Sentences with phrase «biblical mandates for»

«Through personal stories, proven experience and a thorough analysis of the biblical text, Building a Healthy Multi-ethnic Church illustrates both the biblical mandate for the multi-ethnic church as well as the seven core commitments required to bring it about.»

Since its inception in 1962, COCU has taken seriously the biblical mandate for Christian unity.

It's not like any of us can make a Biblical mandate for trivial matters like whether or not text invitations are okay for dates (They're not, btw.)

Not exact matches

Support for Israel has become a key issue for American evangelicals, some of whom believe the country plays a key role in end times and others who believe there's a biblical mandate to honor the Jewish state.

While I do see your point, welfare in the US goes beyond the biblical mandate to provide food, clothing and shelter for the poor.

But they need to believe that «biblical mandates» are the reason for their conviction.

Biblical faith does not mandate the exploitation of the earth, but rather commands us to be good stewards, conserving earth's goods for generations yet to come.

Luckily, I also group up in a Christian home and was taught the importance of caring for the earth as a biblical mandate (Genesis 2:15).

Their entitlement is biblical: religious laws regulated the kind and amount of work animals could be expected to do and mandated how and when they were to be fed and cared for; they legislated the rights of animals.

Bonhoeffer rejects the three estates of Lutheran doctrine (economic, political, and ecclesiastical) for the biblical mandates which have a heavenly archetype: marriage (Christ and the church), labor (the creative work of God in the world), government (the dominion of Christ in.

How do your rules for Christians (i.e., no smoking, no drinking alcohol, no contact with «naked» art) fit in with the Biblical mandate to put to death the human «do's and don'ts» and embrace the freedom Christ lavishes upon us?

The author argues for what he calls «the agrarian point of view» as regards the creation: It means taking seriously the Biblical mandate to care for the creation.

While the example of Jesus and the theme of loving one's neighbor are perhaps the best motivation for social reform, I don't see clear biblical mandates calling for such changes specifically.

You did not follow all the steps and biblical mandates that I gave in order for you to go to heaven.

For more on why I don't believe spanking is a Biblical mandate, see this series on «the rod verses» from Dare to Disciple.

This forgiveness Bible study examines relevant scriptures for the purpose of building a Biblical understanding of: • what forgiveness is and what it isn't • God's role in the process of forgiveness • what Jesus accomplished at the cross for each of us • our mandate to forgive as we've been forgiven • what gets in the way of forgiving others • how to truly forgive the unforgivable