The Highway Forums General Discussion Theology Discussion Forum Who is a Heretic?

leaves out some important truths. Mainly : "the Nature of the Godhead". God is three in person(Substance) yet is One in Essence.

I do not consider someone who holds to a "oneness" theology of the Godhead to even be a Christian--

Primarily because all 'cults' ( using this word in its colloquial definition, not scholarly one) use that one doctrine as a springboard into error. All their false teachings have their foundational errors in their false view of the Godhead.

Also, the depravity of man is a definition Calvin used in his 'Institutes of the Christian Religion'. Now Reformers believbe that Calvin properly defined mans condition. Yet there are other Christian groups which hold to a 'less depraved' ( for lack of a better term ) condition of man. Their viewpoints must be honored-- because even they believe that man is lost and doomed to an concious eternity in Hell except he be saved via Christs atonement alone.

To me a heretic is one who is steeped in 'heresy'. Just because we baptize someone into the visible Church, does not make them members of the Invisible Church.. to go there is to tread into 'Romish Popery' ( As JC so aptly called it).

Also , fundamental Faith articles should include the Reformation cry of : "faith alone" by "Grace alone" in "Christ alone". I would add 'Scripture alone" as well.

Although we the term 'carnal christian' and 'backslidden' christian is not generally accepted, I do believe members of the body can be at times in their life: carnal, and give the appearance of 'backslidden'.

The term or phrase 'once saved, always saved' is a cheap rendering of the Reformed stance of election, but the Reformers although they believed in election and Gods predestination of his elect, they maintained that :"He that endures to the end shall be saved".

OK sorry for a long post.