New Story Church

Valentinus: “Your Body Doesn’t Matter.”

Paul D. Anderson

If your faith feels disconnected from real life, your body might be the missing piece.

An early Christian teacher named Valentinus claimed that the physical world didn’t matter and that salvation was escape. That idea didn’t die. It just went underground.

In this message, we'll explore why the church called it heresy, why it still feels believable today, and why Christmas tells a story that refuses to separate God from flesh, bodies, and ordinary life.