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“The Battle for the Divinity of Christ” by Christopher Carranza https://youtu.be/MVEzs78IWzk?si=CGUmSvzlzC5Id5ni
Primary theme: A journey through the first three centuries of Christian history detailing the “mind-boggling, up and down battle” for the full divinity of Christ.
Undercurrent (which has modern-day ramifications): From the very beginning, there have been groups that have appealed to human pride and elitism to guarantee salvation to their followers based on distorted, self-serving, Biblical justifications. People have always been willing to accept these worthless guarantees because of the pride that fuels every human heart.
Author believes that we are living in “Post-Christian America”.
“The very name Gnosticism is derived from the Greek, meaning “having knowledge”, or “being one of the knowledgeable ones”. So, they interpreted every instance where the New Testament used “know” or “knowledge” as an overt reference to their group.”
“This is the grace you have been sold and it is killing your soul. I want to show you why your comfortable Christianity is not Christianity at all, but a counterfeit that demands nothing and therefore gives nothing.” (00:46 00:59)
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