Blood, Gender and Power in Christianity and Judaism
"Gnostics believed that in order to acquire salvation one must possess a certain knowledge, or gnosis, which must be delivered to a person by a messenger of light. However, to receive this knowledge, one must be trying to reach beyond the evil, dark, material, physical earth and body toward that of the good, light, immaterial, and spiritual worlds. The indwelling spark must be awakened from its terrestrial slumber by the saving knowledge that comes "from without." Jesus is one of the most fundamental "awakeners" of this knowledge. Therefore, although Gnostics, like other Christians, find salvation through the messages of Jesus, Gnostics seek salvation not from sin but from "the ignorance of which sin is a consequence." The gnostics believe that the evil creator God and his angels cause this ignorance. If one receives gnosis during this lifetime- a true realization of the spirit-body dichotomy and the true destiny of the soul, then at death, when the body releases the divine spark, the soul may be free of the evil world. On the other hand, if this realization is not reached, then the ignorant soul, when released from the body will be sent back by the Demiurge into the evil painful world."
http://escapetoreality.org/2013/02/22/error-of-hyper-grace-michael-brown/
Paul Ellis says:
February 22, 2013 at 12:37 pm
"The Corinthians, like many Christians, had an identity problem. Their sin was a symptom of their confused identity. Paul deals with their sin by reminding them of who they are in Christ. He reminds them they are already sanctified, already righteous (1 Cor 1:2,30). It is impossible for the unholy to make themselves holy and the unrighteous to make themselves righteous. So when Paul says “be holy” he is saying, be “who you are,” just as you might say to a grown son, “Be a man.” "
"Gnostics believed that in order to acquire salvation one must possess a certain knowledge, or gnosis, which must be delivered to a person by a messenger of light. However, to receive this knowledge, one must be trying to reach beyond the evil, dark, material, physical earth and body toward that of the good, light, immaterial, and spiritual worlds. The indwelling spark must be awakened from its terrestrial slumber by the saving knowledge that comes "from without." Jesus is one of the most fundamental "awakeners" of this knowledge. Therefore, although Gnostics, like other Christians, find salvation through the messages of Jesus, Gnostics seek salvation not from sin but from "the ignorance of which sin is a consequence." The gnostics believe that the evil creator God and his angels cause this ignorance. If one receives gnosis during this lifetime- a true realization of the spirit-body dichotomy and the true destiny of the soul, then at death, when the body releases the divine spark, the soul may be free of the evil world. On the other hand, if this realization is not reached, then the ignorant soul, when released from the body will be sent back by the Demiurge into the evil painful world."
http://escapetoreality.org/2013/02/22/error-of-hyper-grace-michael-brown/
Paul Ellis says:
February 22, 2013 at 12:37 pm
"The Corinthians, like many Christians, had an identity problem. Their sin was a symptom of their confused identity. Paul deals with their sin by reminding them of who they are in Christ. He reminds them they are already sanctified, already righteous (1 Cor 1:2,30). It is impossible for the unholy to make themselves holy and the unrighteous to make themselves righteous. So when Paul says “be holy” he is saying, be “who you are,” just as you might say to a grown son, “Be a man.” "