Would you recognize antinomianism if it were preached?
Would you recognize antinomian theology if you heard it? How about if you preached it? Almost anyone who moves in Reformed Christian circles, whether traditional or young and restless, knows that antinomianism is supposed to be a bad thing. Yet judging by the little attention paid to it, many don’t seem to view it as a major threat. I suspect that most of us would consider legalism a much weightier accusation than antinomianism. Indeed, we might even wear the charge of antinomianism as a badge of honor. After all, didn’t people hurl this same accusation at the apostle Paul ( Rom. 3:8 ; 6:1 )? It seems that for many contemporary pastors, antinomianism is like smallpox: extremely dangerous, but thankfully rare in our day. After all, how many people really teach that Christians don’t have to obey Jesus? In his book Antinomianism : Reformed Theology’s Unwelcome Guest ? , Mark Jones seeks to persuade you that antinomianism is more prevalent than you think. As Reformed theology’s