Heresy isn't defined as "differing opinions" they are labeled damnable heresies. That's the first mistake of the OP, so he isn't representing God's Word, he's merely making up his own doctrine to tickle his own ears. (Has to in order to protect his other false teachings so there is that bias).
Hi preacher 4 Christ.
While I do not indorse Open Theism, a new concept to me, I would suggest that the word
heresy is
"differing opinions". Truth comes from God therefore all truth is God’s truth as a law, and not a philosophical
opinion of men, as their way of reasoning amongst themselves. (the philosophies of men, no faith coming from the scriptures to reason by )
Christians reason by the law of Christ’s faith, the faith of God, and not after the imaginations of their own hearts as that of natural man without the Holy Spirit.
Because we walk by a faith not of our own, the scriptures inform us there must be
heresies (differing opinions )among us for we walk by a faith (the unseen), not of our own selves.
1Corinthians 11:19 For there must be also heresies among you, that they which are approved may be made manifest among you.
The word
heresy is where we get the word denomination or sect, as parts of the whole. In that way the idea of non-denominational has no real use except maybe a false pride.
Acts 24:5 For we have found this man a pestilent fellow, and a mover of sedition among all the Jews throughout the world, and a ringleader of the
sect (heresy) of the Nazarenes:
The kingdom of God is not of this world. If it was then we would wrestle against flesh and blood and killing the competition “out of sight out of mind” would be the gospel according to the law of men called the “law of the fathers”. That would be a false zeal that comes from the oral tradition of men. Those oral traditions of men become the letter as that seen of that kind of law, which is really not a law to begin with. To them it is just as binding as the word of God and the use of those letters are used to persecute to death those who are walking by the faith of Christ, called the hearing of faith.
We can see in two places how those letters where used for slaughter against the disciples of the Lord, as the approval of the high priest,
And Saul, yet breathing out threatenings and slaughter against the
disciples of the Lord, went unto the high priest,And desired of him "letters" to Damascus to the synagogues, that if he found any of this way, whether they were men or women, he might bring them bound unto Jerusalem. Act 9:1-2
Below the same is shown and it was called by them as the perfect manner, as a manner of the fathers being zealous for God which is clearly a false zeal in regard the father of lies.
Again the letters where used to usurp the authority of the scriptures or all that is written in the law and the prophets (sola scriptura)
I am verily a man which am a Jew, born in Tarsus, a city in Cilicia, yet brought up in this city at the feet of Gamaliel, and taught according to “the perfect manner of the law of the fathers”, and
was zealous toward God, as ye all are this day.And I persecuted “this way” unto
the death, binding and delivering into prisons both men and women. Act 22:3-5
As also the high priest doth bear me witness, and all the estate of the elders: from whom also I received "letters" unto the brethren, and went to Damascus, to bring them which were there bound unto Jerusalem, for to be punished.
Paul having been born again became an enemy of the “law of the fathers”, a false zeal for God. They were accusing him of heresy (offering an opinion) because he would not follow that kind of what they called law. In that way they were calling, all that is written in the law and the prophets (sola scriptura) as not having all that is needed to believe God .,again their hope was in the oral traditions of men as commandments of men and therefore a man must seek the approval of their own men .
Paul in effect declared to them by what they called a
opinion/heresy so he did worship the God of the fathers, and not as they did worshipped the fathers, as if they were worshipping God.
Neither can they prove the things whereof they now accuse me.But 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: Act 24:13
Damnable
opinions as
heresy are to those who deny the grace of God (even denying the Lord that bought them) Not all opinions are damnable, subject to judgment. But according to the “law of the fathers” (seeking the approval of men) that
heresy would deny the Lord that brought them who speak blasphemy, which is attributing the work of the Holy Spirit (the law of God) to men .
2Peter 2:1 But there were
false prophets also among the people, even as there shall be
false teachers among you, who privily shall bring in
damnable heresies, even denying the Lord that bought them, and bring upon themselves swift destruction.
