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Antinomianism (Antinomian, Against the Law)
Meaning
Antinomianism is the position which denies the effectiveness of God’s law in the Christian life. In other words, it’s the unbiblical conclusion that the Christians do not have to abide by any of God’s moral laws. In 1520 Martin Luther taught that the Law of God did not have the power to remove sin, rather it has the power to reveal sin. The law of God reveals our sin and shows us the need for a savior, and this is what the Bible teaches us. Antinomianism was the term Luther gave to critics who would argue that the Law of God was useless, which we also know is not true. The Bible tells us that not only is the Law of God perfectly just, but it reveals our sin showing us our need for a savior. Jesus came not to abolish the law, but to fulfill it. Jesus is the fulfillment of the Old Testament law. And His death for us on the Cross of Calvary perfectly fulfills God’s just penalty for sin.
Jesus sacrificed fulfilled God’s law perfectly. So much so that there is nothing more we need to do to be saved other than to believe on Him. There are many verses which speak against antinomianism, but the primary point is all true believers. Those who have given their lives to Jesus and truly accepted Him as our Lord and Savior, have the Law of God written on our hearts. Antinomianism is contrary to Biblical teaching. Because of our faith and the fact that the Law of God is written on our hearts the Lord expects us to live a moral life with integrity, and love for others. Jesus Christ freed us from the Old Testament sacrifices and works, thereby placing us in a covenant relationship with God through faith. Because of the love we have for the Lord and the indwelling of the Holy Spirit, we cannot sin without it affecting our relationship with God.
“What shall we say then? Shall we continue in sin that grace may abound? Certainly not How shall we who died to sin live any longer in it?” (Book of Romans 6:1-2)
“But before faith came, we were kept under guard by the law, kept for the faith which would afterward be revealed. Therefore the law was our tutor to bring us to Christ, that we might be justified by faith. But after faith has come, we are no longer under a tutor.” (Book of Galatians 3:23-25)
“This is the covenant I will make with them after that time, says the Lord. I will put my laws in their hearts, and I will write them on their minds.” (Book of Hebrews 10:16)
“They show that the requirements of the law are written on their hearts, their consciences also bearing witness, and their thoughts sometimes accusing them and at other times even defending them.” (Book of Romans 2:15)