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Following Kierkegaard's existential thesis that truth is «subjectivity,» Barth translated the eschatological symbols of biblical faith into symbols reflecting a crisis in human Existenz.

Not exact matches

But the task of preserving even our moral floor is complicated by the determination of many that «we» should have free and full access to the remissive power of Christian forgiveness without any of the interdictory authority of biblical faith — even if this means that this power can only be «pried from God's clutches» by corrupting it, on at least some important occasions, into nihlistic nonjudgmentalism.

Sarah Bessey clearly, passionately and faithfully explains why her Christian faith means she has to be a feminist, and offers a profoundly moving call to action for us all to grow into full Biblical personhood.»

Because the Bible is the most effective force in history for lifting women to higher levels of respect, dignity, and freedom, we join an historic succession of women whose Christian faith is forged from biblical truth and whose lives are shaped into Christ's image on the anvil of obedience.

Again, both attempt to translate the biblical form of eschatological faith into a modern form of existential intensity.

It is because the biblical teaching about the kingdom of God promises joy, contentment, and significance to those who live under the rule and reign of God that the invitation to enter into the kingdom by faith in Jesus Christ has such persuasive power.

To take that into account means taking seriously some specifically theological themes not identical to, but derived from, biblical faith.

When one takes the biblical faith and the incarnation seriously into account, the result is a theology of liberation.

The projection of an opposition between reason and faith» wherein the former claims objectivity and the latter demands assent to a set of propositions that can not be proven» into the biblical context anachronistically imposes Enlightenment categories where they would not have been intelligible.

It is therefore at its best more inclusively Biblical rather than evangelical only; it is directed indeed to sinful men who need to be reconciled to God but also to men who need in all things to grow up into mature manhood in the measure of the stature of the fullness of Christ and who are to interpret to others the meaning of Christian faith.

In conclusion, then, we may say that biblical inspiration is the effect of God's promise on individuals writing within the context of a community of faith brought into existence and sustained by a vision of promise emanating from the Spirit of hope.

At the same time, it opens the way for theologians more decisively guided by the distinctive character of biblical faith and of Christian symbols and images to appropriate the achievements of process thinkers into their own understanding.

If we put the biblical definition of faith into Hebrews 11:1, and say, «Trust is firm confidence in things hoped for,» the sentence makes perfect sense.

The alleged subordination of the gospel to Karl Marx is illustrated, for example, by charging that «false» liberation theology concentrates too much on a few selected biblical texts that are always given a political meaning, leading to an overemphasis on «material» poverty and neglecting other kinds of poverty; that this leads to a «temporal messianism» that confuses the Kingdom of God with a purely «earthly» new society, so that the gospel is collapsed into nothing but political endeavor; that the emphasis on social sin and structural evil leads to an ignoring or forgetting of the reality of personal sin; that everything is reduced to praxis (the interplay of action and reflection) as the only criterion of faith, so that the notion of truth is compromised; and that the emphasis on communidades de base sets a so - called «people's church» against the hierarchy.

According to biblical faith, this contradiction does not of necessity betray man into sin.

It is difficult to translate the biblical view that faith brings together the eternal love of God and the human longing to be loved into the language of human development.

Is there an eschatology which can take into account both the biblical record and the deepest insights of our faith?

Biblical scholars have recently turned to the social sciences for clearer insights into the social forces that molded faith communities in Scripture, all in an effort to sharpen the reading and interpretation of the Bible.

On the other hand, such activities require the perspective of Biblical faith which seeks the Kingdom of God on earth without falling into the illusion that we are going to bring this Kingdom into being by our own actions or that we can expect to participate in it within our own time.

If Christianity continues to tell you that WHEN you get your act together — God will finally open his arms, the representatives of this faith are not understanding the premier principal of God — through Christ he loves you NOW — but when his love begins to radiate into your personal life - your very personal life - you will make choices reflecting that reality — all other things, people, dogmas, Biblical interpretations — all of that through the long centuries of man — will be a drop in His eternal ocean and in that first eternal moment — won't matter - your needs now matter — Christ addresses need — with Himself — demands — with parabolic events — and refusal — with the end result of free will — even the will to reject Him — when He would have done anything for you to not be rejected.

Biblical inspiration is the effect of God's promise on individuals writing within the context of a community of faith brought into existence and sustained by a vision of promise emanating from the Spirit of hope.

If we can respectfully acknowledge that a majority of todays» generation of believers are taught into the faith by their parents, we reluctantly must conclude that the theology base of * a lot * of these believers is not upon careful reflection and personal choice upon the fervent divulgence of the Scriptures, but rather a hodge - podge compilation of «feel good» thoughts that have no biblical or moral grounding other than vague references.

What guides the recent interest in «biblical storytelling» is the conviction that since Biblical literature existed as oral traditions which were then put into script, it was intended to be spoken in the faith commbiblical storytelling» is the conviction that since Biblical literature existed as oral traditions which were then put into script, it was intended to be spoken in the faith commBiblical literature existed as oral traditions which were then put into script, it was intended to be spoken in the faith communities.

I do not believe the vision expressed in Habits of the Heart is utopian; it is too locked into biblical and republican faith and has appeared too frequently and survives too promisingly to be forgotten.

Furthermore, modern biblical scholarship has fully demonstrated the chasm which exists between the faith of the historic Church and its biblical ground, a chasm created by the entrance of the Church into history.

The notion of scarcity has been introduced into biblical faith.

Nevertheless, the substance of biblical faith allows us to say, at the very least, the following: without a trust in the promise of a meaningful and unimaginably fulfilling future, the move into history would be intolerable.

The biblical faith came into contact with Greek thought, and this cross-fertilization led to a new perspective on the world.

A faith - based family comedy for folks who don't mind having a familiar Biblical scripture overhauled into a contemporary allegory about saving the environment.

A Biblical thread runs through this album, weaving faith and emotive frankness into this tapestry of senses, addressing the relationship between past and future.

Kimberly has served in various ministries and held leadership positions through her church and integrates biblical principles into her practice with faith - based clients.