Heresy: Difference between revisions
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== Definitions == | == Definitions == | ||
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=== heresy === | === heresy === | ||
* means "against accepted or established standards" | * means "against accepted or established standards" | ||
* = denial of the orthodox faith | * = denial of the orthodox faith or a core element of it | ||
=== | === heretic === | ||
* one who practices a heresy | * one who practices a heresy | ||
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=== Hinduism === | === Hinduism === | ||
* | * similar to gnostic formulas of good v evil and that knowledge of God comes of intense religious practice or a privileged few | ||
=== Judaism === | === Judaism === | ||
* rejects Christ as Messiah and God | * denies the Trinity | ||
** sees the coming Messiah as a man, like Saul or David (both called "Messiah" in the OT) | ** rejects Christ as Messiah and God | ||
* has notions of the "spirit" but no explicit formulation of the Holy Spirit | *** sees the coming Messiah as a man, like Saul or David (both called "Messiah" in the OT) | ||
** has notions of the "spirit" but no explicit formulation of the Holy Spirit | |||
* while over the history of the Christian Church, there has been persecution of Jews, the Catholic Church never considered Jews heretical | * while over the history of the Christian Church, there has been persecution of Jews, the Catholic Church never considered Jews heretical | ||
** the most common example of persecution of the Jews is that of the Spanish Inquisition | ** the most common example of persecution of the Jews is that of the Spanish Inquisition | ||