Heresy originally meant a having a choice, or making a choice, but in relation to religion it has come to mean holding and propounding an opinion contrary to official church teaching. A Mediaeval English scholar Robert Grosseteste defined it: "Heresy is an opinion chosen by human perception contrary to Holy Scripture, publicly avowed, and obstinately defended".

The apostle Paul, on trial before the Roman governor, said concerning his beliefs: "However, I admit that I worship the God of our fathers as a follower of The Way, which they call a sect [KJV: "heresy"]. I believe everything that agrees with the Law and that is written in the prophets, and I have the same hope in God as these men, that there will be a resurrection of both the righteous and the wicked." (Acts 24:14-15).

Some Jews believed in the resurrection, others did not. To those that did not the resurrection was heresy. Today, most churches judge heresy not against the teaching of the Bible, but against their own doctrines, expressed in their creeds. If creeds differ from Scripture either by error or omission, then in that respect the creeds are heretical, as Paul proclaimed with regard to Jewish beliefs in his day.

Hades
Hallelujah
Heart
Heathen
Heaven
  1. the Sky
  2. God's Home
  Heavens and Earth
  The "third heaven"
Hebrews
  1. The People
  2. The Language
  3. The Letter
Hell
Heresy, Heretic
Holy
Holy Land
Holy Spirit
  1. Holy Spirit in creation
  2. Holy Spirit inspires God's word
  3. Jesus was born by the power of the Holy Spirit
  4. Jesus was filled with the Holy Spirit
  5. The Holy Spirit given to the apostles
  6. The Holy Spirit with the church
Hope
House
  1. A building in which people live
  2. A 'household' or family living together
  3. The dwelling of the believer