This interview is based on a article that our guest wrote, titled "Gnostic Funerals." In it he writes: "Gnosticism is the oldest Christian heresy, in Stuart Holroyd�s words, �the heresy of heresies.� It was �the boldest and grandest syncretism the world had ever seen . . . . the first attempt in the history of the Church to bring the world into subjection to the Church by interpreting Christianity in harmony with the world. Christianity was to be made a truly modern religion� (J. L. Neve).

It�s the most pernicious, persistent, and a permanent heresy in the Christian church, and also in secular society.

The basic idea of Gnosticism is that creation is evil, and the enlightened man�s goal is to emancipate himself from that creation, notably from the material world. The physical universe is the product of an inferior god, but Jesus Christ came to provide a secret knowledge (gnosis) that would help deliver humanity from this evil material existence." Today we talk with this author about funerals and other implications that Gnosticism touches upon. We contrast it with the Creation Mandate and the Great Commission. The overall picture is one of great encouragement for the Christian seeking to live for God in this world. We review the fact that God has created the world good, not bad. References to his work: https://docsandlin.com/ and https://christianculture.com/ Participants: Dr. P. Andrew Sandlin, Dan Elmendorf