So by our Confession, we condemn the damnable and pestilent heresies of Arius, Marcion, Eutyches, Nestorius, and such others as did either deny the eternity of his Godhead, or the truth of his humanity, or confounded them, or else divided them. (Scots Confession Vb)
Scripture: You shall have no other gods before me. Exodus 20
I and the Father are one. (John 10:30)
Thoughts: Truth and non-truth cannot be true at the same time. As believers wrestled with what they did believe, they learned both from scripture and how they experienced God, some things and deeply knew some things were not true. Here the Scots Confession denies some old heresies that continually pop up.
Arius was a bishop in Egypt who emphasized the truth that Jesus "was the firsborn of all creation" to the point that he denied the eternity of Christ. The Jehovah Witnesses cling to a similar belief today.
Marcion denied the Old Testament as scripture and also the physical, earthly nature of Christ.
Eutyches is widely considered a leader in the monophysite religion that Christ only had one nature after the incarnation.
Nestorius- basically believed that Jesus existed in two persons, not necessarily united.
There are many who try to adapt the Bible to their own way of thinking, but we would do well to listen to the scriptures on this.
Prayer: Lord, help me to hear who you are in scripture.
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