Religious Law - Christianity

Christianity

See also: Christian ethics, Render unto Caesar..., Letter and spirit of the law, Legalism (theology), and antinomianism

In some Christian denominations, law is often contrasted with grace (see also Law and Gospel and Antithesis of the Law): the contrast here speaks to attempts to gain salvation by obedience to a code of laws as opposed to seeking salvation through faith in the atonement made by Jesus on the cross.

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