Tantangan Teologis dalam Memahami dan Mengatasi Ajaran Sesat Kontemporer: Tinjauan Terhadap Realitas Spiritual dan Peran Gereja

Yonatan Alex Arifianto (Sekolah Tinggi Teologi Sangkakala, Salatiga)
Richardo Nainggolan (Sekolah Tinggi Alkitab Batu)
Adi Sujaka (Sekolah Tinggi Alkitab Batu)

Philoxenia: Jurnal Teologi dan Pendidikan Kristiani
Vol. 2 No. 2 (2024): Philoxenia: Jurnal Teologi dan Pendidikan Kristiani

In the era of globalization and digitalization, the massive amount of information and religious content challenges the church and Christianity. The understanding of truth distorted by heretics who teach heretical teachings in the contemporary era is increasingly complex, threatening the stability of society, the harmony of the Body of Christ, as well as the foundation of religious belief and individual spirituality. The purpose of this paper emphasizes that the church can maintain the unity and integrity of the Christian faith and protect its congregation from destructive and misleading influences. Using a descriptive qualitative method with a literature study approach, it can be concluded that the theological challenge of Christianity in understanding and overcoming heretics who teach heresies in the contemporary era. In theological challenges in understanding and overcoming contemporary heresies as a review of spiritual reality and the role of the church. That is, the church and Christianity can analyze and understand the nature of contemporary heresy. Where heresy in a theological perspective on spiritual reality can have an impact on Christianity. so it is hoped that the role of the church in actualizing and the role of the church in overcoming heresy and providing in- depth education for church members.