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Heretical beliefs often centre around certain topics, including the following:

Heretical beliefs often centre around certain topics, including the following:

*The nature of [[Jesus Christ|Christ]], ie whether he was both [[God]] and [[Man]], or one or the other, or something else entirely ([[Christology]]).

*The nature of [[Jesus Christ|Christ]], ie whether he was both [[God]] and [[Man]], or one or the other, or something else entirely (eg [[Arianism]]).

*The [[soul]], whether it exists and what happens to it after [[death]].

*The [[soul]], whether it exists and what happens to it after [[death]] (eg [[Epicurianism]]).

*What men have to do to enter [[Heaven]], eg whether [[faith]] alone is sufficient.

*What men have to do to enter [[Heaven]], eg whether [[faith]] alone is sufficient (eg [[Pelagianism]]).

Today these questions may seem unimportant and difficult to answer one way or the other, but during the early centuries of the church, countless hours were devoted to [[Bible|Biblical]] study in search of the truth, and disagreements often led to ostracism, [[violence]] and persecution.

Today these questions may seem unimportant and difficult to answer one way or the other, but during the early centuries of the church, countless hours were devoted to [[Bible|Biblical]] study in search of the truth, and disagreements often led to ostracism, [[violence]] and persecution.