▁the ▁apost les ▁are ▁casting ▁lots ▁to ▁choose ▁where ▁they ▁will ▁mission , ▁Thomas ▁initially ▁ref uses ▁to ▁go ▁to ▁India . ▁However , ▁Jesus ▁appears ▁in ▁human ▁form ▁to ▁sell ▁Thomas ▁as ▁a ▁slave ▁to ▁a ▁merchant ▁going ▁to ▁India , ▁after ▁which ▁Jesus ▁disapp ears . ▁▁ ▁Also ▁in ▁line ▁with ▁doc etic ▁thinking ▁is ▁Jesus ' ▁st ance ▁on ▁sex . ▁In ▁one ▁scene ▁a ▁couple ▁is ▁married , ▁and ▁Jesus ▁mi rac ul ously ▁appears ▁to ▁the ▁b ride ▁in ▁the ▁br idal ▁chamber . ▁He ▁speak s ▁against ▁cop ulating , ▁even ▁if ▁it ▁is ▁for ▁the ▁purpose ▁of ▁reprodu ction . ▁This ▁indicates ▁that ▁the ▁spiritual ▁world ▁is ▁more ▁important ▁than ▁the ▁earth ly ▁one , ▁and ▁therefore ▁Christians ▁should ▁not ▁be ▁concerned ▁with ▁reprodu ction . ▁ ▁References ▁ ▁External ▁links ▁▁▁ ▁Med ly c ott ▁India ▁and ▁Apost le ▁Thomas ▁Act s ▁of ▁Thomas ▁Ed . ▁Men ach ery ▁ ▁Early ▁Christian ▁Writ ings : ▁Act s ▁of ▁Thomas ▁ ▁The ▁G nost ic ▁Society ▁Library : ▁From ▁the ▁translation ▁and ▁notes ▁by ▁M . ▁R . ▁James ▁in ▁The ▁Ap oc ry phal ▁New ▁Testament , ▁Oxford ▁ 1 9 2 4 . ▁ ▁Category : G nost ic ism ▁Thomas ▁Thomas , ▁Act s ▁of ▁Category : Th omas ▁the ▁Apost le <0x0A> </s> ▁The ▁S ül ze ▁Salt works ▁() ▁was ▁a ▁' sal ine ', ▁or ▁salt works , ▁on ▁the ▁Lü ne burg ▁He ath ▁in ▁Germany ▁which ▁was ▁worked