I've already been told I'm a Patripassian tonight (we were dissecting the Creeds. As we do on a Saturday night. Possibly one or other of us should get ordained).
Yeah, I have to admit that Patripassionism has been declared heretical. On the other hand, given the number of things which are major formal heresies and are taught as if they were Christian doctrine, I figure God'll give me a pass on the old Patripassionism. (My Christian ed group had a little debate as to whether that or Pelagianism was the favoured heresy, but I've always fallen back on the out that Semi-Pelagianism is okay …)
Sadly, I don't think it is obviously and overtly any of the identified formal heresies -- mostly because there's been no way to declare definitive formal heresy since the church has been in a state of schism, and there was no Prosperity Gospel or anything like it in the 6th century. I mean, even the heretics back then weren't that absurd.
Still, I'm sure there's a way to make the case indirectly ...
The Prosperity Gospel is one of the few things that does actually make me want to yell "Heresy! Perversion of the Gospel! How DARE YOU!" but I don't do that and so I determinedly drink some tea instead.
When we obey God, we're not doing it for God...we're doing it for ourself. Because God takes pleasure when we're happy. Do good 'cause God wants you to be happy. When you come to church, when you worship Him, you're not doing it for God, really. You're doing it for yourself because that's what makes God happy.
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Whoops, missed your response lower down.
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Still, I'm sure there's a way to make the case indirectly ...
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