Prophetism is the total achievement of that unique movement spectacularly witnessed in concentrated power in the eighth, seventh, and sixth centuries, but developing from the time of Israel's birth as a people out of Egypt and continuing to find essential expression in the final six or seven centuries
of biblical time.
So I don't believe that the women
of biblical time were ignorant of that fact.
Others have thought theologically from a perspective shaped by study of the Near Eastern religions
of Biblical times.
It should be that she is faithfully discerning the responsible actions of that movement which arose through the long history
of Biblical times and which is alive today.
The sword was the «assault weapon»
of biblical times and Jesus apparently had no problem with Peter carrying one.
The «altars»
of biblical times were smelly, blood - covered, fly - infested places that no one wanted close to his tent, and which graphically reminded any worshipper of the messy and deadly - serious consequences of sin.
[I can think of plenty more, starting with this idea that the Bible presents us with a singular picture of «biblical womanhood» that more closely resembles the June Cleaver culture of pre-feminist America than the familial norms
of biblical times - not that I'm biased on that one or anything.
Is the world we live in WAY better than
that of biblical times?
Which may have more to do with us having access to a better historical record of his time than
of biblical times.
My hope is just that Biblical references to grains won't be used to justify eating processed flours and foods that are nothing like the actual grains
of Biblical times.
However, as the research continues into the health benefits of pomegranate fruit, seeds, and now the peels, it is obvious that this ancient fruit
of Biblical times could be beneficial in more ways than we could imagine at present.
Not exact matches
However, he added «it's really not the kind
of flavor that has a market,» and the taste likely explains why wine was the drink
of choice in
biblical times.
Just as the Jews in
Biblical times achieved their dream
of freedom and self - determination, many
of the elements
of the Exodus story serve as metaphors for how we can achieve our own dreams today.
WHat does invalidate the
Biblical account is the measurable and observable passage
of those events, that would take more
of what humans call
time than the Bible allows for.
a) Given the lack
of a natural explaination to create matter, energy and
time, b) Given the lack
of a natural explaination to create life, Therefore, this implies some supernatural being (i.e. God) is necessary, but not necessariuly the
Biblical God.
I've spent considerable amounts
of time reading the
biblical literature and have yet to come across said» magic.»
I spent a lot
of time ostracized by fellow churchgoers because I dared question meanings and interpretations
of biblical passages.
I'm fond
of saying,» We have a choice... theological history or historical theology»... and becuz I lean toward the latter,
biblical anachronisms (belonging to another
time) aren't on my wish list.
The morals you claim to be
biblical are merely the morals
of the
time, recorded in the bible.
The masses
of people during
Biblical times had no formal education and no means
of employment.
The Reformers vigorously protested what they viewed as deviations from
biblical teaching, but they never used Scripture to undermine the Trinitarian and Christological consensus
of the early Church embodied in the historic creeds that had come down from patristic
times.
As has been pointed out to you countless
times, science has shown that the
biblical myths
of creation and life are not true — they are simply stories invented to satisfy an ignorant populace.
I wonder what would be revealed if scientists would be permitted to study the remains in the tomb at Machpelah... after all, like all things
Biblical, we only have one reference, and we ONLY have Abraham's word that he saw the face
of God (contrary to John 1:18: No man hath seen God at any
time, AND John 6:46: Not that any man hath seen the Father)... Bet you those bones aren't from a 175 year old man and 127 year old woman...
Biblical interpretation naturally absorbs a lot of ink; but «modern biblical scholars» will be surprised to learn that many of them regard miracle stories as fictions «designed to influence the common folk of an ancient and more simple time»: a view closer to old - fashioned anticlericalism of Thomas Paine's vintage than modern scholarship even of a radical
Biblical interpretation naturally absorbs a lot
of ink; but «modern
biblical scholars» will be surprised to learn that many of them regard miracle stories as fictions «designed to influence the common folk of an ancient and more simple time»: a view closer to old - fashioned anticlericalism of Thomas Paine's vintage than modern scholarship even of a radical
biblical scholars» will be surprised to learn that many
of them regard miracle stories as fictions «designed to influence the common folk
of an ancient and more simple
time»: a view closer to old - fashioned anticlericalism
of Thomas Paine's vintage than modern scholarship even
of a radical stripe.
If you're interested in self - inquiry there are a lot
of psychological texts written in recent years when the science was far, far in advance
of anything understood about humans back in
biblical times.
Support for Israel has become a key issue for American evangelicals, some
of whom believe the country plays a key role in end
times and others who believe there's a
biblical mandate to honor the Jewish state.
It's because old -
time mindless
Biblical literalist, young - earth Christainity is so easy and fun to make fun
of!
You can't counter with any evidence the obvious
biblical evidence recorded by REAL people describing ACTUAL events
of the
time.
At the same
time, we recognize that, during the past five hundred years, the Holy Spirit, the Supreme Magisterium
of God, has been faithfully at work among theologians and exegetes in both Catholic and Evangelical communities, bringing to light and enriching our understanding
of important
biblical truths in such matters as individual spiritual growth and development, the mission
of Christ's Church, Christian worldview thinking, and moral and social issues in today's world.
Few
biblical laws are repeated three
times; this is one
of those few.
All
biblical evidence points to the fact that there was an understanding about the nature
of the earth and many other topics far beyond the secular understanding
of the
time.
The
Biblical accounts
of God - to - human relationship and affairs going from the very obvious to the very mysterious, starting with creation and going through a multitude
of stages, the fall, the expulsion and curse, trials and covenants, rebellion and Law, culminating with God's «Ultimate Provision» for Salvation, the «Good News»
of the Lord Jesus Christ, His only begotten Son, the «New Covenant,» the «Millennial Kingdom» to come, the end
of time, and the afterlife, are the basis for the Christian Theology on «Time Dispensations.&ra
time, and the afterlife, are the basis for the Christian Theology on «
Time Dispensations.&ra
Time Dispensations.»
It does draw an accurate picture
of the wild bull that existed in
biblical times and down into the not - too - distant past.
And to say that
Biblical teachings are invalid because there are other similar beliefs that have older known written sources invalidates the Biblical teachings also should take into consideration that for certain Biblical believers that all those truths whether they are known to have been placed in the Bible first or known thus far to have been placed elsewhere that they believe that they all come via deity who at the beginning of human history on this world dispensed those truths to humanity and that to those who believe in the biblical teachings believe that through time they are more complete than those of other ancient beliefs due to God restoring those truths through revelations given to later prophets like say Moses and other later Old and New Testament prophets and a
Biblical teachings are invalid because there are other similar beliefs that have older known written sources invalidates the
Biblical teachings also should take into consideration that for certain Biblical believers that all those truths whether they are known to have been placed in the Bible first or known thus far to have been placed elsewhere that they believe that they all come via deity who at the beginning of human history on this world dispensed those truths to humanity and that to those who believe in the biblical teachings believe that through time they are more complete than those of other ancient beliefs due to God restoring those truths through revelations given to later prophets like say Moses and other later Old and New Testament prophets and a
Biblical teachings also should take into consideration that for certain
Biblical believers that all those truths whether they are known to have been placed in the Bible first or known thus far to have been placed elsewhere that they believe that they all come via deity who at the beginning of human history on this world dispensed those truths to humanity and that to those who believe in the biblical teachings believe that through time they are more complete than those of other ancient beliefs due to God restoring those truths through revelations given to later prophets like say Moses and other later Old and New Testament prophets and a
Biblical believers that all those truths whether they are known to have been placed in the Bible first or known thus far to have been placed elsewhere that they believe that they all come via deity who at the beginning
of human history on this world dispensed those truths to humanity and that to those who believe in the
biblical teachings believe that through time they are more complete than those of other ancient beliefs due to God restoring those truths through revelations given to later prophets like say Moses and other later Old and New Testament prophets and a
biblical teachings believe that through
time they are more complete than those
of other ancient beliefs due to God restoring those truths through revelations given to later prophets like say Moses and other later Old and New Testament prophets and apostles.
But each
time you transmit another one
of your standard, Christian - inspired attempts to twist truth into a form that fits your
biblical world view, you give all
of us an opportunity to provide a reasoned rebuttal.
'' Thomas Jefferson omitted it (Revelation) along with most
of the
Biblical canon, from the Jefferson Bible, and wrote that at one
time, he considered it (Revelation) as «merely the ravings
of a maniac, no more worthy nor capable
of explanation than the incoherences
of our own nightly dreams.»
I accept the Bible's authority; at the same
time I have wondered — as with suicide — about a precise identification
of every person
of this type with the
biblical model» («The Bible and Two Tough Topics,» Eternity, August 1974).
If these are the kinds
of marriages that were perfectly fine for
Biblical times then why are they not legally widespread and what is considered «traditional marriage» in America now?
Christianity itself has become a principality and holds thousands captive, Before anyone comments on me calling todays Christianity a principality, (a demonic stronghold) let me just make a request that those who do answer are those who live as the followers
of the way did in
biblical times, that is, meeting every day, considering nothing they owned as their own, laying their lives down for the gospel (and not getting paid to do so) and having signs and wonders accompany them when they speak
of the Lord.
Of course, we don't find anything specifically about guns in the Bible; they weren't invented until the 14th century A.D. Common weapons in biblical times were various types of knives, axes, spears — and especially the swor
Of course, we don't find anything specifically about guns in the Bible; they weren't invented until the 14th century A.D. Common weapons in
biblical times were various types
of knives, axes, spears — and especially the swor
of knives, axes, spears — and especially the sword.
The Wesleyans did not see the
biblical injunctions against the ministry
of women as providing a norm and pattern for all
time.
However, we should not allow us to be totally seduced by this Victorian version
of the season, and recall that in the
biblical stories, and in centuries past, this was a
time when the world turned upside down.
You can not simultaneously cry out
of church discipline and at the same
time neglect its
Biblical requirements....
The training at St. John's, in bright contrast to the American scene I had fled, was
biblical (unlike anything I had seen or heard
of in the Church I knew), serious, and most important at the
time, pastoral.
In the
times of the
biblical narrative Jesus is healing lepers, raising people from the dead, controlling nature.
Some lose their beliefs in theological college, when they are exposed for the first
time to the work
of Biblical scholars and sophisticated theologians.
It sounds crazy, but I spent three days at St. Bernard Abbey in Cullman, Alabama as part
of my «
biblical womanhood» project last year, and it was one
of the most meaningful
times of prayer and contemplation I've ever experienced.
The
biblical authors simply transplanted the nomadic standards
of their
time into the distant past.
We named her after Woman Wisdom partly because She's a pretty kickass
biblical character, and partly because our lives were such a mess at the
time of Sophia's birth.
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.