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Moralism & No-Lordship Antinomianism

Two great errors in the church today are 1) moralism and 2) no - lordship antinomianism. One has pride in his own goodness, and puts his hope (at least partly) in his own self-righteousness, not realizing he is spiritually bankrupt, saved by the free grace and righteousness of Christ alone. The other error acknowledges the imputation of Christ's righteousness but ignores the impartation of the Holy Spirit in regeneration, thus rejecting the fullness of God's grace to us in salvation. The tragic result is they see no need to yield in allegiance to Christ alone as LORD and sovereign. They end up presuming on God's grace in justification often allowing sin to go unchecked, as if God no longer required a holy life from us as believers. But the Scriptures unambiguously declare that we are to obey, not in order to be saved or to somehow maintain our salvation ... no, we are to obey BECAUSE we are saved and are the children of God. Those who are born again love God by obeying His commands and His commands are not burdensome because they have been born again.(1 John 3:9, 5:1-4)

Related Resources
The Marrow of Modern Divinity by Edward Fisher (eBook)
The Marrow Controversy by Dr Sinclair B Ferguson (.pdf)
Law or Spirit? Galatians Between Legalism and Antinomianism by Tom Schreiner
The Moral and Immoral Both Alienated from God by John Hendryx
Christ vs. Moralism by John Hendryx
The Acid Test of Being a Christian by Tim Keller
What Is Legalism? by John W. Robbins
What is Legalism? by John Hendryx
Can a Regenerate Christian Fall Away from the Faith?: Biblical Reflections on Hebrews 6 by John Hendryx
Legalism Defined by Nick Batzig

What is Faith? by Kim Riddlebarger
My Sin Makes Me Worry If I am Really Saved by John Hendryx
Studies on Saving Faith (eBook) by A. W. Pink
A 15-Year Retrospective on the Lordship Controversy by John MacArthur
Charles Stanley and False Assurance of Salvation (Quotes)
Lordship and Regeneration by Ernest C Reisinger
 

 

 

Wed, 08/17/2016 - 16:40 -- john_hendryx

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