Yesterday’s heretics often become today’s role models. Christian leaders from Martin Luther to Martin Luther King Jr. were called heretics. And Jesus wasn’t crucified for being an orthodox rabbi who always colored inside the lines. He was executed for heresy, and you would be hard-pressed to find an influential religious leader in his time who disagreed with that verdict. Not every false teaching should be called heresy, and not every “heresy” turns out to be a false teaching.
