Lexicon of Heresy

Docetism: The belief that Jesus Christ did not have a corporeal body and that the crucifixion was an illusion. Believers in this doctrine such as the Bogomils and the Cathars taught that Jesus the Christ was only spirit and that his manifestation on the planet among men was merely and illusion. This is because according to these ( Read more... )

Lexicon of Heresy

Adoptionism ~ The pre-Nicene era belief that Jesus was born human and became divine only after his baptism in the Jordan River by John the Baptist.  This belief, also known as Dynamic Monarchianism, depicted Jesus of Nazareth as a mere mortal man who became divine - or developed divine powers - through his holy attention to the ( Read more... )