Heresy By Omission

Definition

The Ekthesis and Typos banned discussion of the wills, treating it as ‘useless chatter’; the course presents this prohibition as itself a doctrinal statement, since a ban on confessing the truth is a tacit endorsement of error.

Episodes

• 028 — History of the Christian Church — Topic 8

Related Concepts

• Legitimate Versus Illegitimate Silence On Doctrine

Biblical References

• Philippians 2:8 — *He humbled himself by becoming obedient to the point of death —even death on a cross! *
• John 5:21 (cf. the ‘life-creating activity’ language) — *For just as the Father raises the dead and gives them life, so also the Son gives life to whomever he wishes. *