One needs to be constantly praying through and be conscience that they are indeed sharing biblical
ideas in biblical ways to fit contextual understandings.
Not exact matches
These are
in no
way original
ideas or thoughts from Calvin, simply the reiteration of the
biblical writers expression of the sovereignty of God.
Smith reminds readers of the
idea of divine accommodation, which suggests that «
in the process of divine inspiration, God did not correct every incomplete or mistaken viewpoint of the
biblical authors
in order to communicate through them with their readers... The point of the inspired scripture was to communicate its central point, not to straighten out every kink and dent
in the views of all the people involved
in biblical inscripturation and reception along the
way.»
The
biblical concept of holiness is equivalent to the
idea of being whole, and so should our understanding of
ways we can participate
in God's work of justice, both
in our local communities and
in the global community.
I wanted to challenge the
idea that «
biblical womanhood» could be reduced to a list of roles and rules, and I wanted to do it
in a creative, disarming
way.
It's all about encouraging couples to make a formal commitment to one another
in exactly the same
way you would make the
Biblical idea of covenant.»