Orthodoxy and Heresy, and the Necessary Interplay Between Doctrine and Mission
http://www.allanbevere.com/2014/05/orthodoxy-and-heresy-and-necessary.html?utm_source=feedburner&utm_medium=feed&utm_campaign=Feed%3A+allanbevere%2FROss+%28Allan+R.+Bevere%29&utm Scot McKnight has written an excellent post on the proper and improper use of the term heresy. There is no doubt that some Christians throw the term around quite loosely and dangerously, while others reject the importance of the word altogether. Others have attempted to redefine the term to support their own agendas, such as heresy doesn't involve what one actually believes, rather it is used only for people who disrupt the unity of the church. It is indeed true that heresy does cause such disruption, but it is not the disruption that is heresy, but the heretical beliefs that lead to disruption. Scot starts with two inappropriate ways that the term is used: First , there is the slipshod use: a "heretic" is used here for anyone who doesn'...