Christianity began its rise to the most dominant worldwide religion after Jesus’ crucifixion and resurrection. “We heard Him say, ‘I will destroy this temple made with hands, and within three days build another made without hands.” Upon Jesus’ death and resurrection, he completed this task, initiating the development of Christianity. Since Jesus left no formal authoritative power, organization, or agreed upon scriptures, a wide variety of sects have gained popularity throughout the millennia. Most of these sects the Catholic Church and others later deemed heretical, one of the most notable being Gnosticism. Gnosticism is a dualist religion in which adherents view the material world as evil and the invisible spiritual realm as good. This belief obligates Gnostics to follow …show more content…
The next verse of Philippians continues, “And being found in appearance as a man he humbled himself by becoming obedient to death— even death on a cross.” Jesus held the appearance of a man rather than show or fully utilize His true form as a human equal in divinity to God during His time among us. These contradictions certainly do not disprove canonical beliefs, but they do help in understanding why Christianity emerged with numerous sects. Discrepancies in explaining the nature of Jesus’ divinity and humanity justify Docetism’s divergence while keeping it connected under the same religion. The practice of Docetism emerged, similarly to all other variations of Christianity, to elucidate questions or contradictions raised in the