Orthodox Christian Gnosis

Orthodox Christian Gnosis A Tract Book Essay By Anthony J. Fejfar, B.A., J.D., Esq., Coif © Copyright 2007 by Anthony J. Fejfar Orthodox Christian Gnosis is based upon the idea that redemption of the individual soul comes primarily through individual prayer, meditation, and reflection. Although not rejecting the notion that human beings can sin, Christian Gnosticism takes the position that the root of the problem of sin is spiritual ignorance which can only be cured by Gnosis or Divine Knowledge or Wisdom. Orthodox Christian Gnosis starts with the Creation Myth of Genesis in the Bible. Here we see that prior to Fall of Humanity as shown by the Fall of Adam and Eve, there was a sort of Daoist perfection present where the world was, as it should be. Although evil, in some sense was present, it was not handicapping humanity the way that it does now. This world and universe of perfection became flawed when Adam and Eve Fell into a world and consciousness of Conventional Evil. A warped Natural Law of Conventional “Good” became normative, and the real Wisdom which was present was seemingly lost to humankind. In today’s terms we can see that the World we live in is a Flawed Creation. Although the World was created Good by God, the Fall of Satan, and the later Fall of Adam and Eve acted to change the World of perfection into a Flawed Creation. Although this new World was not Evil, as such, nevertheless it is and was flawed.

This Flawed World was redeemed by the Salvific Act of Jesus Christ of coming to Earth and giving us Gnosis, or Divine Knowledge or Wisdom. Jesus brings us the Wisdom of Sophia, The Holy Spirit of Divine Wisdom. Although Satanic power rules much of the Earth, and the Good sometimes seems helpless to combat such Evil, Divine Wisdom is present as a Gift of the Spirit so that we can do battle with Evil. Wisdom is a very subtle reality which can hide in the very Evil that it combats, bringing instead, The Good. Wisdom transforms Evil into Good. Wisdom brings the Wiseman the Good Life.