Sentences with phrase «on points of doctrine»

Don't get me wrong, I do not think Mormons are evil, just totally decived on some points of doctrine.

Not exact matches

West Western churches became guarantors of theological schools of thought Western church membership is often contingent on fine points of doctrine Some western Christians believe that definite beliefs are incompatible with tolerance The atmosphere arose in which anyone could start a church

Scholasticism Theology moved from the monastery to the university Western theology is an intellectual discipline rather than a mystical pursuit Western theology is over-systematized Western Theology is systematized, based on a legal model rather than a philosophical model Western theologians debate like lawyers, not like rabbis Reformation Catholic reformers were excommunicated and formed Protestant churches Western churches become guarantors of theological schools of thought Western church membership is often contingent on fine points of doctrine Some western Christians believe that definite beliefs are incompatible with tolerance The atmosphere arose in which anyone could start a church The legal model for western theology intensifies despite the rediscovery of the East

It is noteworthy that the «point of faith» is not, as is traditionally the case, about revealed doctrine but about strategy based on a reading of culture and social dynamics.

Commenting on Whitehead's doctrine of structured societies at the cellular level, John Cobb remarks: «Whitehead at that point was forced to explain the order in the cell in terms of its molecular structure, to which spontaneity was denied, and to explain the life of the cell in terms of the events in its empty space, which he depicted as radically unordered.

Usually, once a Calvinist is able to gain assent to this first idea of their doctrine, they quickly move on to the second main point of Calvinism, that of Unconditional Election.

Aldous Huxley, The Perennial Philosophy (Harper & Bros., 1948), p. 266, makes this point in a chapter on «Ritual, Symbol, Sacrament» which, in dependence on C. D. Broad, develops a doctrine of real presence similar to the one argued for here.

The main point is to underscore the contrast of the implications of his philosophy with the traditional doctrines that have insisted only on the permanence, unity, eminent actuality, transcendence, and creative power of God.

More will be said on the Biblical view of man later, but it is sufficient to point out here, that it is just because the Bible hardly anywhere reflects a doctrine of an immortal soul, that the Christian hope took the form of the resurrection of the body.

On that reading, for example, when Whitehead says that the «being» of an occasion is created by its «becoming», he is simply telling us that the occasion qua actual superject is created by the same occasion qua actual subject; and that is, of course, one of the main points of the said doctrine.

Phillip Cary paraphrases point five of the preamble to the Joint Declaration on the Doctrine of Justification when he states that the signatories reached a «theological consensus that Luther's doctrine of justification by faith alone need not be Church - dividingDoctrine of Justification when he states that the signatories reached a «theological consensus that Luther's doctrine of justification by faith alone need not be Church - dividingdoctrine of justification by faith alone need not be Church - dividing.»

Jenkins, on the other hand, describes appreciatively theological schools, from the Orthodox doctrine of theosis to Teilhard de Chardin to the modern «creation spirituality» movement, which one way or another allow humans to share with God in the evolution of the world to a glorious transformation ¯ although, as Jenkins points out, there's a danger that that could veer off into anthropocentric management.

The doctrine produces outward Christian activity - an informal code on what is «Christian» life - style (the agreed points of which are nevertheless being whittled down with each passing year), Christian activity in and out of church, and a Christian empire with organs of entertainment, education, and political influence - but it does not necessarily produce Christians who are, at the roots of their being, Christian.

He's developing an argument about the significance of the doctrine of the resurrection by discussing the logical consequence of denying it (verses 12 - 19), going on a very typical Pauline digression almost as if he's overcome by joy at the positive truth and has to triumphantly proclaim it (verses 20 - 28) then finally returning to drive home the practical point again (verses 29 - 35).

In 2000 the Congregation for the Doctrine of the Faith issued a document called Dominus Iesus and then, in 2007, reiterated its main points in «Responses to Some Questions Regarding Certain Aspects of the Doctrine on the Church.»

Bruce McCormack started from the same point in his brilliant essay on the role of justification in Protestant theology, an essay which is mandatory reading for those wishing to understand what's at stake over the doctrine of justification.

In a poll taken by Christianity Today in 1957, for example, among members of the Protestant clergy who chose to call themselves conservative or fundamental, 48 % affirmed that belief in Scripture's inspiration also demanded a commitment to its inerrancy, while 52 % said they were either unsure of the doctrine of inerrancy or rejected it outright.1 Discussion within evangelicalism concerning the inspiration of Scripture has usually focused on this point: whether or not Scripture is inerrant.

Northrop observed such a confluence, and held that Whitehead and Berg - son differed only on one major point of doctrine: he alleges that, for Bergson, spatialization in science constitutes a falsification of experience, while he thinks this is not the case for Whitehead.30 There are two problems with this claim by Northrop.

We can not here embark on the doctrine of God, but I would wish to affirm both God's transcendence in one aspect of his being and his temporality in another aspect, and to say that God does act within our temporal history, and that the response of faith itself a part of history, affecting what follows — is a response to the ontological reality to which it points in saying God has acted.1 I affirm that God so acted within the wider event «Jesus Christ,» and in particular in his resurrection.

In a debate with an advocate for abortion, one occasionally comes up against an informed opponent who seeks to undermine the Church's position on the issue by pointing out that the Universal Doctor of the Church, St Thomas Aquinas, held to the doctrine of delayed animation or hominisation.

The whole point of the Christian doctrine of Atonement is that God can not be merciful without fulfilling within himself, and on man's behalf, the requirements of divine justice.

You speak on what is «True Doctrine», could we also point to something such as the Consti; tution and the daily court room arguments of lawyers and clerks who feel that they alone know and understand the true meaning of the what the framers when they wrote the laws of this land?

As noted by Robert Jenson, the international Reformed - Roman Catholic Dialogue, on just this point, «achieved an extensive common doctrine of Christ's presence,» albeit, interestingly, with a «polite shared opposition to Lutheran innovations.»

This is remarkably different from certain earlier formulations of the Roman Catholic doctrine on this point, where faith was considered only the beginning and root of justification.

[13] This is his commentary on «they went out from us, but they were not of us» (I John 2:19) It is a point which Newman makes in Difficulties of Anglicans and returns to in On Consulting the Faithful in Matters of Doctrinon «they went out from us, but they were not of us» (I John 2:19) It is a point which Newman makes in Difficulties of Anglicans and returns to in On Consulting the Faithful in Matters of DoctrinOn Consulting the Faithful in Matters of Doctrine,

By denying original sin, moderns, who often prided themselves on their empiricism, were denying a point of traditional Christian doctrine for which there is immense contemporary evidence.

Both of these points, that early statements were based primarily on the narrative of Scripture and the behavior of believers, will become critical later in this chapter for understanding how we as twenty - first century followers of Jesus can stand up for the truth without the damaging and destructive statements of doctrine that have divided Christianity for so long.

I point out, however, that even Christian does not fully explicate Whitehead's doctrine of the relational essence of eternal objects as is attempted in this paper, for he chooses to focus on the internal relatedness involved in objectification rather than the internal relatedness that also obtains between eternal objects themselves.

The source for both Hartshorne and Weiss's opinions on this point is Charles Peirce, whose essay, «The Doctrine of Necessity Examined,» presents a more dialectical argument than that of either of his students for why people might mistakenly believe in determinism (7: pars.

When Newman came to write his Essay on the Development of Doctrine, he makes the point that «the absolute need of a spiritual authority is at present the strongest argument in favour of its supply.»

But granting that we have honestly taken this precaution, a clash between the two on points of detail where they overlap should not lead us hastily to abandon doctrines for which we have solid evidence.

You hit on an important point: Much of Calvinism doctrine comes from misapplying specific Scriptures to humanity in general.

Hence, at this point the book moves from the method and doctrine of theology to reflection on the relevance of Christian teaching for the structure of the political order.

Given the sharp opposition of the doctrines of economism to those of traditional religions on many points, this quick acquiescence is surprising.

One can not but feel that on this as on many other points the theologians considered the doctrine of original sin as a very present help in trouble.

The RCC was in a bind because it got to the point that evolution was proven beyond all sane doubt but it was stuck with having so much of its doctrine built on the idea of Jesus dying to save us from original sin.

At one point, Spencer's character claims that the entire Trinity, not only Christ's human nature, suffered on the cross at Calvary — a rank heresy against the doctrine of divine impassibility.

As the book points out, for example, the «obviously inadequate instantiation» of caritas in medieval Christianity helped to precipitate the Reformation and its leaders» emphasis on doctrine; Reformation - era «authorities» breaches of caritas via confessional coercion created a reservoir of resentment sufficient to spring and sustain the secularizing, antireligious, liberationist ideology pervasive in the modern era down to the present»; and awareness of churches» collusion with European imperial colonial violence is linked to the steep decline in European churchgoing since World War II.

The doctrine of sufficient depravity is one of a thousand truths from Dallas that seem novel and yet, the more we reflect on them, point to the most fundamental tenets of our faith.

Merton's comments that «we agreed very well» and «taking in some points of Christian doctrine compared with Buddhist» attest to the «common ground,» as does Chatral's comment that he was surprised at «getting on so well with a Christian.»

Moltmann in his discussion on the doctrine of creation points out the significance of oikas, living space for our understanding of group identity He says any living thing needs a space, a boundary for its secure living; but if that boundary is absolutely sealed and closed, the living thing dies.

But if both proudly refer to themselves as the Lord's chosen, they diverge on one especially inflammatory point of religious doctrine: unlike their present - day Mormon compatriots, Mormon Fundamentalists passionately believe that Saints have a divine obligation to take multiple wives.

They have no inflexible points of view or doctrines on the subject of diet that they are out to prove and they are not lobbied by commercial interests in the pet food industry.

Community Gardens Are Parks by Common Use, Even if Parks Dept Doesn't Recognize Them Perhaps most interestingly conceptually, Amato's testimony brings up the important point that nearly 200 of the City's community gardens were determined in 2002 as being parkland under the public trust doctrine, based on historical pattern of use.

[95] The golden years doctrine has some limited applicability here, in that Mr. Mathroo has experienced a decrease in his willingness to walk because of the effect of his injuries on his perceptions of his physical condition and his feelings of safety when walking, but I take the point made by Mr. Edge - Partington's counsel that he was not involved in that many activities beforehand, other than going to the temple and gardening, so the curtailment of them has been more limited than in other cases cited on his behalf.

Citing Doherty J.A. in Brown, the Court of Appeal noted that the ancillary powers doctrine does not authorize the police to exercise power on «the mere possibility of some unspecified breach at some unknown point in time».

Reference was made to Egyptian law (which has a restrictive doctrine of state immunity) which is sometimes a point of reference for courts but no attempt was made to show that its law on the point was applicable.

One point on which the dissent agreed with the majority was that the de minimus doctrine was not a satisfactory response to concerns about the criminalization of minor non-consensual touching in the sleeping spouse scenario (at para. 121).

On this point, the Court observes that in Siedel, while the majority chose not to address the doctrine of unconscionabilty (para 45), the minority would not have applied the doctrine, noting that «the courts have instead left the question whether arbitration is appropriate for particular categories of disputes to the discretion of the legislatures» (para 172).

In the United Kingdom and the United States, where similar (but not identical) doctrines of legal professional privilege exist, and in civil law jurisdictions that do not recognise the concept of privilege but rely heavily on the doctrine of professional secrecy, significant pressure points arise as a company seeks to keep material privileged and confidential while also satisfying the appetite of public bodies (regulators, prosecutors and legislators) and customer or investor groups for unguarded candour.