Sentences with phrase «meaning of scripture on»

The fact that Nicene views prevailed, and have been defended over and over again by great theologians and biblical scholars down the centuries, only confirms the conclusion that the Nicene Fathers correctly discerned the meaning of Scripture on the vital issue of the nature of Christ.

Not exact matches

CNN: My Take: The 5 key American statements on war Stephen Prothero, a Boston University religion scholar and author of «The American Bible: How Our Words Unite, Divide, and Define a Nation,» explores five texts that have served as «scripture» of sorts in American public life, each of which contemplate the meaning and ends of war

The purpose of the Faith Movement, in harmony with the Trust Deed of the Faith - Keyway Trust (registered charity # 278314 in English Law) made on July 13th 1979, is to advance the Catholic Faith in the modern world, by working together to attract many to discipleship of Jesus Christ in a living, sacramental practice of their faith, and above all, through this same activity and as the means to achieve it, humbly to offer within the Church a new development of, and further insight into, the Catholic Faith which she herself teaches us through Scripture and Tradition.

This means you've certainly got a leg up on many of your human brothers, if this scripture is indeed God's word.

The author quotes scripture and closes with the following statement: «Maybe this Christmas season, we can reflect not so much on whether or not Jesus was white and instead consider what it meant for him to be called the «light» of the world.»

If «Scripture is to interpret Scripture» and all the other references to an «unquenchable fire» in the OT and NT are fiery judgments on the Nations / Peoples... either Israel or the Enemies of Israel... does that mean «the Lake of Fire» is to be interpreted likewise?

Usually, even a non-Christian knows something about the earth, the heavens, and other elements of the world... Now it is a disgraceful and dangerous thing for an unbeliever to hear a Christian, presumably giving the meaning of Holy Scripture, talking nonsense on these topics... How are they going to believe these books in matters concerning the resurrection of the dead, the hope of eternal life, and the kingdom of heaven?

Since our daily decisions and actions as followers of Jesus depend on the meaning and application of individual words of Scripture, it is necessary to know that the words themselves are also inspired.

Worse still — and more to the point of my concern — the translation of the one Word of God into direct social and political terms has meant that the churches neglect the message for which they do have sole responsibility, that which constitutes their specific raison d'etre, and which no other agency in the world is called on or is competent to proclaim: the gospel of Holy Scripture which has the power to make people wise unto salvation through faith in Christ Jesus (2 Timothy 3:15).

But one of the principles of Reform Judaism is that revelation is a continuous process, which means that it's perfectly «kosher» for our understandings of scripture to continue evolving and changing — and also means that it's incumbent on each of us to learn enough to determine how to understand this story for ourselves.

you believers babble on about nothing, get angry when non-Christians tell you your «scriptures» or your view of what Jesus (supposedly) said mean nothing to us.

It is not sufficient, however, to point out that there are innumerable ministries in the several Christian communities that insist on the objectivity of truth, the authority of Scripture and Spirit - guided interpretation, the ecclesial means of grace, and the reality of moral good and evil.

This means moreover that our reflection on and use of Scripture must also take their impetus and starting point from the forces that shape our consciousness.

Moreover, while the central biblical message of new life through Christ is expressed so fully and dearly that one who runs may read and understand (which is what Reformation theology meant by the clarity and perspicuity of Scripture), there remain many secondary matters on which certainty of interpretation is hard if not impossible to come by.

It is not sufficient, however, to point out that there are innumerable ministries in the several Christian communities that insist on the objectivity of truth, the authority of Scripture and its Spirit - guided interpretation, the ecclesial means of grace, and the reality of moral good and evil.

His balance on this matter of an integral exegesis is so important while we are faced with both a rationalism and a post-modern spiritualism which both denude the true meaning of Scripture.

In your work on the theology of scripture you have had negative things to say about historical criticism when it's regarded as the lone means of accessing truth about Jesus.

What this means is that when Paul talks about blindness and the veil in 2 Corinthians 2 — 3, he is not talking primarily about how a person receives eternal life by faith in Jesus Christ, but about all the other truths of the gospel which are contained in the rest of Scripture, and which are centered on the person and work of Jesus Christ.

Christianity has historically been a verbal religion, relying on scripture, liturgy, and theology as means of teaching and survival.

«Similar to the incarnation, on which Christ took upon himself the totality of what it meant to be human, so in scripture, God incarnates by taking on the humanness of the writers and the situations they experienced at the time.

The scriptures, so familiar to the disciples, take on a fuller meaning when seen in the new light of easter morning.

This does not mean that Jesus has only chosen these eleven to do His work, for numerous other texts in the Scripture indicate that all who believe in Jesus are chosen, or elected, by Him to have a place in helping Him advance the Kingdom of God on earth.

Here was an acute paradox: the vernacular Scriptures and the wider cultural and linguistic enterprise on which translation rested provided the means and occasion for arousing a sense of national pride, yet it was the missionaries — foreign agents — who were the creators of that entire process.

If one has never journeyed into the deep — prayed (which includes Scripture / theological study, faith sharing, adoration, spiritual formation / retreats, pilgramages, Mass, reconciliation, fasting, listening for God's voice, and more) on an ongoing fashion or done God's will (been obedient, patient, humble, unconditionally sacrificing, unselfish) to the extent that they understand what it means to be Catholic and God being your number one priority — that His Ways and those of His Church are not the ways of the world (trade vices for virtues) and that we are being called into communion with Him via love for Him and one another in our faith community and broader community — then it is no wonder some are lost or disillusioned.

In this section I intend to illustrate the christological hermeneutic by showing how it bears on scriptural exposition My aim is not to give an exegesis of the texts in question but simply to show the kind of approach I would use in discovering the meaning of Scripture.

Indeed, Calvin premised God's transcendence on the specially revealed word of Scripture and sacrament, God's chosen means of self - revelation.

On these matters, Scripture speaks unequivocally, and, for Lombardo, this means that any theological understanding of the cross that somehow undermines these claims must be found wanting.

Where I come fomr on this is, being that scripture ss God breathed and written by humans, is being open to there being error and therefore for the need of the Spirit in discrning meaning form textx and their application.

When there is a such a wide array of opinions and beliefs on what a particular passage means, and there is very little chance for the average student of Scripture to gain clarity or certainty on which view is right, most people think «Why even try?»

I just know that if someone says scripture is silent on something (ie: abortion would be another good one) does not mean it is tacitly for or against that issue... we would always need to dig deeper for an interpretation based on the intenet of other similar ideas in the bible.

But that does not mean that God's clear word on the matter from Scripture, and over two thousand years of Judeo - Christian practices concerning the matter should be thrown out the window.

I thought it was an excellent review of the opinions of Scripture and Tradition on the meaning of creation, a topic of perennial importance for the Church.

Read Warfield and his concurrence model on the issue, read Kevin Vanhoozer (Is There a Meaning in This Text), read Nicholas Wolterstorff and his notion of deputized discourse (in Divine Discourse), read William Alston and so many others that provide conceptual frameworks for understanding the dual authorship of Scripture.

However, if they truly want to bridge the gap, I would suggest that they remain neutral (which, considering their view of scripture, would mean remain silent) on the issue of celibacy vs. gay marriage.

When Paul says that «all Scripture is inspired by God» (2 Tim 3:16), he doesn't mean that the biblical writers received God's word while rolling around in some trance, totally unaware of what was going on.

But language is what the poet has to work with, and so the poet is forced to take sometimes exaggerated, sometimes extreme steps to pierce the mundane, breaking up lines, using words in odd new contexts, relying on sound effects and packing the stanzas with sensuous images and fragments from scripture, and the common language of faith suddenly takes on new meaning through these odd juxtapositions.

Jeremy i am surprised you never countered my argument Up till now the above view has been my understanding however things change when the holy spirit speaks.He amazes me because its always new never old and it reveals why we often misunderstand scripture in the case of the woman caught in adultery.We see how she was condemned to die and by the grace of God Jesus came to her rescue that seems familar to all of us then when they were alone he said to her Go and sin no more.This is the point we misunderstand prior to there meeting it was all about her death when she encountered Jesus something incredible happened he turned a death situation into life situation so from our background as sinners we still in our thinking and understanding dwell in the darkness our minds are closed to the truth.In effect what Jesus was saying to her and us is chose life and do nt look back that is what he meant and that is the walk we need to live for him.That to me was a revelation it was always there but hidden.Does it change that we need discipline in the church that we need rules and guidelines for our actions no we still need those things.But does it change how we view non believers and even ourselves definitely its not about sin but its all about choosing life and living.He also revealed some other interesting things on salvation so i might mention those on the once saved always saved discussion.Jeremy just want to say i really appreciate your website because i have not really discussed issues like this and it really is making me press in to the Lord for answers to some of those really difficult questions.regards brentnz

See I heard from someone at the college I'm at that there's this blog somewhere that linked to a website where there was a quote from a forum post where a pilgrim told of meeting monk at a neo-monastery who's been doing some interesting research into the possibility of the hitchhikers guide to the galaxy being considered apocalyptic scripture which could mean that the dolphin Dave was on was one of the ones that escaped the earth just before its destruction.

Logos means «word» but when used of Scripture, it refers to all of the written Word of God, all of the Bible, in it's entirety, as it is written down with pen and ink on the pages of Scripture.

It is based on the conviction that the Christian scriptures give a unified, consistent account of the nature and destiny of humanity and cosmos, that is at once existentially true (it speaks to our subjective need for order and meaning in our personal existence) and cosmologically true (it gives a true and adequate picture of the way our world objectively is and will be).

M.d religion is about man there is alot of man in the evangelical church as well as other churchs however the Holy spirit is the one we lean on to teach us Gods word he reveals the scriptures just as though Jesus was teaching his disciples in his day.Often after speaking in parable his disciples would ask what he meant and he would give them insight into the messages.I find for me if i struggle understanding a topic i ask the holy spirit to help me if you havent received him just invite him into your life if you have already confessed Jesus as your Lord and savior.We can not live a christian life without him.He is the one who empowers us to live righteously rather than according to our old nature.In the last year or so he has been showing me extraordinary insight into the word its new its fresh he is amazing.brentnz

The concrete possibility of «freedom in the light of hope» rests on our ability to specify the «innovation of meaning» given us in Scripture as reliably the same innovation in all circumstances and vicissitudes.

Thanks to the admirable work of de Lubac on the «four meanings» of Scripture — historical, allegorical, moral, anagogical — the breadth of this mutual interpretation of Scripture and existence is known.

The exchanges are wide «ranging and candid in acknowledging both agreements and disagreements on questions such as the God of Israel and the Trinity, Christian responsibility for the Shoah, the meaning of covenant and election, differing views of redemption, and the relationship between the Hebrew Scriptures and the Christian Bible.

I mean if someone came to you and said «God told me to take a bunch of people and march around the merchandise mart for 7 days (the merchandise mart is the nearest thing to a walled city in my experience)» you» ld think they were daft... or «sure I'll heal you, I'll just put some spittle and mud on your eyes and then you can go take a walk»... if it isn't contrary to scripture, let them listen on their own.

Jesus likely studied under Pharisee's in his day — which involved a lot of «pissing in the wind» in order to get to the truth behind scriptures and what they mean (elaboration on the texts).

Finally, when I say that God is on the side of the poor, I do not mean that hermeneutically we must start with some ideologically interpreted context of oppression (for instance, a Marxist definition of the poor and their oppressed situation) and then reinterpret Scripture from that ideological perspective.

I mean, according to Scripture, it is the parent's responsibility to raise up their children and teach them about God, but our modern way of doing church relinquishes these things to 45 minutes on Sunday morning and Wednesday night, in a building with a (generally) controlled environment, and to a person we don't really know.

The catholic cross that the clergy say Christ (catholics actually call him God and he is not, he is the son of God) died on was per the scriptures actually from the greek word stauros meaning upright stake (no crossbar on the top); the catholic cross has become another idol that is worshiped and prayed before, this too is not according to scripture.

But this means that the subordinate authorities that are supposed to assist in the interpretation of Scripture can not be identified unless one has first decided on a correct interpretation of Scripture.