Sentences with phrase «biblical conviction»

verbally cushioned in every way he could imagine, fell far short of the full wealth of biblical conviction.

The Supreme Court's actions pose incalculable risks to an already volatile social fabric by alienating those whose beliefs about marriage are motivated by deep biblical convictions and concern for the common good.

Although I was not raised such, I have come to the strong biblical conviction that these simple meetings with no clergy (but multiple elders) and emphasis given to the Lord's Supper rather than preaching are much more in line with the New Testament model.

In the Duggar household, tradition is extremely important and while their values stem from their deep biblical convictions, the 19 children seem to value their parents» advice more than normal.

This, I think, is what the g.ay lobby most fears: that loving, biblical Christians will continue to grow in «loving their neighbors» without abandoning the rest of their biblical convictions — that what the Bible clearly defines as a sin can only be called that.

The Church is in danger of losing «her biblical conviction, clarity and courage».

Stanley Hauerwas, an American theologian who has thought deeply about disability, wrote an essay on abortion that joins up biblical convictions to arrive at this conclusion: «The church is a family into which children are brought and received.

The biblical conviction that we have been exiled from any non-historical paradise has been one of the most adventurous developments in the unfolding of the story of humanity, of religion, and indeed of the entire cosmos.

He said: «It speaks with forthright clarity, biblical conviction, gospel compassion, cultural relevance, and practical helpfulness.