Sentences with phrase «most literalist»
Most literalists will read what they are told to read and interpret what they read based upon the local authorized interpretation.
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It is what I find the most ironic of the most strident biblical literalists: by attempting to fix the bible into one single, unalterable interpretation, instead of an ongoing conversation, they are sowing the seeds for its own obsolescence.
Most Popular Comment: In response to «Esther and Vashti: The Real Story,» Ed wrote, «While biblical literalists can make an interesting case for wifely submission, (provided you first accept their literal perspective) they also need to take into account the story of Ananias and Sapphira - where Sapphira was held accountable separate from her husband.
In most of the denominations there is still a considerable number of biblical literalists (self - styled conservatives but called fundamentalists by others) who refuse to accept the views of modern historical and textual scholarship as to the true meanings of the Bible.
Any but the most confirmed literalist will question whether Jesus ever said such a thing, even as the punch line of a parable.4
Most debate here would not happen if it weren't for the few literalists in the virtual crowd.
That is why most Jews and Christians are not literalists.
Belief in the «literalist / charismatic» worldview was the most important single factor in determining whether a person watched religious television.