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	:: Gnosticism (from gnostikos, "learned", from Greek: Î³Î½á¿¶ÏƒÎ¹Ï‚ gnÅsis, knowledge) is a modern scholarly term for a set of religious beliefs and spiritual practices found among some early Christian and non-Christian groups called "gnostic" ("knowing") by Irenaeus and other early Christian leaders. In the past many scholars believed that gnosticism pre-dated Christianity, but now it is generally accepted that gnosticism developed into a coherent movement only in the second century CE.		:: Gnosticism (from gnostikos, "learned", from Greek: Î³Î½á¿¶ÏƒÎ¹Ï‚ gnÅsis, knowledge) is a modern scholarly term for a set of religious beliefs and spiritual practices found among some early Christian and non-Christian groups called "gnostic" ("knowing") by Irenaeus and other early Christian leaders. In the past many scholars believed that gnosticism pre-dated Christianity, but now it is generally accepted that gnosticism developed into a coherent movement only in the second century CE.

	Gnosticism is a heresy that, like God Himself, is ever ancient and ever new. Whereas agnostics say they don't know, gnostics say they do. The source of their knowledge (gnosis) is inside themselves. It is vastly easier to teach gnosticism than faith--it is simple, straightforward, seductive, and wrong: "Look inside yourself. By mystical insight, you will know what is good, true, and beautiful.		Gnosticism is a heresy that, like God Himself, is ever ancient and ever new. Whereas agnostics say they don't know, gnostics say they do. The source of their knowledge (gnosis) is inside themselves. It is vastly easier to teach gnosticism than faith — it is simple, straightforward, seductive, and wrong: "Look inside yourself. By mystical insight, you will know what is good, true, and beautiful.
	You do not need information. You do not need to check your ideas against objective reality or external standards. What you think is true is true; what you think is beautiful is beautiful; what you think is good is good." Students love to hear that. It is music to their ears. The gospel message that we need to be saved from our wrongdoing by one who is innocent can't take root in this stony ground. The Beatles sang, "All you need is love." The gnostic anthem is, "All I need is me."		You do not need information. You do not need to check your ideas against objective reality or external standards. What you think is true is true; what you think is beautiful is beautiful; what you think is good is good." Students love to hear that. It is music to their ears. The gospel message that we need to be saved from our wrongdoing by one who is innocent can't take root in this stony ground. The Beatles sang, "All you need is love." The gnostic anthem is, "All I need is me."

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	:: Guard what has been entrusted to you. Avoid the godless chatter and contradictions of what is falsely called '''knowledge''' [''gnosis''], for by professing it some have missed the mark as regards faith.		:: Guard what has been entrusted to you. Avoid the godless chatter and contradictions of what is falsely called '''knowledge''' [''gnosis''], for by professing it some have missed the mark as regards faith.

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			:: Guard what has been entrusted to you. Avoid the godless chatter and contradictions of what is falsely called '''knowledge''' [''gnosis''], for by professing it some have missed the mark as regards faith.

	'''"Gnostics"''' are "those who claim to know." By contrast, "agnostics" are people who say that they don't know.		'''"Gnostics"''' are "those who claim to know." By contrast, "agnostics" are people who say that they don't know.

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The New Gnosticism

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	"Everything I need to know is inside of me. Everyone has different beliefs. No one can know which ones are true, if any. Whatever I think is good is good. Whatever I think is true is true. I have the right to my own opinions. No one can judge me."		Our sex-education classes.

			"Everything I need to know is inside of me. Everyone has different beliefs. No one can know which ones are true, if any. Whatever I think is good is good. Whatever I think is true is true. I have the right to my own opinions. No one can judge me. As long as I am sincere, all of my actions will be acceptable."

	== References ==		== References ==

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	Gnosticism is a heresy that, like God Himself, is ever ancient and ever new. Whereas agnostics say they don't know, gnostics say they do. The source of their knowledge (gnosis) is inside themselves. It is vastly easier to teach gnosticism than faith--it is simple, straightforward, seductive, and wrong: "Look inside yourself. By mystical insight, you will know what is good, true, and beautiful.		Gnosticism is a heresy that, like God Himself, is ever ancient and ever new. Whereas agnostics say they don't know, gnostics say they do. The source of their knowledge (gnosis) is inside themselves. It is vastly easier to teach gnosticism than faith--it is simple, straightforward, seductive, and wrong: "Look inside yourself. By mystical insight, you will know what is good, true, and beautiful.
	You do not need information. You do not need to check your ideas against objective reality or external standards. What you think is true is true; what you think is beautiful is beautiful; what you think is good is good." Students love to hear that. It is music to their ears. The gospel message that we need to be saved from our wrongdoing by one who is innocent can't take root in this stony ground. The Beatles sang, "All you need is love." The gnostic anthem is, "All I need is me."		You do not need information. You do not need to check your ideas against objective reality or external standards. What you think is true is true; what you think is beautiful is beautiful; what you think is good is good." Students love to hear that. It is music to their ears. The gospel message that we need to be saved from our wrongdoing by one who is innocent can't take root in this stony ground. The Beatles sang, "All you need is love." The gnostic anthem is, "All I need is me."

			== The New Gnosticism ==

			Men's movement, Oprah, Gay lib.

			"Everything I need to know is inside of me. Everyone has different beliefs. No one can know which ones are true, if any. Whatever I think is good is good. Whatever I think is true is true. I have the right to my own opinions. No one can judge me."

	== References ==		== References ==

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	:: Gnosticism (from gnostikos, "learned", from Greek: Î³Î½á¿¶ÏƒÎ¹Ï‚ gnÅsis, knowledge) is a modern scholarly term for a set of religious beliefs and spiritual practices found among some early Christian and non-Christian groups called "gnostic" ("knowing") by Irenaeus and other early Christian leaders. In the past many scholars believed that gnosticism pre-dated Christianity, but now it is generally accepted that gnosticism developed into a coherent movement only in the second century CE.		:: Gnosticism (from gnostikos, "learned", from Greek: Î³Î½á¿¶ÏƒÎ¹Ï‚ gnÅsis, knowledge) is a modern scholarly term for a set of religious beliefs and spiritual practices found among some early Christian and non-Christian groups called "gnostic" ("knowing") by Irenaeus and other early Christian leaders. In the past many scholars believed that gnosticism pre-dated Christianity, but now it is generally accepted that gnosticism developed into a coherent movement only in the second century CE.

			Gnosticism is a heresy that, like God Himself, is ever ancient and ever new. Whereas agnostics say they don't know, gnostics say they do. The source of their knowledge (gnosis) is inside themselves. It is vastly easier to teach gnosticism than faith--it is simple, straightforward, seductive, and wrong: "Look inside yourself. By mystical insight, you will know what is good, true, and beautiful.
			You do not need information. You do not need to check your ideas against objective reality or external standards. What you think is true is true; what you think is beautiful is beautiful; what you think is good is good." Students love to hear that. It is music to their ears. The gospel message that we need to be saved from our wrongdoing by one who is innocent can't take root in this stony ground. The Beatles sang, "All you need is love." The gnostic anthem is, "All I need is me."

	== References ==		== References ==

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The Gospel of Thomas

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	:: Gnosticism (from gnostikos, "learned", from Greek: Î³Î½á¿¶ÏƒÎ¹Ï‚ gnÅsis, knowledge) is a modern scholarly term for a set of religious beliefs and spiritual practices found among some early Christian and non-Christian groups called "gnostic" ("knowing") by Irenaeus and other early Christian leaders. In the past many scholars believed that gnosticism pre-dated Christianity, but now it is generally accepted that gnosticism developed into a coherent movement only in the second century CE.		:: Gnosticism (from gnostikos, "learned", from Greek: Î³Î½á¿¶ÏƒÎ¹Ï‚ gnÅsis, knowledge) is a modern scholarly term for a set of religious beliefs and spiritual practices found among some early Christian and non-Christian groups called "gnostic" ("knowing") by Irenaeus and other early Christian leaders. In the past many scholars believed that gnosticism pre-dated Christianity, but now it is generally accepted that gnosticism developed into a coherent movement only in the second century CE.

	~~== The Gospel of Thomas ==~~

	~~=== Excerpts ===~~

	~~From [http://www.patheos.com/blogs/godandthemachine/2012/09/gospel-of-thomas-a-few-thoughts-and-some-excerpts/ "The Gospel of Thomas: A Few Thoughts and Some Excerpts."]~~

	~~:; v. 7~~

	~~:: Jesus said, â€œBlessed is the lion which becomes man when consumed by man; and cursed is the man whom the lion consumes, and the lion becomes man.â€~~

	~~:; v. 60~~

	:: He saw a Samaritan carrying a lamb and going to Judea. He said to his disciples, â€œthat person â€¦ around the lamb.â€ They said to him, â€œSo that he may kill it and eat it.â€ He said to them, â€œHe will not eat it while it is alive, but only after he has killed it and it has become a carcass.â€

	~~:: They said, â€œOtherwise he canâ€™t do it.â€~~

	~~:: He said to them, â€œSo also with you, seek for yourselves a place for rest, or you might become a carcass and be eaten.â€~~

	~~:; v. 13~~

	~~:: Jesus said, â€œI am not your master. Because you have drunk, you have become intoxicated by the bubbling spring which I have measured out.â€~~

	~~:: And He took him and withdrew and told him three things. When Thomas returned to his companions, they asked him, â€œWhat did Jesus say to you?â€~~

	~~:: Thomas said to them, â€œIf I tell you one of the things which he told me, you will pick up stones and throw them at me; a fire will come out of the stones and burn you up.â€~~

	~~:; v. 30~~

	~~:: Jesus said, â€œWhere there are three gods, they are gods. Where there are two or one, I am with him.â€~~

	~~:; v. 114~~

	~~:: Simon Peter said to Him, â€œLet Mary leave us, for women are not worthy of Life.â€~~
	:: Jesus said, â€œI 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.â€

	== References ==		== References ==

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	:: Gnosticism (from gnostikos, "learned", from Greek: Î³Î½á¿¶ÏƒÎ¹Ï‚ gnÅsis, knowledge) is a modern scholarly term for a set of religious beliefs and spiritual practices found among some early Christian and non-Christian groups called "gnostic" ("knowing") by Irenaeus and other early Christian leaders. In the past many scholars believed that gnosticism pre-dated Christianity, but now it is generally accepted that gnosticism developed into a coherent movement only in the second century CE.		:: Gnosticism (from gnostikos, "learned", from Greek: Î³Î½á¿¶ÏƒÎ¹Ï‚ gnÅsis, knowledge) is a modern scholarly term for a set of religious beliefs and spiritual practices found among some early Christian and non-Christian groups called "gnostic" ("knowing") by Irenaeus and other early Christian leaders. In the past many scholars believed that gnosticism pre-dated Christianity, but now it is generally accepted that gnosticism developed into a coherent movement only in the second century CE.

			== The Gospel of Thomas ==

			=== Excerpts ===

			From [http://www.patheos.com/blogs/godandthemachine/2012/09/gospel-of-thomas-a-few-thoughts-and-some-excerpts/ "The Gospel of Thomas: A Few Thoughts and Some Excerpts."]

			:; v. 7

			:: Jesus said, â€œBlessed is the lion which becomes man when consumed by man; and cursed is the man whom the lion consumes, and the lion becomes man.â€

			:; v. 60

			:: He saw a Samaritan carrying a lamb and going to Judea. He said to his disciples, â€œthat person â€¦ around the lamb.â€ They said to him, â€œSo that he may kill it and eat it.â€ He said to them, â€œHe will not eat it while it is alive, but only after he has killed it and it has become a carcass.â€

			:: They said, â€œOtherwise he canâ€™t do it.â€

			:: He said to them, â€œSo also with you, seek for yourselves a place for rest, or you might become a carcass and be eaten.â€

			:; v. 13

			:: Jesus said, â€œI am not your master. Because you have drunk, you have become intoxicated by the bubbling spring which I have measured out.â€

			:: And He took him and withdrew and told him three things. When Thomas returned to his companions, they asked him, â€œWhat did Jesus say to you?â€

			:: Thomas said to them, â€œIf I tell you one of the things which he told me, you will pick up stones and throw them at me; a fire will come out of the stones and burn you up.â€

			:; v. 30

			:: Jesus said, â€œWhere there are three gods, they are gods. Where there are two or one, I am with him.â€

			:; v. 114

			:: Simon Peter said to Him, â€œLet Mary leave us, for women are not worthy of Life.â€
			:: Jesus said, â€œI 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.â€

	== References ==		== References ==

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	'''"Gnostics"''' are "those who claim to know." By contrast, "agnostics" are people who say that they don't know.		'''"Gnostics"''' are "those who claim to know." By contrast, "agnostics" are people who say that they don't know.

			:; [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Gnosticism ''Wikipedia,'' "Gnosticism."]

			:: Gnosticism (from gnostikos, "learned", from Greek: Î³Î½á¿¶ÏƒÎ¹Ï‚ gnÅsis, knowledge) is a modern scholarly term for a set of religious beliefs and spiritual practices found among some early Christian and non-Christian groups called "gnostic" ("knowing") by Irenaeus and other early Christian leaders. In the past many scholars believed that gnosticism pre-dated Christianity, but now it is generally accepted that gnosticism developed into a coherent movement only in the second century CE.

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