Posts Tagged With: doctrine

The Issue of Division at the Church in Corinth

Posted on January 26, 2012 by Daniel James Levy

In my 1&2 Corinthians class last week we were discussing the issue(s) of division at Corinth and were tying to find near-contemporary equivalents of the issue Paul mentions. Paul in 1 Corinthians 1:10-16 says: “I appeal to you, brothers, by the name of our Lord Jesus Christ, that all of you agree, and that there [...]

Categories: Epistle of 1 Corinthians | Tags: , , , , , | 14 Comments

The More I Know the Less I Know

Posted on January 8, 2011 by Brian LePort

When I graduate from high school it seemed that I had Christianity figured out. I knew who was orthodox and who was heretical. I understood what everyone needed to know about doctrine in order to be part of the “real church”. It was simple. The only thing I needed to do now was develop a [...]

Categories: Academics, Epistemology | Tags: , , , | 13 Comments

Defining Orthodoxy: What Doctrines (If Any) are Non-Negotiable

Posted on August 12, 2010 by Brian LePort

For better or for worse the Protestant branch of Christianity has led to the democratization of doctrine. It seems that whenever someone claims something to be an essential doctrine of Christianity it is responded to with a huff and a puff. Everyone wants to be Martin Luther and anyone who suggest that this or that [...]

Categories: Early Christian Origins, Heresy | Tags: , , | 38 Comments

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