Sentences with phrase «what biblical passages»

If anyone were to read the whole of Lewis's writings with an eye only to discover what biblical passage he most often cites, one would find, I suspect, that it would be «he that loseth his life shall save it.»

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WHat does invalidate the Biblical account is the measurable and observable passage of those events, that would take more of what humans call time than the Bible allows WHat does invalidate the Biblical account is the measurable and observable passage of those events, that would take more of what humans call time than the Bible allows what humans call time than the Bible allows for.

Reflecting on key biblical passages, the Pope began by wondering what it meant to Adam, walking in the garden, to discover that he was alone as an embodied self.

It was a fun scene that incorporated both humor and thrilling moments, but it was also easy to embrace the obvious visual cues that suggest what many biblical passages describe as a war of the spirit.

I have yet to meet anyone who claims to have been convinced that what the Bible says is true, or who claims to have been convinced about the correctness of a particular interpretation of any Biblical passage by someone who wanted to argue those points.

Obviously, I'm a big advocate for mutual submission in marriage, as that is what I believe those biblical passages ultimately teach and this is what works best in our marriage, but more important than adopting a single household model — either patriarchal or egalitarian — is adopting the posture of Jesus Christ, who emptied himself of power and took the role of servant.

@Alan, what YOU forgot to mention when posting that biblical passage was that it was taken from the OLD TESTAMENT.

My constant purpose was and is to adumbrate on every subject I handle a genuinely canonical interpretation of Scripture - a view that in its coherence embraces and expresses the thrust of all the biblical passages and units of thought that bear on my theme - a total, integrated view built out of biblical material in such a way that, if the writers of the various books knew what I had made of what they taught, they would nod their heads and say that I had got them right.

Yeah, I can't agree with all of what you say, but I don't know what to do with Biblical passages like this.

What is basic to both Mollenkott's and Jewett's positions is too facile an exegesis of key Biblical passages.

What she's saying is that they've deluded themselves into thinking that cherry picking which passages to follow qualifies as living THE «biblical way».

They want to honor women on Mother's Day, so they turn to the biblical passage most associated with femininity, the one that culminates with what may be the most cross-stitched Bible verse of all time: «Charm is deceitful and beauty is passing, but a woman who fears the Lord, she shall be praised.»

So Justin went on a quest: to reexamine the biblical passages that relate to homosexuality to see what they might teach him about how God wanted him to live.

What troubles me is this: When discussing how to apply the Bible both personally and in public policy, nine times out of ten, the words of Jesus are trumped by some other biblical passage or are discounted as impractical.

What M. Bachmann and R. Perry's answers should be: (Tis odd that «Professor P should «thump» biblical passages when he is an atheist)

What may be far more helpful is to preach from passages that are not so obvious and to show that such concerns are not an occasional tangent for both Bible and preacher, but are rather at the heart of almost all of the biblical message.

This Biblical passage from the Gospel of Luke conveys a belief that I and many of my African American family and friends hold dear... We are acutely aware of what others have given up to pave the way and contribute to our successes.

This is the final revision sheet in a series of five, aimed at the OCR GCSE Philosophy (Unit B602) Paper 2, with some key points and suggested Biblical passages, looking at what Christians rely on to determine how they should behave.

This can mean anything from discussing Biblical passages about transformation and redemption to discussing Christian values, such as defining what is right or wrong about a particular situation and how the Christian concept of sin plays a role in relationships and human behavior.