The Battle within the Christian Faith

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There are many beliefs, doctrines, and interpretations of the Sacred Word or belief system of JESUS. This has cause schism within the faith commmunity.

Terminology: Heresy

her·e·syˈherəsē/
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• belief or opinion contrary to orthodox religious (especially Christian) doctrine.
  [COLOR=#878787 !important]"Huss was burned for heresy"[/COLOR]
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  [TD]dissension, dissent, nonconformity, heterodoxy, unorthodoxy, apostasy,blasphemy, freethinking; More
  
  
  
  
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  • opinion profoundly at odds with what is generally accepted.
    [COLOR=#878787 !important]"cutting capital gains taxes is heresy"
    
    Middle English: from Old French heresie, based on Latin haeresis, from Greek hairesis‘choice’ (in ecclesiastical Greek ‘heretical sect’), from haireisthai ‘choose.’
    
    
    [h=2]Full Definition of HERESY[/h]1
    a : adherence to a religious opinion contrary to church dogma
    b : denial of a revealed truth by a baptized member of the Roman Catholic Church
    c : an opinion or doctrine contrary to church dogma
    
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    a : dissent or deviation from a dominant theory, opinion, or practice
    b : an opinion, doctrine, or practice contrary to the truth or to generally accepted beliefs or standards.
    
    History of Heresy:
    
    [h=2]heresy[/h] noun (Concise Encyclopedia)
    Doctrine rejected as false by religious authorities. In Christianity, the orthodox theology of the church is thought to be based on divine revelation, and heretics are viewed as perversely rejecting the guidance of the church. Numerous Christian heresies appeared from the 2nd century onwards. Early heresies included Arianism, the Monophysite heresy,Pelagianism, and Donatism. Some heresies, such asMontanism, expressed faith in a new prophet who added to the body of Christian revelation. Some types of Gnosticismwere heretical branches of Christianity. The major means of combating heretics in the early church was excommunication. In the 12th–13th century, the Inquisition was established to combat heresy, and heretics who refused to recant were often executed. In the 16th century the ProtestantReformation brought an end to the doctrinal unity of Western Christendom, and the concept of heresy became less important in the various Christian churches, though it continues to exist. The concept of heresy also exists in Judaism, Buddhism, Hinduism, and Islam.
    
    
    
    1. A comprehensive guide to what the Orthodox Church believes about a number of subjects including belief in: GOD THE FATHER, JESUS CHRIST, and THE HOLY SPIRIT. The Orthodox Church is the Church founded by Jesus Christ and described throughout the New Testament.
       1. Christianity (from the Ancient Greek word Χριστός, Christos, a translation of the Hebrew מָשִׁיחַ, Māšîăḥ, meaning "the anointed one", together with the Latin suffixes -ian and -itas) is an Abrahamic, monotheistic religion based on the life and oral teachings of Jesus of Nazareth as presented in the New Testament.
       
       
    
    
    Why do Christians attack each others belief when they worship the same GOD? Is it the lack of knowledge(history) of ones belief system, studying the ministy(mission) of JESUS and studying the Sacred Word. Maybe each believers needs to study their church history before accussing others that they are not Christians.
    
    
    
    
    
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