What happens when Rob Bell, a pastor condemned by evangelical leaders for questioning the existence of hell, takes his message to the Bible Belt? CNN values your feedback 1.

This heresy exaggerates the truth concerning salvation by faith in Jesus Christ. ... "by faith alone", only occurs once in the Bible, and that verse condemns this doctrine: ...

People can read the Bible and it is largely clear — just not always, and it is not self-interpreting enough to prevent heresy without the Church intervening on behalf of orthodoxy. This is the ...

That’s why Paul wrote so forcefully to the Galatians, “If anybody is preaching to you a gospel other than what you accepted, let them be under God’s curse!” (1:9, NIV, used throughout).

2. Gnosticism. There’s a lot going on with Gnosticism, but the particular aspect of this view that would have resonated with me is the belief that matter is evil.