Adam, Eve and the Serpent : A Gnostic View

A brief introduction to gnostic principles, followed by the interpretation of Eve's encounter with the serpent and God's resulting wrath and expulsion of Man from paradise.
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[56like9]

I am a Gnostic Christian. Find the holy spirit within

[ketsan]

@mikelheron20 You need to get your head washed.

[WilliamTapley]

@mikelheron20 Haha! I think you're covered if you remove your mind. But why would you want to become a 'Christian'? Rather, you should become a gnostic. After all, it is better to know or have knowledge than to be without.

[mikelheron20]

@WilliamTapley What do I have to do to become a Christian - apart from having my brain surgically removed, I mean?

[WilliamTapley]

@mikelheron20 To someone who has never been a big brother, maybe.

[astrofrk]

I am a Valentinian but I see the Demiurge as a man-made God. Just as is done today, the Old Testiment is full of people saying: "God told me to kill you, ect..." but this is not the Theos, father of the Logos that entered Jesus.

[mikelheron20]

@WilliamTapley Your analogy makes no sense at all.

[WilliamTapley]

@ctsfinestjon That is all part of the deception. It's pretty disgusting just how deep it runs. They knew they couldn't make him go away so they hijacked him and his message.

[WilliamTapley]

@mikelheron20 Wouldn't you help out your younger brother if he got into trouble? Maybe even take the fall for him?

[mikelheron20]

@jaroslavkourakin The doctrine of the atonement makes no sense at all. I cannot take on your guilt and through sacrificing myself absolve you. Your "sins" are yours - not mine. The idea is just a straight lift from the Jewish idea of the scapegoat. It has a lot in common with making propitiating sacrifices to the gods to ensure a good harvest. The central tenet of the Christian faith is complete nonsense.