Yes there is much we can take
from other scriptures, but why not continue to drink deeply from the wells of the written word of God to see Christ the eternal word better.
The way to allow the Bible to have its say, without rejecting what we may learn
from other Scriptures, is to let it continue to be our Scripture.
I see a lot more support
from other scriptures than just I Corinthians 12 & 14.
The Consultation recognized that reading
from other scriptures during Christian worship may well be beneficial, provided it is not done to criticise those to whom the text belongs nor misused out of context to support Christian claims.
Not exact matches
The
other keynote address, that of Professor Chung, invoked — with its gongs, drums, and appeals to read
Scripture from the perspective of birds, trees, and mountains — a very different spirit.
But having migrated
from one side of the secular / religious divide to the
other, I can say for certain that trends can be reversed; even the orneriest, least receptive nones can be reached — and all without sacrificing a rigorous, orthodox view of
Scripture.
Also, I couldn't quite get this into words as I was writing before, so: I am believe that I am correct in my view of
Scripture as it has been handed down to me
from teachers, preachers, writers and
others; I believe that I am correct in my beliefs about who God is, and about His self - revelation, in the same way that all people believe that the opinions they hold are true.
Good point, but now to fully understand the topic approach it
from the
other side, if God does exist then what value does
scripture hold.
These things are in
scripture to convict us (so we'll have some sorrow and repent that the gospel may take a hold of us) and to protect us
from harming ourselve and
others in society)
When the commission agreed that
Scripture provided no directive concerning the ordination of women, the representatives
from Latin America and Africa and
other conservatives interpreted this as prohibiting a change of policy, while representatives, and especially theologians,
from North America, Europe and Australasia interpreted this as allowing innovation.
There are numerous
other contextual issues
from Scripture that could be considered, but these are three of the central background problems for dealing with the events of the flood.
You do, of course realize that it is just as irrelevant, or more so than the
Scriptures you disregard
from the
other side of the argument.
«
From this history of the Bible in early American history,» Noll writes in his concluding chapter, «the moral judgment that makes the most sense to me rests on a difference between
Scripture for oneself and
Scripture for
others.»
When I hear these sorts of arguments for observing Passover and
other Jewish feasts, alarm bells begin to sound, and a whole host of
Scriptures from the New Testament begin the «Hora» (the Jewish circle dance) inside my head.
Take 10 minutes
from patting yourself on the back and take a look at my blog / websites, and / or my comments on
other threads here, and you'll be quickly disabused of the notion that I treat the
Scriptures «as though they are written directly to 20th Century A.D. Americans» (For what it's worth, I'm not American, so why would I do such a thing).
the
other curious thing is when theists go after the atheists over our knowledge of
scripture, most atheists were once theists so we would have some idea of
scripture like you all however with the onslaught of attacks
from religious folks in the real world when they discover we're not «one of them» has the same effect as the villian in the comics unwittingly creating the superhero.
Texts
from well - loved portions of
Scripture may be selected; one may find appropriate words in some
other book; or one may make them up for himself.
Too many Christians mistake «
Scripture alone» as if it were a license for them to read the Bible alone — to read it apart
from other people.
The remaining ecumenical contribution is what we ought to call «Lutheran culture,» one filled with blessed pieties, a love of Jesus Christ and Sacred
Scripture, a sense of being a company of saints that is often lost in Roman Catholic parishes, and
other collateral graces stemming
from the passions of the Reformation.
«First we affirm that we desire to follow
Scripture alone as a rule of faith and religion, without mixing it with any
other things which might be devised by the opinion of men apart
from the Word of God, and without wishing to accept for our spiritual government any
other doctrine than what is conveyed to us by the same Word without addition to diminution, according to the command of our Lord.»
Accordingly, on this night, after the usual period of questions and answers, Nathaniel took Jesus away
from the
others and asked: «Master, could you trust me to know the truth about the
Scriptures?
The same is then done with texts
from the
other two
scriptures.
Scripture study, in other words, actually brings about new and surprising kinds of reasoning that would not occur apart from the engagement with s
Scripture study, in
other words, actually brings about new and surprising kinds of reasoning that would not occur apart
from the engagement with
scripturescripture.
Many questions ensue, not only
from representatives of
other faiths but also among members of one faith who may disagree over the interpretation of their
scripture.
In
other words, when theologians affirm faith in the transcendent God of the
scripture, they are affirming faith in the God who has acted in human history to make human beings whole and redeem them
from their sins.
In
other words, Bonhoeffer was trying to interpret the
scripture from the church's point of view.
A quick about Abba Pambo — a contemporary of Origen: «If we asked [him] for a word
from scripture or some
other thing, he would not give us an answer right away but would say, «I haven't figured out the meaning of this word yet»... It normally happened that he spent two or three whole days, or a whole week without giving us an answer saying «if I do not know what sort of fruit this will bear, whether it is a fruit of death or life, I will not speak.»»
One way to begin to free ourselves
from the bondage of power that we put on
others and put upon ourselves is to unravel the theology and
Scripture texts which have been used to support our claim to power and authority.
It provides a totally new perspective
from which black people can view themselves,
others,
Scripture, church, tradition and reason.
You might want to read some of the (even older)
scriptures from Hinduism or Buddhism (and
others) which say many similar things.
And what about
other scriptures from other faiths?
There is some wisdom in
scripture but it has to be teased out
from all the
other stuff.
workingcopy12 Would you accept supernatural accounts coming
from some
other ancient source, like Roman historians, Egyptian holy books, or Hindu
scriptures?
When, in the course of his remarks, he intimated that some parts of the
Scripture were more truth - containing than
others and admonished his hearers to feed their souls upon the best of the spiritual food, James interrupted the Master, asking: «Would you be good enough, Master, to suggest to us how we may choose the better passages
from the
Scriptures for our personal edification?»
On both sites, I am always open to input
from other students of
Scripture about how to translate Greek and Hebrew, or how best to explain a particular word or phrase.
On the
other hand, if we look at the Jewish
scriptures in light of some of the more extreme expressions coming
from deep ecologists and
others, we do find an emphasis on discontinuity as well.
Personal religious experience, the home,
other religions, church membership, missions, the
Scriptures, doctrine, Christian action, the ecumenical movement, church history, Methodist heritage, evangelism, and Christian education — each of these is considered and thoughtfully interpreted
from the Christian viewpoint, book by book.
Calvin, Institutes, I.vii.5: «Enlightened by him (the Spirit), no longer do we believe that
Scripture is
from God on the basis of either our judgment or that of
others; but, in a way that surpasses human judgment, we are made absolutely certain, just as if we beheld there the majesty (numen) of God himself, that it has come to us by the ministry of men
from God's very mouth....
Any time you reason the answer to
scripture from your opinion and once you say this is what the
scripture means then you can find
other scripture to back up what you say because you just up and changed the meaning of the original text.
Overall we are on the same page, but as we present a different understanding (though not a new understanding of
scripture — just hidden in the presupositions built up over time), sometimes it takes a while to get through all those years of presupositions till we see what the
other has been showing
from scripture.
Jesus reveals a free God, who is uncoopted and uncontained by those identified with religion This God is free to hear the cry of the outcasts against the guardians of religious society This God is not under the power of Brahman but is free to hear ones against Brahmans and
other upper castes and side with the Dalits, who are ousted
from the Temples and who are denied the right to study the
Scriptures.28
It went
from me noticing bout the dreams about the next days
scripture, to dreams involving
other people too, things outside my own person.
The
other words that go down with greater credibility are words to live by for every duty / circumstance of life (perhaps not a direct quote
from scripture but)... do EVERYTHING as if for the Lord... (not to be used in a stab of guilt for a believer), just acknowledging, if you would follow a god..
From there, Andy goes through
other key passages and texts in
Scripture, proving that grace is the foundation of everything God does and says.
When they quote such a verse at us, we think that since it is
Scripture, it must mean what the world says it means, and so we refrain
from judging
others, without ever looking up the passage to see what it really says.
He refrains
from judgment on
other matters (except perhaps to remark on
Scripture's remarkable accuracy).
While the basic structure and words of the core components of the liturgy do not change
from Sunday to Sunday, there are changes in
other texts, particularly the various readings
from Holy
Scripture appointed for every Sunday and festival day, that give the various times in the Church Year their unique emphases and nuances.
Noll writes, «the foundational profession of Reformation Protestantism to rely on
Scripture before — or even apart
from —
other authorities faded as Protestant self - identification strengthened.»
For our ethical considerations on peace, peace - ministry, conflict resolution, Christians may profit
from reading the Old Testament, our Holy
Scripture, as a witness to the experience of a people in war and peace with
other nations and as a reflection on what peace requires of the community.
At the
other end of the evangelical spectrum
from Lindsell and Schaeffer are those like Dewey Beegle and Stephen Davis who believe that one must admit there are errors in the text of
Scripture, even in areas related to the author's intention.24 Such errors, however, do not involve any of the basics of the faith.