I find it fascinating that both Ebionism and Gnosticism, the two religious systems against which the church had its earliest and fiercest struggles, have made a comeback in these last days.
Ebionism with its appeal to super-spirituality based upon observance of the law, and gnosticism with its appeal to its own brand of super-spirituality based upon secret knowledge competed with the church in the early days.
They both claim to have "Jesus plus" something. 'Jesus is good but you aren't truly with it unless you have Jesus plus this...'
They're back. Like some new cure-resistant strains of spritual bacteria they're spreading. Oh yes, they now have been revamped and have a few new twists, but they're the same old germs. They've both returned to life apparently, so as to lead astray, if possible, even the elect.
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