![]() Gnostics focus almost exclusively on the non-material or “spiritual” dimensions of human existence and experience. Among other things, it endorses a hyper-spirituality that minimizes the goodness of physical reality. When I’m asked why I believe in the lifting of hands in worship, I will often say: “Because I’m not a Gnostic!” Gnosticism, both in its ancient and modern forms, disparages the body. ![]() I also have a question: Why do you assume that the appropriate place for your hands is at your side and you need an explicit biblical warrant for raising them? Wouldn’t it be just as reasonable to assume that the appropriate place for one’s hands is the lifting of hands toward heaven, calling for an explicit biblical warrant (other than gravity or physical exhaustion) to keep them low? 3.
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