heresy | Bruce A. Shields

Sep 26, 20222 min read

Heresy 101:Gnosticism

Gnosticism holds to a radical dualism of good and evil and believes secret knowledge is necessary for salvation; this contrasts sharply with

Sep 23, 20222 min read

Heresy 101: The Ebionites

Ebionites were a Jewish-Christian group that believed that Jesus did not exist before his birth and that God adopted him at his baptism.

Sep 21, 20222 min read

Heresy 101: Dual Covenant Theology

Dual Covenant Theology promotes the idea that the Jewish people have their own path to Salvation which does not include Jesus.

Sep 20, 20221 min read

Heresy 101: Donatism

Donatism is the erroneous belief that the sacraments' effectiveness depends on the minister's moral character.

Sep 18, 20221 min read

Heresy 101: Docetism

Docetism is a heresy with many variations, again, as with most heresies, attacking the nature of Christ. It generally teaches, among the var

Sep 17, 20222 min read

Heresy 101: Arianism

The heresy of Arianism is the notion that Jesus Christ is not equal to God the Father by nature; instead, Jesus is God's first creation.

Sep 16, 20222 min read

Heresy 101: Apollinarianism

Jesus is God in the flesh (John 1:1, 14, 10:30-33, 20:28, Phil. 2:5-8, Heb. 1:8). He is fully God and fully man (Col. 2:9); thus, He has two

Sep 15, 20223 min read

Heresy 101: Anti-Paulism

Anti-Paulism or Pauline Christianity is the belief that the Apostle Paul was a heretic and that the books he wrote are not a part of Biblica

Sep 14, 20224 min read

Heresy 101: Antinomianism

if not ignorant of God's Word, or a false convert, the notion of being "saved" and earmarked for heaven but still allowed to live in sin...

Sep 12, 20222 min read

Heresy 101: Adoptionism

Heresy is any belief or practice that explicitly undermines the gospel and can easily be proven false through scripture alone.

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