Volume 22, No.2, May 2011
The Beauty of Holiness
"Laid on Thine Altar, 0 my Lord Divine, Accept this gift today, for Jesus' sake. I have no jewels to adorn Thy shrine, Nor any world-famed sacrifice to make; But here I bring, within my trembling hand, This will of mine - a thing that seemeth small; And Thou alone, 0 Lord, canst understand How, when I yield Thee this, I yield mine all." [...]
Explaining Scripture in Light of Gnostic Heresies
"Laden with sins, led away with divers lusts, Ever learning, and never able to come to the knowledge of the truth" (2 Timothy 3:7). During the latter stages of their ministries the Apostles constantly battled counterfeit Christian heresies. This is well documented in Scripture. Less understood is the specific nature of these heresies. The early stages of heretical thought recorded especially in Paul's and [...]
Gnosticism: “Science Falsely So Called”
"Avoid ... oppositions of science falsely so called" (1 Timothy 6:20).1 When the Apostle Paul wrote to condemn "Science falsely so called" (1 Timothy 6:20, he referred to the confused spiritual beliefs of "Gnosticism." The very name "Gnosticism" comes from the Greek word here translated "science" (knowledge, Strong 1108, gnosis). "Gnosticism" is a deceptive path of inner "knowing" that was bitterly fought against from [...]