Sentences with phrase «conversation about scripture»

Books are a way to have a conversation about Scripture and theology with another person who can not be present with me in the room due to geographical or chronological separation.

I understand that you are also involved in a conversation about scripture among Christians, Jews and Muslims.

I, like most of the Calvinists I meet, just want to have conversations about Scripture and theology with others so that we can all encourage one another to become more and more like Jesus.

Not exact matches

That means talking about androcentrism, patriarchy, sexism and misogyny in the scriptures and in the church from the pulpit, in the theological classroom, in congregational conversations, in public theology and the scholarly literature.

This way of speaking about the authority of Scripture stands in contrast to how it is often spoken of among Christians, as a phrase invoked to shut down conversation and bolster one particular interpretation of Scripture.

You ARE having spiritual conversations with people every day, even if you don't talk about Jesus, God, Scripture, or church.

What is perhaps most frustrating about engaging in such conversations within the evangelical community in particular, however, is that differences regarding things like Calvinism and Arminianism, baptism, heaven and hell, gender roles, homosexuality, and atonement theories often disintegrate into harsh accusations in which we question one another's commitment to Scripture.

Our last conversation about William Webb's Slaves, Women, and Homosexuals certainly generated a lot of responses, particularly concerning the role of women in church leadership, which means the post accomplished its purposes of highlighting the challenges of applying the teachings of Scripture in today's culture.

I am just happy to know that I can have a conversation / share insight with a man about scripture and that is not teaching or having authority over him.

Scripture teaches us that God is a friend and a Father, there by our side, wanting to have an ongoing conversation with us about what is important to Him and what is important to us.

Jesus himself in gospel passages that I can not even count at this moment — argued and debated with people constantly about beliefs — whether that was in question format or conversation... but it always involved scripture and interpretation.

The most effective voices we can bring to this conversation will come from women who are funny, smart, civil and so informed about the content and context of Scripture that they can respond with wit and wisdom whenever it is used against them.

In it, Enns focuses on three specific problems / questions raised by the modern study of the Old Testament and uses those specific problems / questions to engage in a broader conversation about the nature of Scripture.