The Carpocratian Heresy

The Carpocratian Heresy: “Spiritual” License to Sin

Carpocratianism dressed itself up as Christianity while rejecting God’s law, Scripture’s authority, and Christ’s atonement. Claiming a “higher spirituality,” it taught that faith and love freed people from obedience, turning grace into permission for immorality and elitism.

This heresy lives on wherever believers pick and choose God’s Word, spiritualize away His commandments, and call lawlessness “freedom.” True faith does not rise above God’s law—it submits to it under Christ the King.