Modalism-Godisonepersoninthreemodes.Modalism
ModalismisprobablythemostcommontheologicalerrorconcerningthenatureofGod.ItisadenialoftheTrinitywhichstatesthatGodisasinglepersonwho,throughoutbiblicalhistory,hasrevealedHimselfinthreemodes,orforms.Thus,GodisasinglepersonwhofirstmanifestedhimselfinthemodeoftheFatherinOldTestamenttimes.Attheincarnation,themodewastheSon.AfterJesus'ascension,themodeisth...[
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KenosisJesusgaveupsomedivineattributeswhileonearth.
"Kenosis"isderivedfromtheGreekword"kenoo"whichmeans"toempty."ItisusedinPhil.2:7.ThetextofPhil.2:5-8isworthrecordinghere."HavethisattitudeinyourselveswhichwasalsoinChristJesus,6who,althoughHeexistedintheformofGod,didnotregardequalitywithGodathingtobegrasped,7butemptiedHimself,takingtheformofabond-servant,andb...[
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GnosticismDualismofgoodandbadandspecialknowledgeforsalvation.
GnosticismtracesitsrootsbackjustafterthebeginningoftheChristianChurch.SomeresearchersstatethatevidenceofitsexistenceevenpredatesChristianity.Whicheverthecase,theerrorofgnosticismhadaffectedthecultureandchurchofthetimeandpossiblyevenaearnedamentionin1John4.
Theword"gnosticism"comesfromtheGreekword"gnosis"which...[
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DonatismValidityofsacramentsdependsoncharacteroftheminister.
DonatismwastheerrortaughtbyDonatus,bishopofCasaeNigraethattheeffectivenessofthesacramentsdependsonthemoralcharacteroftheminister.Inotherwords,ifaministerwhowasinvolvedinaseriousenoughsinweretobaptizeaperson,thatbaptismwouldbeconsideredinvalid.
DonatismdevelopedasaresultofthepersecutionofChristiansorderedbyDiocletianin303inwhichal...[
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DocetismJesuswasdivine,butonlyseemedtobehuman.
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Arianismdevelopedaround320,inAlexandriaEgyptconcerningthepersonofChristandisnamedafterAriusofAlexandar.ForhisdoctrinalteachinghewasexiledtoIllyriain325afterthefirstecumenicalcouncilatNicaeacondemnedhisteachingasheresy.Itwasthegreatestofheresieswithintheearlychurchthatdevelopedasignificantfollowing.Somesay,italmosttookoverthechurch.AriustaughtthatonlyGodtheFatherwaseternalandtoopureandinfinite...[
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ApollinarianismJesusdivinewillovershadowedandreplacedthehuman.
牋牋ApollinarianismwastheheresytaughtbyApollinaristheYounger,bishopofLaodiceainSyriaabout361.[
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AlbigensesReincarnationandtwogods:[
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Adoptionism
GodgrantedJesuspowersandthenadoptedhimasaSon.
牋牋AdoptionismisanerrorconcerningChristthatfirstappearedinthesecondcentury.ThosewhohelditdeniedthepreexistenceofChristand,therefore,Hisdeity.AdoptioniststaughtthatJesuswastestedbyGodandafterpassingthistestanduponHisbaptism,HewasgrantedsupernaturalpowersbyGodandadoptedastheSon.[
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Heresy
"Error,indeed,isneversetforthinitsnakeddeformity,lest,beingthusexposed,itshouldatoncebedetected.Butitiscraftilydeckedoutinonattractivedress,soas,byitsoutwardform,tomakeitappeartotheinexperienced(ridiculousastheexpressionmayseem)moretruethantruthitself."IrenaeusAgainstHeresies1.2Theword"heresy"comesfromtheGreekhairesiswhichmeans"choosing,"or"faction."Atfirst,thetermheresydidnotcarrythene...[
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