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There was error around when the apostles were still on the earth.  However, those false teachings later developed into false doctrine and the church counteracted that with "orthodoxy", which simply means "right teaching."
There was error around when the apostles were still on the earth.  However, those false teachings later developed into false doctrine and the church counteracted that with "orthodoxy", which simply means "right teaching."


Some of the more significant false teachers prior to the Nicene Council were:
Some of the more significant heresies prior to the Nicene Council were:
 
#Sabellius
#Arius


#Gnosticism
#Sabellianism
#Adoptionism
#Arianism
#Marcionism
#Ebionism


Cyprian (c. 210 – 258 AD) was a bishop of Carthage in North Africa.  He wrote the following:
Cyprian (c. 210 – 258 AD) was a bishop of Carthage in North Africa.  He wrote the following: