Sentences with phrase «biblical basis do»

What Biblical basis do you have to refute the plainly worded verses contained in Scripture that homosexuality is a sin?

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How do atheists explain the obvious benefit, both economically, educationally, socially, and spiritually, that America receives when its people are walking with God, ministering through church and missions, and creating and basing laws and moral conduct on Biblical teachings?

LinCA: Dismissing the biblical and historical evidence based on your ignorance of it doesn't work.

I feel like the author spends more time doing theology based upon his feelings than he does based upon the Biblical text.

The Case for Christ, as you're probably aware, is based on the true story of Lee Strobel, a Chicago journalist who set out to disprove the biblical account of Jesus and ended up doing the total opposite.

Do I find myself defending this work based purely on secular reasoning, or is there a Biblical justification?

he did so by citing biblical bases for such beliefs (Gal.3: 28; Philemon; Hebrew prophets; etc).

Science became a «force of evil» only after the evidence clearly showed that many of the biblical stories didn't have any basis in history after all.

Misusing Scripture to reinforce gender stereotypes based more on white, American, post-World War II cultural ideals than biblical truth doesn't protect women; it harms them.

Wow I am amazed at how many «Catholics» don't know the biblical basis for indulgences!

He published the original version of The Identity of Jesus Christ: The Hermeneutical Bases of Dogmatic Theology in a Presbyterian adult education magazine called Crossroads in 1967, but it did not appear in book form until 1975 (Fortress), the year after he published The Eclipse of Biblical Narrative: A Study in Eighteenth - and Nineteenth - Century Hermeneutics (Yale University Press, 1974).

I had been attending Liberty University but with tuition costs and I did not feel that I was getting as much biblical based teaching I needed I decided to look at other options.

The author sees the nature of the ordained ministry in terms of functions, or what the minister actually does, by examining the biblical bases and the historical development of ministry, and concludes that the church can only function with competent professional leadership.

On the one hand, this vision, with the commissions in Matthew 28:18 - 20 and Mark 16:15 as its biblical basis, was used to resist the church leaders of the time who argued that if God intended to convert the heathen He would do it without man's help.

In a mission statement written in 1983, CWM did attempt to set out a biblical basis of what it understood to be holistic mission.

Such a biblical understanding provides a more fruitful base for reflecting on the use of power than does salvation history, with its stress on human powerlessness.

On what basis do they accept this extreme version of biblical authority?

Timpson follows Pope John Paul II in using the story of Tobit as a biblical base for his argument, but does not discuss the Pope's theology of the body with its rich idea of sexuality as a gift.

I didn't denounce this man's faith based on some biblical argument.

So apparently, based on the biblical authority, God [i] does [/ i] have a name.

don't put words in my mouth... as for your description... its not Biblical and based o0ut of ignorance..

Yes many of the founding fathers were Christian and many of our laws are based on certain biblical passages, but a lot of them were pretty basic but good ideas, «if it's not yours don't take it.»

But when you decide which of those stories to base your morals on, you're not using biblical methods in order to do your deciding.

Hermeneutics is about biblical interpretation, I get that, but in order for this interpretation to have any meaning, you have to believe that the bible is based in fact and not fiction, so what do you believe is fact?

Your bible is not the basis of law in the U.S., so it doesn't really matter what the «biblical» definition of marriage was (polygamy, not monogamy).

She does not decide whether scriptural testimony should be taken seriously on the basis of the most recent issue of the Biblical Archaeology Review.

Consider this... a person goes to college, gets a four year degree in archaeology (or some antiquities preservation analog); spends summers sifting through sand and rock and gravel, all the while taking graduate level classes... person eventually obtains the vaunted PhD in archaeology... then works his / her tail off seeking funding for an archeological excavation, with the payoff being more funding, and more opportunities to dig in the dirt... do you think professional archaeologists are looking hard for evidence of the Exodus on a speculative basis... not a chance... they know their PhD buys them nothing more than a job at Tel Aviv Walmart if they don't discover and publish... so they write grants for digs near established sites / communities, and stay employed sifting rock in culturally safe areas... not unless some shepard stumbles upon a rare find in an unexpected place do you get archeological interest and action in remote places... not at all surprising that the pottery and other evidence of the Exodus and other biblical events lie waiting to be discovered... doesn't mean not there... just not found yet...

Leaders at World Relief, one of nine agencies partnering with the government to resettle refugees, insist «compassion and security do not have to be mutually exclusive» and employ a biblical basis for their advocacy.

But the biblical basis for such a view does not even stand up to an honest biblical analysis, much less a societal one.

I fully believe that biblical authority is the basis for all that we do, that without retaining the complete gospel as presented in the scriptures, we are failing those and are as Jesus says of the Pharisees «twice the son of ghenna».

fishon, I don't take passages about «sexual immorality» that way and don't mind at all them being read or preached, but my experience is that preachers name homosexuality specifically and teach things that not only are (in my opinion) and poor interpretation of the Bible, but also things that could have no Biblical basis of support.

In case you haven't heard, Christian radio broadcaster Harold Camping has done some questionable math based on Biblical writing to determine that the faithful will be «raptured» tomorrow and that nonbelievers will be left behind to fester to death over the next few months.

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The following article is primarily based on a discussion of radiocarbon dating found in The Biblical Dear «nice guys», dating a «curvy» woman does not make you a hero

Philip Glass (The Illusionist, Undertow) coats the film with his usual whimsical style, and though the film might be deemed as too slight in its subject matter to merit such heavy - handed compositions, the music is actually completely in keeping with the tragic allusions underneath, with motifs based on magic (wizard hats, old cats, strands of hair, and gold stars tie in to the coven - like relationship of the women) as well as Biblical references (Sheba is short for Bathsheba, the Old Testament woman seduced; Barbara's last name is Covett, and covet she most certainly does).

A faith - based family comedy for folks who don't mind having a familiar Biblical scripture overhauled into a contemporary allegory about saving the environment.

Finally, a worksheet for pupils to fill in based on research they will do on 3 major aspects of his life - birth, teachings, death and a section to fill in on any Biblical quotes they may find interesting in relation to this task.