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This might not have been the best thread to bring it up but this is the Christian Newbies forum and such persons should have wisdom and knowledge about it.

“Jesus is good, Yahweh is evil“ - the Gnostics message - is something which I could never in good conscience to go along with. This is a hill I would die on. The Gnostic and the liberal Christian were willing to unite with one another.

It may or may not be important to know who that person is, I weighed that before writing to you for your opinion, but I wanted to make it about the teaching rather than the person who is teaching it. My refusal to be unequally yoked brought down the wrath of both the Gnostic and the wrath of...

My position is that anyone who rejects Messiah rejects Yahweh, who sent him; and anyone who rejects Yahweh but says they accept Jesus as Messiah and seeks unity in diversity is, at best, confused. I won’t join myself to such persons.

That’s a very interesting observation. The conversation I was alluding to came out of a larger discussion where a very liberal minded Christian, not the Gnostic, was urging readers to set aside personal doctrine (which divides) and have unity in diversity.

Thanks. I think it’s absurd to say that those who worship the God of Israel / the God of David are devil worshippers. In scripture, it is they who rejected the God of Israel (whether Jew or Gentile) who were the idolaters. That argument failed to persuade the person; a Gnostic.

Something I’ve encountered recently that I’d like to ask you about, since you’re talking about David: “Yahweh is the devil.” What would you say in response to someone who self-identifies as Christian and teaches that David’s God, the God of Israel, Yahweh, is the devil? I’m considered by that...

“Always respond to every impulse to pray. The impulse to pray may come when you are reading or when you are battling with a text. I would make an absolute law of this: always obey such an impulse.” - Martyn Lloyd-Jones

“Prayer is not an option but a necessity.” - Billy Graham

Spelling is important but reading is more important. I’m not a coffee drinker (just never acquired a taste for it and gave up after three attempts; it’s tea for me) but I knew what you intended to write. Enjoy the coffee. Steady as she goes. My grandfather instilled in me the importance of...

Guard yourself from idolatry, which comes in many forms.

A book which is often neglected, to the detriment of those who do. Reading any book of the Hebrew Bible is a wise investment in defense against the abomination of Gnosticism.

I’m currently reading The Living Psalms, written by Claus Westermann.

I’m not a fan of the Mets but I’m a fan of the moment.

“The truth unites. It divides. It saves. It judges. It endures.” - Steven Lawson