Essay On Antinomianism

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Antinomianism (utilitarianism) from an article I read, comes from the word of two Greek words, that means against the law and is told to be one of the best known and most important moral theories as it focuses on the effects of everyone’s actions. Spiritually, antinomianism from what I read also, is that it is believed that there are moral laws and God expects Christians to obey these laws. Antinomianism revenues biblical teaching to an unbiblical decision that has no moral law that God expects Christians to obey. Antinomianism approach like other forms of consequences, is the main idea of whether actions are honorably right or wrong as it depends on its effects. However, the effect of action of how you decide may or may not be appropriate …show more content…

Generalism also recognizes the need for general standards that conflict resolution, and at least one universal unbreakable standard. However, it fails in that the end cannot justify the means. It has no real definitive universal standard. Its means by which the end (the greater quantitative good) is achieved have no intrinsic value. Its absolute is non-definitive. Its “end” is uncertain. Like situationalism, its lack of definitude reduces generalism as nothing more than antinomianism. A case study from, “Anthropology Outreach Office Smithsonian Institution” Laura Bohannon, in her book Return to Laughter (Bowen, Elenore, 1964, Doubleday), describes a dilemma when smallpox begins to rage through an African country. She has been OCU Palmer 3 vaccinated but cannot get the people to go to the hospital to get vaccinated by Western doctors. Their way of coping with it, is to banish a person from the tribe as soon as a person contracts smallpox. If Bohannon goes after the banished man to give him food and returns without having smallpox she will be considered a witch. This will mean she can no longer study these people effectively. Would you stay in the tribe or go help the

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