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What is meant by the antithesis? And, first of all, what is the antithetical life view in distinction from Dualism? The term antithesis as such signifies contrast, opposition. And as we use the term we have reference to the contrast, the opposition between light and darkness, between good and evil,
Gnosticism advocated the heresy of dualism. Of interest is the following presentation in the New Schaff-Herzog Religious Encyclopedia, page 499: "Then the radical Gnostic tendency that gave special offense to the orthodox mode of thinking was its dualism which was strongly opposed to orthodox Christ
Both heresies taught a dualism of light and darkness, of good and evil. It is no different today. Especially the charismatic movement, which has sorely infected the church, is guilty of such a dualism. Those who have been persuaded of the argument of the charismatics hold to the idea that God only g
Or are good and evil two equally sovereign forces dueling in and for the world, with the believer is in the midst, and the outcome is in doubt? Is the relationship between God and evil dualistic? About such dualism the Reformed believer says in the Belgic Confession article 13, “We reject and abhor
If God and the creation were conceived as mutually dependent, this would imply the creation as having some independence. (Dualism).
However, this theory of Monastic Materialism surely does not satisfy the human soul. First, is it true that anything in this world either exists of itself or can maintain its own existence? Is there any creature that owes its existence to itself or is able to perpetuate its own existence? Must not a