Sentences with phrase «jesus than scripture»

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I am so sorry that you have been told / taught such awful things about Jesus, but whether or not you believe He is fully man and also fully God, there is more than enough proof historically and in present scripture to show that labeling Him as a mysogonist and an advocate for murder is a drastically false account of who He is and what He stood for.

The key question for theology is whether Kant can make any sense out of who the scriptures say Jesus is rather than abjuring the task and simply correcting the apostolic witness in light of some higher «religious» principle.

Besides, Jesus discussed hell far more than he discussed heaven, and most Christian do believe it because the bible discusses it as a real place for real people on real pages in real scripture verses.

Who would be more «qualified» to read scripture than a biblical scholar like John Dominic Crossan, a major player in the Jesus Seminar?

In fact, Jesus had more to say about the the dangers of greed, love of possessions, and the lack of compassion for the the «poor» and the «least of these» than he did about any other single subject in christian scripture.

There's no reason to assume that Jesus» ability to recall this story from his Jewish scriptures makes him God any more than Adam Sandler's ability to do the same thing.

by the way, before you stupidly claim that the scripture is taken out of context, know that jesus was quoted more than once on this subject in the bible.

Yes, when we begin to see the crucifixion of Jesus as a supreme act of love and revelation, rather than a punishment from God, this has a domino effect on everything else we think about God and Scripture and ourselves.

Darryl like you i also know that without him i can do nothing i am weak but in him we are overcomers its a good place to be dependent on him he can use us when we are in that place i believe God has plans for you that is why the enemy is playing mind games i had a season of that he does nt bother me now as i fire scripture back at him.Like greater is the lord in me than he that is in the world.Sin shall not have dominion over me.In my weakness i am strong in Christ.Weakness is not an excuse to give in or give up its our opportunity to trust God and walk in his strength and power.You are a mighty man of God you tell the devil to flee in Jesus name and he will.

Its author lives in another world than the Palestine of Jesus» days — one can scarcely believe that he ever saw Palestine, or knew Judaism and its sacred Scriptures intimately and sympathetically.

If you are not experiencing opposition in this life as a Christian than you need to take another look at the truth that the Bible and Christ taught... Jesus was a revolutionary figure who opposed the society and people that he lived with... He was not a person who was sugary sweet... and He didn't tell people what they wanted to hear... as Scripture says, the path to heaven is narrow and Few choose it... the road to hell is wide and most are following that path.

And Jesus made a big deal about people looking at the scriptures to see «Him», rather than following them like a system.

There are different ways of living for Jesus than taking time on the company payroll to read the Bible and pray, and then annoy all the coworkers by singing Gospel songs and quoting Scripture verses at them all day.

More than was the case for Wycliffe or Wesley (at least more in quantity if not in quality), this sensitizing impact of awareness has pushed readers of the canonical Scriptures to find new depth and breadth, new detail and sharpness, in the stories of Moses and Jesus and the apocalypse.

And nowhere in Scripture can we behold the reality of Jesus» sacrificial death and the anguish of His separation from His Father more clearly and penetratingly than in His suffering on the cross because of sin.

They are learning what it means to follow Jesus into the world, to experience true community with other believers, to read Scripture in a new light, and to serve others out of love rather than compulsion.

Jesus Christ maade it very clear that marriage was between a man and a woman only.if you don't understand that, than you either don't know scripture, or don't believe in Christ and his teachings at all.

Obviously Jesus and the writers of Scripture treat some sins as more severe than others (see pp. 5 — 8 of this article), even though Eichenwald mocks anyone who thinks this as showing «that they know next to nothing about the New Testament.»

If this turns out to be the case (that he has a skewed view of Jesus), then I want to ask him if, in his lifelong quest for truth, he has ever read about Jesus from Scripture, rather than just hearing about Jesus from others.

Jeremy i agree with what you have written many of the traditions in the church have come from pagan beliefs.I thought some of the comments were judgemental of others especially towards those who are pagan.There response was respectful we can learn alot about having a good attitude towards others and responding to others kindly.I think using scripture in a legalistic way is no different than what the pharisees did to Jesus in his day and he disarmed them by rebuking them saying you without sin cast the first stone.regards brentnz

You said: «Look, this approach to Scripture is way better than the fundamentalist approach where we carry out all manner of atrocities in Jesus» name.»

---- I suggest that more than right realionships, the scripture tells us that «seeking and saving» the lost was the primary focus of Jesus, not relationships.

Look, this approach to Scripture is way better than the fundamentalist approach where we carry out all manner of atrocities in Jesus» name.

Peter may have received more fame and recognition than Andrew in Scripture, but Andrew was introducing people to Jesus before the thought ever crossed Peter's mind.

At the same time, Jesus seems to have enjoyed an authority sourced from something other than Scripture.

>> Fishon: I suggest that more than right realionships, the scripture tells us that «seeking and saving» the lost was the primary focus of Jesus, not relationships.

Your actions DO at times speak louder than words and Jesus reminds us of this in scripture as well....

But there were some major flaws in the book, not only with some logical errors, but also with some misunderstandings of Scripture, and a misunderstanding of how and why the early church began to meet on Sunday rather than on Saturday as had been the custom among Jesus and His disciples.

I think what we see in the scriptures is that Jesus invites ALL to follow him but that there is a cost associated with this and that is nothing less than coming inline with the way of Jesus.

The body of the historic Jesus, as per the contemporary experts who have exhaustively studied the scriptures, was more than likely buried in a shallow grave as were all crucified rabble - rousers.

Nothing less than God — albeit God in the mystery of his being as Father, Son and Holy Spirit — is the object toward which Scriptures, Church and Jesus Christ himself direct those who begin by loving them.

Janet i think what you have said is quite insightful and you are right and there is another meaning to Go and sin no more and that speaks to me of repentence making a decision to Follow Christ the one who saves.The words Go and sin no more is referring to a continual ongoinging process of living for Christ rather than dying in our sins daily there is no comparison.I thought that was awesome pointing the law back to all of us for we all have sinned and the judgement is death but Jesus came that we might have life in its fullness.Many people only see the adulterer when she portrays who we are as sinners that he came to save all of us sin is sin and the punishment is death so again you are quite right people use the scriptures to judge and that was never Jesus intention.I hope that helps when someone uses that scripture incorrectly and you can you use it like Jesus did to point it back at those who judge i hope that helps.brentnz

The BIBLE is a collection of writings (scriptures) written long after the death of a prophet named Jesus of Nazaret, and found more than a thousand years after that in a desert cave by a young goatherder.

M.d religion is about man there is alot of man in the evangelical church as well as other churchs however the Holy spirit is the one we lean on to teach us Gods word he reveals the scriptures just as though Jesus was teaching his disciples in his day.Often after speaking in parable his disciples would ask what he meant and he would give them insight into the messages.I find for me if i struggle understanding a topic i ask the holy spirit to help me if you havent received him just invite him into your life if you have already confessed Jesus as your Lord and savior.We can not live a christian life without him.He is the one who empowers us to live righteously rather than according to our old nature.In the last year or so he has been showing me extraordinary insight into the word its new its fresh he is amazing.brentnz

«Remenber all scpritures are inspired words from God, my point is, Jesus wants us to be more than religious, but obedient.Jefferson is just stating that American Churches have become more corrupted with its religious practices that they have forgotten about jesus along the way.The church has taken scriptures and have use them according to what is pleasing to themselves.Jesus wants us to forget about what is pleasing to ourselves and follow him, be like him, love him (means be obedient to him) and ignore what we have known as religion.I define religion as jefferson is using in the video as an act of man pretending or decieving himself into believing that he know God and that he is better than others.He shows that by what he know / pratice not really whats in his heart and by serving how we choose which is pleasing to us, so we use God as a vessel praticing holy rituals teaching what we have made tradition and we have a eternal life with God.God created religion in order for us to remenber him and have a personal relationship with him through his son regardless of the many mistakes we have made in the past.We need to remenber God Forgets our past «he sperate our sins from us as far as the east is from the west&raJesus wants us to be more than religious, but obedient.Jefferson is just stating that American Churches have become more corrupted with its religious practices that they have forgotten about jesus along the way.The church has taken scriptures and have use them according to what is pleasing to themselves.Jesus wants us to forget about what is pleasing to ourselves and follow him, be like him, love him (means be obedient to him) and ignore what we have known as religion.I define religion as jefferson is using in the video as an act of man pretending or decieving himself into believing that he know God and that he is better than others.He shows that by what he know / pratice not really whats in his heart and by serving how we choose which is pleasing to us, so we use God as a vessel praticing holy rituals teaching what we have made tradition and we have a eternal life with God.God created religion in order for us to remenber him and have a personal relationship with him through his son regardless of the many mistakes we have made in the past.We need to remenber God Forgets our past «he sperate our sins from us as far as the east is from the west&rajesus along the way.The church has taken scriptures and have use them according to what is pleasing to themselves.Jesus wants us to forget about what is pleasing to ourselves and follow him, be like him, love him (means be obedient to him) and ignore what we have known as religion.I define religion as jefferson is using in the video as an act of man pretending or decieving himself into believing that he know God and that he is better than others.He shows that by what he know / pratice not really whats in his heart and by serving how we choose which is pleasing to us, so we use God as a vessel praticing holy rituals teaching what we have made tradition and we have a eternal life with God.God created religion in order for us to remenber him and have a personal relationship with him through his son regardless of the many mistakes we have made in the past.We need to remenber God Forgets our past «he sperate our sins from us as far as the east is from the west&raJesus wants us to forget about what is pleasing to ourselves and follow him, be like him, love him (means be obedient to him) and ignore what we have known as religion.I define religion as jefferson is using in the video as an act of man pretending or decieving himself into believing that he know God and that he is better than others.He shows that by what he know / pratice not really whats in his heart and by serving how we choose which is pleasing to us, so we use God as a vessel praticing holy rituals teaching what we have made tradition and we have a eternal life with God.God created religion in order for us to remenber him and have a personal relationship with him through his son regardless of the many mistakes we have made in the past.We need to remenber God Forgets our past «he sperate our sins from us as far as the east is from the west».

The Gospel of Jesus is much more than a few Scripture verses or a few ideas about God; it is a way of being in the world and living our everyday lives.

Who better to «interpret scripture» than Jesus?

Actually, if one were to study Jewish culture, religion, scripture, you would find that the Jewish understanding of the word «messiah» is radically different than the Christian one, and it could be argued that if Jesus had actually BEEN the Jewish messiah, the Jews would still be Jews.

As to the texts, Jesus was a Jew and he had a better understanding of the scriptures than the religious leaders of his time.

I find all of them to be less inspiring than the stories about Jesus and the truths contained in Scripture, even if these things are lies.

Regrettably, other than the few brief comments in Luke 4:20 - 27, not a single one of these synagogue Scripture teachings of Jesus are recorded in the Gospels.

Jesus was Jewish in every way, but often argued for a very different interpretation and application of Scripture than what was commonly accepted as the «majority view.»

In one debate with his opponents, Jesus accuses them of trying to get eternal life from the scriptures rather than from Jesus himself, to whom the scriptures all testify (John 5:39 - 40).

Prayer, Scripture reading, and the like became the ways I drew near to Jesus rather than the grace - filled resources to help me awaken to and appreciate what was already true of me IN Christ.

Third — and perhaps most importantly — Driscoll and other leaders in the «masculinity movement» have made a terrible mistake in combating the perceived «crisis» with an image of Jesus that conforms to the world's view of masculinity, rather than the image of Jesus we actually find in Scripture.

Many appear to be much concerned about it, but nothing is more evident, both in reason, and in the holy Scripture, than that religion is ever a matter between God and individuals; and therefore no man or men can impose any religious test without invading the essential prerogatives of our Lord Jesus Christ....

In fact, the only point I took issue with is the minor calculation error that John the Baptist was six years older than Jesus, whereas Scripture states their mothers were pregnant at the same time.