https://pneumareview.com/use-of-the-term-heresy/ Journal of Ministry Resources and Theology for Pentecostal and Charismatic Ministries & Leaders Wed, 06 Jun 2018 18:30:06 +0000 hourly 1 https://wordpress.org/?v=4.0.38 https://pneumareview.com/use-of-the-term-heresy/#comment-35798 Thu, 19 Feb 2015 02:15:33 +0000 http://pneumareview.com/?p=9360#comment-35798 Al, thanks for your comment. I too am uncomfortable when anyone is too free in applying the word “heresy” to everyone with whom they disagree. The word in the NT actually refers to a faction or sect and not necessarily to unorthodox/false teaching. Heresy as false belief/thinking that takes one outside of saving faith is a definition that emerged in the history of the church and its acquisition of earthly affluence and power. It became a punishable, civil crime. I used the word in the mentioned article because the “Colossian heresy” is a commonly used designation in academia for the erroneous teaching that Paul was confronting in Colosse. At that time, in what i believe was a series of providential events I saw that there is erroneous teaching today that is similar to the problem that Paul was confronting in Colosse, and that is why I used that title. It was a way to link a contemporary church issue with the problem Paul addressed in the 1st century. I do not go around labeling people as heretics or their teachings as heresy. In fact, I think you would be hard pressed to find the word in my writings during the nine years since that article was published. God bless you!

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