[horse_doc]

It was interesting that the Gnostism denomination of Christianity believed in a more "personal" relationship with Christ and with God

You really might want to re-think this. Most brands of 1st Century Gnosticism believed that the God of the Old Testament was the corrupt offspring of a female god, who wasn't supposed to procreate without permission. And it goes downhill from there.

Simon the Sorceror (yes, THAT Simon the Sorceror) was the most ambitous af the early Gnostics, proclaiming the HE was the Messiah. And he wasn't even the worst of them.

Gnosticism wasn't a denomination of Christianity - it was a heresy from the get-go, and huge handfulls of Gnostic beliefs are as incompatible with Christianity as Islam is. The belief that Christ never REALLY came to earth and was crucified, but rather a phantom image was, is a core Gnostic belief that pretty much kicks them out of the Christian community.

[BlessedByLiberty]

I think your post is a very clear cut explanation. I would add that the MSM is driving these questionable interpretations of religious events - from the *DaVinci code to this latest Judas gospel.

Without arousing doubt about fundamental Christian belief, the social secular and liberal agenda fails.

*Yes, I know the "it's only fiction" defense.