What do the Gnostic texts actually teach?
The core belief of the Gnostic gospel starts with the argument that the world in which we live is inherently not a good place and that is wasn’t created by a supreme, all-powerful and benevolent God or Gods. On this basis alone, it contrasts radically with almost all other organised religions. In fact, Gnostics argue that the world was created by a lesser god, one that didn’t have the ability or skills to create a perfect world that would last forever. This world in which we live is therefore imperfect – replete with pain, sorrow and death, and full of beings that long to be released from this existence of flesh and blood. However, deep within each being on the planet is a spark that links humans with the supreme being that created the whole of the universe, a being that nobody can see or contact. The only way for humanity to contact this god is for humanity to evolve beyond its current flesh and blood state and achieve ‘perfection.’ The most influential of the Gnostic writers (from wh
