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Importance Of Anomia In The New Testament

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Anomia is carried over and is used in the New Testament as well. In the New Testament, anomia gained a further shade of meaning as lawless. However, the meaning of anomia as lawless does not mean simply without the law, but contrary to law. The meaning of anomia also has reference to the personal experience of the righteous who come into contact with it. In the New Testament anomia describes the torment of righteous Lot who lived amongst the lawless deeds of Sodom and Gomorrah (2 Peter 2:8). Anomia, lawlessness is further described as a secret power of evil in the world (2 Thessalonians 2:7, 8). And 1 John 3:4 states that lawlessness is sin. In summary, then, in the New Testament, anomia means that which is contrary to law. It is further …show more content…

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