Sentences with phrase «justified by scripture»

We see a long chain of violence — from homes (wife and child beating justified by scripture) to nations.

And all of them, including my friend, believed they were justified by Scripture to say the things they said.

Not exact matches

So, by your reasoning, if «People put so much importance on words» (implying that they don't matter and we shouldn't take thought of how we use them) then I ought to be able to sing along with the lyrics from pac's «hit»em up» with my black friends, curse in a kindergarten class as well as a corporate meeting for my boss... what impression would a client have of my boss if I were cussing in a professional meeting or at a charity event... it doesn't add up, it's a cop - out rebuttal... trying to find loopholes or applying «human reasoning» like» ll take a swearing guy who's helpful» doesn't change Jesus or scripture it's just setting up a what - if scenario and trying to allow that to in some way justify your stance when again, that doesn't change The Holy Spirit or His heart in those who have been born again... the verses (inspired by His own Spirit) speak for themselves.

Amazing to me how many so - called «Christians», here and elsewhere in America, seem to think that it's okay to ignore the poor, tired, huddled masses, and justify their views by mis - quoting scriptures.

In the words of Henri de Lubac, the distinguished theologian and historian of early Christian exegesis: «The conversion of the Old Testament to the New or of the letter of scripture to its spirit can only be explained and justified, in its radicality, by the all - powerful and unprecedented intervention of Him who is himself at once the Alpha and the Omega, the First and the Last....

Yes arguing for homosexuality is at best a slippery slope, because the only parameters you can use to justify it could as well exist in other relationships which are likewise condemned by scripture.

Gal 3:8 — And the scripture, foreseeing that God would justify the Gentiles by faith, preached the gospel beforehand to Abraham, saying, «In you shall all the nations be blessed.»

In Australia at the moment there is an investigation into domestic violence by clergy, and «ministry wives» are beginning to come forward and describe the bible college that trained them to be good wives, and the way their husbands used scripture to justify hideous abuse.

I think the only good point made here by Ron Goetz (and it is a very important lesson) is that if you are uninterested in letting the scriptures speak for themselves unto truth, and if you purpose to twist the scriptures to a predetermined end then you absolutely CAN find and justify ANYTHING.

I understand that your interpretation of scripture doesn't agree with Saint Augustine's, but you can not deny that forcible, violent conversion has been justified as righteous by some of the most influential theologians in the history of Christendom.

Biblically conservative Christians today rightly reject recreational sex as a psychologizing of Scripture if undisciplined sexual behavior is justified by conclusions drawn from modern theories about sexual repression.

Given what historians and exegetes now generally take for granted about the composition of the New Testament, the distinction between «Scripture» and «tradition» breaks down; and one is forced to decide either for a traditional New Testament canon that one can no longer justify by the early church's own criterion of apostolicity or else for this same criterion of canonicity that now allows one to justify only a nontraditional canon.

By far, the strength of this book is the truth that no matter how we read the violent portions of Scripture, we must not ever read them in a way that allows us to justify our own violence toward others.

By the way Bob is adding his personal opinion here and it's not based on any real facts, he is twisting the scriptures to try and justify his prejudice and bigotry toward the gay community.

Certain types of Christians (me among them) have often justified our addiction to books and to Scripture study by Paul apparent command here in 2 Timothy 2:15 for Timothy to «study to show thyself approved unto God.»

Trying to justify or rationalize your own thoughts or beliefs by manipulating scripture and twisting interpretations is pretty sad.

• Scripture makes it clear that people are justified by faith.

«No one knew the full meaning of God's promise to Abraham that «in you all the families of the earth shall be blessed» (Gen 12:3) until Paul wrote, «And the Scripture, foreseeing that God would justify the Gentiles by faith, preached the gospel beforehand to Abraham, saying, «All the nations shall be blessed in you»» (Gal 3:8).

8 Scripture foresaw that God would justify the Gentiles by faith, and announced the gospel in advance to Abraham: «All nations will be blessed through you.»