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Gnostic Christians?
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Gnostic Christians?
May 5, 2017 at 9:04 pm
Are there any Gnostic Christians on here that I could ask some questions?
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RE: Gnostic Christians?
May 5, 2017 at 9:50 pm (This post was last modified: May 5, 2017 at 9:50 pm by Mystical.)
(May 5, 2017 at 9:04 pm)Won2blv Wrote: Are there any Gnostic Christians on here that I could ask some questions?

I don't know. But what I do know about the gnostic Christians in my and my friends families--they're the most selfish, hateful/ judgemental, hypocritical, abusive, double standard living, purposefully ignorant, fake personalitied people that I've had the unfortunate experience of having met before the tendrils of self righteousness blighted their humanity into completely different people.
If I were to create self aware beings knowing fully what they would do in their lifetimes, I sure wouldn't create a HELL for the majority of them to live in infinitely! That's not Love, that's sadistic. Therefore a truly loving god does not exist!

Quote:The sin is against an infinite being (God) unforgiven infinitely, therefore the punishment is infinite.

Dead wrong.  The actions of a finite being measured against an infinite one are infinitesimal and therefore merit infinitesimal punishment.

Quote:Some people deserve hell.

I say again:  No exceptions.  Punishment should be equal to the crime, not in excess of it.  As soon as the punishment is greater than the crime, the punisher is in the wrong.

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RE: Gnostic Christians?
May 5, 2017 at 10:31 pm
(May 5, 2017 at 9:50 pm)Luckie Wrote:
(May 5, 2017 at 9:04 pm)Won2blv Wrote: Are there any Gnostic Christians on here that I could ask some questions?

I don't know. But what I do know about the gnostic Christians in my and my friends families--they're the most selfish, hateful/ judgemental, hypocritical, abusive, double standard living, purposefully ignorant, fake personalitied people that I've had the unfortunate experience of having met before the tendrils of self righteousness blighted their humanity into completely different people.

and this is different from US TV evangelicals how ?
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RE: Gnostic Christians?
May 6, 2017 at 12:12 am
I am not a gnostic but know quite a bit about them or could refer you to someone. What would you like to know?
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RE: Gnostic Christians?
May 7, 2017 at 12:51 am
(May 5, 2017 at 10:31 pm)vorlon13 Wrote:
(May 5, 2017 at 9:50 pm)Luckie Wrote: I don't know. But what I do know about the gnostic Christians in my and my friends families--they're the most selfish, hateful/ judgemental, hypocritical, abusive, double standard living, purposefully ignorant, fake personalitied people that I've had the unfortunate experience of having met before the tendrils of self righteousness blighted their humanity into completely different people.

and this is different from US TV evangelicals how ?

The TV Evangelicals most likely are only there to follow the money. Legit working class familis are the ones being torn up by what the evangelicals tell them, because they actually believe it. 

Hey OP throw out your questions on second hand, I used to be a professed gnostic Christian. Might be able to answer you based on my prior mindset?
If I were to create self aware beings knowing fully what they would do in their lifetimes, I sure wouldn't create a HELL for the majority of them to live in infinitely! That's not Love, that's sadistic. Therefore a truly loving god does not exist!

Quote:The sin is against an infinite being (God) unforgiven infinitely, therefore the punishment is infinite.

Dead wrong.  The actions of a finite being measured against an infinite one are infinitesimal and therefore merit infinitesimal punishment.

Quote:Some people deserve hell.

I say again:  No exceptions.  Punishment should be equal to the crime, not in excess of it.  As soon as the punishment is greater than the crime, the punisher is in the wrong.

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RE: Gnostic Christians?
May 7, 2017 at 2:13 am
Ditto what Luckie said. I used to fit that description. Maybe I can answer stuff.
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