From: The Cosmic Divide: Mainstream Christianity vs. Gnosticism

How can you tell the difference between helpful self-reflection and lonely isolation?

Gnosticism focused heavily on finding secret truths inside yourself. While looking inward is great, relying only on your own feelings can isolate you from others.

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Gnostics taught that salvation comes from secret, internal knowledge rather than external rescue ...

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Mainstream Christianity teaches that God created the physical universe out of nothing and declare...

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Gnostics believed the material world is evil and was created by an inferior, ignorant deity calle...

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The Cosmic Divide: Mainstream Christianity vs. Gnosticism

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