What is Heresy?

[Josheb]

Brings to mind what I heard somewhere, that worshiping God is not worship by adding words to what God says about himself. But yes indeed!, if one uses God's words about himself to teach what God did not mean — — —well....

I do think God expects us to reason from His revelation. That's why the science of exegesis was developed. To the degree an exegesis is consistent sound doctrine is developed. Errors creep in wherever exegesis lack consistency. When such errors reach the point of concluding in a position irreconcilable with what is already explicitly stated then that is heresy.

 

[Hazelelponi]

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Not long after my conversion, I was not only surprised, but also a bit discouraged,
to discover that the Bible's original manuscripts no longer exist; and that the best
that scholars have to work with are hand-written copies of hand-written copies; so I
think we have to concede that 2Tim 3:16 no longer applies the way it once did in
Paul's day.
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My topic is a Christian topic. Please don't use it to teach against the faith of the OP author/creator.

It's just impolite.