This is the absolute limit of my "ecumenism" by the way. Some say that the term "heterodox" is a diplomatic term supplying license to heresy. One should be advised that it is very easy to blaspheme by the misappropriation of the term "heterodox. Heresy means a deliberate choice when one is fully informed repeatedly. One continues to stand on one's vain and prideful assertions even as they are invalidated and embarassed right and left.
Heresy is a very serious variety of insanity, as I see it. So, dealing with other faiths "on the ground" as it were, being Orthodox I frequently find cause to assume the possibility that misguided "faithful" i. Their pastors and apologists, however, I pity deeply.
They perplex me, even as they do trouble others. It is the heretics that Orthodoxy much evangelize first, not the heterodox, for the latter lack demonic pride or ambission. Jetavan Taxiarches. Jetavan said:. It is the heretics that Orthodoxy much evangelize first, not the heterodox, for the latter lack demonic pride or ambition. Fabio Leite Protokentarchos. Fabio Leite said:. Maybe someone who actually knows Greek can confirm what I'm saying, but I understand that the word "heresy" is derived from a Greek word that means fundamentally "to choose".
A heretic is therefore one who chooses Melodist Archon. PeterTheAleut said:. The traditional terms "orthodoxy," "heterodoxy," and "heresy" are used rarely by Latter-day Saints. Moreover, in words like "orthodoxy" and "heresy" the stress is on religious belief rather than on religious practice. In the determination of an individual's standing within the LDS tradition, emphasis is placed more on what a member says or does than on what he or she believes. Thus, the terms "orthodoxy," "heterodoxy," and "heresy," in a traditional sense, are less significant to Latter-day Saints.
In general, the word "orthodoxy," which derives from the Greek orthos , "straight" or "right," and doxa , "opinion" or "belief," means adhering to what is commonly accepted, customary, or traditional. The term "heterodoxy" means not being in agreement with accepted teachings or holding beliefs that go contrary to established norms.
The word "heresy," from the Greek hairesis , initially was a value-free term based on the word meaning "to choose" or "to act with purposive effort. By the second century A. The dissenter was thus a "heretic.
The traditional Christian concept of "church" ekklesia excluded the concept of private "choice" hairesis. Religious groups characteristically identify certain beliefs and practices that they view as being primary or foundational.
On that basis they establish criteria for determining what is deemed acceptable belief and behavior for their adherents, often appealing to an established canon of scripture, to recognized sources of authority, and to the requirements of an organized ecclesiastical structure.
Skip to content Users questions. February 4, Joe Ford. Table of Contents. Citizens act like robots and unquestionably believe everything that the Party states. There are several explanations of what these domes mean.
One says that these domes are meant to gather or collect the goodness from Heaven, while another explanation is that they are meant to show the outpouring of the Holy Spirit upon the Church. The domes also come in different forms. Prior to the eighteenth century, the Russian Orthodox Church did not assign any particular symbolism to the exterior shape of a church.
Nevertheless, onion domes are popularly believed to symbolise burning candles. Domes standing alone represent Jesus. Because of this, most Orthodox Churches are rectangular in design. The Church building is divided into three main parts: the narthex vestibule , the nave the temple proper and the sanctuary also called the altar or holy place. Early Christian basilicas and ancient Roman temples often had one huge dome in the shape of a hemisphere. If a church has three domes, they symbolize the Holy Trinity; five domes symbolize Christ and the Four Evangelists; while 13 domes are usually dedicated to Christ and the Apostles.
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