Sentences with phrase «n't read any of the scriptures»

The truth, the reason you don't read any of the scriptures I write back is because of what you told me already, you don't know how to read the Bible.

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it makes sense, read your bible... but this time, try starting at the beginning and finish at the end instead of jumping thru the birth of jesus — he isn't special enough to believe in the god you claim yet not read the part that came before the man as he himself tells you to know the scripture!!!

I still have many scriptures that I can't read because of the way they have been used in the past.

Here are just a couple of verses that came to mind while I was reading this, take a moment to get real with scripture... again I must give my tongue to Him because if it's mine it probably won't be profitable to anyone and that's why I'm here, to be profitable to Him and those around me... I love you all!

Semitic languages are so rich with layers of metaphor and allusion that we can't possibly understand their picture of God by reading the scriptures in English.

It's not that I don't feel like I can, I can... but is that in the vocabulary of the one who I worship, if it's not then why would I as His Son want to take on what is not His, my Father's nature... The versions of the Bible I've read seem to think that words are powerful and speaking them is an action and can even change physics if used properly... Again, the scriptures speak for themselves and circumventing the topical study with christiany cliche come - backs doesn't answer or annul anything that the Word has to say on the matter.

I just think some Christians are lazy and don't want to read more about the totality of scripture and delve deeper into interpretation... we prefer a grade 3 reading and comprehension level in many aspects of Christianity.

Believers who read these stories aren't going to be swayed by such things any more than you will by the quoting of Scripture (since you've already said that you believe it to be a book of made up stories).

I posted those Scriptures for you, because I believe if you read them, not shuning away, like the time you said that someone gave you the «Gospel of John», and you «couldn't read it», because it said Jesus Christ is God's Son.

Now, as you talk of UV light and water and oxygen (and yes, this is not my field of science), but I do care to read other hypothesis given forth to explain things, before jumping to believe what a religious scripture or actually its Church wants me to believe.

In «With Her» Milosz speaks of hearing a passage from Scripture during Mass at St. Mary Magdalen in Berkeley: «A reading this Sunday from the Book of Wisdom / About how God has not made death / And does not rejoice in the annihilation of the living.»

Those priests took advantage of that ignorance, would NOT read from the Scriptures to the illiterates.

Now here is the difference, Judas planned all this ahead, Peter did not (read the Scriptures) and we can tell he repented later in the book of Acts, when he was filled with the Holy Spirit, he became a more solid, mature man of God that produced the fruits of the Spirit.

To all of you quoting scripture, your not supposed to read a sentence in the bible and look for meaning to understand it's meaning you need the context which is the entire bible.

After reading Klaus Bockmuehl's book, Listening to the God Who Speaks: Reflections on God's Guidance from Scripture and the Lives of God's People, the conclusion one would have to draw is that if you're not hearing God, you're deaf.

Until you can read all of the Old Testament in Hebrew and New Testament in Greek you have no authority to tell anyone what is or is not twisted scripture.

You don't necessarily have to belong to a church in order to get something out of reading a scripture.

Could you explain why you don't consider them Mormons even though they read the Book of Mormon as one of their scriptures?

When we see things not as we read in the word of God, we are to approach leadership, and show them Matthew 18:15 - 17 or whatever Scripture we know is appropriate.

It seemed to me that they had not read any of the books I had read, or even knew anything about the way of reading Scripture which I had adopted.

This will not only help bring the Bible to life in your own reading of Scripture, but also if you are preparing to teach a Bible Study or preach a sermon.

I think my message would echo that of Pascal: read scripture, pray, go to church, become involved with this world of faith and with people who believe, and see if things don't click into place.

We noted in the scripture read this evening that a question of this sort is not new.

I would say to any person commenting on your 10 Ways the Non-Violent Atonement Changes Your Theology blog, to read your book first (its not an expensive purchase) before launching into any detailed discussion or disagreement.It answers many of the potential concerns people have and gets the reader to reflect very strongly on what they have been taught about the atonement and to put on a new set of glasses when reading scripture.

While I do not consider myself an expert on all the religious writings of all of the main religions in the world, I have read most of the main religious texts for most of the main world religions, and while it is not uncommon to find violent events being described in these other religious books, no other set of religious writings comes even close to describing the violence and bloodshed that one finds within the pages of the Hebrew Scriptures.

I come to wonder, if what we read out of scripture needs a proper interpretation of it following some basic principals to be in the proper context and we don't follow those simple rules, then what we interpret creates in our minds a false will of God and we follow this so called «Gods will» are we going down the wrong path?

When reading about the birth of Jesus in Scripture, many people do not realize that Bethlehem was situated within a mile or two of the Herodium, a huge palace fortress built upon a hill for King Herod, who had set himself up as the King of the Jews.

Or the times when I go through the motions — caring for the poor, showing hospitality, fellowshipping with believers, praying, reading Scripture, trying to live like Jesus — to find that there is redemption in the motions themselves, that taking a step of faith does not necessarily require a desire to move.

When I am told not to think so much because the «plain and simple reading» of Scripture demands certain conclusions, the cognitive dissonance is excruciating.

I am reading your newest posts to your oldest.I have never been to bible school but I consider myself in the journey of education concerning the bible.more than any opinions that you have what concerns me most is how «brothers and sisters» through their comments responds to someone who thinks differently from what is perceived as absolutes (not sure if that's the right term) in scripture.I wonder did the apostle believe half the things that are seen as church doctirine today?how did the disciples who did not have the new testament or the ability to read follow Jesus?I appreciate your questioning.In my experience we are too quick to try and fix someone or use the scriptures as a control mechanism and to slow to practise empathy and love..

I think that every Bible should have a big «STOP» sign on the first page along with that passage of scripture letting the reader (or potential reader) know that this book is not for everybody, but only for those that have been enabled by God to read and understand it.

Wonderful teacher... get out your Bible and start reading... this guy is a wolf in sheep's clothing leading millions to an eternity in hell... the prosperity gospel he teaches is contrary to the teachings of Christ... Christ talked about abundance in life but he was speaking of spiritual abundance not material things... Scripture and Christ said in this life you will have trouble... Christ suffered in this life as did each of his Apostles... open your eyes before it is too late for you.

I am just not convinced of his heavy emphasis on lots and lots of Scripture reading.

It is the intentional, yet not coerced, effort to read or think about, to read and think about, some significant incident in God's way with men as reported in Scripture or in some other piece of writing.

He says this was about «not reading scripture purely to reinforce my theology, but engaging to encounter the person of God in scripture».

Two simple verses of scripture and the world turns away from recognizing their true worthiness... Shame on you who vow yourself to be Christians and dare not read the writing on the walls...

The Consultation recognized that reading from other scriptures during Christian worship may well be beneficial, provided it is not done to criticise those to whom the text belongs nor misused out of context to support Christian claims.

Animals are not humans and I've never read a scripture of Jesus» pertaining to animals having a soul or being responsible for their actions.

Christian Smith shows convincingly that the goals and claims of biblicism have not worked, and so it is an impossible way of viewing and reading Scripture.

In praise of quietly reading Scripture at the kitchen table with crumbs under my feet and of listening to my children sing their songs to Jesus when they think I'm not listening.

Such differences were denied by the participants in these parishes who, if they countenanced distinctions at all, would confine them to matters of practice (worship patterns, frequency of Scripture reading, baptism) and not faith.

«Often the best people with whom to do SR are not academics, but regular folks who have been raised reading and listening to the Bible, who have received some basic socialization into the world of scripture,» says Ochs.

Mostly because as a Christian I own not one, but three different types of bibles, its not like I cant look up what those scriptures say and read the context in which is set, but also because that isnt the way that God meant his word to be used.

If you haven't struggled with these depictions in Scripture, either you are not reading your Bible or you are not hanging out with non-Christian people (This is the most common criticism of the Bible from non-Christians).

They show that the Old Testament can, and must, be read as a Christian book, prophetic of Jesus; that the paradox that the Messiah should suffer death can be understood in the light of the scriptures; and that the risen Lord's presence, even if it is not recognized at other times, is to be discerned when he encounters his people in the breaking of bread (the Church's Eucharist).

Anyone with their wits about them who reads scripture and prays and is genuinely humble will see that many of the issues which push people into «camps» - especially but not only in the U.S. - are distortions in both directions caused by trying to get a quick fix on a doctrinal or ethical issue, squashing it into the small categories of one particular culture.

(Wright offers some specific suggestions for preserving a liturgically - grounded reading of scripture — including warnings against dropping certain portions of scripture from liturgical readings because they are startling or strange, as well as warnings against making sermons the focus of corporate worship — that we don't have time to discuss in detail here.)

Far from cherry - picking, this is how Scripture is SUPPOSED to be read: IN context, NOT taking the line «this generation shall not pass» OUT of the context in which He was speaking, which is what you are doing, and, as noted, is a common errNOT taking the line «this generation shall not pass» OUT of the context in which He was speaking, which is what you are doing, and, as noted, is a common errnot pass» OUT of the context in which He was speaking, which is what you are doing, and, as noted, is a common error.

Hays also seems narrow when he encourages readers to read the OT principally as narrative and not as a «source of oracles, prooftexts, or halakhic regulations,» apparently disqualifying many early Christian authors who cited Scripture in this way.

(You're singing too loud, you should not read sci - fi, your wife hates you because she does not keep house, etc — all of this from 1 - 2 persons) I prayed about the situation looking for a solution and is there another way to look at that scripture.