Do You Have a Heresy Checklist? Here it is Dr. Taylor Marshall Above, the Nestorian Heresy Depicted Graphically Perhaps the best way to learn the truth about the person and natures of our Lord Jesus Christ is to learn how the ancient heresies got it wrong. Here is a basic checklist to help you along the way: Heresies Checklist Docetism teaches that Jesus only appeared to be human (from the Greek dokeo meaning "to seem"). On the contrary, the Catholic Church teaches that Christ if fully God and fully man and they He possessed a physical human body. Sabellianism (aka modalism) falsely teaches that the Father, the Son, and the Holy Spirit are one and the same person. Sabellianists were called "Patripassians" (Greek for "the Christ is the greatest creature of God and Calvinists are practically Father suffered") because they the Father. We Catholics believe Monothelites. taught that God the Father suffered Christ is a divine person. Mary, as on the cross since the Father is the the human mother of Jesus, is the Iconoclasm teaches that images are Son and vice versa. The Catholic greatest creature of God. idolatrous. On the contrary, the Faith holds that there is one Divine Catholic Church defends the use of Essence and three divine Persons. Nestorianism (named after its Christian (not pagan) images since The TV preacher TD Jakes and founder, the heretic Archbishop of Christ became visible through the Oneness Pentecostals are modern- Constantinople Nestorius) teaches incarnation. Many modern day Sabellian heretics. that Jesus is two “persons” - Jesus Protestants subscribe to varying the human son of Mary and Jesus degrees to Iconoclasm. John Calvin Adoptionism falsely teaches that the divine Son of God. On the was an iconoclast and Jesus had been a holy man who kept contrary, the Catholic Church Presbyterianism is historically himself sinless. Adoptionists usually teaches that Christ is one person iconoclastic. hold that Jesus achieved union with with two natures: divine nature and God at his baptism in the Jordan at human nature. If you've ever heard The Catholic Church teaches that Jesus which moment he was adopted by someone speak of "the human Jesus is: God the Father and given the title and the divine Jesus" then you're "Son of God." Adoptionism of a sort dealing with a Nestorian. Second Person of the Trinity is held my modern-day liberals who One divine person with two believe that Jesus was only a "good Monophysitism (mono = only & natures (divine nature & human teacher" and "holy man" physis = nature) teaches that the nature) who achieved spiritual union with divinity and humanity of Christ fused 100% divine (Son of God) God on earth. Modern Unitarians into only one single nature. They 100% human (Son of Mary) also teach adoptionism. speak of the human nature being Christ or Messiah (royal heir of absorbed into the divine nature. The David - King of the Jews) Arianism teaches that Jesus is not Catholic Church teaches that Christ Rose from the dead and is seated fully God - that Christ was merely the has two distinct natures: divine at Father’s right hand greatest creature of God the Father - nature and human nature. Shall come again to judge the that Jesus is the best creature who living and the dead. exists just one level above the angels. Monothelitism (mono = only & Arians teach that there was a time thelema = will) teaches that Jesus Originally published by Dr. Taylor Marshall at www.taylormarshall.com when the Son did not exist. On the has only one divine will. The Catholic contrary, the Catholic Church Church teaches that Christ has two The Evangelization Station teaches that Christ co-eternal and wills: a divine will and a human will Hudson, Florida, USA consubstantial with the Father. God belonging to His human soul. In E-mail: [email protected] the Son is fully God and fully man. Christ, the divine will and His www.evangelizationstation.com Modern-day Jehovah's Witnesses are human will were in perfect harmony. officially Arian - the JWs believe that Some have argued that John Calvin Pamphlet 647 .