Sentences with phrase «one's theological beliefs»

It was decided that no group should surrender its integrity on theological beliefs; theology simply would not be discussed.

Too often theological beliefs break down along ethnic lines or by geographical regions with intolerance being the outcome.

Yes, even the demons can have correct theological beliefs.

This reflects the overall emphasis within spirituality and health training and research — a primary focus on theological beliefs and practices, with a secondary focus upon family systems theory and systems psychology.

At the Edinburgh conference in 1910, Bishop Charles H. Brent of the Protestant Episcopal Church had keenly felt the need for a full discussion of theological beliefs in order that the Churches might find the proper mutual support in the modern world.

The «faith» of the «believers - only» is in their own theological beliefs about God, not in God.

I would guess that any one who professes to «believe in God»; but places their hope for transforming individuals and society in a political ideology either has had very poor theological / spiritual formation or has a formal theological belief system about God or no first hand experience of God.

I don't think that we can realize that potential apart from Grace / faith, but I also believe that everyone has been given Grace which can be intutively apprehended without having a formal theological belief system.

If you compared my writing from ten years ago with the writing I do today, I use different terminology, different approaches to proving my point, different vocabulary, and I even have different theological beliefs, supported by reading passages of Scripture in different ways, all to accomplish different goals in the minds and hearts of those who read.

I have some serious problems with some fundamental theological beliefs taught by Martin Luther, but I also appreciate his many brilliant spiritual insights, not the least of which is «Where God builds a church the devil builds a chapel.»

Take the cardinal theological belief of Judaism as an example: the belief that God is One.

It would initially seem that my two core theological beliefs about the Bible (Scripture is inerrant and Jesus focused) can not be held together coherently.

If I were not privileged to be in these relationships, it would be easy for me to demonize or belittle people who hold theological beliefs more conservative than my own.

Human experience is the crucible in which our beliefs are tested; but if we have a primitive, superstitious theological belief system the God we find will be more of a projection of our own disordered desires than the Loving Creator / Provider / Sustainer of the beginning texts in Genesis.

It is a fundamentalist, neo-Protestant theological belief, not Catholic.

It is contrary to the spirit of John Wesley to put theological beliefs into a strait jacket when human need cries out for a more relevant application to Christian experience.

We don't have the same theological beliefs.

The differing Anglican Eucharistic theologies have become institutionalised in the Book of Common Worship which provides a variety of Eucharistic Prayers to meet the differing theological beliefs of different congregations.

Now the objector used one of the cardinal Jewish theological beliefs to make his case — the truth out of Deuteronomy 6 that God is One.

She further states that Neuhaus's project was aimed at «treating theological belief and commitment as mere instruments of political will....»

Brigitte, this is the result of not being willing to re-examine 16th century theological beliefs and spiritual practices:

Religion is not holding some particular theological beliefs.

However, Keller regrets that «evangelical» no longer refers to theological beliefs regarding the «the necessity of conversion».

«The presence of BYU is a great example of this — marrying the secular pursuit of education with this religious theological belief so that it's part of the same quest,» Gibbs said.

In Stardust, Stern melds her own personal mythologies with other theological beliefs to allow for multiple meanings to surface.

Dan and I were both raised in loving, grace - filled homes, but in a fundamentalist religious culture that required total acquiescence to a strict set of theological beliefs and left little room for mystery.

Sabio, I do not share your atheistic beliefs, but I definitely share many of your criticisms of the formal theological beliefs taught by the institutional Church authorities.

Though for the first 350 years of church history, Christians were persecuted by others, after Christianity became the official religion of the Roman Empire and gained all the power inherent within that position, the persecuted quickly became the persecutors, hunting down and killing not only those who refused to convert to Christianity, but also those Christians who held to different theological beliefs than those of the church leaders in power.

Last week, InterVarsity Christian Fellowship rolled out a new policy that banned employees from holding theological beliefs that support same - sex marriage.

The simple truth is, we are all connected by our need to be loved and to love, regardless of our theological beliefs.

Instead of arguing about our theological beliefs, we should be asking why we are not witnessing to that with our lives.

This is not surprising in itself, of course; what Roof and McKinney regard as significant is the fact that religious communities are increasingly distinguished not by theological beliefs but by «contrasting ethical styles and moral views.»

For some reason Gary is very reactive to theological beliefs he does not share or anything with the least hint of traditional piety.

To demand a religious based organizations to provide a service that goes directly against their theological beliefs is flat wrong.

Theological beliefs were not to be allowed to disturb the political order.

Our theological beliefs about the community of faith, the images of God we find meaningful, ethical perspectives based on our understanding of justice and care, and our interpretation of suffering and healing, sin and forgiveness, ground us and guide us in responding to the crises of members of our congregations.