Quotes about Heresy

What's up is faith what's down is heresy.

I shall never be a heretic I may err in dispute, but I do not wish to decide anything finally on the other hand, I am not bound by the opinions of men.

faith is a free work to which no one can be forced. Heresy is a spiritual matter and cannot be prevented by constraint. Force may avail either to strengthen alike faith and heresy, or to break down integrity and turn a heretic into a hypocrite who confesses with his lips what he does not believe in his heart. Better to let men err than to drive them to lie".

The most damnable and pernicious heresy that has ever plagued the mind of man was the idea that somehow he could make himself good enough to deserve to live with and all-holy God.

For if the light of the Word is destroyed, then all will again be wrapped in the horrible darkness of the Turk or the pope or other heretics. This

If you're God's, to tell yourself you can't do what you've been called to do is to preach private heresy. You've been enabled by grace.

But even if we or an angel from heaven should preach a gospel contrary to the one we preached to you, let him be under a curse!

and the talk of such men will spread like gangrene. Among them are Hymenaeus and Philetus,

Now there were also false prophets among the people, just as there will be false teachers among you. They will secretly introduce destructive heresies, even denying the Master who bought them—bringing swift destruction on themselves.

It's just as dangerous and just as heretical to under—do as to over—do what Scripture says.

If our church is not marked by caring for the poor, the oppressed, the hungry, we are guilty of heresy.

Whoever shall now contend that it is unjust to put heretics and blasphemers to death will knowingly and willingly incur their very guilt.