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Don Herston
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Gnosticism
Gnosticism is often seen as part of early Christianity, but the Gnostics and the Christians were diametrically opposed to each other. The Gnostics believed that the God of the Torah was evil, and this was blasphemy to both Christians and Jews. The Christians became hostile to everything associated with Gnosticism. The Gnostics were dreadfully wrong…
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Don Herston
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The Garden of Eden
Genesis 3:22-24 And the Lord God said, Behold, the man is become as one of us, to know good and evil: and now, lest he put forth his hand, and take also of the tree of life, and eat, and live for ever: Therefore the Lord God sent him forth from the garden of Eden,…
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Don Herston
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Sprinkling the Nations
Numbers 19:13 Whosoever toucheth the dead body of any man that is dead, and purifieth not himself, defileth the tabernacle of the Lord; and that soul shall be cut off from Israel: because the water of separation was not sprinkled upon him, he shall be unclean; his uncleanness is yet upon him. Ezekiel 36:25 Then…
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Don Herston
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The Blood of Christ
The bread of the Last Supper is the body, while the wine of the Last Supper represents the crucifixion. Wine represents the blood that is shed on the cross, but the blood also represents Grace that is provided by the crucifixion. Luke 22:20 Likewise also the cup after supper, saying, This cup is the new…