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antinomianism
[ an-ti-noh-mee-uh-niz-uhm ]
noun
- Theology. the belief that Christians, by virtue of divine grace, are freed not only from biblical law and church-prescribed behavioral norms, but also from all moral law:
In his 1539 book, Luther contrasts antinomianism with the true gospel, stressing that law is good and drives us to Christ and to daily repentance.
˜yÐÄvlog History and Origins
Origin of antinomianism1
Example Sentences
Today, as Santos’ rise to iconic status demonstrates, a similar antinomianism has taken hold among alienated conservatives.
He practices what theologians call antinomianism — the belief that grace absolves people of having to obey all moral rules.
But Wesley was observing with concern the spread of a practical antinomianism, which on every possible ground he hated and feared.
If legalism gets its answer in the character of the restoration, antinomianism gets its answer in the effect thereof.
To attempt to reach the standing by my state is legalism; to refuse to judge my state by the standing is antinomianism.
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