Sentences with phrase «interpret their scripture much»

The Jews interpret their Scripture much differently than we do.

Not exact matches

Much of scripture was interpreted allegorically, to the extent that theologians came up with some «fantastic and highly speculative theories.»

Finally, we can learn much about Barth (and, of course, other great Christian thinkers) by watching how he interprets scripture; work at this task is still underdeveloped.

If the Augustinian lens through which sin is interpreted is that sin is too much love for self and not enough love for God or neighbor, then perhaps we need a more subtle analysis of the young men in the X chromosome study If scripture is light — that we love because God first loved us (1 John 4:19)-- then all of us, these young men included, need first to experience love before the capacity to love either self or neighbor can develop.

Justin applies this approach to the passages of Scripture that seem to support slavery: «With these standards in mind, it became much easier to interpret Scripture's difficult passages consistently.

It is true that the common person can interpret much of Scripture, but one reason we have thousands of churches is because there has been a lot of faulty interpretations going on over the years.

The way this lady interprets scripture, you can pretty much prove anything you want.

He said the French scholar Stapulensis was also guilty — although «a man otherwise spiritual and most sound», he «lacks spiritual understanding in interpreting divine Scripture; yet he definitely shows so much of it in the conduct of his own life and the encouragement of others.