because they had no order or stability. Error was anxious. It did not know what to do; it grieved, mourned, and hurt itself because it knew nothing. The knowledge that is its (Error’s) destruction approached it (Error) and all that emanated from it. Error is empty, with nothing inside it.

3Truth came into their midst, and all that emanated knew it. They welcomed the Father in Truth with a complete power that joins them with the Father. Truth is the Father’s mouth; the Holy Spirit is his tongue. Everyone who loves the Truth and is joined to the Truth is joined to the Father’s mouth. By his tongue they will receive the Holy Spirit. This is the revelation of the Father and his manifestation to his generations. He revealed what was hidden of himself; he explained it, because who has anything, if not the Father alone?