Welcome to the Simple Explanation blog. If you are at all curious about Gnostic Christianity, I have just written and posted an article explaining the role of Christ in Gnosticism. Please pop on over to my Gnostic blog and take a read by clicking here. This article is suitable for any Christian or Gnostic, particularly if you doubt the truth of the other side.
Here are the first couple of paragraphs from the article:
Gnosticism is the forerunner of
the modern Christian faith. As such, a better understanding of the figure of
the Christ is essential to understanding both Gnosticism and Christianity. The
cosmology outlined below was well-known to Jesus and his original followers,
but was cut out of Christianity about 1,700 years ago by the Nicene Council at
the urging of the Pope and the Roman Emperor. Fortunately, a trove of 13
ancient Gnostic texts was discovered in 1945, dating back to the origins of
Christianity. This collection is known as the Nag Hammadi codices.
Because this theology was
subtracted from orthodox Christianity, many of the ideas of Gnostic cosmology
sound odd and unfamiliar to modern church-goers. Some of the ideas even sound
heretical at first glance, due to their unfamiliarity. Yet the theology
contained in these early scriptures make sense of so many puzzling aspects of
Christian faith that they must be reexamined. So, if you will bear with me, I
will explain in very simple terms the key points of Gnostic belief. I am
confident that once you understand Gnostic Christianity, you will better
understand your relationship with God.
According to Gnostic cosmology as
laid out in the Nag Hammadi, we humans and all other forms of life on
earth, from bacteria and eukaryotes on up, are the "fruit" of the
Pleroma and Logos. We Second Order Powers find ourselves locked in a
never-ending battle for dominion over the earth with forces that were
generated as a result of the Fall. Due to the law of mutual combat, we have
forgotten our origin in the Fullness and our mission to bring love
and harmony to creation, and have instead taken on many of the characteristics
of the shadows of the Deficiency.
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