Antinomianism is the doctrine of grace carried by uncorrected logic to the point of absurdity. It takes the teaching of justification by faith and twists it into deformity (Paths To Power).

Antinomian teachers today abound. They are in every alleged Christian bookstore, on every radio station and occupy churches and pulpits in every city. As in Martin Luther’s time, they twist and misinterpret scriptural grace so that obeying Christ is lowered to only a suggestion. Even a “Christian” who is incestuous or murderous will be ushered into eternal paradise. We should obey reasons the antinomian, but obedience isn’t essential to enter heaven. Consider the celebrated Tony Evans’ antinomian notions:

“I’m a Christian. I’ve accepted Christ as my Savior and been born again, but I use illegal drugs. I’ve tried to quit many times, but I always fall back into the habit. I guess I’m just a drug addict.” …this person is identifying himself as a drug addict because he’s doing the things addicts do. He has confused his performance with his identity. He has convinced himself, “I do what drug addicts do, so I must be a drug addict.” No, he’s a Christian with a serious drug problem (Free At Last, p. 28).

Simply defined, carnality is a spiritual state in which a born-again Christian knowingly, willingly, intentionally and persistently lives to please and serve self rather than Jesus Christ…First of all, the carnal Christian is a genuine Christian. He has received Christ as Savior, but refuses to submit to Him and serve Him as Lord. Christ is not allowed to occupy the throne of a carnal life. It is possible to be on your way to heaven but be of no earthly good because you compromise your faith (Booklet: The Carnal Christian).

Antinomian teachers use scriptural jargon, but they stretch the scriptures beyond their intended meaning. “Once saved, always saved,” they promise. Fleshly? Immoral? “Don’t worry,” they insist, “your salvation is never at stake.” The popular fancy that believers are accepted by Christ because of grace while being disobedient to Christ irrespective of grace shouts, “Antinomianism!”

In this way antinomian theologians distort the scriptures and the gospel to fit their stretchy systems. “Once saved, always saved,” they promise. “Carnal, sexually immoral…don’t worry,” they quip, “eternal salvation is not at stake.” The popular notion that Christians are accepted in Christ by grace while engaging in disobedience to Christ in spite of grace screams, “Antinomianism !”

Beware of Antinomianism this may steal upon you in a thousand forms, so that you cannot be too watchful against it. Take heed of everything, whether in principle or practice, which has any tendency thereto. Even that great truth, that ‘Christ is the end of the law,’ may betray us into it, if we do not consider that he has adopted every point of the moral law, and grafted it into the law of love (Wesley: A Plain Account of Christian Perfection, p. 52).

Today’s religious landscape is littered with teachers who are zealous for God, but not according to truth. Preachers cry, “Legalism!” when someone dares agree with the scriptures by insisting, “The one who says, ‘I know him,’ and keeps not his commandments, is a liar” (1 John 2:4). “Living in sin?” they hoot, Don’t fear…salvation is never at stake. This, the learned elite of evangelicalism do to the exposing of their bold, antinomian colors.