There are a lot of heresies within the Christian church. Through studying such errors as arianism, gnosticism, modalism, and pelagianism, Subordinationism, Christians can better understand their own faith. A heresy is a deviation from the truth revealed in God’s word.
“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
Heresies
- Adoptionism – God granted Jesus powers and then adopted him as a Son
- Antinomianism – The idea that we do not need to keep the Law in any way.
- Albigenses – Reincarnation and two gods: one good and other evil
- Apollinarianism – Jesus’ divine will is overshadowed and replaced the human
- Arianism – Jesus was a lesser, created being
- Catharism – There are two divine principles: a good god of the spiritual realm and an evil god of the material realm
- Cerinthianism – “The Christ” came upon Jesus at baptism, left before the crucifixion
- Collyridianism – Excessive veneration of Mary, offering break cakes (collyrids) to Mary
- Docetism – Jesus was divine but only seemed to be human.
- Donatism – Validity of sacraments depends on the character of the minister
- Ebionism – The need to obey the Mosaic law, Jesus is not divine but became the son of God with the Holy Spirit came upon him at His baptism.
- Eutychianism – Jesus’ finite human nature is swallowed up in His infinite divine nature
- Gnosticism – Dualism of good and bad and special knowledge for salvation
- Henotheism – One supreme god among many
- Kenosis – Jesus gave up some divine attributes while on earth
- Kathenotheism – The worship of one God at a time.
- Manachaeism – Jesus was a prophet
- Marcionism – An evil God of the O.T., good God of the N.T. 11, books in the Canon
- Melchisedechians – Elevation of Mechezedek. Stating that Melzhizedek was a High Priest and King, superior to Jesus.
- Modalism – God is one person in three modes
- Monarchianism – God is one person
- Monophysitism – Jesus had only one nature: divine
- Montanism – The outpouring of the Holy Spirit on Montanus, that led to his prophetic utterance is regarding Christ’s return
- 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
- Psilanthropism – The view that Jesus was only a man and nothing else
- Sebellianism – God is one person with three names: Father, Son, Holy Spirit.
- 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 teaching that the Godhead is really three separate beings forming three separate gods
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