▁G nost ic ▁views ▁of ▁the ▁origin ▁and ▁nature ▁of ▁man kind ▁and ▁the ▁sacr aments ▁of ▁bapt ism , ▁un ction ▁and ▁marriage . ▁The ▁G ospel ▁emphas izes ▁the ▁sacr amental ▁nature ▁of ▁the ▁em brace ▁between ▁man ▁and ▁woman ▁in ▁the ▁nu pt ial ▁chamber , ▁which ▁is ▁an ▁arch et ype ▁of ▁spiritual ▁unity , ▁which ▁ent ails ▁the ▁ind iss ol ub le ▁nature ▁of ▁marriage . ▁Many ▁of ▁the ▁say ings ▁are ▁ident ifi ably ▁G nost ic , ▁and ▁often ▁appear ▁quite ▁myster ious ▁and ▁en ig m atic ▁( th ese ▁are ▁from ▁the ▁translation ▁by ▁ ): ▁ ▁One ▁saying ▁in ▁particular ▁appears ▁to ▁identify ▁the ▁levels ▁of ▁init iation ▁in ▁g nost ic ism , ▁although ▁what ▁exactly ▁the ▁br idal ▁chamber ▁represented ▁in ▁g nost ic ▁thought ▁is ▁currently ▁a ▁matter ▁of ▁great ▁debate : ▁ ▁One ▁possibility ▁is ▁that ▁the ▁br idal ▁chamber ▁refers ▁symbol ically ▁to ▁the ▁relationship ▁of ▁trust ▁and ▁singular ▁dev otion ▁that ▁should ▁exist ▁between ▁God ▁( b ride g room ) ▁and ▁man kind ▁( b ride ) ▁– ▁just ▁as ▁the ▁marriage ▁relationship ▁( bed ch am ber ) ▁implies ▁a ▁dev otion ▁of ▁husband ▁and ▁wife ▁to ▁each ▁other ▁that ▁is ▁expected ▁to ▁exclude ▁all ▁other ▁parties . ▁ ▁This ▁symbol ic ▁meaning ▁is ▁found ▁for ▁example ▁in ▁the ▁Par able ▁of ▁the ▁Ten ▁Vir g ins ▁– ▁, ▁" Then ▁shall ▁the ▁kingdom ▁of ▁heaven ▁be ▁li ken ed ▁unto ▁ten ▁vir g