Heresy: Difference between revisions

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* belief in opposing forces or gods, generally good v. evil
* belief in opposing forces or gods, generally good v. evil
** sometimes, as in Gnosticism, spiritual v. material
** sometimes, as in Gnosticism, spiritual v. material
==== ecstaticism ====
* belief in behaviors inspired by the Holy Spirit such as speaking in tongues, surviving snake bites, and "out of body" worship


==== gnosticism ====
==== gnosticism ====
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* claims that God is one person only
* claims that God is one person only
* strict monotheism
* strict monotheism
==== "new prophesy" ====
* first found in Montanism, the idea that new prophets are or will be inspired by the Holy Spirit, outside of the Scriptural prophets
* generally charismatic movements (i,e. have a charismatic spiritual leader)
==== rigorism ====
==== rigorism ====


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* c. 144 AD, Marcion preached that the New Testament God was different from an "evil Creator" god
* believed that Paul was the only true Apostle
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* C. 156 AD, Montanus preached against worldliness in the Church and taught return to supposed Christian simplicity 
* Montanus believed he was inspired by the "Paraclete" (Holy Spirit)
* his movement was called "New Prophesy"
* had two female followers, Prisca and Priscilla who also claimed to be inspired by the Holy Spirit and practiced "ecstatic" worship
* Montanism denied the unique Sacramental office of priests, such as forgiveness of sins and church offices
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