Sentences with phrase «described in scripture»

But I worry that the question of pets in heaven could distort our understanding of eternal life as described in Scripture and Christian tradition.

God, who is rich in mercy, is described in scripture as a searching Father.

It was God, as He is known and described in Scripture, that both Peale and Wilson were talking about — even when referring to a «Higher Power» (Norman Vincent Peale.

And it is scarcely necessary to recount here the tremendous impact, in relationship, in language, and in presence, that Sam Shoemaker had on helping AAs to «find God» — God Almighty, the Creator, as He is described in Scripture.

Dowling was speaking only of God as He is described in Scripture.

However, the last lunar eclipse on 28 September 2015 should not be identified as the apocalyptic blood moon described in Scripture passages like Revelation 6:12 - 17.

To accept only those described in Scripture and to reject all later ones altogether would mean abandoning both the Bible's and one's own credibility, whether we admit it or not.

And to be fair, I'd like to point out that while I believe the blood moon as described in Scripture is accurate as a sign of the times, but I don't necessarily hold to what Hagee believes.

There's such a contrast between the «happy / comfort» that the world — and sometimes I — strive for and the one I see described in scripture.

There are obviously very intentional actions of Jesus that are described in Scripture, but much of what we hear that He said and did comes as a reaction to the things that were going on around Him.

God describes in Scripture who is to oversee the building of the church and who is supposed to do the work.

The ekklesia is described in the Scriptures not only as a body, but as a distinct kingdom and nation, which therefore has its own norms.

The name was originally going to be «72» not because of the date, but because of the seventy - two who are sent out, as described in the Scriptures.

For primitive men, and for the fairly sophisticated Jew and Gentile of the times described in our Scriptures, there was power in «the name.»

Not exact matches

Scripture is debated largely because of the cultural bridge we must cross in order to understand the intention behind the stories told, the poetry used, and the rules described.

In this way, the Scriptures describe not what we must do today, but what has been done in the past as people tried to follow God in spreading His message, His rule, and His reigIn this way, the Scriptures describe not what we must do today, but what has been done in the past as people tried to follow God in spreading His message, His rule, and His reigin the past as people tried to follow God in spreading His message, His rule, and His reigin spreading His message, His rule, and His reign.

While I do not consider myself an expert on all the religious writings of all of the main religions in the world, I have read most of the main religious texts for most of the main world religions, and while it is not uncommon to find violent events being described in these other religious books, no other set of religious writings comes even close to describing the violence and bloodshed that one finds within the pages of the Hebrew Scriptures.

Suffering is described ambiguously in the Scripture).

Many women have responded by listening, and with affirmation and encouragement, jus as Sian has done with saying she longs to be critiqued, does not want to have critique held back from her for her being a woman and was appropriate in affirming the critique of the «feminist» interpretation of scripture I made as described.

For example, his nine pages describing play, based in a theological reflection on creation, are perceptive and honest to both Scripture and the play experience.56 Quoting the Westminster Catechism of 1647, he speaks of «man's chief end» being «to glorify God and enjoy him forever.»

Looking at the context of the church, I describe the ways in which the Bible is read there, legitimately, as scripture, full of existential meaning, and how that form of reading has its own rules.

Peter's joyful reaction to the unexpected faith of Cornelius best describes my reaction to what Scripture says about the unevangelized: «I most certainly understand now that God is not one to show partiality, but in every nation the man who fears Him and does what is right is welcome to Him.»

Far from connoting helplessness or subordination, the word ezer is employed elsewhere in Scripture to describe God, the consummate intervener — the helper of the fatherless (Psalm 10:14), King David's strong defender and deliverer (Psalm 70:5), Israel's shield and helper (Deuteronomy 33:29).

Scripture repeatedly describes baptism as occurring in conjunction with repentance, and I see absolutely no evidence that Jesus, the apostles, or members of the early church engaged in infant baptism.

It may seem like nit - picking to you, but the word «exactly» in the sentence, «I can tell you that the God of Scripture is exactly as I described Him» really does make a difference.

Though I am encouraged that Hill sees potential hazards in the use of terms like «gay Christian» and «homosexual Christian,» he, along with Gonnerman and Tushnet, may not sufficiently recognize the problems with describing or defining a person in terms of his or her affective desire for the same sex (whether that desire is relational, romantic, or sexual), in place of the clear definition of our sexual identity revealed to us by Scripture and the Church.

Why believe in any, let alone yours, where your myth's scripture describes a horrific monster of a god?

I have lived in church circles too long... ALL the «true believers» TM believe that «I can tell you that the God of Scripture is exactly as I described Him» is a common comment, and when the great true believers disagree, then they get into theological fights over who is the greater «true believer» to listen to.

The popular perceptions of Satan are usually either that of a sinister - looking individual in all - black clothing, or a comic character in a red suit with horns and a pitchfork, but The Bible, as in the above Scriptures, describe Satan with «beauty» and «splendor.»

I went into detail because Paul used three different words to describe God's power, and whenever Scripture says something three times in a row, it is worth noting.

Fourth conviction: The basic form of obedient theology is applicatory interpretation of Scripture in the manner described, reading the books as God's witness to his saving grace in Christ and God's call to sinners to believe and respond.

It can't get any clearer, and more in line with scripture, than how you have described it.

They view God as capable of supernatural intervention in our lives; hence, they have no difficulty affirming the miracles described in the Bible and they hold to a fairly literal view of scripture.

So we have two things described in the bible... The scriptures; and the word of God, these are 2 different things, but in churches they are seen as one.

Not all religions have a body of sacred scriptures such as that described in the preceding chapter, not even all of those which had reached the stage of writing.

Clark Pinnock, in a perceptive paper entitled «The Inerrancy Debate Among the Evangelicals,» warns that men like Francis Schaeffer and Harold Lindsell «tend to confuse the high view of Scripture with their own interpretation of it, so that unless one agrees with their reading of the text he may be described as an unsound evangelical or no evangelical at all.

Evangelicals have increasingly recognized the necessity of describing Scripture's authority and trustworthiness in terms of its intention.

G. C. Herkouwer, in his volume Holy Scripture, describes both the «dualist» and the «spiritualizer» and in.

In Australia at the moment there is an investigation into domestic violence by clergy, and «ministry wives» are beginning to come forward and describe the bible college that trained them to be good wives, and the way their husbands used scripture to justify hideous abuse.

The primary way the Scriptures describe this is through the language and imagery of resurrection, which in turn is based on the experience of waking from sleep or coming to consciousness from an unconscious state.

They are surprised because, as a self - described «liberated woman» who champions women in church leadership and an egalitarian interpretation of Scripture, I don't fit the perceived mold for the submissive wife.

He also writes in the same place, quoting from St. Gregory the Great, that Sacred Scripture «by the manner of its speech transcends every science, because in one and the same sentence, while it describes a fact, it reveals a mystery.

But the compound word for «helper» here — ezer kenegdo — suggests a sort of military ally, or a partner in a difficult task, and is most often used in Scripture to describe God, who is not generally regarded by patriarchalists as a subordinate.)

Only one other time in Scripture is Jesus ever described as being amazed like this.

Having grounded his discussion of the communal nature of the Christian journey in Scripture and the history of - Catholic spirituality, Gutiérez returns in the final section to the contemporary world, offering a preliminary sketch of the spirituality needed for struggle within the societies that he has described.

In Scripture, flesh does refer to the muscles and tissue that occupy the space between bones and skin, but it also describes creatures that are made from nothing.

Although I did not follow the same approach and did not touch on the word studies, there are important similarities described in other words, e.g.:» The Bible also carries different nuances and it is important to study the context of the specific Scripture.

We are living in an aion, and Scripture describes two additional aions to follow this one.

Doc, that scripture is describing you atheists being in society today as in the plural form of so many nonbelievers following the lies of satan.

In practical terms then what you would describe as a gnostic theist would be one who would, say have an ineerant view of scripture.