HERETIC IN A SENTENCE FULL
The big cities of the Blue States are full of Heretics.įor example, Jesus being the Son of God is established Church doctrine based on the Bible. "This I confess, - that after the way which they call heresy, so worship I the God of my fathers, believing all things that are written in the law and the prophets," - and the new testament. Jews must have known that, in as far as secular considerations were concerned, he had everything to lose by turning into "the way which they called heresy " they were bound to acknowledge that, by connecting himself with an odious sect, he at least demonstrated his sincerity and self-denial but they were so exasperated by his zeal that they "took counsel to kill him." Roman Catholic writers admit that the papal church has sought to exterminate what it calls heresy, by the power of the sword.īut this I confess unto thee, that after the way which they call heresy, so worship I the The term heresy connotes, etymologically, both a choice and the thing chosen, the meaning being, however, narrowed to the selection of religious or political doctrines, adhesion to parties in Church orīut this I confess unto thee, that after the way which they call heresy, so worship I the God of my fathers, believing all things which are written in the law and in the prophets:īut this I confess unto thee, that after the way which they call heresy, so worship I the God of my fathers, believing all things which are written in the law and in the prophets: and have hope toward God, which they themselves also allow, that there shall be a resurrection of the dead, both of the just and unjust.īut this I confess to thee that according to the way which they call a heresy, so do I serve the Father and my God, believing all things which are written in the law and the prophets: In fact, the word heresy originally just meant choice. I think the term heresy should be retained, but only used in instances of doctrine that clearly attacks the nature of God, of Christ, or of Salvation, or otherwise directly contradicts plain Scripture.