Heresy

2.0 Passage: Ephesians 2:1-10 Our life before Christ and after Christ, we were dead in sin but made alive in Christ. 2.1. We were dead in our transgressions and sin, this was the state we were in before receiving Christ (1-3) In verse 1 Paul writes ‘As for you, you were dead in your transgressions and sins’. “The death to which Paul referred was not physical death, as is clear from Paul’s description. Death is a metaphor for the existence of people who are alienated from God. Life is in God…

that he can prove Gods existence gradation of beings. Anyone who claims they can prove God to be real comes off as possibly heretical or blasphemous. In this case Aquinas teaches bad doctrine and I would classify it as heretical. There is no room for heresy in the church because it creates such an unhealthy environment that is built on a compromised teaching. The only teaching the church should be doing is in accordance with the doctrines strictly found in the Bible. This should be true for…

"The Byzantine Empire and its capital city of Constantinople thrived for more than thousands of years and helped shape the history of the modern world (Overview)". The Byzantines were essential because they had good ways of developing architecture and engineering, they modernized, and saved Christianity, and they helped save the legal code to make what it is today. Without these essential qualities from the Byzantines America wouldn’t be what it is today... a free country. “Had the Arabs…

Perseverance is Key As Thomas Carlyle says “Permanence, perseverance and persistence in spite of all obstacles, discouragements and impossibilities: It is this, that in all things distinguishes the strong soul from the weak.” Both James Hurst, author of “The Scarlet Ibis,” and Edmund Ware, author of “An Underground Episode,” show that part of being human is having the perseverance to survive in spite of society’s limitations. Both Authors use similarities and differences in their writing style.…

Throughout the Middle Ages and history, social ideologies have established that women were genetically inferior to men in the mental, physical, and spiritual aspects. This led to women being oppressed from any form of leadership position in the community, government, and the church. These changes were often heavily influenced by the church and current ideas in medicine and science. While most accepted it as a way of patriarchal society, there have been a select number of women who have resisted…

In our modern day, science seems to (or sometimes attempts to) trump the Christian Bible in every way for some. It’s as if modern science can’t see similarities or agreements between the two, so one must choose one or the other. In John H. Walton’s “Human Origins and The Bible,” he explains that the Bible does not contain any kind of “scientific revelation” and whatever science is within the Bible would have been general knowledge for everyone. But in our present day of the 21st century, many…

in which someone receives eternal damnation for. The 3rd circle is from those who over-indulge (Glutton), the 4th circle is for the greedy who take too much, the 5th circle is for those who are angry and furious. The 6th circle is for those who sin heresy and here Dante meets politicians of the Roman government to show that no one is spared from gods punishments, the 7th circle is for the who have made violence against oneself, others or property, the 8th circle is for fraud and the 9th circle…

Throughout medieval England women played a significant role in the development of marriages and other aspects of the society. During medieval times women usually had little or no control of where they went in life, such as marriages. Many of the women married young as teenagers, and the spouse was chosen by the parents of the lady. But, in some instances the husband was able to choose his bride that he would wed. “Marriage between people of different classes was particularly frowned on. (Mason)…

One of the beliefs of the Victorian English society that the novel takes place in is that one must not act impulsively based on their own desires. Self-control is held in high-esteem, especially for the women. It is easier to forgive a man that gave in to the desires of the flesh than it is a woman, because she should have known better. She is supposed to be a picture of self-control, and the New Woman mentioned in the novel is unlike what a good English woman should be. The New Woman shows…

In 399 B.C Socrates, a Greek Philosopher, had been sentenced to death after being found guilty to heresy and corrupting the minds of the young. This trial heavily depended on the unpopularity of Socrates, due to him having wounded the pride of many prominent men in Athens. Plato’s writings of Socrates on Trial displays Socrates’ criticism during his trial of both Athenian society and democracy by highlighting the biases of the people, and the flaws in the democracy of the time. Socrates was a…