"heresy"

[Guest koppen]

I thought that this was avery interesting topic after things that have occured in another thread....

A Problem

If there is one thing that characterizes the Christian world today it is differences of opinion. There are over 800 different established denominations in the United States alone, and that is not counting the many totally independent congregations. The basis for the distinctions is usually difference over doctrinal views. All this difference of opinion constitutes a serious and pervasive sin condition in the Church. One of the main reasons for the Great Tribulation is to chastise Christians for their failure to live the kind of lives they should be living in this world. The fact that they allow all this division to exist is one of their main failures.

The Issue of "Heresy"

For all their differences of opinion, modern Christians tend to be quite sensitive about the issue of "heresy", that is, the teaching of false doctrine. Or so they understand the word "heresy".

If you come down to the "nitty gritty", "heresy", in common usage, is any teaching that disagrees with the views of the person using the term! (This writer's views have actually been called "heresy" on precisely that basis! In terms of Scripture, his views cannot be called heresy in the sense of false doctrine because they do not deny or contradict any of the basic tenets of the Christian Faith. See II Peter 2:1.)

However, the Greek word

[Work in Progress]

Koppen, would you provide the source for this article - or a link? Thanks!

[Khristeeanos]

I am of the understanding (correct me if I am wrong) that heresy is actually a teaching that is the opposite of "orthodox" which I am of the understanding that is "non-traditional" teaching.

In other words, it is something that was not in the Bible or the early church.

[His son]

Your discussion was real good till you got to the part about different translations. God has inspired all the originals in all languages, because He is no respector of persons, or languages. He has given us instructions of how to study, and who our teacher, and interpreter is so with your stance you are saying that God has to have mans intellect applied to make His love letter to His children understandable. I have proven to myself this fallacy. I spent 10 years with the languages, and writtings of men because I wanted to know all there is to know about God. Since I closed my personal library of Bbile versions, commentaries, concordances, etc. And began to spend time with Him in the original In Eglish 1611 KJV which I couldn't read at first, and The Holy Spirit taught me to read, I have grown increasingly closer to Him is personal relationship, which is His Purpose for us. Satan knows more about God than most of us will ever know, and yet he gave up his personal intimate relationship with God, to serve his ego. He has told us that when we search for Him we will find Him when we search with all of our heart, soul, mind, and strength, and He likened it to searching for treasure the finding of which is not easy. God knows that the harder we humans have to work for something the more impact it has on us, and this is verified in Christs statement that we will suffer for our belief the same as He did. It is not intended to be easy, and in fact easy is detrimental to us. Be like the shepherd find all those areas in His Scriptures that deal with the issues of life that those He brings into your life are dealing with and then lead them to those Scriptures, and The Only interpreter, The Holy Spirit. You can not digest the food for them. There are no Scriptures that teach that God needs modern day methods to communicate with His Children, and it is Written that He Is The Same Yesterday, Today, and Forever. There are no exceptions given to this statement.

[Jedi4Yahweh]

Koppen,

Awesome post and I totally agree with that Article.

[ann2]

I agree with the article 100%.This is something we all can use when dealing with others.

[His son]

I would strongly suggest that you all think about how that with the words out of His mouth God spoke this whole universe into existance. He created every language that their is. But then somehow are another, He was not able to give each one of those languages written Scriptures without the intellect of man applied for His Children to understand them. Don't you realize what you are saying about God?

[Guest koppen]

Not saying anything about God, I would NEVER speak anything against God,..That is insulting....As I said in the beginning of this on the title...I thought it was interesting....

[Work in Progress]

I am of the understanding (correct me if I am wrong) that heresy is actually a teaching that is the opposite of "orthodox" which I am of the understanding that is "non-traditional" teaching.

In other words, it is something that was not in the Bible or the early church.

That is why I always like to research and see the source of these articles. Koppen, could you provide where it came from? Thanks!

[His son]

Not saying anything about God, I would NEVER speak anything against God,..That is insulting....As I said in the beginning of this on the title...I thought it was interesting....

Sorry if I misunderstood.

The devil is so subtle in getting us just an nth of a degree off target, and He doesn't care how much we get right if he can get just a taste. I like the anology of the archer shooting at a target. The way to God is a straight, and narrow path, just like the flight of the arrow has to be in order to hit that bullseye. If the shooter is off just a fraction in his aim by the time that arrow travels the distance it could possibly miss the target all together. We serve a Holy God, who has made it possible for us to return to that original holiness Adam, and Eve had with Him in The garden. And we can do it because Jesus said we can.