Difference between revisions of "Antinomianism"

<p> (Greek: ''Anti'' , against; [[Nomos]] , law) </p> <p> A term made familiar by the heresy of [[Antinomianism]] preached by [[Johannes]] [[Agricola]] as a deduction of Luther's teaching on justification by faith alone. If good works, argued Agricola, do not help to salvation so evil ones do not hinder it and therefore justified [[Christians]] are not bound to observe the law. The deduction is logical, but Luther repudiated it and preached earnestly against it. Though often acted upon by some extremists in [[Germany]] and England, it was never favored by any [[Protestant]] sect. </p>