Why do heretics like to call themselves Christians.......?

Answer 1

Most of the people are heretics. It would take a PhD in Theology
to understand the nuances of Christianity. I see so many non
Trinitarian references to Christ. Christianity is after all a trinitarian belief. Christocentricism is one of the main components of many peoples belief structure leaving the triad weakened.
Not a Christian but that is the way I see it.

Answer 2

Heretic= Christians?

Answer 3

Then you must have the "truth" and the authority to dispense that truth in order to call another a "heretic".
How do you know it is all true, what "christians" or anybody else believe?
I would certainly like to hear the reasoning of this.
Thus far I haven't seen, in practice, the doctrine of "one faith, one Lord, one baptism" practiced in "christianity" a faith that has many different "baptisms" and other, varying beliefs about God and his holy scripture. This goes for all other "faiths" and non-faiths on the planet. And all of them seem to have very few if any or direct practical answers to the three big questions of life: Why are we here? Where did we come from(before birth)? and Where are we going after we die?
Thus far I have only found one christian faith that has good, sound practical answers to these questions and they, for some odd reason, are said not to be christians generally because they don't believe in the manmade "trinity" creed which makes most of christianity heretical in the sense of a sound belief in God.
Instead they believe in God the Father, and in His son, Jesus Christ and in the Holy Ghost.
Have a nice day.

Answer 4

As I recall, that's exactly what dissenters from this or that version of Christianity always get called - at least at first. Martin Luther was a "heretic" according to Leo X, ditto Calvin, etc. It's a title "Christians" seem to give by reflex to anyone who has a different take on things. So in that sense, it's probably a positive trait because it means someone is actually thinking about the dogma - instead of just swallowing it hook, line, and sinker.

Answer 5

her·e·tic Pronunciation Key - Show Spelled Pronunciation[n. her-i-tik; adj. her-i-tik, huh-ret-ik] Pronunciation Key - Show IPA Pronunciation
–noun 1. a professed believer who maintains religious opinions contrary to those accepted by his or her church or rejects doctrines prescribed by that church.
2. Roman Catholic Church. a baptized Roman Catholic who willfully and persistently rejects any article of faith.
3. anyone who does not conform to an established attitude, doctrine, or principle.
—Synonyms 1. apostate, backslider, recreant, protestant. 3. dissenter, skeptic, freethinker
her·e·tic (hěr'ĭ-tĭk) Pronunciation Key
n. A person who holds controversial opinions, especially one who publicly dissents from the officially accepted dogma of the Roman Catholic Church.

Guess that would be anyone who stepped out side of the Catholic Church...such as Martin Luther, Joan of Arc and the people that were killed during the Spanish Inquisition or the people killed during the crusades and all the people that they burned at the stake in the 16th century that were not Catholic..Oh or maybe our founding Fathers because they came here to escape religious persecutions. I guess I am a heretic, because I do not believe that gay people are going to hell because they are gay...So call me a heretic since I do not support the Catholic Church, but I am one happy Christian.

Actually I would say most people on this site are heretics aka free thinkers, anyone who does not conform to an established attitude, doctrine, or principle wouldn't that be most Atheists? They are free thinkers (which the world needs) they do not conform to an established attitude or doctrine or principle....which means they each believe something a little different from their fellow Atheist....which Christians also do.

Have a lovely Father's Day!! Thanks for the two points =)

Answer 6

Why do you like to call yourself a Christian?

Who is the better Christian - the person following his faith or the person judging how everyone else follows their faith?

Hint - the latter would be you and the former would be the heritic.

Hint - the person judgine how everyone else follows their faith is really the true heretic.

Answer 7

Doubtless it's the same reason so many "Christians" like to call others heretics.

Answer 8

This heretic calls herself no such thing...

Answer 9

This is a loaded question meant only to provoke. Thank you for the two points.

Answer 10

While seeking out the perfect heresy I looked back and found it to be orthodoxy.