Legal decisions should not be formulated
by Biblical doctrine.
Not exact matches
You hit the nail squarely on the head for indeed so,
biblical truths are «written on our heart»
by way of the Presence of Christ's Indwelt Spirit Who is ever faithful to «guide you into all truth» and «show (us) things to come» (John 16:13) but the problem is (as is woefully evident with this Article \ s Author), too many people (believers) choose to eschew or disregard «sound
doctrine» (2 Timothy 4:3) promulgating John 14:17 ignorance of the Doctrine of The Holy Spirit whose inevitable product is a darkened understanding (such as is evidenced by the Article's Author
doctrine» (2 Timothy 4:3) promulgating John 14:17 ignorance of the
Doctrine of The Holy Spirit whose inevitable product is a darkened understanding (such as is evidenced by the Article's Author
Doctrine of The Holy Spirit whose inevitable product is a darkened understanding (such as is evidenced
by the Article's Author --RRB-.
The
doctrines that I espouse are those supported
by the
Biblical text.
Last week a controversial book of theology was condemned
by well - established critics who cautioned the public that the book did not present Christian
doctrine in an accurate,
biblical, or traditional way.
Who would be interested in a book supporting and trying to gain acceptance for the
doctrine based on
biblical and historical evidence that Jesus died on March 25, 31 CE, at 15.00 hours, on a TUESDAY and was resurrected
by His Father, Yahweh God, at about 18.00 hours, on a FRIDAY, thus fulfilling His own prophecy contained in Mat 12:40, whereas He would be three days and three nights in the tomb?
If you have questions about the
biblical doctrine of election, this excellent book
by Shawn Lazar will help you see why and who God elects.
White - head has shown us the powerful effects over two millenia of Plato's
doctrine of the soul, especially as it was combined with
Biblical ideas.36 The relevance of his thought, judged
by immediate consequences, was all too limited.
The second sort of argument, designed to show that certain process
doctrines are compatible with certain
Biblical texts, was warranted
by interpretations of certain
Biblical texts that were hacked
by exegetical studies.
But it is
by no means easy to see what
doctrine of God's being can be more adequate to the
biblical faith.
Nygren gives an important suggestion about the history of
doctrine when he says that the Church Fathers were saved from falling completely into a Greek pattern of thought
by the three
biblical assertions of Creation, Incarnation, and Resurrection.32 But rather than conclude, as Nygren does, that these themes require us to reject all metaphysics, why not say that they require us to reconsider our metaphysics?
So far all this may seem but a metaphysical rendering of the
biblical doctrine, but St. Augustine wants to establish his conception of the being of God
by answering many questions to which the Platonists have given their kind of answer.
One article (
by Martin McNamara) examines some of the
biblical evidence for process thought, while another (
by Joseph Bracken) deals with Hartshorne's interpretation of the God - world relationship and assesses that relationship with particular reference to the
doctrine of the Trinity.
Thank you for sharing your view on «predestination» — I googled this due to my troubled spirit resulting from having a precious sister in Christ — extremely brilliant student of
Biblical theology, etc. — verbally wipe me out with shaking finger in face, followed
by multiple disturbing emails just short of accusing me of apostacy due to my view on this
doctrine — my view is the same as yours.
These books redefine or contradict key
biblical doctrines yet are considered authoritative
by Mormons.
He then summarizes the
biblical arguments offered
by «the Fathers and writers of the Church» and their «explicit affirmation» of the
doctrine.
Some Christians do indeed welcome those ««heretical» opinions,» because, in their view, they serve to correct
doctrine by its proper
biblical standard.
A more sophisticated screening of Scripture is carried out
by others who claim that we must look in Scripture for the «locus classicus» of a
Biblical doctrine and concentrate on its teaching, interpreting all else in light of its truth.
They suppose that this is a
biblical doctrine that is also supported
by philosophical reflection.
People were asked to accept «
by faith»
doctrines for which there was no
biblical support.
There is overwhelming
biblical scholarship for the full equality of women and that the interpretation of scripture to exclude women from roles
by gender (rather than gifting) has been found to be rooted in patriarchy, an ancient worldview that became intertwined in the growth and
doctrine of the church.
This clearly contradicts the
biblical doctrine of the forgiveness of sins
by grace through faith (Rom.
In John Baillie's widely acclaimed modern classic, And the Life Everlasting, the
biblical doctrine of the resurrection has almost moved out of sight, being replaced
by an emphasis on eternal life as a quality of life which transcends death.
As Evangelicals, we saw this teaching as implicit in the
doctrine of justification
by faith alone and tried to express it in
biblical terms.
These studies, extracting the differentiation of the parts, and astounded nevertheless
by the historical fact that there has been discernible unity transcending them in the mind and life of the church, have thrust into the foreground a fresh interest in the unity of the
biblical tradition, and in the
doctrine of the church.
We are told that Bruce Reichenbach is an example of such a FWT in that he «says that he rests his belief in the omnipotence of God solely on the fact that this
doctrine is implied
by various
biblical statements» (ER 50).
In drawing up the «schemata» that would be discussed
by the council fathers, they aimed at raising to the level of permanently binding Catholic
doctrine the broad rejection of modern developments in
biblical scholarship and theology that had been the norm in Rome since the modernist crisis at the beginning of the twentieth century.
Moreover,
by failing to ground their assertions about scripture in a logically prior
doctrine of
biblical inerrancy, the narrative theologians undermine their purported desire to uphold the unity and authority of scripture.
Finally, though they are not as numerous, but still quite important in their influence, there are Reconstructionists, who aspire to replace civil codes with
biblical laws, even to the point, among hard - liners, of making homosexuality, adultery, blasphemy, propagation of false
doctrine, and incorrigible behavior
by children punishable
by death.
Interestingly, several of the
doctrines we now hold firmly as «sound
biblical truth» were at first (and for about 200 years) considered
by the majority of people to be «heretical.»
The Evangelical commitment to the Bible means shaping consciences of people
by the
doctrines and propositions of Scripture, of course, but also experiencing the world with a sense of one's place in the
biblical story.