gnostics in A Sentence

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    Second, Gnostics claim to possess an elevated knowledge, a“higher truth” known only to a certain few.

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    Gnostics see themselves as a privileged class elevated above everybody else by their higher, deeper knowledge of God.

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    The Gnostics believed that the masses are not in possession of spiritual knowledge, and only the truly"enlightened" can experience God.

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    The Gnostics opposed the doctrine of Christ's incarnation because they believed God would never take on a physical form, since the body was evil.

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    Gnostics don't believe Jesus physically existed, but only seemed to be physical and that His spirit descended at baptism and left Him before He was crucified.

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    The Gnostics of the second century, on the other hand, made use of the Hebrew and Greek Scriptures in an attempt to extricate secret meanings from them.

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    The practice of lectio divina is currently very popular among Catholics and Gnostics, and is gaining acceptance as an integral part of the devotional practices of the Emerging Church.

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    The Gnostics believe that Jesus' physical body was not real, but only“seemed” to be physical, and that His spirit descended upon Him at His baptism, but left Him just before His crucifixion.

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