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Take a lap, you lapsed

During the persecution, there were varying positions on whether the lapsed Christians should be allowed back into the church. Cyprian held the …

The Montanists are calling and I must go

The main leaders of Montansim were Montanus, Maximilla, Quintilla, and Priscilla. The Montanists believed in continuing revelations from the Holy Spirit. They …

Nasty Gnostics

The Secret Book of John reveals the truth about the creation story found in Genesis. It serves as a prequel if you …

Unknowable Gnostics

The Gnostics believe that the world was formed from an inferior god that is evil because he has strayed from the One. …

Say snow to Docetism

One group of Docetic Christians believed that Jesus was an illusion of a human, that he was so fully divine that he …

What a day to be alive

The name of the Ebionites means to be poor. The Christians believed that was poor of understanding because the Ebionites did not …