An offense against Christianity, consisting in a denial of some essential doctrine, which denial is publicly avowed, and obstinately maintained
any practice or teaching that is formally condemned for falling outside the established framework of the conventions, beliefs and doctrines of a given religious tradition See also Orthodoxy
A doctrinal view that deviates from the truth, a false teaching We are warned against it in Acts 20: 29-32 and Phil 3: 2 Heresies include teachings that Jesus is not God and that the Holy Spirit is not a person (Jehovah's Witnesses, Christadelphians, The Way International), that men may become gods (Mormonism), that there is more than one God (Mormonism), that Jesus lost His divinity in hell and finished the atonement there, and that good works are necessary for salvation (all cults say this), to name a few
A doctrine held by a member of a religion at variance with established religious beliefs, especially dissension from Roman Catholic dogma
Practically speaking, this is false teaching against the dogma and doctrine of the Church A person who obstinately follows false teaching is called a heretic Canon Law #751 says "Heresy is the obstinate denial or doubt, after baptism, of a truth which must be believed by divine and catholic faith " One notable heretic was Martin Luther, the founder of the Protestantism As St Thomas Aquinas writes, "The believer accepts the whole deposit as proposed by the Church; the heretic accepts only such parts of it as commend themselves to his own approval " A more commonly used term today in this regard might be "cafeteria Catholic "
A heresy is a systematic teaching that has been declared by the historic Church to be foreign to Christian teaching Therefore in most contexts, the term heresy only applies to belief systems that were declared as such by one of the seven Ecumenical Councils Heresy is grounds for disfellowshipping It often happens that a Christian becomes a heretic and then wishes to return to orthodoxy Historically, the Church welcomes returning heretics with open arms, but receives them as if they had never been Christians The idea is not to rub their noses in their past, but to reeducate them in the Christian faith Today the word heresy has hysterical connotations in common usage, because in western Europe during medieval times, heresy was also a civil crime punishable by death
Religious opinion opposed to the authorized doctrinal standards of any particular church, especially when tending to promote schism or separation; lack of orthodox or sound belief; rejection of, or erroneous belief in regard to, some fundamental religious doctrine or truth; heterodoxy
Heresy is a belief or action that most people think is wrong, because it disagrees with beliefs that are generally accepted. It might be considered heresy to suggest such a notion
Heresy is any kind of false belief about central articles of the Christian faith - for example, believing that Christ was a mere man and not the son of God For a belief to be heretical it is essential that the person holding it persists in doing so deliberately and obstinately even after it has been pointed out to him or her that it is wrong Simony was frequently termed a heresy in this period In itself it was merely a wrongful and unlawful practice, but those who called it a heresy did so because they thought that people who practised it actually believed that the gifts of the Holy Spirit could be purchased Hence to be a deliberate simonist was to hold a false belief about God
The crime of holding views, or of doing things, that are not in agreement with the main religion i e
{i} unorthodox religious belief; belief or idea which is in opposition to established views
(Gr "new and personal belief or idea") The denial or rejection of a revealed dogma or belief accepted and professed by the Church An individual who begins a heresy is a heretic and is excommunicated
A deliberate deviation from the orthodox doctrine The crime of heresy was defined as a deliberate denial of an article of truth of the Catholic faith, and a public and obstinate persistence in that alleged error At this time, there was a sense of Christian unity among townspeople and rulers alike, and most of them agreed with the Church that heretics seemed to threaten society itself Originally convened to combat the heresies of the Albigensians, Cathari and Waldenses, the Inquisition later included witches, diviners, blasphemers, and other persons deviating from the faith See Inquisition
Holding or teaching a religious opinion contrary to church dogma Applied to Christianity by its detractors (Acts 24: 14), the term was not generally used in its modern sense during New Testament times except in the pastoral epistles (1 Tim 1: 3; 2; Titus 3: 10)
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