[Greetings_Puny_Humans]

“Depends on who gets to define heresy, ask the mods. The heresy of yesterday is the orthodox of today.”

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If its the Bible that defines it, then your relativism will never even get a say.

[Kevmo]

Ok, let's get a working definition. Where is it defined in the bible? http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Heresy: The term heresy is from Greek αἵρεσις originally meant "choice" or "thing chosen",[4] but it came to mean the "party or school of a man's choice"[5] and also referred to that process whereby a young person would examine various philosophies to determine how to live. The word "heresy" is usually used within a Christian, Jewish, or Islamic context, and implies slightly different meanings in each. The founder or leader of a heretical movement is called a heresiarch, while individuals who espouse heresy or commit heresy are known as heretics. Heresiology is the study of heresy. According to Titus 3:10 a divisive person should be warned two times before separating from him. The Greek for the phrase "divisive person" became a technical term in the early church for a type of "heretic" who promoted dissension.[6] In contrast correct teaching is called sound not only because it builds up in the faith, but because it protects against the corrupting influence of false teachers.[7] The use of the word "heresy" was given wide currency by Irenaeus in his tract Contra Haereses (Against Heresies) to describe and discredit his opponents during the early centuries of the Christian community. He described the community's beliefs and doctrines as orthodox (from ὀρθός, orthos "straight" + δόξα, doxa "belief") and the Gnostics' teachings as heretical. He also pointed out the concept of apostolic succession to support his arguments.

[Kevmo]

from dictionary.com

her·e·sy
[her-uh-see] Show IPA
noun, plural her·e·sies.
1.
opinion or doctrine at variance with the orthodox or accepted doctrine, especially of a church or religious system.
2.
the maintaining of such an opinion or doctrine.
3.
Roman Catholic Church . the willful and persistent rejection of any article of faith by a baptized member of the church.
4.
any belief or theory that is strongly at variance with established beliefs, customs, etc.
Origin:
1175–1225; Middle English heresie < Old French eresie < Latin haeresis school of thought, sect < Greek haíresis, literally, act of choosing, derivative of haireîn to choose

[Kevmo]

Catholic Word of the Day: HERESY, 09-21-13
CatholicReference.net ^ | 09-21-13 | Fr. John Hardon’s Modern Catholic Dictionary
http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-religion/3069554/posts
Posted on Sat 21 Sep 2013 09:58:52 AM PDT by Salvation

[count-your-change]

When I’ve seen the word heresy used here it seems to be defined by the poster so it’s not relativism on my part at all just a lack of clarity on how to identify it.