The belief that Christians are freed from moral law by divine grace and therefore not bound by ethical rules or commandments. This doctrine suggests that faith alone, not good works, determines salvation.
From Greek 'anti' (against) and 'nomos' (law), literally meaning 'against law.' The term was coined by Martin Luther to criticize his follower Johannes Agricola, who taught that moral law was irrelevant for Christians under grace.
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