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Originally Posted by Jo S
I'm with you. Mysticism leads you to believe you have a unique revelation or knowledge that most others haven't received. In Christianity it's also known as gnosticism. With this special "revelation" you become isolated from the rest of the believers because now you "feel" more spiritual.
First it starts off with beliefs like "we need to free ourselves from the rest of ignorant Christianity". Then it snowballs into a belief that you need to free yourself from "religion" altogether because religion and spirituality cannot coexist. That's not what scripture teaches, btw (James 1:27). Before you know it you're free from Christ and the Holy Spirit.
There's also the "spirit" of Anti-Christ so it is possible to be very "spiritual" yet be following the wrong spirit.
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Your statement about mysticism and Gnosticism is incorrect. Mysticism seeks oneness with God. Gnosticism rejects the physical world in favor of the supernatural. So mysticism is not "also known as gnosticism".
"Mysticism leads you to believe you have a unique revelation or knowledge that most others haven't received."
Each person has an individual experience of Christ. Even Paul had a different experience to Peter, etc. Each of the disciples had a unique revelation about Christ than the others. This is why there are 4 gospels - each one sees Christ from a slightly different perspective.