>>16843978The entire early church fought against Gnosticism.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=GXc-vvCivp4Irenaeus
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Against_Heresies_(Irenaeus)Luther had nothing to do with it either, regardless of the reaching attempts. See Ryan Reeves' series on Luther.
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