Sentences with phrase «by other scripture»

We validate scripture by other scripture (In context) we validate the context of a passage within the book it is found and then in the chapter its found and then in the book that it is found and finally in the context of the whole Bible.

The first two options are not implied in the context and are disqualified by other scripture.

Yet contemporary Hinduism is perhaps more influenced by them than by the other scriptures.

Not exact matches

The other part of me also knows that if you do believe by Scripture, tradition and your own internal barometer that homosexuality is a sin (let's say), then you are not going to wish to give the thumbs up to someone being on staff who is openly living that lifestyle.

Then, even though they may apply cultural references to other scripture, they refuse to acknowledge (or at least look at some unbiased research) that loving committed gay or lesbian relationships today do not resemble the types of homosexuality referenced by Paul in Romans or 1 Corinthians.

It is one thing to offend by speaking truth, that'll happen, but any other type of offence is unnecessary and against the teachings (which show God's heart on the matter) in scripture for those who claim to «know Him».

Even though the scripture uses some aspects of ancient mil life to help us understand spiritual truths, the mil life and church life are not a perfect analogy or paradigm by which to judge the other.

There is no god, only morons who follow their delsuions and try to make others see their delusions by reciting scripture as it were the truth.

The gospel can not be preached in any other language than its own: a language deeply shaped by the Sacred Scriptures, a language that has been revealed and received and is not to be recast when the culture suggests that the Church do so.

When I read Romans 12:2 and so many other scriptures it challenges me to not conform to this world, but be transformed by thinking like and following God.

Though this is the most common view of these chapters, there are numerous clues left by the text itself, by the surrounding context, and by other passages in Scripture which indicate that something else is going on in the flood account.

In other words, just because you have all these debts does not give you the right to twist and manipulate scripture and cause people to give under fear of being cursed by God to meet your needs.

Salvation by God's grace alone through faith in Christ alone as revealed in Scripture alone is unlike any other belief or world view.

One part of Protestantism fragmented and hardened into a series of contradictory biblicistic positions; the other continued to meander beyond the limits of Scripture and tradition and, uncontrolled by any legitimately established teaching authority, to become a dogmatic and ethical free - for - all.

I ended the previous post by asking why God would have Jesus come to fulfill the Hebrew Scriptures if Jesus can conceivably be the fulfillment of other religious Scriptures as well.

Wright notes that «we need to note carefully that to invoke «the literal meaning of scripture,» hoping thereby to settle a point by echoing the phraseology of the Reformers, could be valid only if we meant, not «literal» as opposed to metaphorical, but «literal» (which might include metaphorical if that, arguable, was the original sense) as opposed to the three other medieval senses...»

I can only explain to you that the scripture promise that to all there is a gift of faith by the same spirit, and that there truly are other spiritual gifts that not everyone will experience.

This further suggests that, whilst we are primarily nourished spiritually by the scriptures and teachings of the community of which we are a member, we can find inspiration in the writings of other traditions.

Thirdly, just as Christian scriptures are the gift of the Word of God offered by the Christian community as a record of its faith, so other scriptures can be considered also as a gift of the Word of God offered to Christians by members of other religious traditions.

«First we affirm that we desire to follow Scripture alone as a rule of faith and religion, without mixing it with any other things which might be devised by the opinion of men apart from the Word of God, and without wishing to accept for our spiritual government any other doctrine than what is conveyed to us by the same Word without addition to diminution, according to the command of our Lord.»

For example, Moses Stuart of Andover Seminary in Massachusetts (who was sympathetic to the eventual emancipation of American slaves, but was against abolition), published a tract in which he pointed to Ephesians 6 and other biblical texts to argue that while slaves should be treated fairly by their owners, abolitionists just didn't have Scripture on their side and «must give up the New Testament authority, or abandon the fiery course which they are pursuing.»

By learning the language of the other, Christians might just find the common language of the Tradition grounded in Scripture.

But I believe he's been taught by his pastor father the old school teachings on tithing and other beliefs so much that he hasn't seen the truth in Scripture.

On the one hand, by our historical amnesia we break our continuity with historic Christian faith as did the liberals and, on the other, we accord to some preachers a magisterial authority in interpreting Scripture not unlike Roman Catholics do!

Yes arguing for homosexuality is at best a slippery slope, because the only parameters you can use to justify it could as well exist in other relationships which are likewise condemned by scripture.

And, on the other hand, it sickens and dies when it is enslaved by its past instead of being disciplined by the new beginning which it must always make in the Scriptures....

We discussed other potential relationships that would fit into that category, and as you pointed out, they are all condemned by scripture.

2) Archaeological Evidence for the trustworthiness of Scripture: We have by far more manuscript evidence of the Scriptures than for any other book of antiquity BY FAby far more manuscript evidence of the Scriptures than for any other book of antiquity BY FABY FAR.

The James O'Kelly Christian Church, which represents an important southern heritage of the United Church of Christ, underscores other nonhierarchical biblical Reformation concerns by viewing the Scriptures as «the only creed, a sufficient rule of faith and practice.»

To pay attention to him either indirectly, by attending to his image which we all bear, or directly, by attending to him as portrayed in the Scriptures and by praying, has the effect of relieving some of the burden of evil we carry and enabling our love for others to increase.

You said my addition was improper because it wasn't supported by any other parts of scripture.

The other side of this same point is that by ignoring the particular settings in which Scripture is read we risk losing the richness that varying perspectives may bring to our understanding of the truth of Scripture.

Please do not respond with any derogatory comments, as the Lord says to the measure by which you judge others you will be judged by Him... any insight and possibly scripture would be greatly appreciated in helping me cope with and to forgive her.

Personal religious experience, the home, other religions, church membership, missions, the Scriptures, doctrine, Christian action, the ecumenical movement, church history, Methodist heritage, evangelism, and Christian education — each of these is considered and thoughtfully interpreted from the Christian viewpoint, book by book.

Calvin, Institutes, I.vii.5: «Enlightened by him (the Spirit), no longer do we believe that Scripture is from God on the basis of either our judgment or that of others; but, in a way that surpasses human judgment, we are made absolutely certain, just as if we beheld there the majesty (numen) of God himself, that it has come to us by the ministry of men from God's very mouth....

We must stay as close as possible to the text and reason it out guided by other text of scripture according to what is written and not according to some random explanation of men.

Jesus reveals a free God, who is uncoopted and uncontained by those identified with religion This God is free to hear the cry of the outcasts against the guardians of religious society This God is not under the power of Brahman but is free to hear ones against Brahmans and other upper castes and side with the Dalits, who are ousted from the Temples and who are denied the right to study the Scriptures.28

This scripture does nt conflict in these verses we see the truth exposed as God allows satan to have limited power over his people to test them as in the story of Job.So was it God who tested job by allowing satan to bring trails upon him.Or was it satan who was the one testing him.Both are involved but the motivations are completely different Gods purposes are to build up his people.Satan on the other hand wants to destroy there is this conflict at work all the time.brentnz

The other words that go down with greater credibility are words to live by for every duty / circumstance of life (perhaps not a direct quote from scripture but)... do EVERYTHING as if for the Lord... (not to be used in a stab of guilt for a believer), just acknowledging, if you would follow a god..

By his «prophecy» Harold Camping is stating that Jesus lied in Matthew 24:36 and other scripture.

While exerting one's autonomy and taking of innocent life in abortion is clearly wrong and disallowed by Scripture, so is being vitriolic and hating others on the other side of an issue.

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.

He will continue to be ordained by the institution and will, if he is faithful to it, have as much authority as the institution he represents has; spiritual authority is as necessary to him as to ministers of every other type; he is not less under the authority of Scriptures or less representative of it than the preacher; but his relation to all these authorities is different.

The Scriptures of the New Testament, or in other words, the documents of the New Covenant, are the authoritative record of that act of God by which He established relations between Himself and the Church; and they are the charter defining the status of the Church as the people of God, the terms upon which that status is granted, and the obligations it entails.

But where folks try and place upon themselves some other way (burden) to Heaven besides Jesus, I must remind them of how Scripture says that are saved by grace alone, through faith alone.

By the age of seven he knew most of the Hindu Bhagavad Gita by heart and by sixteen had read several other Indian scriptureBy the age of seven he knew most of the Hindu Bhagavad Gita by heart and by sixteen had read several other Indian scriptureby heart and by sixteen had read several other Indian scriptureby sixteen had read several other Indian scriptures.

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.

But then on the other hand how on earth can one expect to find an essential consciousness of sin (and after all that is what Christianity wants) in a life which is so retarded by triviality, by a chattering imitation of «the others,» that one hardly can call it sin, that it is too spiritless to be so called, and fit only, as the Scripture says, to be «spewed out»?

If you ask why this particular collection of just these sixty - six books (or eighty, if you count the Apocrypha), and no others, form the unity which is the Bible, the only answer is that these have been handed down by the Church as its «Scriptures».

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.