Sentences with phrase «for biblical literalists»

For the Biblical literalist the text of the Bible is sacred in much the same way.

For a biblical literalist these passages pose a definite problem to either the relevance of the Bible in modern society or the goodness of God Himself.

Not exact matches

It is what I find the most ironic of the most strident biblical literalists: by attempting to fix the bible into one single, unalterable interpretation, instead of an ongoing conversation, they are sowing the seeds for its own obsolescence.

Even if one is a biblical literalist, these references do not build an ironclad case for condemnation.

Most Popular Comment: In response to «Esther and Vashti: The Real Story,» Ed wrote, «While biblical literalists can make an interesting case for wifely submission, (provided you first accept their literal perspective) they also need to take into account the story of Ananias and Sapphira - where Sapphira was held accountable separate from her husband.

Disheartened by the amount of support Griffin had received from the community, I considered showing up at the courthouse with a sign that included Exodus 22:21, «Do not mistreat an alien or oppress him, for you were aliens in Egypt» — mainly because June prides herself on being a strict biblical literalist.

To me if someone is a Biblical literalist, for example, they are fundamentalist in their beliefs.

Honestly, I have more respect for Mennonite and Amish communities that are at least consistent in this area than for fundamentalist churches that pick and choose and then claim to be biblical literalists.

Mike, if I were a biblical literalist I would have a problem with the Book of Job; but it is a very ancient text and speaks to a people for whom Satan was often suspected of being more powerful than God.

It should be clear, however, that the biblical literalist can find no comfort in these affirmations, for they rest on grounds quite other than those of fundamentalism.

But if the early church could survive — and in fact, thrive amidst persecution — when it included both Jews and Gentiles, zealots and tax collectors, slaves and owners, men and women, those in support of circumcision and those against it, those staunchly opposed to eating food that had been sacrificed to idols and those who felt it necessary, then I think modern American Christianity can survive when it includes democrats and republicans, biblical literalists and biblical non-literalists, Calvinists and Arminians... so long as we're not rooting for one another's demise.

Don't make the mistake of thinking those questions are prompted by some «do your own thing» new - agey attitude — as a born - again spirit - filled biblical literalist I would have asked those questions of you — and been concerned for your spiritual state if you were indeed saying what you seemed to be saying.

For example, those on the radical right tend to be biblical literalists for whom scripture speaks to both the problems of daily life and the dilemmas of politiFor example, those on the radical right tend to be biblical literalists for whom scripture speaks to both the problems of daily life and the dilemmas of politifor whom scripture speaks to both the problems of daily life and the dilemmas of politics.

Thank you for not making me homophobic, trans - phobic, cis - gendered - phobic, heterosexual - phobic, islamophobic, anti-semitic, biblical - literalist, fundamentalist, institutional church - phobic, pro-traditional family, anti-choice, anti-feminist, atheist - hating, heresy - spurning, doctrinaire, uptight.