And what
about other scriptures from other faiths?
Not exact matches
Also, I couldn't quite get this into words as I was writing before, so: I am believe that I am correct in my view of
Scripture as it has been handed down to me from teachers, preachers, writers and
others; I believe that I am correct in my beliefs
about who God is, and
about His self - revelation, in the same way that all people believe that the opinions they hold are true.
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 is a
scripture in the new testament that says «God is the same yesterday, today, and forever» Mormons do nt spread lies
about other churchs they say is you want to know if the church is true the only person you should ask is God himself and he will answer that question for you...
The intention behind the law simply is: caring
about others as you care
about yourself — this is pleasing an idea to God — Creator of the creation — and basically the
scriptures only want us to deal with this delicate balance of «treating
others» kindly.
In class, we had discussions
about election and predestination, open theism, inerrancy and inspiration of
Scripture, millennialism, tribulationalism, dispensationalism, infra -, supra -, and sublapsarianism and many
other «very important» subjects that you discuss every day over dinner.
I gradually began to see that Christianity is not
about solitary seekers after truth who just get together once in a while for a chat:
other people are very much part of the divine scheme of things — even
scripture has come down to us through the agency of
other people.
Pretending to be this
other person, he calls me a liar, twists the truth and
scripture and implies that because I told people
about his behavior I'm not being forgiving.
The same goes for a commitment to
other believers, or various works of the Holy Spirit, or even having all their questions answered
about the Trinity, the authority of
Scripture, or the origin of the universe.
Pleanty of
Scriptures about money and love for it... the
other side of the coin explains LACK of money sucks too.
I use it just
about everyday to record prayers,
scripture, and
other spiritual thoughts so I KNOW it will be an awesome tool for Christians.
Viseral you could argue that Jesus did speak
about homosexuality and bestiality as its in the word and
scripture is the inspired word of God Jesus is God As God he inspired that word so he did speak it.or spoke it through
others?
Teaching, on the
other hand, is an interactive discussion with a group of believers
about specific texts of
Scripture, which are explained and applied within the group.
It is the intentional, yet not coerced, effort to read or think
about, to read and think
about, some significant incident in God's way with men as reported in
Scripture or in some
other piece of writing.
Accordingly, on this night, after the usual period of questions and answers, Nathaniel took Jesus away from the
others and asked: «Master, could you trust me to know the truth
about the
Scriptures?
@Scot That you found
other scripture that contradicts the passages I cited just goes to show that the Bible is such a gargantuan collection of contradictions and adsurdities that it can be used to bolster just
about any argument.
Scripture study, in other words, actually brings about new and surprising kinds of reasoning that would not occur apart from the engagement with s
Scripture study, in
other words, actually brings
about new and surprising kinds of reasoning that would not occur apart from the engagement with
scripturescripture.
Usually, even a non-Christian knows something
about the earth, the heavens, and
other elements of the world... Now it is a disgraceful and dangerous thing for an unbeliever to hear a Christian, presumably giving the meaning of Holy
Scripture, talking nonsense on these topics... How are they going to believe these books in matters concerning the resurrection of the dead, the hope of eternal life, and the kingdom of heaven?
I can be so judgmental
about other people and such a know - it - all when it comes to
Scripture.
I think one reason God left it vague in
Scripture is to increase our desire to tell
others about Jesus.
The only group I've seen get the same level of invective leveled at atheists online are witches and
other Pagans, but that seems to only happen when there aren't any atheists milling
about and the Pagans have repeatedly proven to a) know Christian theology and
scripture better and b) remain calm, rational and compassionate yet resolute in their rejection of that theology.
A quick
about Abba Pambo — a contemporary of Origen: «If we asked [him] for a word from
scripture or some
other thing, he would not give us an answer right away but would say, «I haven't figured out the meaning of this word yet»... It normally happened that he spent two or three whole days, or a whole week without giving us an answer saying «if I do not know what sort of fruit this will bear, whether it is a fruit of death or life, I will not speak.»»
On the
other hand, there were
other men who disagreed: Tertullian, who believed that the soul would live on forever, that the wicked would suffer misery in proportion to the righteous» reward; St. Augustine, who came up with the doctrines of Original Sin and Predestination (some would be saved, the rest would be damned); and Jerome, who would end up retranslating the Latin Bible into what would become the Latin Vulgate and would twist various
scriptures that talked
about eonian chastening into teaching eternal torment.
(and
other passages of
Scripture we'd rather not talk
about) 5.
you on the
other hand know nothing
about scripture so you should probably just shut your mouth.
I value and respect the views of people like yourself, and numerous
others, who hold to the various «Less than inerrant» views
about Scripture.
On both sites, I am always open to input from
other students of
Scripture about how to translate Greek and Hebrew, or how best to explain a particular word or phrase.
The following question is
about the years of silence in the Bible, not just the 400 years of silence between the Old Testament and New Testament, but also the
other periods of silence that are between certain sections of
Scripture.
Lately I have been encouraged to read the
scriptures without infusing my own thoughts, or what I've heard
others say, or teach
about the bible.
King, who calls himself «politically homeless,» says that while both parties talk
about faith and invoke
Scripture, he and
other young evangelicals he knows sense an undercurrent of political gamesmanship in all the religious talk.
It went from me noticing bout the dreams
about the next days
scripture, to dreams involving
other people too, things outside my own person.
There are all sorts of people who are either evasive
about, or downright dismissive of, the authority of God in
scripture, but who continue to affirm the resurrection of Jesus and all sorts of
other things that do not fit with human reason.
It is no secret that our Savior, Paul, Peter, and scores of
others in
scripture taught
about sin, and righteousness.
Scripture is full of instructions
about the duty we have as Christians to judge
others.
About these monks it is said that they were people of great faith, well versed in the
Scriptures, large portions of which they knew by heart, fervent in prayer, gentle and humble in manner, full of the love of God on the one hand, and love to their neighbour and all humankind on the
other.
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.»
What this means is that when Paul talks
about blindness and the veil in 2 Corinthians 2 — 3, he is not talking primarily
about how a person receives eternal life by faith in Jesus Christ, but
about all the
other truths of the gospel which are contained in the rest of
Scripture, and which are centered on the person and work of Jesus Christ.
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.
Finally, we can learn much
about Barth (and, of course,
other great Christian thinkers) by watching how he interprets
scripture; work at this task is still underdeveloped.
On the
other hand, just
about every article I read in defense of PSA has frequent references to
Scripture.
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
Rather than being excited
about some new insight from
Scripture or idea
about theology which I get to pass on to
others, my writing has become more
about pageviews, backlinks, ad revenue, email subscriber stats, book sales, and comment counts.
But I am hopeful, because the experience of leaving that job opened my eyes and mind to a whole new way of viewing people, thinking
about theology, reading
Scripture, interacting with
others, and ultimately, living life.
They also picked and chose a small subset of the texts
about Jesus to make into their canonical Bible, rejecting a great deal of
other scripture.
This kingdom is
about letting your enemies join in, and what The Message edition of the book of James (2:8) calls «the Royal Rule of the
Scriptures: «Love
others as you love yourself.
I think that McLaren would say that he could help show you that the gospel is way more than just
about getting saved, but is also a way of living life in the world here and now, and living this way will shift and transform how you view
others, read
Scripture, and interact with God.
I first sensed the ambiguity of the Bible regarding war and peace as a child, listening to my father and mother quote
scripture to each
other in their ongoing debate
about this issue.
Can you come up with any
other major activities of God in history (as we read
about in
Scripture), which do not fall under one of the six areas?
Those two dreams
about were within like 3 weeks max of each
other and within a month or two of like 7
other experiences like that involving the revelation of
scripture?
May you know their stories in
scripture and in history and in your own circles: may you be curious
about other women and amplify their influence.