The accusation of Antinomianism is itself a red herring to avoid the fact that what we are, are new creations. It is a rather... useless allegation because it is almost always found to be false. Whom do you know that professes that we should live like heathen and be saved? Whom do you know professes a license to sin, and does so? Where do you find antinomianism in the Church? It surely is not in reference to those encouraging others to understand God's grace, for do they not encourage others as the Apostle Paul, to reckon themselves dead to sin and alive unto God?
I call a red herring. A rotting putrid red herring, an old excuse to dismiss that we no longer serve in the oldness of the letter but the newness of the spirit. Legalism's last stand is to defame their opposition, to put doubt in the reader's mind so as to veil the truth of sin's dominion being removed not under the law, but under grace.
Antinomianism, giving the benefit of the doubt, is sourced, at least in today's society, from a misunderstanding of God's grace, and how being under it, we are freed from sin's dominion. It is a term thrown to defame others while ignoring clarity. It is, again, a red herring. It is to dismiss the conversation, to stay in tradition, and to not grow in revelation and rather stay in chains. What chains? That of Legalism. A call to righteousness that is not sourced from God, but hypocrisy and self aggrandizement.
You see, no matter the truth that is presented in how we serve in the newness of the spirit and not the oldness of the letter, people still cling to their morality. There is something inside of them, something not of faith, that attempts to feel comfortable within one's own self. To feel sure, and secure knowing that they are in the right place. Not so wrong in that of wanting to be in a righteous place, but that comfort is only needed when one believes that there is condemnation in Christ where their foundation is not the Lord (the Author and Finisher of their faith) but their maintenance of salvation.
Do you see it? Antinomianism the idea that one is against the law (rules, regulations, or in this case Moses' Law) is truly moot, because no one is professing it. Sure, they uphold justification by faith, in Christ alone, but not to the degree that they deny the changing power of God's grace. Not unto salvation, in that of goodness, and in daily living, and holiness. Their righteousness comes about through being born-again, made a new creation, renewing the mind to who they are in Him, and above all these truths, the sanctification of God. He changes us, He gets the glory. Look at our baptism symbolically and you see that we are dead to sin and alive unto God.
The red herring, old and rotting, is useless. It is Legalism's last defense to change the conversation so that their self-righteousness is not exposed and they may continue in their hypocrisy at the cost of other's peace. They lay a burden on others that they themselves do not keep, though they profess to. Antinomianism is not the grace that is espoused, for it would not be God's grace. No, the grace often preached on this site by proponents of the Lord's process by which we may be set free from sin, is only of an abounding grace. One that forgives and sets free, one that cost Christ His life on the cross but beautifully His resurrection onto our justification. The echo here is as the Apostle Paul states, shall we sin so that grace may abound? God forbid!
We are dead to sin. New creations. We serve in the newness of the spirit and not the oldness of the letter. Died with Christ, and so risen. The Lord sanctifies us, and chastises us, building character. The allegation of Antinomianism is rather an ignorant one, for it reveals the ignorance of the one stating it. I don't know if it is willful ignorance as I said so as to be a red herring, but it is one that is pointless, and unfounded given but a minute of study. We are no longer slaves to sin, but servants of righteousness.
I call a red herring. A rotting putrid red herring, an old excuse to dismiss that we no longer serve in the oldness of the letter but the newness of the spirit. Legalism's last stand is to defame their opposition, to put doubt in the reader's mind so as to veil the truth of sin's dominion being removed not under the law, but under grace.
Antinomianism, giving the benefit of the doubt, is sourced, at least in today's society, from a misunderstanding of God's grace, and how being under it, we are freed from sin's dominion. It is a term thrown to defame others while ignoring clarity. It is, again, a red herring. It is to dismiss the conversation, to stay in tradition, and to not grow in revelation and rather stay in chains. What chains? That of Legalism. A call to righteousness that is not sourced from God, but hypocrisy and self aggrandizement.
You see, no matter the truth that is presented in how we serve in the newness of the spirit and not the oldness of the letter, people still cling to their morality. There is something inside of them, something not of faith, that attempts to feel comfortable within one's own self. To feel sure, and secure knowing that they are in the right place. Not so wrong in that of wanting to be in a righteous place, but that comfort is only needed when one believes that there is condemnation in Christ where their foundation is not the Lord (the Author and Finisher of their faith) but their maintenance of salvation.
Do you see it? Antinomianism the idea that one is against the law (rules, regulations, or in this case Moses' Law) is truly moot, because no one is professing it. Sure, they uphold justification by faith, in Christ alone, but not to the degree that they deny the changing power of God's grace. Not unto salvation, in that of goodness, and in daily living, and holiness. Their righteousness comes about through being born-again, made a new creation, renewing the mind to who they are in Him, and above all these truths, the sanctification of God. He changes us, He gets the glory. Look at our baptism symbolically and you see that we are dead to sin and alive unto God.
The red herring, old and rotting, is useless. It is Legalism's last defense to change the conversation so that their self-righteousness is not exposed and they may continue in their hypocrisy at the cost of other's peace. They lay a burden on others that they themselves do not keep, though they profess to. Antinomianism is not the grace that is espoused, for it would not be God's grace. No, the grace often preached on this site by proponents of the Lord's process by which we may be set free from sin, is only of an abounding grace. One that forgives and sets free, one that cost Christ His life on the cross but beautifully His resurrection onto our justification. The echo here is as the Apostle Paul states, shall we sin so that grace may abound? God forbid!
We are dead to sin. New creations. We serve in the newness of the spirit and not the oldness of the letter. Died with Christ, and so risen. The Lord sanctifies us, and chastises us, building character. The allegation of Antinomianism is rather an ignorant one, for it reveals the ignorance of the one stating it. I don't know if it is willful ignorance as I said so as to be a red herring, but it is one that is pointless, and unfounded given but a minute of study. We are no longer slaves to sin, but servants of righteousness.
