Continually seeking for a deepening spiritual experience rather than a deepening faith in God's Word. Spiritualising the Word of God rather than taking the literal meaning of the Word. Spirituality is measured by experiences. Love feelings and self, more than God. Look inward for solutions.
Spirituality is sought in success, achievement and works.
Sometimes the line dividing the Christian from the Gnostic is so fine that it is hardly visible. The only way for a Christian to safely discern Gnosticism is in the light of the Holy Scriptures. The more mystic he appears or sounds, the more spiritual he feels. He takes great pleasure in believing he has attained to a high spiritual level and sees himself as being a member of a special breed of people. The written Scriptures are used only in so far as they seem to support particular convictions and concepts.