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I N F I L T R A T I N G
T H E C H U R C H
I N F I L T R A T E D
Revelation 22:13
Both Gnosticism and Arianism
posed/pose a serious threat to the Unity of the Church.
A revival of ancient Gnosticism,
both pagan and “Christian” in contemporary times,
is also referred to as
the New Age or the Age of Aquarius.
Within the framework of this new
worldview, we are witnessing a rediscovery of Gnosis.
The discovery and publication of
certain ancient Gnostic texts like the Nag Hammadi Codices, play a significant role in this
revival.
Consequently, the canon
and the creeds of Scripture are now being questioned
or openly rejected based on this
controversial Scripture.
T H E N I C E N E C R E E D
WE BELIEVE IN ONE GOD
THE FATHER
THE ALMIGHTY
MAKER OF HEAVEN AND EARTH
OF ALL THAT IS
SEEN AND UNSEEN
WE BELIEVE IN ONE LORD
ETERNALLY BEGOTTEN OF THE FATHER
GOD FROM GOD
LIGHT FROM LIGHT
TRUE GOD FROM TRUE GOD
The Nicene Creed played a major
and decisive role in preserving and maintaining
the Unity of the
Church on the basis of the Truth of Scripture.
This
age-old creed is just as relevant and important today in proclaiming
and
confessing the true faith and preserving the true unity of the
church.
Gnosticism was/is an attempt to combine or
form
integration/transfusion of Christianity with heathen elements,
neoplatonic philosophy, mythology, dualism, astrology, etc
(Bavinck, 1906:112)
The main heresy of Gnosticism
and Arianism is denying the divinity of Christ.
The base arguments originate with the Alexandrian priest Arius
(circa 250–circa 336)
Arianism maintains that the son of
God was created by the Father and
Christ was therefore
neither coeternal nor consubstantial.
JESUS SAID
S O U R C E S
Christian Apologetics and the
Research Ministry say Arianism, which developed from Alexandria, Egypt is
equated with the false “Bibles” of today.
