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    Anyone know a good Gnostic Christian community?

    I'm in a Gnostic Christian group on Facebook, but someone made a post saying that the group isn't following the true Gnostic Christian philosophy. I was very confused, but I don't want to leave the group because there are good people there. But does anyone know a good Gnostic Christian forum I can join where they closely follow it? Also, the group I'm in referred to the Goddess as Sophia, but the one who mentioned that the group wasn't following Gnostic Christianity all the way referred to the Goddess as Mother Azna. Not sure which is correct =/

    Disclaimer: I put this in Pagan Traditions because even though this is a form of Christianity, it is a very Pagan form of Christianity that is not rooted in Abrahamic Traditions.
    What one believes in is infinitely more important than WHO they believe in.
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    Re: Anyone know a good Gnostic Christian community?

    I thought you were a gnostic Satanist.
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      Re: Anyone know a good Gnostic Christian community?

      What religion are you today?

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        Originally posted by Medusa View Post
        I thought you were a gnostic Satanist.
        I was Gnostic Luciferian. I switched to Gnostic Christianity because they're pretty much the same thing, except Gnostic Christianity believes in a God, Goddess, and Jesus. They still have the same view of the afterlife, which is basically do good, get knowledge, and in one of your lifetimes you will finally be able to pass on.
        What one believes in is infinitely more important than WHO they believe in.

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          Re: Anyone know a good Gnostic Christian community?

          I've never heard of Mother Azna, Sophia I'm familiar with.

          Past that, there are printed translations of portions of the documents that Gnostic philosophy is outlined in. Do some extra research, locate the appropriate Gospels and study them. That way, you know what you're dealing with well enough that random un-sourced commentary online is not cause for concern.
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            Re: Anyone know a good Gnostic Christian community?

            Originally posted by MaskedOne View Post
            I've never heard of Mother Azna, Sophia I'm familiar with.

            Past that, there are printed translations of portions of the documents that Gnostic philosophy is outlined in. Do some extra research, locate the appropriate Gospels and study them. That way, you know what you're dealing with well enough that random un-sourced commentary online is not cause for concern.
            That's her name in the Nag Hamadi, or at least according to Sylvia Browne. Also, Sophia is a Greek name, I believe Azna is a Hebrew name, so this iteration of her name makes more sense to me. Although I guess that Sophia could work too, due to the pagan nature of Gnosticism.
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              Re: Anyone know a good Gnostic Christian community?

              Now it's gnostic with zen? Palease staph. For the love of katmandu.
              Satan is my spirit animal

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                Re: Anyone know a good Gnostic Christian community?

                Originally posted by jcaternolo View Post
                I'm in a Gnostic Christian group on Facebook, but someone made a post saying that the group isn't following the true Gnostic Christian philosophy.
                Absolute tosh. Even classical Gnostics disagreed with each other and wrote treatises condemning each others' schools. There was no monolithic GNOSTICISM competing with orthodox Christianity. There were many viewpoints, many different teachings, and many different theologies. Sethians, Carpocratians, and Valentinians were all Gnostic and were all completely different.

                The post in your group is committing the No True Scotsman fallacy.
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                  Re: Anyone know a good Gnostic Christian community?

                  If it's like any other religion, there are paths, and divergents, and tangents, nothing remains exactly the same over time, nothing. I imagine it's someone who is sure they are right and every one else is wrong and wants everyone to know it.
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                    I am wondering where I can get some of what ever you seem to be ingesting. That's far out man!

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