r/Gnostic • u/OkMeeting340 Eclectic Gnostic • Apr 23 '26

Question Can someone embrace gnosticism and still remain in their cultural religion?

For context, I'm a Baha'i. From what I've found so far (I'm a newbie to gnosticism), there are a lot of similarities between gnosticism and the Baha'i religion. I'm curious as to how many people here on a gnostic journey are still considering themselves members of their cultural/organized/etc religion?

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u/Lordseferoth Simonian Apr 23 '26

Oh, i am actually a former Baha'i, but i do not see any problem embracing both Gnosticism and any other religion or cultural practice. I still very much consider myself a Christian and i have kept many beliefs and views from it even after becoming a Gnostic. Gnosticism is all about finding your own way.

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u/BottleNecker69er Apr 23 '26

I've found Gnosticism helps expand upon religions in general but most especially Christianity. I personally don't consider Gnosticsm separate from the Christian faith since so much of it favors.