The Gospel of Thomas, one of the Nag Hammadi documents, was rejected for a very different reason. It opens by saying that he who understand the words of Jesus will be saved.

To me this is the most interesting part. I spent a lot of time researching the early formation of Christianity, and even read the (supposid) gospel of Thomas. This was essentially the same conclusion I came up with regarding Jesus's mission. Jesus was here to show humanity the path to be saved, through his words and actions.

It is fascinating to think about how things would be different today if the church had embraced instead of needing to "accept Jesus" in order to be saved.

It is to see why the decision was made. The version they chose gave the church more power. The 'true' version tells people it is within their own power to save themselves.