In the previous two articles we learned that the two best ways to combat heresy is to study orthodox doctrines and live rightly according to those doctrines. These are two aspects of combating heresy that all Christians need to follow. However, if this is where Christians stayed for the rest of their lives, then Christianity … Continue reading
At the close of the Arian controversy, the Church found itself in a new crisis: She was fighting herself. The Church leaders had become so accustomed to fighting that when the Arian crisis began to die off, they turned on each other over small matters. This, unfortunately, began to resurrect the Arian crisis. The Church … Continue reading
As previously seen, Orthodoxy is extremely effective at preventing heresy when properly followed. In fact, it combats three of the four types of heresy and even aids in the fourth. Orthodoxy outright combats the rejection of God as God, the rejection of Christ as Christ, and the rejection of the Law. It aids in combating … Continue reading
As I have finished explaining the four types of heresy, it would do me no good to sit back and think that my mission is accomplished. In looking at how to fight heresy, I see four solutions to heresy that counter-act the four types of heresy: 1) Orthodoxy (right thinking) 2) Orthopraxy (right actions) 3) … Continue reading
It might seem weird that after writing about heresy, I would title a post, “The Devil is Good.” But I wanted to explore a common myth that people hold in conservative Churches, one that doesn’t make sense in the broad scheme of things. Often we hear that the Devil is the embodiment of evil, that … Continue reading
I am writing this while out of town. This is a scheduled post. Any comments made on this post may not appear until I get a chance to authorize them (all new users go through a filter so I can weed out spam; objections are allowed, but please look at the commenting policy). If your … Continue reading
I am writing this while out of town. This is a scheduled post. Any comments made on this post may not appear until I get a chance to authorize them (all new users go through a filter so I can weed out spam; objections are allowed, but please look at the commenting policy). If your … Continue reading
I am writing this while out of town. This is a scheduled post. Any comments made on this post may not appear until I get a chance to authorize them (all new users go through a filter so I can weed out spam; objections are allowed, but please look at the commenting policy). If your … Continue reading
I am writing this while out of town. This is a scheduled post. Any comments made on this post may not appear until I get a chance to authorize them (all new users go through a filter so I can weed out spam; objections are allowed, but please look at the commenting policy). If your … Continue reading
I am writing this while out of town. This is a scheduled post. Any comments made on this post may not appear until I get a chance to authorize them (all new users go through a filter so I can weed out spam; objections are allowed, but please look at the commenting policy). If your … Continue reading
