Sentences with phrase «fourth common point»

A fourth common point is the description of the power of God (Qur» an 2:20; 1 Chron.

Not exact matches

There are several arguments that can be advanced against this position: first, that there is no need to adapt or interpret the Bible this way because this «modern common sense» is quite uncommon; second, that the current popularity of a belief or point of view is no guarantee of its truth, so the Bible ought not to be adapted to suit the understanding of a particular time; third, that the Bible can not be adapted to this common sense, because this common sense excludes God; and fourth, that if our common sense disagrees with the Bible, then we must change our common sense after all, because the Bible is true.

Mr. Crispin's fourth point was an observation that the idea of the cosmos had permeated the common culture, as evinced by the fact that even the Astronomer Royal had stopped saying traveling into space was foolish science fictional fantasy.

So when the 2015 NAEP results came out last month, showing the first declines in math scores in 25 years (a two - point drop in fourth - grade math and a three - point drop in eighth - grade math between 2013 and 2015), Stancavage didn't think the problem was only that teachers needed more practice and training to teach the new Common Core material effectively.