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Pastimes : Let's Talk About Our Feelings!!!
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To: Grainne who wrote (26313)11/29/1998 7:05:00 PM
From: JF Quinnelly  Read Replies (2) of 108807
 
I am really still quite curious as to how you can decide that the Gnostics were not Christians, but have finally come to the conclusion that you must be of the belief that Christianity as a belief system came fully formed, like a thunderbolt from the skies.

Paul denounces gnosticism in one of his NT letters, so it's hardly me making the decision. You should try reading the biblical texts so you at least know whether your criticisms make sense. The thunderbolt foolishness is a fitting description for the origins of gnosticism, as it certainly has little to do with the biblical writings.

These sites also discuss the first Council of Nicea, where, as you will remember from our previous discussions, the concept of Trinity won out, and many Gnostic Christians ended up losing their lives.

Did the Gnostics get food poisoning at the Council and die? Your inference that they lost their lives as a consequence of losing the debate is one of your sillier claims.
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