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Originally Posted by OBW
Sounds extremely gnostic. Very different from the teachings of Christ.
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It's interesting that Mike makes this statement because in 1 Timothy 1:4 it states, "...not to occupy themselves with myths and endless genealogies that promote speculations rather than the divine training that is known by faith." and 1 Timothy 6:20 states, "...guard what has been entrusted to you. Avoid the profane chatter and contradiction of what is falsely called knowledge (gr. gnosis); by professing it some have missed the mark as regards the faith." (NRSV) It is widely held that Paul was speaking about the Gnostics in these passages when Paul was writing to the pastor of Ephesus where the Gnostics were influential although this influence was predominately much later during the time of John.
Is Timothy 1 speaking about Cahn's type of teaching here?