Sentences with phrase «biblical scriptures into»

This type of family therapy is usually referred to as Christian family therapy because it often incorporates Christian theological teachings, prayer, and Biblical scriptures into the therapeutic process.

Not exact matches

History is full of people like yourself — yes intelligent, rational and logical — who dove into scripture to rip it apart and wound up being theologians and biblical scholars and Jesus followers.

Clinton cited the Scripture Mark 6:30 - 44 - where Jesus instructs his disciples to organize their followers into groups and to feed them with five loaves of bread and two fish - as the central biblical passage of her speech.

In the complementarian manifesto, the Danvers Statement, egalitarians are accused of «accepting hermeneutical oddities devised to reinterpret apparently plain meanings of biblical texts,» resulting in a «threat to Biblical authority as the clarity of Scripture is jeopardized and the accessibility of its meaning to ordinary people is withdrawn into the restricted realm of technical ingenuitybiblical texts,» resulting in a «threat to Biblical authority as the clarity of Scripture is jeopardized and the accessibility of its meaning to ordinary people is withdrawn into the restricted realm of technical ingenuityBiblical authority as the clarity of Scripture is jeopardized and the accessibility of its meaning to ordinary people is withdrawn into the restricted realm of technical ingenuity.»

A reading of scripture refreshed by appropriate scholarship: «Biblical scholarship is a great gift of God to the church, aiding it in its task of going ever deeper into the meaning of scripture and so being refreshed and energized for the tasks to which we are called in and for the world,» says Wright.

Choosing as his subject the biblical account of the marriage at Cana, he takes the Scripture's «sustaining myth» and transforms it (in the style of the 15th - century Old Masters) into a mythic self - portrait.

With the emergence of historical criticism as the dominant form of biblical interpretation, allegory was discredited as a feckless style of medieval exegesis that twisted the words and phrases of Scripture into arbitrary symbols of hidden truths.

In this approach, the postliberal answer to the truth question is that scripture is true in the manner of its distinctively mixed genre and that, yes, it is enough to say that biblical truth is the capacity of the text to draw readers into a Christian framework of meaning.

They may be challenged to reconsider their view of the authority of scripture as they learn how the biblical canon came into existence and the different literary genres it contains.

For this reason they have retrenched into what Berkouwer calls «a biblicist misinterpretation of the church's dealings with Scripture and its confession 6 Interpretations have seemed to lead in questionable directions — directions which either have moved away from traditional Biblical consensus or have disputed current cultural analysis.

This peek into her courageous venture into a year of «biblical womanhood» ought to be required reading for all thoughtful evangelicals - male or female - whose response to Scripture is usually an unqualified nod of approval.»

Regrettably, she does little more than provide us with a reminder of a textbook example of eisegesis (reading «into» the biblical text one's own ideology) rather than exegesis (reading «out of» Scripture with attentiveness to historical and literary context, even if it conflicts with one's own personal views).

Examining the successful use of Scripture on the part of Bill Clinton and George Bush, and the unsuccessful use by Joe Lieberman and John Kerry ¯ not to mention Howard Dean's absurd excursion into the New Testament book of Job ¯ Berlinerblau demonstrates that biblical citations are most effective in American political rhetoric when they are (1) sparse, (2) positive, (3) vague, (4) shallow, and (5) veiled.

Based on the quotations below, Augustine would say creationists and ID proponents are «reckless and incompetent expounders of Scripture» because they turn the Bible into primitive science.From Peter Enns, Senior Fellow in Biblical Studies at the BioLogos Foundation: You can not expect the....

Like most, I've spent a lifetime scanning through the pages of Scripture searching to find «my» story: a biblical narrative I could write myself into.

Biblical scholars have recently turned to the social sciences for clearer insights into the social forces that molded faith communities in Scripture, all in an effort to sharpen the reading and interpretation of the Bible.

A biblical and Reformation dynamic, one that led Martin Luther to translate the Scripture into the vernacular, informs the lay participation approach.

As you search the Scriptures, here are a few books I would recommend for those embarking on learning in this particular area as companions are: — «Changing My Mind» by David Gushee; — «Torn: Rescuing the Gospel from the Gays vs. Christians Debate» by Justin Lee; — «A Letter to My Congregation: An Evangelical Pastor's Path to Embracing Those Who are Gay, Lesbian, and Transgender Into the Company of Jesus» by Ken Wilson; and — «God and the Gay Christian: The Biblical Case in Support of Same - Sex Relationships» by Matthew Vines.

If we can respectfully acknowledge that a majority of todays» generation of believers are taught into the faith by their parents, we reluctantly must conclude that the theology base of * a lot * of these believers is not upon careful reflection and personal choice upon the fervent divulgence of the Scriptures, but rather a hodge - podge compilation of «feel good» thoughts that have no biblical or moral grounding other than vague references.

Think of reality this way, Origen should be read as saying, and you will be able to enter more fully into the wisdom of the Scriptures because you will be thinking scripturally; you will approach the Bible with a biblical view of reality.

Before getting into a more detailed analysis of the various biblical passages involved, Matthew takes Chapter 2 to argue that new information about sexuality ought to compel Christians to rethink their interpretation of Scripture.

And because the theology of Johnny Cash was so shaped by the Scriptures, due to Cash's daily and lifelong reading of the bible, I think it's fitting to note here at the end that Johnny Cash's theology, being a biblical theology, will also be difficult to pin down and put into a box.»

As he says, careful Bible scholars have taken that into account in interpreting the biblical text: viz,»... Scripture itself was given to humans in their particular historical and sociocultural contexts.»

Good biblical theology takes into account the various voices of scripture (and the church) in an attempt to understand the broader trajectory of the biblical narrative.

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.

As a ministry student at Baylor University, student at Dallas Theological Seminary and doctoral student in Biblical Counseling and Women's studies at Trinity seminary, I am well equipped to dig deep into scripture and theology having taken courses in Greek, Old and New Testament, Systematic Theology, Evangelism, Homelitics and Exegesis, and Spiritual Life as well as Biblical Conflict Resolution, Family Counseling and Women's Issues.