The Spiritual Spider Web tracks the “genealogy” of Gnosticism, from the incipient form which caused the New Testament writers to defend the faith against it, to the re-emergence of Gnosticism in contemporary forms of Christianity, “deviant” Christianity and some of the non-Christian expressions of our time.

Its primary aim is to equip evangelical Christians to discern where Gnosticism is present, to know how the New Testament writers addressed it, and therefore to know how to respond to it today.

Table Of Contents

Cover

Preface

Introduction

Gnostic Teachings
Philosophical assumptions
Theology
Anthropology
Christology
Soteriology
Ecclesiology
Ethics and world‑view

Gnosticism and the Scriptures
Paul
Colossians
The Pastoral Letters
John
The Gospel of John
Knowledge
1 John
2 Peter & Jude

Gnosticism in our time
Pentecostalism
Elitism
Dualism
Dualistic ethics
Pentecostal Deviations
EW Kenyon

The Teaching of EW Kenyon

Body, Soul and Spirit
Hebrew and Greek thinking
The Biblical Approach
Flesh
Body
Soul
Heart
Mind
Spirit

What Happened from the Cross to the Throne?
The Three Days

What about Faith?

Revelation
General Revelation
Special Revelation
Revelation through Jesus Christ
Revelation in history
Revelation through the prophets
Revelation in Scripture
Revelation through the Preached Word
Revelation to the Individual
Seeing the identity of Jesus
The Revelation of the Cross
The Power of the Resurrection
The Redemptive Plan of God
The Kingdom of God
The Cross and the Powers
The Mystery of the Incarnation
The Reality of the Risen Christ

Revelation and Interpretation
The Revelatory Element in Scripture
The Role of the Spirit in John
The ‘Mystery’ Revealed in Paul
The Rule of Faith
Hearing from God

Revelation and Historic Faith
Apostles and Prophets in the New Testament
Church History

Appendix – Quotations from EW Kenyon
Dualism
Knowledge
The Canon
His writings and Christianity
Man
The Fall and Satan
Christ
The Atonement
Justification/Sanctification/The New Man
Righteousness
Repentance
Servants/Sons
The New Man as Super Man
Triumphalism
Healing
Prosperity
Confession
Faith
Prayer
Elitism
The Resurrection
God and the Church

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