law

1. Religious traditions teach ethical and moral principles as part of their law. Different religious traditions
place different levels of importance on sacred law; some are overtly antinomian, while others are
nomistic or "legalistic" in outlook. Religions like Judaism, Islam, and the Bahá' Faith, in particular,
emphasize the need for revealed positive law for the state and society, whereas Christianity generally
rejects the idea that this is necessary or desirable and instead emphasizes the eternal moral precepts of
divine law over the civil, ceremonial, or judicial aspects, which may have been obliterated as in
theologies of grace over law.