Modern day heresy

[JonNC]

There is nothing new under the sun. The same heresies that were condemned by the early Church are alive and well today (Arianism, Gnosticism, Nestorianism, Pelagianism etc., etc.)

In modern terms I would say the following are what jump out at me in this age:

1. Once saved, always saved.
2. Eucharist is only a symbol.
3. Denial of the Trinity
4. Baptism as a public proclamation of faith rather than a cleansing of the soul.
5. Denial that the Church has the power to forgive sins.
6. Denial of the sacraments in general.
7. Denial of the authority given to the Church by Christ (power to bind and loose).

I am sure, seeing as there are at least 30,000 Christian denominations, that there are many, many more, some of which will come to mind after I post this.

On all 7, Steve, agreed!

Jon

 

[SteveVH]

On all 7, Steve, agreed!

Jon

 

[kimg901]

First of all, please provide any documentation from Catholic writings that would indicate that we believe that God is an old guy who lives in the sky. If you can’t, then please refrain from making such false statements.

Secondly, the topic of this thread is “Modern day heresy”. We are speaking of those beliefs and dogmas that are contrary to Catholic doctrine. New Age, and all that goes with it is contrary to Catholic doctrine. If you would like to start a thread on what would be heretical to the New Age philosophy you are welcome to do that.

The Catholic Church states that God is pure, eternal Spirit. Jesus had to take on flesh, he had to become “incarnate” so that he could dwell among us. Even now though, Jesus has a glorified spiritual body. We believe that God is one divine Being in three Persons, Father, Son and Holy Spirit. We believe that he is “wholly other”, the only divine Being, and the best human description of God can only diminish him because he is beyond our ability to grasp. He is God and you and I are not. He is the Creator and we are his creatures. I don’t know of any human beings that could be described that way, therefore we do not anthropomorphize God.

Nor do I. The difference is that I believe that we cannot realize our human potential until it is realized in Christ. It is God who created us and it is God that gives us life. It is only through surrender to God that we become truly human.

And what might those things be? Before you answer, please do a little homework and make sure that what you believe we demonize is actually what we believe. So far it is evident that you know next to nothing about Catholicism.