1. Seeking the kingdom of The Greatest Creator is the most valuable and meaningful thing for life
“What good will it be for a man if he gains the whole world, yet forfeits his soul? Or what can a man give in exchange for his soul?” (Matthew 16:26, Mark 8:36, Luke 9:25)
“Do not rejoice that the spirits submit to you, but rejoice that your names are written in heaven. ” (Luke 10:20)
“Among those born of women there has not risen anyone greater than John the Baptist; yet he who is least in the kingdom of heaven is greater than he.” (Matthew 11:11-12, Luke 7:28, Gospel of Thomas 46)
“The kingdom of heaven is like treasure hidden in a field. When a man found it, he hid it again, and then in his joy went and sold all he had and bought that field.” (Matthew 13:44, Gospel of Thomas 109)
“The kingdom of heaven is like a merchant looking for fine pearls. When he found one of great value, he went away and sold everything he had and bought it.” (Matthew 13:45-46, Gospel of Thomas 76)
“Do not be afraid, little flock, for your Father has been pleased to give you the kingdom.” (Luke 12:32)
“Seek first his kingdom and his righteousness, and all these things will be given to you as well.” (Matthew 6:33, Luke 12:31)
2. To get back to the kingdom of The Greatest Creator, one should repent
“Repent, for the kingdom of heaven is near.” (Matthew 4:17, Mark 1:15)
“I have not come to call the righteous, but sinners to repentance.” (Luke 5:32, Matthew 9:13, Mark 2:17)
“I tell you that in the same way there will be more rejoicing in heaven over one sinner who repents than over ninety-nine righteous persons who do not need to repent.” (Luke 15:7)
“If your right eye causes you to sin, gouge it out and throw it away. It is better for you to lose one part of your body than for your whole body to be thrown into hell.” (Matthew 5:29, Matthew 18:9, Mark 9:47)
“If your hand or your foot causes you to sin, cut it off and throw it away. It is better for you to enter life maimed or crippled than to have two hands or two feet and be thrown into eternal fire.” (Matthew 18:8, Mark 9:43-45, Matthew 5:30)
3. For whoever wants to have the eternal life in heaven, should deny himself
“I tell you the truth, unless a kernel of wheat falls to the ground and dies, it remains only a single seed. But if it dies, it produces many seeds.The man who loves his life will lose it, while the man who hates his life in this world will keep it for eternal life.” (John 12:24-25)
“If anyone would come after me, he must deny himself and take up his cross and follow me. For whoever wants to save his life will lose it, but whoever loses his life for me will find it.” (Matthew 16:24-25, Mark 8:34-35, Luke 9:23-24)
4. Who can enter heaven are those do the will of The Greatest Creator, and they have been born again and like little children
“Not everyone who says to me, ‘Lord, Lord,’ will enter the kingdom of heaven, but only he who does the will of my Father who is in heaven.” (Matthew 7:21)
“I tell you the truth, no one can see the kingdom of God unless he is born again.” (John 3:3)
“I tell you the truth, unless you change and become like little children, you will never enter the kingdom of heaven.” (Matthew 18:3, Matthew 19:14, Mark 10:15, Luke 18:17)
“These infants being suckled are like those who enter the kingdom. When you make the two one, and when you make the inside like the outside and the outside like the inside, and the above like the below, and when you make the male and the female one and the same, so that the male not be male nor the female; and when you fashion eyes in the place of an eye, and a hand in place of a hand, and a foot in place of a foot, and a likeness in place of a likeness; then will you enter the kingdom.” (Gospel of Thomas 22)
5. To enter the kingdom of The Greatest Creator, one should flee from the marriage and family
“For some are eunuchs because they were born that way; others were made that way by men; and others have renounced marriage because of the kingdom of heaven. The one who can accept this should accept it.” (Matthew 19:12)
“At the resurrection people will neither marry nor be given in marriage; they will be like the angels in heaven.” (Matthew 22:30, Mark 12:25, Luke 20:35)
“No one who has left home or wife or brothers or parents or children for the sake of the kingdom of God will fail to receive many times as much in this age and, in the age to come, eternal life.” (Luke 18:29-30)
“Blessed are the solitary and elect, for you will find the kingdom. For you are from it, and to it you will return.” (Gospel of Thomas 49)
“I myself shall lead her in order to make her male, so that she too may become a living spirit resembling you males. For every woman who will make herself male will enter the kingdom of heaven.” (Gospel of Thomas 114)
6. To enter the Kingdom of The Greatest Creator, one should not pursue to possess anything of earth, and lay down the possession belong to earth.
“It is easier for a camel to go through the eye of a needle than for a rich man to enter the kingdom of God.” (Matthew 19:24, Mark 10:25, Luke 18:25)
“Blessed are you who are poor, for yours is the kingdom of God.” (Luke 6:20, Gospel of Thomas 54)
“My kingdom is not of this world.” (John 18:36)
“Do not store up for yourselves treasures on earth, but store up for yourselves treasures in heaven.” (Matthew 6:19-20, Luke 12:33)
“No one who puts his hand to the plow and looks back is fit for service in the kingdom of God.” (Luke 9:62)
“The kingdom of the father is like a certain woman who was carrying a jar full of meal. While she was walking on the road, still some distance from home, the handle of the jar broke and the meal emptied out behind her on the road. She did not realize it; she had noticed no accident. When she reached her house, she set the jar down and found it empty.” (Gospel of Thomas 97)
“The last will be first, and the first will be last.” (Matthew 20:16, Luke 13:30)
7. To enter the kingdom of The Greatest Creator, one should pay off the debt to earth and forgive enemies
“I tell you the truth, you will not get out until you have paid the last penny.” (Matthew 5:26, Luke 12:59)
“Blessed are you when men hate you, when they exclude you and insult you and reject your name as evil, because of the Son of Man. Rejoice in that day and leap for joy, because great is your reward in heaven.” (Luke 6:22-23, Matthew 5:10-12)
“Do not resist an evil person. If someone strikes you on the right cheek, turn to him the other also. And if someone wants to sue you and take your tunic, let him have your cloak as well. If someone forces you to go one mile, go with him two miles. Give to the one who asks you, and do not turn away from the one who wants to borrow from you.” (Matthew 5:39-42)
“All men will hate you because of me, but he who stands firm to the end will be saved.” (Matthew 10:22, Mark 13:13, Luke 21:17-19)
“Love your enemies and pray for those who persecute you, that you may be sons of your Father in heaven. He causes his sun to rise on the evil and the good, and sends rain on the righteous and the unrighteous.” (Matthew 5:44-45, Luke 6:35)
“For if you forgive men when they sin against you, your heavenly Father will also forgive you.” (Matthew 6:14)
“In anger his master turned him over to the jailers to be tortured, until he should pay back all he owed. This is how my heavenly Father will treat each of you unless you forgive your brother from your heart.” (Matthew 18:34-35)
8. There is no Last Judgement, one will enter heaven as long as he meets the requirements of heaven at the moment of his death
“Do you not say, ‘Four months more and then the harvest’? I tell you, open your eyes and look at the fields! They are ripe for harvest. Even now the reaper draws his wages, even now he harvests the crop for eternal life, so that the sower and the reaper may be glad together. Thus the saying ‘One sows and another reaps’ is true. I sent you to reap what you have not worked for. Others have done the hard work, and you have reaped the benefits of their labor.” (John 4:35-38)
“I tell you the truth, some who are standing here will not taste death before they see the kingdom of God come with power.” (Mark 9:1, Luke 9:27, Matthew 16:28)
“Then he said, ‘Jesus, remember me when you come into your kingdom.’ Jesus answered him, ‘I tell you the truth, today you will be with me in paradise.’” (Luke 23:42-43)
“The kingdom of God does not come with your careful observation, nor will people say, ‘Here it is,’ or ‘There it is,’ because the kingdom of God is within you.” (Luke 17:20-21, Gospel of Thomas 113)
“If those who lead you say to you, ‘See, the kingdom is in the sky,’ then the birds of the sky will precede you. If they say to you, ‘It is in the sea,’ then the fish will precede you. Rather, the kingdom is inside of you, and it is outside of you. When you come to know yourselves, then you will become known, and you will realize that it is you who are the sons of the living father. But if you will not know yourselves, you dwell in poverty and it is you who are that poverty.” (Gospel of Thomas 3)
9. About the harvest
“The one who sowed the good seed is the Son of Man. The field is the world, and the good seed stands for the sons of the kingdom. The weeds are the sons of the evil one, and the enemy who sows them is the devil. The harvest is the end of the age, and the harvesters are angels.” (Matthew 13:37-39)
“Look at the fig tree and all the trees. When they sprout leaves, you can see for yourselves and know that summer is near. Even so, when you see these things happening, you know that the kingdom of God is near.” (Luke 21:29-31)
“As it was in the days of Noah, so it will be at the coming of the Son of Man.” (Matthew 24:37)
“So you also must be ready, because the Son of Man will come at an hour when you do not expect him.” (Matthew 24:44, Luke 12:40)
“This is how it will be at the end of the age. The angels will come and separate the wicked from the righteous, and throw them into the fiery furnace, where there will be weeping and gnashing of teeth.” (Matthew 13:49-50, Gospel of Thomas 57)
“Many are invited, but few are chosen.” (Matthew 22:14)
“Enter through the narrow gate. For wide is the gate and broad is the road that leads to destruction, and many enter through it. But small is the gate and narrow the road that leads to life, and only a few find it.” (Matthew 7:13-14, Luke 13:24)
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