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Gnostic Cross - First Book of Jeu

If you don't mind me asking, what denomination of Christianity do you subscribe to? And were you always religious, or are you "born-again"? Only asking out of curiosity, I was raised in the Baptist Church, as I was born in the south.

Hey thanks for the reply, I'm glad my comment was a nice surprise there. Every once and a while the internet lets little organic discussions like this happen that are pretty edifying. I think we both agree there on your point on what salvation isn't.

Religiousity is one of those things that while I am personally religious, I can appreciate the myriad of reasons why others aren't, or only regard themselves as spiritual.

No worries for late reply man, I forgot completely about my comment so this was a refreshing notification to get! Beautiful answer by the way, you're right about the semantics thing- even though I'm not religious myself, I agree with the fact that secret/esoteric knowledge isn't required for salvation (in any sense at all). Whether it be baptism or an initiation into a secretive fraternity.

@lighterless, sorry for the really late reply, when I first made this, I was starting to get into studying Gnostic literature, I still have a long ways to go, but essentially what I meant is I don't believe in the idea of "secret" or "esoteric" knowledge that is beyond the capacity of the lay person.

While I think everyone has different levels they achieve with their embodiment of Christ's love, I am wary of arguing that any form of knowledge outside the basics is necessary for salvation.

I do believe in the sort of gnosis you are arguing, which is seeking wisdom and truth in love.

So perhaps it is only a semantics thing. When I wrote the description, it was to simply point at my weird intersection with studying Gnosticism, finding some of it enlightening, while rejecting other pieces of it in my faith.

When you say you don't believe in gnosis, what do you mean by that?
I'm not trying to be offensive/argue, I'm genuinely curious! To me, gnosis means pursuing every endeavor with love, because love is the ultimate wisdom.
Would love to hear your thoughts