Antinomianism

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Christian theological doctrine religious doctrine soteriological position

Antinomianism is a Christian theological doctrine asserting that believers are freed by grace from the obligation to observe moral law, especially the Mosaic Law.

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Observed surface forms (1)

Surface form	Occurrences
Antinomian Controversy with Martin Luther	1

Statements (49)

Predicate	Object
instanceOf	Christian theological doctrine ⓘ religious doctrine ⓘ soteriological position ⓘ
accusedOf	encouraging moral laxity ⓘ undermining Christian ethics ⓘ
associatedConcept	Christian liberty NERFINISHED ⓘ grace ⓘ justification by faith ⓘ law and gospel distinction ⓘ
associatedWithPerson	Anne Hutchinson NERFINISHED ⓘ Johann Agricola NERFINISHED ⓘ John Eaton NERFINISHED ⓘ Tobias Crisp NERFINISHED ⓘ
category	Christian ethics ⓘ Christian heresies in many traditions ⓘ Christian soteriology ⓘ
contrastsWith	Reformed emphasis on the third use of the law ⓘ covenant theology emphasis on ongoing moral law ⓘ
coreClaim	believers are freed by grace from the obligation to observe moral law ⓘ the Mosaic Law is not binding on Christians ⓘ
criticizedBy	Anglican theologians ⓘ Lutheran theologians ⓘ Methodist theologians ⓘ Reformed theologians ⓘ Roman Catholic theologians ⓘ
criticizedByPerson	Cotton Mather NERFINISHED ⓘ John Calvin NERFINISHED ⓘ John Wesley NERFINISHED ⓘ Martin Luther NERFINISHED ⓘ Richard Baxter NERFINISHED ⓘ Thomas Shepard NERFINISHED ⓘ
defendedAs	protecting the freeness of grace ⓘ upholding justification by faith alone ⓘ
focusesOn	relationship between grace and law ⓘ
historicalContext	English Puritan and Separatist movements ⓘ New England Puritan disputes NERFINISHED ⓘ Reformation-era debates about justification ⓘ early Lutheran controversies ⓘ
notableDebate	Antinomian Controversy in Massachusetts Bay Colony NERFINISHED ⓘ Lutheran antinomian controversies of the 16th century ⓘ
opposesDoctrine	legalism ⓘ
religiousTradition	Christianity ⓘ
scripturalDebate	interpretation of Paul’s teaching on law and grace ⓘ use of Romans and Galatians in arguments about the law ⓘ
viewedAs	heresy by many Christian traditions ⓘ
viewOnEthics	moral obedience is not necessary for justification ⓘ
viewOnMosaicLaw	Mosaic ceremonial law not binding on Christians ⓘ Mosaic moral law not binding on justified believers ⓘ
viewOnSalvation	salvation is by grace alone apart from works of the law ⓘ

Referenced by (2)

Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.

Johannes Eisleben → notableIdea → Antinomianism ⓘ

Johannes Schneider → conflict → Antinomianism ⓘ

subject surface form: Johannes Agricola

this entity surface form: Antinomian Controversy with Martin Luther