Sentences with phrase «divinely given rules»

Of the four ideas mentioned, his teaching touches most closely on the third, and there it cuts against any simple views of reward and punishment based on divinely given rules.

In the third round, we explored our understanding of the word of God and found ourselves in agreement that Holy Scripture, faithfully interpreted in the community of believers, is the divinely given rule by which we are to understand our life and mission in obedience to Christ.