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Listed below are a summary of a few of the lesser known non-Catholic groups. Some of these may be considered heretics, while some are Christians who were simply labeled as heretics by their persecutors. Many of these groups arose because of the debauchery in the Catholic Church, so while Christians who pride themselves on their orthodoxy may feel justified in pointing to these groups as heretics, it likely was hypocrisy in the established Church that sparked the creation of these groups over the years. | Listed below are a summary of a few of the lesser known non-Catholic groups. Some of these may be considered heretics, while some are Christians who were simply labeled as heretics by their persecutors. Many of these groups arose because of the debauchery in the Catholic Church, so while Christians who pride themselves on their orthodoxy may feel justified in pointing to these groups as heretics, it likely was hypocrisy in the established Church that sparked the creation of these groups over the years. | ||
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The Church in Egypt split into two groups following the Council of Chalcedon, over a dispute about the relation between the divine and human natures of Jesus. Those who disagreed with this council are known today as the Coptic Orthodox Church. There was a similar split in Syria resulting in the Syriac Orthodox Church. | The Church in Egypt split into two groups following the Council of Chalcedon, over a dispute about the relation between the divine and human natures of Jesus. Those who disagreed with this council are known today as the Coptic Orthodox Church. There was a similar split in Syria resulting in the Syriac Orthodox Church. | ||
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|In 451 AD, 630 Bishops declared at the council of Chalcedon that <br>''"What Leo believes we all believe, anathema to him who believes anything else. Peter has spoken through the mouth of Leo."'' | |In 451 AD, 630 Bishops declared at the council of Chalcedon that <br>''"What Leo believes we all believe, anathema to him who believes anything else. Peter has spoken through the mouth of Leo."'' | ||
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:''The adopting of the Holy Scriptures as their only system of faith, has led them to the study of shaping their belief by the language of the sacred oracles. A doctrine, which cannot be expressed in the language of inspiration, they do not hold themselves obligated to believe. Hence, with very few exceptions, they are not Trinitarians, averring that they can neither find the word nor the doctrine in the Bible. They believe "Lord our Jehovah is one Lord," and purely one. That "Jesus Christ is the only begotten Son of God." That the Holy Ghost is that divine unction with which our Saviour was anointed.'' | :''The adopting of the Holy Scriptures as their only system of faith, has led them to the study of shaping their belief by the language of the sacred oracles. A doctrine, which cannot be expressed in the language of inspiration, they do not hold themselves obligated to believe. Hence, with very few exceptions, they are not Trinitarians, averring that they can neither find the word nor the doctrine in the Bible. They believe "Lord our Jehovah is one Lord," and purely one. That "Jesus Christ is the only begotten Son of God." That the Holy Ghost is that divine unction with which our Saviour was anointed.'' | ||
::'''Rev. David Millard, History of all the religious denominations in the United States, 1848.''' | ::'''Rev. David Millard, History of all the religious denominations in the United States, 1848.''' | ||
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