Sentences with phrase «convinced by scripture»

There, at Worms, in the presence of the newly elected Emperor, Charles V, the mightiest monarch in Europe, and of the dignitaries of Church and State, Luther, the son of peasant parents, declared that he could not accept the authority of Popes and councils, since they had often contradicted one another, and that unless he was convinced by Scripture and plain reason he could not in good conscience recant anything he had written.

He came to accept the orthodox Christian perspective not because he was convinced by scripture, tradition or reason, but by experience.

Not exact matches

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.»

Calvin was convinced that the Church of Rome fell into decay when true interpreters of scripture were eclipsed by sophists and deceivers who obscured scripture's true meaning with their distorting glosses.

Unless I am convinced by the testimony of the Scriptures or by clear reason (for I do not trust either in the Pope or in councils alone, since it is well known that they have often erred and contradicted themselves), I am bound by the Scriptures I have quoted and my conscience is captive to the Word of God.

«Unless I am convinced by sacred Scripture, or by evident reason, I can not recant,» he told the church authorities in 1521, «for my conscience is held captive by the word of God, and to act against conscience is neither right nor safe.»

He soon was being hired - out by his master Samuel Turner (Armie Hammer) to other plantations, whose owners wanted Nat to preach scripture to their slaves, convincing them that they should stay obedient, even under the terrible conditions of slavery.