Sentences with phrase «scriptural passages»

To make this clear, future posts will look at some of the historical meaning and Scriptural passages which indicate the symbolic significance of baptism and the Lord's Supper, and what they would have meant in the days of Jesus and early church.

Now Ogden can quote numerous scriptural passages in support of his position (1:141 ff.).

Numerous Scriptural passages are used to defend this way of thinking, the primary one being what happened to the early church on the day of Pentecost (which was yesterday).

Summarizing Lewis, (and referencing Scriptural passages such as 1 Corinthians 4:5, 2 Corinthians 10:18, Romans 2:29, John 5:44, and 1 Peter 1:7), Wesley writes that «pondering this future glory... has implications for how we think about our lives now.

While it is helpful to memorize scriptural passages to discipline our mind, to have encouraging things to remember, and to have passages to meditate upon when we prepare to pray, it is also important to be aware of and understand the context from which the passage comes.

On stage Washington recites Micah 4:4, historically his favorite scriptural passage, incorporated into the farewell address: «Everyone shall sit under their own vine and fig tree / And no one shall make them afraid.»

Both camps must use metaphor and speculation in a strained attempt to square their ideas with Scripture — with no small amount of sweeping inconvenient scriptural passages under the rug.

Misleading Uses Of Scripture Th is impression is reinforced by some diocesan schemes designed for use by small discussion groups in parishes, which encourage debate about scriptural passages without any doctrinal framework or guidance.

Doc, if Catholics believed in sola scriptura your request for a specific scriptural passage would be a valid one.

The relevant scriptural passages and liturgical references which are given in the Catechism's footnotes are studied and selections made for the session.

Calvin was confident that the true meaning of even the most difficult scriptural passages would emerge from contextual reading.

HarperOne publishers also just released «The C.S. Lewis Bible,» a book pairing 600 selections of Lewis» writings with matching scriptural passages.

A brief survey of pertinent scriptural passages must begin with a word about our interpretive principles.

He offers similar examples from other traditions (for example, Paul's injunction in Romans 13 that Christians obey the governing authorities) to illustrate how every major religion has core teachings and values to which other scriptural passages are subordinate.

While most Christian Counselors pride themselves on how many Scriptural passages they can recite and how many links they can make from the Bible to psychological disorders, the Christian - centric work of Grey Matters International, Inc.is grounded in one principle: truth.

For example, he rightly points out that Jesus says, «You have heard that it was said, «You shall love your neighbor and hate your enemy»» (Matthew 5:38), but what he doesn't say is that there is a reason Jesus uses the expression, «that it was said» instead of his usual expression, «have you not read» or «as it is written» when he references scriptural passages.

There are, of course, numerous Scriptural passages and theological arguments that are used to defend such a use of doctrinal statements.

Let us pray that we have the wisdom to choose correctly» These scriptural passages are about real choices.

There are no scriptural passages that identify a proscribed meeting format.

These scriptural passages are about real choices.

Rather than giving a summary of the arguments in this letter, it would be worthwhile to focus on the scriptural passages quoted and engage in an analysis as to how and why these passages have been used to construct the argument.

Now the people of God are accountable to the scriptural passage because they know of the tolling of grace firsthand.

Such studies assume an important interface between the words of a scriptural passage and the social reality undergirding those words.

The spotlight now shifts and the people themselves are entering the plot of the scriptural passage, joining with the characters and living their story.

His starting point was the scriptural passage: «As for Mary she treasured all these things and pondered them in her heart» (Lk 2:19).

Let us turn to the scriptural passages which are frequently adduced to buttress the proscription of homosexuality.

«There is a scriptural passage that states «As a man thinketh in his heart so is he» and also «Where one's heart lies so shall their treasures be.»

However, this moral and legal obligation to pay just debts must be balanced by such considerations as the need for compassion and the call to cancel debts at reasonable intervals.Your pastor or minister may advise you on the interpretation of Scriptural passages and how they apply to Bankruptcy.