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*The [[soul]], whether it exists and what happens to it after [[death]] (e.g. [[Epicureanism]]).

*The [[soul]], whether it exists and what happens to it after [[death]] (e.g. [[Epicureanism]]).

*What humans have to do to enter [[Heaven]], e.g. whether [[faith]] alone is sufficient (e.g. [[Pelagianism]]).

*What humans have to do to enter [[Heaven]], e.g. whether [[faith]] alone is sufficient (e.g. [[Pelagianism]]).

*Arguing that religions other than Christianity are pathways to salvation.

*Arguing that religions other than Christianity are pathways to salvation ([[Indifference|Indifferentism]]).

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. In [[Dante's Inferno]], heresy is one of only four [[sin]]s that are punished with [[fire]] (the other three being [[simony]], wicked counsel, and [[violence]] against God).

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. In [[Dante's Inferno]], heresy is one of only four [[sin]]s that are punished with [[fire]] (the other three being [[simony]], wicked counsel, and [[violence]] against God).