This is usually done through compelling worship, faithful
interpretation of Scripture in preaching, and attention to building community among members of the congregation.
Many
passages of Scripture teach that the universe itself will be included in the achievement of the final goal.
They created a hierarchy of religious leaders who helped develop rules of morality and decide which
understandings of Scripture were correct.
There have been other ways of framing the issue of the fundamental tension that exists between the
views of Scripture as content and / or as address.
Also, if you reject any portion
of scripture as truth, doesn't that mean it should all be rejected?
I find it interesting that you are against the
use of scripture for the defense of the practice of pastors on salary.
Another approach is to view
inspiration of Scripture differently for the genre of narrative than for the genre of, say, letters.
Great faith is fully convinced of the difficult promises and the hard to understand
truths of Scripture.
For a Catholic it almost goes without saying that the written
word of Scripture can not be the partner in this dialogue.
No political project is more urgent for society than the recovery of classic Christian consciousness through the direct address of
texts of Scripture and tradition.
Some will point to the unique roles of women and men within the
pages of Scripture as proof of this belief.
Or is it merely a question of our interpretation
of scripture which is always up for grabs?
He was determined that we should have the detailed
knowledge of scripture because he claimed this book showed how the church was to appear in action.
Actually, the turning point came in spring 1974, during a seminar on the authority
of Scripture for theology.
In
light of scripture and the circumstances, he said, the congregation needed to stop in the middle of the service and process together to the homes of the other two families.
A high
doctrine of Scripture and theological novelty do not go well together as everyone ought to be aware by now.
And the ones that do make it there offer no challenge to the authority
of scripture on matters of faith and practice.
Here we find a detailed and exhaustive introduction to the use
of Scripture by our present pope.
Regarding your points 4 & 5: Your contention that belief is the sole criterion for eternal life does not account for the
whole of Scripture which indicates otherwise.
It could be through a group's study of a passage
of Scripture from which the text was to be selected.
I know I am wrong in many areas, and REALLY appreciate the input and feedback from other
students of Scripture like yourself.
Clearly, even those of us with a high view
of Scripture don't take everything literally.
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