Sentences with phrase «many biblical verses»

There are many biblical verses that would say this is true.

The Haggadah contains numerous rabbinical liturgical inventions coupled with literary (midrashic) renderings of biblical verses, all focused on the story of the Israelite exodus from Egypt.

There are other Biblical verses which call for the killing of children who curse their mother or father such as Exodus 21:17 among others.

The date of Christmas may have initially been chosen to correspond with the day exactly nine months after early Christians believed Jesus to have been conceived, [20] or with one or more ancient polytheistic festivals that occurred near southern solstice (i.e., the Roman winter solstice); a further solar connection has been suggested because of a biblical verse [a] identifying Jesus as the «Sun of righteousness».

Wow, you are such a parody of what this article is about, Even finished with a biblical verse, which doesn't actually have many objective interpretations, so you conveniently use the interpretation that best suits your point.

Using select Biblical verses to support your beliefs and not using the verses as written to shape your beliefs.

Partisans worked with a jigsaw puzzle of hundreds or even thousands of biblical verses that had to be painstakingly assembled and readjusted as the world changed.

It's sometimes tough to distinguish who is rebuking for the betterment of the sinner and who is, as you say, hiding behind Biblical verses to promote his own bias, but I promise the former do exist.

I could sit at this keyboard for days on end debating individual biblical verses with you, but unless you take that first step you still won't see the overall picture — and yes, there is one, even bigger and more wonderful than the one you currently cling to.

All this brings us back to some of the earlier posts on this thread: Instead of memorizing biblical verses and studying theological arguments, shut off the noise in your mind, and just listen.

They will tell you that you can not take biblical verses at face value, but that «they mean what we tell you they mean».

And the way the film interprets that particular text makes that biblical verse directly related to the governor of Illinois» recent decision to ban the death penalty, a decision which was reportedly informed by the Bible.

In the semantic parallelism, for example, that generally obtains between the two halves of a line of biblical verse, there is often an intensification of meaning accompanied by a miniature narrative development.

The brutal tragedy of Jezebel's death is told, with harrowing details and unfeeling ruthlessness, in the compass of six short Biblical verses:

For years, I thought that a church could get by without music, without a building, without programs, without youth groups, and without children's programs, but a church was not a true church unless there was strong biblical verse by verse preaching.

After a twoyear period of wrestling with these opposing ideas and looking at relevant biblical verses, she landed on the warfare view, explaining it made her mind and heart line up with each other.

Biblical verses mean absolutely nothing.

Many times, when people of faith are challenged about their anti-gay views, they cite biblical verses or other religious texts as a safe haven when they are unable to articulate why they hold prejudiced atudes toward LGBT people.

This requires of course that large sections of the Bible be memorized, chiefly the psalms, and also that one's prayer take the form of repeating a biblical verse or phrase.

And in a sense this comment is true: interpret the biblical verse or the brief narrative or in a couple of instances even the Old Testament book in isolation and it becomes in meaning something totally different from what was clearly its intent in context.

The words John 3:16 — a citation of a biblical verse popular among evangelical Christians - appears at the bottom of its stores» shopping bags.

The two small leather boxes enclose parchments with four biblical verses, including this one:

Some of these Christians are good at repeating the same stupid Biblical verses over and over.

A video midway through the tour consists only of a reading of biblical verses, set to a starry background that swooshes from the screen into the viewer's face like the opening credits of Superman.

Most cite a single Biblical verse they can use to justify their hatred.

Sure, he'd made a similar end - of - the - world prediction for September 6, 1994, but who hasn't been tripped up by biblical verses?

You have an agenda for pushing your interpretation of certain biblical verses to fit your needs B.

Byrd says he has drawn strength from the Biblical verse, written in black marker on white cardboard, that is hanging from the ceiling of his room at Lenox Hill.

If you base your life on your Bible then you need to follow the entire Bible, not simply select Biblical verses that fit your own prejudged and bigoted beliefs.

Aldrin read the note on this card before he took communion, but he did not read the biblical verses he had intended to over the radio, owing to a lawsuit that had been brought against NASA by Madalyn Murray O'Hair - who had earlier become incensed (no pun intended) at the reading of verses from the Book of Genesis by the Apollo 8 crew.

The ebony bird that croaked «Nevermore» over Edgar Allan Poe's chamber door is famous worldwide, being revered by native cultures of the Pacific Northwest and appearing in everything from biblical verse to Norse mythology.

I love the holiday season, but really love the biblical verses or songs of praise that we share through the season of His birth.

All the pieces are there, especially in the film's subject — the steely Elizabeth Sloane (Jessica Chastain), a pill - popping master manipulator who is always at the ready with a perfect quip, biblical verse or history lesson for the moment.

And by the time he reached adulthood, he'd not only become convinced that it was evil, but he'd started surreptitiously quoting Biblical verses supporting that conclusion, such as «Do not become slaves of men.»

Ofili was inspired by Quentin Tarantino's 1994 film, Pulp Fiction, in which, in one famous scene, Samuel L. Jackson's character, the hitman Jules, kills a man while proclaiming biblical verse.

Glory Golf Balls - Golf balls with a Biblical verse.

Not exact matches

But to lift one verse out of the textual and cultural context in which it was written, and apply it literally is not a persuasive approach to biblical interpretation.

Virtually all those who bandy about the word «biblical» cherry - pick verses to substantiate a preconceived notion instead of dealing with it in context.

There are websites dedicated to the topic of biblical polygamy, complete with verses to back their claims.

As a general rule of biblical interpretation, verses should not be read in isolation but in their greater context — including Matthew 7:1.

What Biblical basis do you have to refute the plainly worded verses contained in Scripture that homosexuality is a sin?

This verse is not a botanical reference to the size of every seed known to man, but rather a comparison of the mustard seed to the other seeds a gardener would typically sow in his garden in the biblical world at the time of Christ.

the depths of God's Word are clearly present with line by line, verse by verse, sequential Bible teaching / preaching ~ it forces the teacher / preacher to study harder & it is a wonderful joy to receive such Biblical teaching!

Quakerism started with people who were well - versed in the Bible realizing that most of what the professors and churchmen taught was not biblical at all.

I'm also not that knowledgeable with the contents of the bible (yet) but I'm a fighter and I have a lot of determination so eventually I will be able to reference certain biblical facts or even bible verses to relate to a persons struggles.

I was talking about the grand sweep of the biblical writers» attempts to describe God... but not such verses like bashing the heads of your enemies» infants against a stone stuff.

I'm very well versed in biblical teachings and could give a substantial rant into the ridiculousness of believing the nonsense.

A wise interpreter would set this verse aside as too vague and unclear on this particular issue and seek Biblical truth on this subject in the clear passages throughout the Bible that teach that God does not hold children to account for the sins of their parents!

Matthew and Mark have no ascension content unless one counts the last verse of the Markan appendix, which biblical scholars are unanimous in declaring to be a later addition.

If it is so easy to ignore a major and substantial religious practice repeatedly uplifted, enshrined and required by the Torah and by all the scripture that follows, why is it so hard to let go of two verses that have substantially less biblical mention and support and no contemporary justification?