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Originally Posted by armourbearer  "Heresy" doesn't pertain to the nature of the doctrine so much as the divisive method used to propagate it; it does not therefore necessarily depart from the fundamentals of the faith. Premillennialism departs from the Westminster Confession, and in so far as it is propagated with stubbornness and zeal may be called a "heresy." |
So, if I "propagate" the doctrine of substitutionary atonement "with stubbornness and zeal" that doctrine can be called a heresy? Please...
Yes, heresy DOES pertain to the nature of the doctrine. It's the content of the false doctrine that makes it heretical, not the methods or the tone with which it is propagated. If I were to say that God is three persons, that content makes it heretical - even if I propagate it with nothing but sweetness and light!
You're condemning the sizzle when you should be condemning the (false) steak.