The Gnostic Jesus
The following is an excerpt from article DG040-1 of the Christian Research Journal. The full article can be viewed by following the link below the excerpt. Gnostic Jesus- JESUS AND GNOSIS Unlike the canonical gospels,...
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GNOSTIC CHRISTIANITY- THE GNOSTIC MESSAGE Gnosticism in general and the Nag Hammadi texts in particular present a spectrum of beliefs, although a central philosophical core is roughly discernible, which Gnosticism scholar Kurt...
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The following is an excerpt from article DG040-1 from the Christian Research Journal. The full article can be viewed by following the link below the excerpt. In December 1945, while digging for soil to fertilize crops, an Arab...
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The following is an excerpt from article DG040-1 from the Christian Research Journal. The full article can be viewed by following the link below the excerpt. MODERN GNOSTICISM Gnosticism is experiencing something of a revival,...
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The following is an excerpt from article DG040-1 of the Christian Research Journal. The full article can be viewed by following the link below. What Is Gnosticism? Gnosticism has come to mean just about anything. Calling someone...
Read MoreHow Many Angels Were at the Tomb of Christ?
I found myself virtually screaming out the words, “Will someone please help Professor Bart Ehrman figure out how many angels were at the tomb!” It is a problem he brings up ad nauseum and ad infinitum as his way of...
Read MoreFull Gospel Businessmen Fellowship International
More than two years ago the Full Gospel Business Men’s Fellowship International (FGBMFI) was informed by Christian Research Institute that there were Mormons in membership in some of their local chapters, specifically Salt...
Read MoreGnostic Christianity Revisited: Seek Your Inner Light
This review first appeared in the Christian Research Journal, volume 26, number 3 (2003). A Review of Elaine Pagels, Beyond Belief: The Secret Gospel of Thomas New York: Vintage Books, 2003 Rubbish from the second century...
Read MoreNeotheism: The Dangers of Making God in Our Image
This article first appeared in the Christian Research Journal, volume 20, number 4 (1998). For further information about the Christian Research Journal, click here. SUMMARY There is a new “kid” on the world...
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The Fatherhood of God: Christian Feminists versus Christ and the Creed
This article first appeared in the Volume 23 / Number 2 issue of the Christian Research Journal...
Read MoreFACE the Facts about Evolution
This article first appeared as a four part series in our April 1999, September 1999, November 1999 and January 2000 issues of the Christian Research Report. It’s time to FACE the facts that: Fossil records are an...
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Good Fantasy & Bad Fantasy
This article first appeared in the Christian Research Journal, volume 23, number 1 (2000). ...
Read MoreChina’s Falun Gong: The World Is Watching…and Joining
This article first appeared in the Christian Research Journal, volume 22, number 2 (1999). SYNOPSIS Falun Gong’s struggle with the Chinese communist government and the groups stress on physical fitness and personal...
Read MoreFivefold Ministry Makes a Comeback
This article first appeared in the News Watch column of the Christian Research Journal, volume 22, number 1 (1999). The two cassette tapes are eerie. One speaker, Bill Hamon, urges the congregation to invite “war angels”...
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Witnessing to Radical Feminists
This article first appeared in the Christian Research Journal, volume 18, number 1 (Summer 1995)....
Read MoreFeng Shui: New Dimensions In Design
This article first appeared in the Christian Research Journal, volume 26, number 1 (2003). SYNOPSIS Is the increasingly popular decorating philosophy called feng shui just another way to bring beauty to your home or...
Read MoreChristian Families on the Edge: : Authoritarianism and Isolationism Among Us
This article first appeared in the Christian Research Journal, volume 26, number 1 (2003). SYNOPSIS In response to antifamily trends in recent decades, there has been a resurgence within Christianity to restore family...
Read MoreIn Search of Christian Freedom
This review first appeared in the Christian Research Journal, volume 15, number 4 (Spring 1993). A book review of In Search of Christian Freedom by Raymond Franz (Commentary Press, 1991) The nephew of recently deceased...
Read MoreA Different Gospel
This article first appeared in the Christian Research Journal, Winter-Spring, (1989). The full text of this article in PDF format can be obtained by clicking here. Previously (Fall 1987), the Journal reviewed Bruce...
Read MoreConfessions: The Making of a Post-Denominational Priest
This review first appeared in the Christian Research Journal, volume 19, number 4 (1997). When rumors emerged in 1994 that Matthew Fox had become an Episcopalian, I called Herb Caen, the recently deceased celebrity...
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