Gnosticism

Last month we called your attention to the false doctrine of Ebionism which troubled the early New Testament Church.  It was a mixture of some of the truths of Scripture together with the lies of Judaism and it was an attempt on the part of the devil to destroy the Church from within by manufacturing a doctrine which would destroy the faith of the Jewish converts. The elements of the truth were there to set the minds of the believers at ease, while the lies were there to destroy their faith in...