Heresy originally meant choice—placing personal opinion above God’s revealed truth. Throughout history, heresies have taken many forms, but they share a common root: redefining God, Christ, or salvation to fit human philosophy rather than Scripture.

From ancient Gnosticism and Arianism to modern process theology, heresy consistently undermines revelation, incarnation, and God’s authority. When man reshapes theology, truth erodes. Orthodoxy is not rigidity—it is faithfulness to the God who has spoken.

Modern religion often claims belief in God while rejecting His law. When pastors say Jesus had “no rules,” they replace God’s authority with human preference. A god without law makes no claim on our lives—and therefore changes nothing.

This antinomian faith breeds lawlessness. When obedience is grounded in feelings instead of God’s commandments, man dethrones God and enthrones himself. God is not dethroned in reality—only in man’s imagination. He still reigns, and the call remains: repent and submit to His rule.

Modern man tries to redefine reality to escape God. By making reality equal to human reason, experience, or this physical world alone, God is pushed aside as unnecessary—or silenced altogether. This is autonomy at work: man making himself the measure of all things.

Scripture exposes the flaw. When reality begins with man, God is eventually eliminated. When reality begins with God, truth, meaning, and moral accountability remain intact. Denying God doesn’t change reality—it only distorts how we see it.