Antinomianism: The Soft Heresy (How could Christians vote to outlaw their own religious values?)

American Thinker ^ | 12/09/2012 | Daniel Ciofani

[SeekAndFind]

The election of 2012 fused principles of state and church demanding Americans follow one distinct path. The country chose to follow a path that is fiscally illogical, covetous of private property, dismissive to personal initiative, mythological towards freedom, repentant to a planet, subjugating of the religious to the secular, deadly to the unborn, disrespectful to the sick and aged, encouraging to the sexually deviant, and destructive to family.

So how could our nation, so strongly and freely steeped in Judeo-Christian principles, have chosen such a path willingly?

First, let us quickly address the Judeo portion of our heritage. Quite simply, there used to be twelve tribes of Israel. Now there are but two; Judah and Benjamin (and a sprinkling of Dan). So when and why did the other tribes evaporate? This I will leave to the more learned, but I have a hunch that they weren't doing something right.

Let's focus in on our good Christian friends.There are many makes, models, colors, and flavors of Christianity to freely choose from in our society. After five hundred years of reforming, reshaping, and reshaking Christianity, the truth is that there is not much difference among each of the varieties. Oh sure, on paper or parchment there are fundamental differences, but they are difficult for the average laity to describe without stumbling. Rarer yet are clergy who attempt to describe their branch's differences, for fear of losing half their flock.

This can be interpreted as a good thing. After all, Christianity started out as one Faith and the spirit of ecumenism fosters all to become one family again. Perhaps the old passage, "There is one Lord, one Faith, and one Baptism" rings truer than ever. Amidst all church rules and laws, maybe we can agree with Augustine, "Love, and do what you want!"

[SecondAmendment]

Yeah, it’s not like the U.S. Bishops helped the Dems pass ObamaCare, or push “comprehensive immigration reform”, or insist on higher taxes under the false doctrine of “social justice”.

[RobbyS]

This does not prevent others from imposing their values on us. Fact is, many non-believers think our values are valueless, indeed harmful. It does matter WHAT you believe. What a society believes about what is good behavior is the basis of its laws. Nonbelievers are now trying to use the law to say what is good behavior and what is bad. Gays believe that saying that sodomy is bad behavior is wrong and should no more be tolerated than saying that blacks are inferior to whites.

[circlecity]

"Just consider the Seven Churches of Asia described in the book of Revelation. God was/is only pleased with one."

Actually there were two of the seven Churches that Jesus had nothing bad to say against: Smyrna and Philadelphia.

[Tolkien]

I am tired of people misunderstanding "Antinomianism."

It has been well said, that if you are not accused of being antinomian, then you are not preaching the Gospel.

We are free in Christ period but the question is, is what we do contingent on what we believe or the other way around?

I would be the first one to say that voting for Obama means you are not a Christian; but is that really true?

My feelings of revulsion and contempt for Obama are as strong as anybody on Free Republic, and I am not kidding.

But in truth and reality, you are free in Christ and what you do is between you and God. The blood of Christ does not leave you because you do something evil or do something boneheaded as voting for Obama. The blood of Christ is far more powerful than that. My tagline says it best.