Re: Heidi vs. Religious people
I don't know all their different beliefs. It is important that we know the Bible well, so that we will be able to recognize the false teaching should we come across it. I have come across some of it and could identify it as not being biblical. I know some believe that God manifests Himself as three personalities instead of three persons. This is called the "Oneness" belief. They believe Jesus prayed to Himself in the garden etc.
I came across another group that denied the deity of Christ and yet believed in speaking in tongues which makes them Pentecostal. They believe that the Holy Spirit is just another name for God. They believe Jesus is the Son of God, which He is, but they deny His deity. They believe God exalted Him to the position of "Lord". This, they believe, enables Him to function in many ways as God and yet they claim He is not God.
This is scary stuff. It makes me wonder what source they got their tongues from (for those that do speak in tongues within their group), because it sure looks to me like they are preaching another Jesus. The "Oneness" belief doesn't scare me as much as the ones that deny the deity of Christ do.