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Heresies

What is marcionism?

Marcionism is the theological doctrine known after the heretic Marcion of Sinope, "a shipowner from Pontus in Asia minor"[fn]Fahlbusch, E., & Bromiley, G. W. (1999-2003). The encyclopedia of Christianity (3:398). Grand Rapids, Mich.; Leiden, Netherlands: Wm. B....

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What is Gnosticism?

Gnosticism is a philosophical worldview that stresses special knowledge.  The word comes from the Greek gnosis meaning knowledge.  Gnosticism was prevalent in the first century during and after the time of Christ.  It maintains that matter is evil and spirit is good. ...

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What is Monolatry?

Monolatry is the theological position that is a subdivision of polytheism.  It teaches that of all the gods that exist, only one is served and worshiped.  Monolatry is contrasted with henotheism which teaches that of all the gods that exist, one is supreme. Mormonism...

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What is Henotheism?

Henotheism is a subdivision of polytheism (the belief that many gods exist) and is the teaching that of the plurality of gods, one of them is supreme.  It does not deny the existence of other gods. It is derived from the Greek word 'heis' which means one and 'theos'...

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Semi-Pelagianism

Semi-Pelagianism is a weaker form of Pelagianism (a heresy derived from Pelagius who lived in the 5th century A.D. and was a teacher in Rome). Semi-Pelagianism (advocated by Cassian at Marseilles, 5th Century) did not deny original sin and its effects upon the human...

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Patripassianism

Patripassionism is a theological error dealing with the Godhead which states that the Father became incarnate, was born, suffered, and died on the cross, hence, the Father's (patri) passion (suffer) on the cross. This is an error because we know that Jesus spoke to...

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Nestorianism

Nestorianism is the error that Jesus is two distinct persons. The heresy is named after Nestorius who was born in Syria and died in A.D. 451 and who advocated this doctrine. Nestorius was a monk who became the Patriarch of Constantinople, and he repudiated the Marian...

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Monophysitism

Monophysitism is an error concerning the nature of Christ that asserts Jesus had only one nature and not two as is taught in the correct doctrine of the hypostatic union: Jesus is both God and man in one person. In monophysitism, the single nature was divine and not...

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Gnosticism

Gnosticism traces its roots back just after the beginning of the Christian Church. Some researchers state that evidence of its existence even predates Christianity. Whichever the case, the error of Gnosticism had affected the culture and church of the time and...

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Albigenses

Albigenses was a heresy during the middle ages that developed in the town Albi in Southern France. This error taught that there were two gods: the good god of light usually referred to as Jesus in the New Testament and the god of darkness and evil usually associated...

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