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  • From: "George F. Somsel" <gfsomsel AT juno.com>
  • To: peterkirk AT qaya.org
  • Cc: b-hebrew AT lists.ibiblio.org
  • Subject: Re: [b-hebrew] Re: Job & Sumer
  • Date: Fri, 11 Jun 2004 16:19:35 -0400

Anti-gnostic, I'll assure you.

gfsomsel
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On Fri, 11 Jun 2004 12:51:14 -0700 Peter Kirk <peterkirk AT qaya.org>
writes:
> On 11/06/2004 12:48, George F. Somsel wrote:
>
> >...
> >
> >The canon is the rule of faith. But I must stress that it is the
> rule of
> >FAITH. It is not the rule for ORTHO - DOXY. Orthodoxy is gnostic
> in
> >origin, not Jewish or Christian. If one only knew what he is,
> namely a
> >little piece of the divine (according to gnosticism), he would be
> OK.
> >The "Christian" version is "If one would only think the right
> thoughts:
> >(doctrine 1), (doctrine 2), (doctrine 3), . . . he will be OK.
> This is
> >in fact anti-Christian. ...
> >
>
> Agreed, but it is also a caricature, as it has never been Christian
>
> teaching that salvation is guaranteed by holding the right doctrine.
>
> This list is not the place to caricature others' faith.
>
> But I am confused. Are you pro-gnostic or anti-gnostic? Or just
> a-gnostic :-) ?
>
> --
> Peter Kirk
> peter AT qaya.org (personal)
> peterkirk AT qaya.org (work)
> http://www.qaya.org/
>
>
>




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