The many forms of antinomianism
Posted on September 17th, 2012
Gerhard Forde, in On Being a Theologian of the Cross, discusses the many forms in which antinomianism comes.
Whether overtly or covertly, the only defense theologians of glory have against the destructive nature of law is some kind of antinomianism (anti-law-ism).
Antinomianism comes in many forms. The law will be rejected as old-fashioned or pietistic or fundamentalistic, or it will be contextualized or modified according to the latest scientific discovery or genetic theory, and so on.
Categories: Theology
Tagged: Antinomianism, Gerhard Forde, Pietism
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So would it be antinomianism to be a Pharisee, where you try real hard and gather all your oomph so that you can follow the Law as much as possible? Because it seems to me that that’s a sort of theology of glory, where you are able to achieve goodness without the suffering of the cross, especially the cross of affliction wherein you cannot BE the Christian that your new man desires to be.