Heresy
List of Various heresies in the ChurchAdoptionism The belief Jesus is not eternally God but became God sometime after His birth
Antinomianism The belief that Christians are not bound by God’s law and are free to sin as they please
Anti-Paulism The belief that the Apostle Paul was a heretic and that the books he wrote are not a part of Biblical Canon
Arianism The belief that Jesus and the Holy Spirit are not persons of the Godhead but instead later creations of God the Father
Behavioral Heresy Unrepentant sin that proves one is not a member of the Body of Christ
Christian Deism The belief that God does not intervene in or interact with the world
Dual Covenant Theology The belief that Jews can still be saved without believing in Jesus
Inclusivism The belief that faith is not necessary for salvation
Kenosis The belief that Jesus ceased to be divine while on Earth
Liberalism The belief that Scripture is not inerrant or infallible (Not to be confused with the political system of the same name)
Limited Theism The belief that God’s powers are or can be limited and He is not All-Powerful
Macedonianism The belief that God the Holy Spirit is not a member of the Godhead but merely a creation of God
Manichaeism The belief that good and evil are both equally powerful in ability and/or authority
Matriatheism* The belief that there is a member of the Godhead who is a mother goddess
Modalism The belief that the members of the Trinity are not three distinct persons but three different aspects of the same person
Montanism The belief that the Bible is either insufficient or incomplete, and that new revelation from God is being regularly given
Moralistic Therapeutic Deism – the new Amaerica Religion
Neinauferstehungism The denial of the resurrection
Neo-Orthodoxy The belief that the Bible is not the Inspired Word of God unless it is being read by a believer
Nonnatarianism* The belief that there are 9 members of the Godhead
Open Theism The belief that God is not omniscient and doesn’t know the future
Papal Primacy The belief that the Pope is the head of the Church while it is on Earth as well as the vicar of Christ
Partialism The belief that each member of the Trinity is 1/3 of God rather than being fully God
Pelagianism The belief that human nature is untainted by the Fall of Man and is not corrupted with Original Sin
Pluralism The belief that two or more religions can be true at one time
Positive Thinking The belief that your thoughts have the God-like ability to create your reality
Prosperity Gospel The belief that the promises of the Gospel include good physical health and Earthly wealth
Progressive Christianity – a post-modern theological approach, a revisionist view of the Scriptures, with a strong focus on social justice and an over-emphasis on politics. Rooted in Liberal Christianity of the modern-era.
Pullumism* The belief that God is a literal chicken
Rauschenbuschism (the social gospel) The belief that the point of the Gospel is to be the cure for social issues rather than the forgiveness of sins
Renatism* The belief that Jesus was born again
Trinitarian Heresies List of major heresies which deny the biblical teaching on the Trinity
Tritheism The belief that the Godhead is actually three separate gods
Universalism The belief that everyone will go to Heaven
Vinism The belief that homosexuality is not a sin
Word of Faith The belief that human words have the God-like power to create or destroy
Works Righteousness The belief that we are saved by works or a combination of faith and works rather than by faith alone
*Used with permission from John Hendryx of Monergism.com