Term
Antinomianism
The doctrine that grace frees a Christian from legalism and the requirement to observe moral law.
Filed underHistorical TheologySoteriology
Definition
The doctrine that by grace a Christian is freed from all forms of legalism or the need to observe any moral law.
Sources
- 1.Jerald C. Brauer and B. A. Gerrish, ed. The Westminster Dictionary of Church History. (Philadelphia: Westminster Press, 1971). 41Original citation: Brauer, Jerald C., and B. A. Gerrish, eds. The Westminster Dictionary of Church History. Philadelphia: Westminster Press, 1971, 41.
Last revised August 14, 2026