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==Gnosticism and Bible==
==Gnosticism and Bible==
[[First Epistle of John (Translated)|John's first epistle]] records an example of [[false prophet]]s and false teachers, who, in effort to seduce the faithful, formed a kind of [[esoteric]] group, believing also that they had superior knowledge to ordinary [[Christians]]. They are considered to be forerunners of the later [[heretic]]s generally known as "Gnostics" who claimed a special knowledge of [[God]] and of [[theology]]. On the basis of their new [[doctrine]] they appear to have denied that [[Jesus]] was the [[Christ]], the pre-existent [[Son of God]] who had come in the flesh to provide [[salvation]] for [[men]].<ref>{{cite book |title=Applying the Bible |author=Jack Kuhatschek |publisher=Zondervan Publishing House |place=Grand Rapids, Michigan |chapter=3.Undestanding the original situation |pages=41 |isbn=0-310-20838-6 |url=https://books.google.com/books?id=mAhjnQbmSzkC }}</ref>
[[First Epistle of John (Translated)|John's first epistle]] records an example of [[false prophet]]s and false teachers, who, in effort to seduce the faithful, formed a kind of [[esoteric]] group, believing also that they had superior knowledge to ordinary [[Christians]]. They are considered to be forerunners of the later [[heretic]]s generally known as "Gnostics" who claimed a special knowledge of [[God]] and of [[theology]]. On the basis of their new [[doctrine]] they appear to have denied that [[Jesus]] was the [[Christ]], the [[Preexistence of Christ|pre-existent]] [[Son of God]] who had come in the flesh to provide [[salvation]] for [[men]].<ref>{{cite book |title=Applying the Bible |author=Jack Kuhatschek |publisher=Zondervan Publishing House |place=Grand Rapids, Michigan |chapter=3.Undestanding the original situation |pages=41 |isbn=0-310-20838-6 |url=https://books.google.com/books?id=mAhjnQbmSzkC }}</ref> Paul's [[Colossians|Letter to the Colossians]] is an outstanding rejection of Gnostic doctrine, Greek and Roman [[mystery religion]]s and [[Paganism|pagan]] [[philosophy]].
==Gnostic Groups==
==Gnostic Groups==
Gnostic and Gnosticism are used as blanket terms to cover a variety of sects:<ref name="Smith"/>
Gnostic and Gnosticism are used as blanket terms to cover a variety of sects:<ref name="Smith"/>