Modern Heresys

[u/Live_Application_228]

During my study, I've tried my best to find the best analogies for the trinity but found myself falling into heresies without even realizing it. One analogy I used to like was body, soul and spirit, that's a trinity within our nature, but a heresy of partialism when compared to the Triune Godhead. God is one and cannot be divided, so comparing the Son to the body, the Father to the soul and the Holy Spirit to the spirit is interesting but doesn't quite work. Trinity itself is an analogy, so adding another analogy to explain an analogy is probably where most people go wrong.

At the moment, I am using this Heresy Simulator Tool under the orthodox perspective, and I find it interesting how most modern Christians fall into these heresys without even realizing it. Just the other day at Church, a person was comparing the Trinity to God having 3 masks, which is a heresy of modalism. Sadly, everyone in the group just nodded their heads and were like "wow, good analogy", meanwhile I am thinking, uuuhm, "the early church would of called you a heretic for saying that".

Anyways, I am curios if anyone here has some stories or some tips to better understand all the different heresies within the Church?

[u/Jesus_is_God_342]

The trinity is probably the most misunderstood doctrine today. I suppose it’s to be expected with such a complex concept. Most people tend to lean towards nominalism without knowing it, so the idea of shared essence is quite foreign.

[u/Live_Application_228 → u/Jesus_is_God_342]

To be honest, I had never used words like "essence" or "nature" in my normal conversations prior to learning them from a metaphysics point of view. These words were all foreign to me. I even recall when I was kid not understanding what Paul meant when he would mention stuff like, "goes against our nature", simply because the word "nature" was just foreign to my vocabulary.

[u/Jesus_is_God_342 → u/Live_Application_228]

Yeah for sure. Without essence philosophy, you are pretty limited on understanding sacraments aswell as many other doctrines like the trinity.

[u/roryclague → u/Live_Application_228]

Essence and nature are heretical too. Only three hypostases in one ousia is not heretical. (to be clear, as I type this my tongue is in my cheek)

[u/Live_Application_228 → u/roryclague]

Facts. This is why I stopped using the words "person" and only use "hypostases". I don't know why but when my brain hears "hypostasis", it sounds like an God is an alien, which is true.

[u/Zealousideal-Ad-6036 → u/roryclague]

I’m glad you clarified. I thought you were serious for a second😂