Term
Laxist
A view of the church as an instrument of salvation or a "hospital for sick souls."
Filed underEcclesiology
Definition
A view that saw the church as the instrument of salvation (a hospital for sick souls).
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- Contrasted with
- RigoristTerm
Sources
- 1.Everett Ferguson Church History: Volume One: From Christ to Pre-Reformation. 2nd ed.. (Grand Rapids: Zondervan, 2013). 145Original citation: Ferguson, Everett. Church History. Volume One: From Christ to Pre-Reformation. 2nd ed. Grand Rapids: Zondervan, 2013, 145.
Last revised August 14, 2026