I have started a morning quiet time
of bible study and prayer that is really working for me - doing it at the same time, in the same spot.
He has been talking about it since, including a dive down my top to see he baby in the middle
of our bible study.
Bob you're reading gay into this part
of the bible study website that you took this from, they never stated gay in their interpretations.
If you are at all interested in learning more about how and why people who love Jesus — why long time faithful disciples who have a high view of Scripture with a deeply Christian ethic around sexuality — are arriving at this conclusion, I would commend to you a season
of bible study and theological reading and prayer in company with the Holy Spirit and the body of Christ.
It took a long time and a lot
of bible study to become an atheist.
I was part
of a bible study to where we learned more about scriptures and the knowledge of Christ, but also needed church for the worship and word.
I did years
of bible study groups.
Some of the bible studies I have attended seem geared to a cultural characterization of men that seems more societal based than biblically based.
Not exact matches
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Countless
studies have proven that there is a higher incidence
of incest in the
bible belt states than in any other part
of the country.
Most
of us were believers at one point and have
studied the
bible and theology extensively.
Sports were wrong — they took away time the congregration could have spent in prayer,
bible study or attending one
of the too numerous services their church held.
The ones in english are
of course translations that have varying problems
of translation, all
of which are clearly understood at this point (as the
bible is the most
studied text on the face
of the earth, by orders
of magnitude).
And, I wish people who have never
studied the
bible and the qu «ran to stop and learn the truth... both books are telling the same story
of God's love and they both have been used to kill and enslave people.
you can ask questions all you want, test it as much as you like but only you can decide to believe.I have
studied hell, read my books about, went to different websites and searched the
bible, for a Christian to fear hell is not possible.For one Christ himself said he is the only way to the father.So I think the fear
of hell comes from guilt or their power freaks.
I know
of many Atheists who
study the
bible.
the problem is that ppl read the
bible thats been translated, if you realy want to know what was said youll need to
study hebrew... every letter has a meaning... every word isnt a perfect fit for english,, theres nuances and cultural differences that youll find,,, its a whole new thing to go back and look at the
bible through hebrew eyes,,, they arent required to look like us,,, were supposed to look more like them,,, yashua was a jew,,,, all the apostles were jews, yashua was sent to the lost sheep
of the house
of israel, not the gentiles, paul took it to the gentiles, and he never stopped being and living as a jew, the laws are very viable today, but they do nt give salvation, thats what yashua did...
At a church we once attended, we were assigned a new pastor, a middle aged man who had not pastored before, but felt his experience in leading home
bible study groups well - qualified him to lead our church, a congregation
of about 80.
Those who take «the
bible» as the literal word
of god would do well to
study the factual history
of the compilations
of ancient stories
of the OT and NT that they cherish.
@Don: Your right, god has not been kicked out
of schools, only forced prayer and the
bible has not been kicked out
of schools, only forced
bible study.
people really need to
study the
bible — not for Christianity sake but for theirs - the athiest would like everyone to understand them and used this phrase — But when I explain that atheism is central to my worldview — that I am in awe
of the natural world and that I believe it is up to human beings, instead
of a divine force, to strive to address our problems — they often better understand my views, even if we don't agree.
In Charleston, South Carolina, when those innocent people were shot during a
bible study, the eloquence
of their difficult words, «I forgive you,» spoke more directly to defeat the evil perpetrated by a tortured man than did the ensuing media firestorm which brought down one Confederate flag.
I love how you have a piece written buy a guy who knows more about what the
bible says in and out and in different translations than any poster here, someone who has
studied it for years and years, knows its history, and the history
of the time it was written, but people still don't believe what he is saying because
of what they hear from a preacher on Sunday mornings.
Most agnostics and atheists were in your shoes, have
studied the
bible and more importantly the history behind it's composition but at some point most realized that the reason for the current focus
of worship was no more valid than worshiping any other god.
Talon, I applaude you for your literary talents but instead
of wasting them on foolishness, try spending that time
studying the
bible and you'll find out some things you may not be aware
of about the God you so quickly slander.
When one
studies the
bible, one must
study the culture and norms
of that period to comprehend and get a more precise picture.
I do not need to have read and
studied the «Complete book
of Elephant Anatomy» in order to clearly and correctly recognize that there is no elephant in my closet; in the same way I do not need to have read the
bible in order to recognize that there is no god.
Plus I have graduated courses
of study from at least four
bible institutes.
Many atheists have
studied the
bible for decades or the better part
of a century..
I was saved from the slavery
of religion when I
studied the
bible.
How did you apply something like the «love thy neighbor» rule to the
study of the
bible?
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Holiness for me was found in the mess and labour
of giving birth, in birthday parties and community pools, in the battling sweetness
of breastfeeding, in the repetition
of cleaning, in the step
of faith it took to go back to church again, in the hours
of chatting that have to precede the real heart - to - heart talks, in the yelling at my kids sometimes, in the crying in restaurants with broken hearted friends, in the uncomfortable silences at our
bible study when we're all weighing whether or not to say what we really think, in the arguments inherent to staying in love with each other, in the unwelcome number on the scale, in the sounding out
of vowels during bedtime book reading, in the dust and stink and heat
of a tent city in Port au Prince, in the beauty
of a soccer game in the Haitian dust, in the listening to someone else's story, in the telling
of my own brokenness, in the repentance, in the secret telling and the secret keeping, in the suffering and the mourning, in the late nights tending sick babies, in confronting fears, in the all
of a life.
In
studying the
bible, you are right in the two forms
of forgiveness.
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bible study: Adam and eve were cast from Eden because they ate the fruit
of the tree
of Wisdom.
Everything I've
studied has shown me that the
bible is a very human collection
of books (most with uncertain authorship) and that monotheism was not a radical departure, it was a gradual evolution from polytheism to monolatry to monotheism.
God is the author
of the
bible and I find it much harder to take things out
of context if we read and
study a book line by line and chapter by chapter.
I was forced to go to Catholic schools when I was young, and had to read their version
of the
bible and
study it and as early as 3rd grade I could not believe it, I could not pretend to believe.
compared to the old there seems to be a whole different god or that god has changed i think i am going to trust
studies — at least they state the margin
of error, the religious stand by the
bible as fact, the word
of god... it would seem your god is a moron who can't keep his story straight.
It also occurred to me that he did not do the
study himself but was parroting stuff out
of books, not the
bible.
For starters, that kind
of principle will inevitably mean that those who
study the
bible beliving in it will think it says something completely different than others who read it.
As for homosexuality... it is not a sin in and
of itself and an honest
study of the
bible confirms this.
It had the text
of Scripture, which was a loose translation (almost a paraphrase) from the Hebrew into Aramaic, and just like our
study Bibles, it had explanatory notes that went along with the text.
I am not Baptist nor do i intend to become a member
of this church but I am thankful for the pastor letting me attend
bible study despite our very different beliefs on biblical subjects.