Sentences with phrase «judgment over scripture»

Both set the interpreter's judgment over Scripture rather than understanding it as in the service of Scripture.

Conversely, they condemn any theory or practice that «results in the... Church standing in judgment over Scripture, rather than vice versa.»

By contrast, the traditional Catholic (and Orthodox) conception of the relationship does have the Church standing in judgment over Scripture in some sense, for as the Catechism forthrightly states, «the Church discerned which writings are to be included in the list of sacred books» (emphasis added).

To Evangelicals it appears that, in practice if not in theory, the Catholic understanding of Magisterium, including infallibility, results in the Roman Catholic Church standing in judgment over Scripture, instead of vice versa.

Not exact matches

Then, over two decades of searching for the Truth, I researched and studied mainly the basic principles and some of the details of all major ideologies, and I came to the conclusion that man can not redeem himself from God's judgment on his own based on proclaimed scriptures.

Brownson's conservative approach to Scripture will win over many skeptical readers, and his book should be required reading for anyone who wants to make an informed judgment about the Bible and homosexuality.

Close study shows it to match other Scriptures that picture the ascending Jesus declaring his victory over Satan to fallen angels who once influenced the world to sin, but who now are being held in spirit - prison as they wait for their day of judgment.

Whatever we do, let neither scripture nor Jesus sit in judgment over us, because we are going to sit in judgment over them.

For him the revelation of God as attested by Scripture stands over against contemporary human culture, whether religious or secular, with the divine Word of promise and judgment.

In it we rediscover one of scripture's principal themes: the story of God's grace and compassion triumphing over God's judgment.