Can you explain gnostic is simple terms? And, how do they come about their beliefs. I googled, and was suprised how many websites invite people to a different Christianity. The description was too complex for my brain to understand. I heard they have been around since after Christ’s time. It’s kind of scarey to me.
Gnosticism was a kind of “movement” that affected Judaism and Christianity. With regards to Christianity, its main point came with the denial of the doctrine of the Incarnation and the denial of the God of Abraham. It denigates the body.all matter as corrupting the spirit. It keeps reappearing, as in the Abigensian movement of the Middle ages, which taught that procreation is evil. The spirit is all. True knowledge is reserved to the few.