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To: alt.religion.gnostic,alt.religion.gnostic.orders From: penitent leperSubject: Re: Gnostic church in America? I can't find one, please help, thanks ! Date: Fri, 14 Nov 2003 14:33:06 -0800 On 14 Nov 2003 09:20:15 -0800, planet_dweller@yahoo.com (planet_dweller@yahoo.com) wrote: >Hi Everyone, > >I've been looking for a Gnostic church in America that I could join >and become a part of for years and years and haven't been able to >locate one. > >At this point, I'll take a look at any organization that calls itself >a Gnostic / Gnosis-based church, but what I'm hoping to ideally find >is one that: > >1) Recognizes the divinity of Jesus Christ >2) Believes in reincarnation, either as a necessary part for salvation >or as a fact of human existence >3) Believes that salvation must come through a true gnosis, a giving >up of ego to let the Holy Spirit fill one with knowledge at which >point JC / God can save one's soul >4) That no earthly-bound human can "save" another human being > >I have many other threads of personal belief than those four basic >ones listed above, am just hoping to find any church that is Gnostic >in scope and belief. > >Any information you have that you care to share, please either post it >here in the group or send it to me through email, and TIA, Yours, >PlanetDweller I'm no expert, but you might want to look into Ecclesia Gnostica, Stefan Hoeller's church. They have a website and may meet some of your specifications. They're pretty commercial and sell Hoeller's and others' books. - pl -
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