Craig and Troy open up the heresy series by looking at Gnosticism, the belief that the physical world is evil, the spiritual world is good, and we are saved by having a secret special knowledge.

What is heresy, anyway? Why does it matter? Craig and Troy walk through the basic understandings of heresy and heterodoxy and their dangers. True Biblical teaching always leads us to who Jesus really is, and who He is for you. Email us: ForYouRadio@1517.org St. James Lutheran Church www.stjameslcms.church St. Peter's Lutheran Church www.Stpeterslc.org We're proud to be a podcast of 1517.org podcasts.

Cyprian actually rejected the accusation that he believed in rebaptism because he considered only the baptism within the church to be a valid or true baptism.

Scott and Caleb are joined by Philip Bartelt to discuss Donatism.

We Are Not Your Kind. Gillespie and Riley respond to a listener question: Are Jehovah’s Witnesses a part of the Christian Church?

Is man essentially good? Most people think so despite the evidence. Since pot is now essentially legal - is it good? ok? What do you tell Johnny?

Pelagius maintained an orthodox appearance while rejecting original sin and the distinction between law and gospel.

Instead of defining the true church in the way of the law, Augustine approaches the issue pastorally in the way of the gospel.

Understanding the doctrine of the hypostatic union can help us understand what God is up to in the Incarnation.

Good theology is the most practical thing you can have.

The danger of denying the truth of our common human fallenness and brokenness by original sin is that the denial of this doctrine may also lead us to the denial of Christ as our Savior.

Peter freaks out on false teachers but argues that the atonement is for the very worst of heretics.