Sentences with phrase «by the scriptures of»

This guy claims to have been inspired by the scriptures of his choosing, but how that does that differ from anyone else drawing upon their personal revelations of what God is to them.

Not exact matches

By contrast, she writes, King «situated the civil rights movement within the broader landscape of history — time past, present, and future — and within the timeless vistas of Scripture.»

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.

The «perspicuity» of scripture is asserted by any commentator I am willing to hear out.

The institutional church is so often like Satan... longing to be worshipped and obeyed; teaching that obedience to one scripture is more important than balancing them all; luring us to abuse our power to make a difficult path chosen by God into a simple solution of no new spiritual growth (Matt 4).

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.

2 Timothy 3:16 — «All Scripture is inspired by God («Theopneustos» God breathed, literally), and profitable for teaching, for reproof, for correction, for training in righteousness, so that the man of God may be adequate, equipped for every good work.»

However, Church officials have responded, saying: «The objectives of the Shared Conversations on Sexuality, Scripture and Mission were set out in June 2014 by the Bishop of Sheffield in GS Misc 1083.

Meanwhile, the believers have to follow the moralistic codes based on tradition and scripture lest they may become a «bad witness» to the truth of redemption by Jesus the Christ.

As far as it being condemned by God, you can see some of my earlier posts where we talked about there being legitimate theological interpretations of Scripture that allow for loving, committed gay relationships.

Semitic languages are so rich with layers of metaphor and allusion that we can't possibly understand their picture of God by reading the scriptures in English.

If you really go down the list looking at every word and the heart behind it in light of scripture and in the light of the law of the Spirit of life you'll find major discrepancies and see how carnal, worldly and unbiblical those points of views really are... I'm concerned about the heart behind such views because it isn't one of a disciple (one who emulates their rabbi and is possessed by the «Holy» Spirit of God).

The ELCA is a large and diverse community (currently twice the size of the LCMS) that has chosen to interpret Scripture to allow for the inclusion of many previously marginalized by the church.

I didn't prove anything by expressing my understanding of Scripture, just as you don't prove anything by expressing yours.

So, by your reasoning, if «People put so much importance on words» (implying that they don't matter and we shouldn't take thought of how we use them) then I ought to be able to sing along with the lyrics from pac's «hit»em up» with my black friends, curse in a kindergarten class as well as a corporate meeting for my boss... what impression would a client have of my boss if I were cussing in a professional meeting or at a charity event... it doesn't add up, it's a cop - out rebuttal... trying to find loopholes or applying «human reasoning» like» ll take a swearing guy who's helpful» doesn't change Jesus or scripture it's just setting up a what - if scenario and trying to allow that to in some way justify your stance when again, that doesn't change The Holy Spirit or His heart in those who have been born again... the verses (inspired by His own Spirit) speak for themselves.

By the evidence of the scripture (if you were to actually study it instead of making broad assumptions about it based on what you read somewhere else) God set this earth in motion.

A believers motivation is high and shaped by a strong sense of purpose in life, their motivation is rooted in the scriptures as evidenced by those high performers.

That is not to say we should not take the journey for ourselves; it simply means that there are maps drawn by those who have gone before — from the saints in Scripture to the Fathers of the Church.

Horus not all christians live by certain christain scriptures because I myself try everyday to live by all of GOD»S Laws, so not all christians do thank you

She seeks instead to highlight that the breadth of scripture suggests that a breadth of interpretations can be welcomed and affirmed by the Christian church.

TORAH TORAH TORAH > YHWH YHWH YHWH < HAROT HAROT HAROT you get the picture This CAN NOT be done by any man and still retain the meaning of scripture / or the text in which it is written.

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».

Steve Finnell, you seem to be most offended by anything in the history of the church with the exception of the Holy Scriptures.

The scriptures point out that only a few of us should seek to be pastors as we will be judged by a higher standard.

During these same years, Luther set forth what later scholars have referred to as the formal and material principles of the Reformation, namely, the supremacy of Holy Scripture and justification by faith alone.

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.

Catholics, in turn, teach that the Magisterium exercised by the successors of the apostles — which they believe is intended by Christ, is guided by the Holy Spirit, and is in clear continuity with the orthodox tradition — enables the Church to explicate the truth of Holy Scripture obediently and accurately.

Believers who read these stories aren't going to be swayed by such things any more than you will by the quoting of Scripture (since you've already said that you believe it to be a book of made up stories).

«polygamy is written about in the earlier days of the old testament to show how people were living then, but it was not condoned and encouraged by scripture.»

Revisiting late medieval biblical interpretation, we may consider the delicacy of the hermeneutic circle formed by Scripture and tradition, appreciating the fragility of a synthesis that refuses to impose on ancient consensus a linear, hierarchical path to truth.

Holy Scripture and the Quest for Authority at the End of the Middle Ages by Ian Christopher Levy University of Notre Dame, 332 pages, $ 38

I also don't believe that God wanted only men to be in positions of authority within the church, but I also must admit that there are select instructions attributed to God (or at least believed to be inspired by God) in scripture that strongly suggest otherwise.

While our understanding of God might begin with the scripture and be well informed by the scripture, it does not end with the scripture.

They fail to distinguish two types of religious persons who may be part of this group: the first, who depend completely upon the literal interpretation of Scripture and tradition by an authoritarian pastor, and second, those who undertake rescue activity as the command of God, based upon a thoughtful and self - ratified interpretation of the ethical imperatives of the gospel.

Among his companions from the scriptures are the pseudochristoi who, Christ says, will come «in my name» and will «lead you astray» -» the lawless one» (2 Thessalonians 2:10) who, by the power of Satan, will impress the faithful with false signs and wonders, offering «a strong delusion» to tempt «those who are perishing»; «Gog and Magog» who, under Satan's command, will gather the nations for the final battle with Christ (Revelation 20:2 - 10); the «beasts» of Revelation (16, 17, 19) that harken back to the «beasts» of Daniel (7); «the sons of Belial» (Deuteronomy 13:13 and passim) who are «base» or «worthless,» who practice idolatry, drunkenness, disrespect, evil speech, who are «empty men» (2 Chronicles 13:7); and the conspiring nations and rulers who take counsel against the Lord (Psalms 2:1 - 3).

In particular, the movement of some LWF churches to break with the Church's historic understanding of Scripture and natural law by blessing same - sex marriages and ordaining homosexual ministers has led to division within the Lutheran World Federation and strained relations with ecumenical partners.

There follows from this concern the chief literary and scholarly characteristic of Pannenberg's writings - what makes them sometimes so complexly rewarding, and sometimes so utterly exasperating: his unwillingness to leave anything out, to make any point without seeking every possible source of its illumination, whether by exegeting great chunks of Scripture or by tracing a question through the whole history of philosophy or by suddenly sketching the present state of cosmological physics or by....

Scripture was given to the prophets by God and it was meant that those scriptures should be interpreted by prophets of God.

It had not occurred to me the significance of the scripture you quote... enlightened once again by NP

Replace them with the promises of God instead by returning to Scripture to read what God has to say about your future and your security in Him.

In this engagement with Scripture, Evangelicals and Catholics are learning from one another: Catholics from the Evangelical emphasis on group Bible study and commitment to the majestic and final authority of the written word of God; and Evangelicals from the Catholic emphasis on Scripture in the liturgical and devotional life, informed by the lived experience of Christ's Church through the ages.

The account that you refer to is at end of Mark 16:9 - 20 is not a Scripture, but is an addition by a later hand, appearing in certain Bible manuscripts and versions of the fifth and sixth centuries C.E..

Anyway, if I were on my death bed, I would want to be surrounded by real born - again believers, which automatically includes most members of my family, and The Scriptures.

For as Martin Luther once said «Unless I am convinced from scripture and plain reason, my conscience is held captive by the Word of God.»

she may have prayed to know if the Book of Mormon is really a book of scripture a record written by ancient Prophets just like the Bible was.

As Evangelicals and Catholics fully committed to our respective heritages, we affirm together the coinherence of Scripture and tradition: tradition is not a second source of revelation alongside the Bible but must ever be corrected and informed by it, and Scripture itself is not understood in a vacuum apart from the historical existence and life of the community of faith.

Many of the writings of the prophets and apostles were collected together and compiled into the Holy Bible, and by the efforts and great sacrifice of the early european reformers, these scriptures became available to the masses.

The convictionâ $» endemic among churchfolkâ $» persists that, if problems of misapprehension and misrepresentation are overcome and the gospel can be heard in its own integrity, the gospel will be found attractive by people, become popular, and, even, be a success of some sortâ $ ¦ This idea is both curious and ironical because it is bluntly contradicted in Scripture and in the experience of the continuing biblical witness in history from the event of Pentecost unto the present momentâ $ (William Stringfellow, quoted in A Keeper of the Word, p. 348).

It is the same concept adopted by this «Pastor» of a lady trying to interpret the scriptures to suit her own intentions.

And what historical evangelical theology is communicated by paintings of cottages printed on mousepads, and T - shirts that print Scripture pulled from context across an American flag or keychains, or romance novels minus the sex?