Heresies

Christian heresies are many.  Through studying such errors as arianism, gnosticism, modalism, and pelagianism, Christians can better understand their own faith.  A heresy is a deviation from the truth.

"For there must also be factions among you, in order that those who are approved may have become evident among you," (1 Cor. 11:19).

Introduction

• Heresy

Heresies

• Adoptionism - God granted Jesus powers and then adopted him as a Son.
• Albigenses - Reincarnation and two gods: one good and other evil.
• Apollinarianism - Jesus divine will overshadowed and replaced the human.
• Arianism - Jesus was a lesser, created being.
• Docetism - Jesus was divine, but only seemed to be human.
• Donatism - Validity of sacraments depends on character of the minister.
• Gnosticism - Dualism of good and bad and special knowledge for salvation.
• Kenosis - Jesus gave up some divine attributes while on earth.
• Modalism - God is one person in three modes.
• Monarchianism - God is one person.
• Monophysitism - Jesus had only one nature: divine.
• Nestorianism - Jesus was two persons.
• Patripassionism - The Father suffered on the cross
• Pelagianism - Man is unaffected by the fall and can keep all of God's laws.
• Semi-Pelagianism - Man and God cooperate to achieve man's salvation.
• Socinianism - Denial of the Trinity. Jesus is a deified man.
• Subordinationism - The Son is lesser than the Father in essence and or attributes.
• Tritheism - the Trinity is really three separate gods.

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