Scripture and
only scripture should be the standard we use in all matters of faith.
It never said that
only Scripture is given by inspiration.
The reformers seem to believe that
only the scripture authors get to be charismatic in this way.
For two hours we had watched McGowan bring the story to vivid life with no sound of music, nary a prop and
only the scripture itself as a script.
Only what is revelation, i.e.,
only Scripture, can «be made a matter of theological truth.»
(For your benefit and others, Sefaria is an Orthodox Jewish host site for the Jewish scriptures and many uploaded commentaries on not
only scripture, but commentaries on commentaries.)
He instructed the reading of scripture but pretty much
the only scripture available at the time was the Torah and the Septuagint.
I'd agree, but add that it takes faith and humility, and the resulting spiritual experience, to understand not
only scripture and theology but also all the human errors that have been made in presenting them.
The schools established at Jamnia and Tiberias were to study
only scripture and the Oral Tradition.
Interestingly, that seems to be
the only scripture you're always guaranteed to hear preached with the caveat of: «Well, that doesn't apply to everybody.»
The archaists maintained
only Scripture could be obligatory; the liberals held that nothing much mattered when it came to doctrine.
I am coming to learn that Jesus is the Word of God as you have said, and am attempting to let Him help me read not
only Scripture, but read by own life as well.
Only scripture does that.
In other words, Christians can not allow their instincts or conscience to inform their theology,
only Scripture.
Arguing Scripture with someone can result in turning them away from not
only Scripture, but also from The Word itself, Jesus.
Only Scripture has this revelation from God.
Heck, even David on occasion has scolled me for using
ONLY scripture as proof for an argument we would be having.
To claim to follow Jesus but only quote from the Old Testament and
only the scriptures that fit your needs.
* Poustinia is a Russian word for desert and it refers to a way of prayer that is more Eastern: silence, solitude, fasting and prayer with
only the Scriptures as spiritual food.
It is not
only the scriptures which are different in this light.
In this case people are usually thinking of the Lalitavistara and Mahavastu,
the only scriptures associated with Mahayana that are also rather well - known in broader academic circles.
And
the only Scriptures to point to Jesus is, of course, the Old Testament, which is not «old» actually.
Not exact matches
Steve: seriously... who dropped out of the sky and informed you and your denomination that you have the authoritative and
only interpretation of
scripture?
The movement's website features personal stories of women who are usually the
only head coverers in their churches, as well as arguments from
scripture to support the practice.
Finally I quoted the
scripture only which was very self explanatory on it's own and it too was deleted more than once.
When I was a good Baptist,
scripture was the
only foundation.
But even the most orthodox of Jews will admit that GeHenna (named after the dump outside Jerusalem that existed in the Valley of Hinnom and whilch was considered the most unclean of places, where the «fires never went out» and the «worm never died»... a reference seen in Isaiah...) was an idea adapted from Babylonian theology (taken from Zoasterism), not an idea originally developed in the Tanach (thus you will find references to «the world to come» and «tikkun Olam»
only in the Talmud, not in the Tanach... which for Jews is not a problem since our view of «
scripture» is not the same as a Christians).
It's okay if you want to be able to cuss as some sort of right, but you can't find
scripture to justify it,
only yourself.
I have some beautiful verses I want to share with you, Muneef, out of my
Scriptures... Ther is a hidden treasure in them, but
only to those whose hearts are seeking.
Scriptures and the church both tell us, that you not
only have to love and have faith in Jesus Christ, but you also must live the life of a Christian.
We believe Christ is the way not
only because
scriptures say it, but because His Spirit speaks to mine and confirms what
scripture says.
As Christians wrestle through issues like this in the 21st century, we need to remember these kinds of developments are not addressed explicitly in
Scripture — there are
only general parameters to ponder, wonder about, pray over and wrestle through.
We are the chosen because God speaks through out prophet, No,
scripture says that God stopped doing that therefore we are the chosen because we know
scripture better, the
ONLY way God speaks.
The written Logion — Oracles, the Holy
Scripture were committed to Israel's keeping and still to this day exists as the one and
only Hebrew text (amidst all the different versions / translations of the Bible).
---------- Tiggy, be honest, if I quote any
scripture you are going to argue that is
only my interpretation; is that not true?
So let's say you're right that there is
only one true meaning of
scripture — I'm assuming that
only god knows it, being all - knowing and everything.
The
scriptures point out that
only a few of us should seek to be pastors as we will be judged by a higher standard.
The mainline Reformers of the sixteenth century posited what is called the «formal principle,» which holds that the
Scriptures are (in the words of the 2000 Amsterdam Declaration) «the inspired revelation of God... totally true and trustworthy, and the
only infallible rule of faith and practice.»
Ann K: Perhaps I overstated that, but as I'm sure you know, The Catholic Church has always been the most zealous in the concept that
only ordained priests can properly understand
Scripture.
But traditions (e.g., sacraments not found in the Bible) gained force
only as explications of what was implicit in
Scripture.
Our ability to twist
scripture to our way of thinking
only enhances this.
i think harri is responding to mark's response to my telling someone who was vomiting up
scripture that people those quotes are
only valid to those who accept the authority of the
scripture.
There is no god,
only morons who follow their delsuions and try to make others see their delusions by reciting
scripture as it were the truth.
Your stance upon copied
scripture is at best
only a rhetorical euphemism hardly worth its incitement.
I also don't believe that God wanted
only men to be in positions of authority within the church, but I also must admit that there are select instructions attributed to God (or at least believed to be inspired by God) in
scripture that strongly suggest otherwise.
Scripture is already a theological reality identifiable with Christ, and so the «material text should not be called Holy
Scripture strictly speaking, since these manuscripts are
only sacred to the extent that the sacred meaning accompanies them.»
The
only way I learned about God is through the Bible... those
scriptures are the
only TRULY holy thing on this earth.
It seems many of the the atheists can
only hash out the usual slogans (delusional, fairy tales, Santa Claus ect) and select quotations from
scripture (The bad parts... yes the bad parts are there too) As a skeptic myself I'm not impressed.
I am not sure what you mean by saying «twisting
scripture» as the
only way to read it is to interpret it, and everyone does this subjectively.
Scripture plainly instructs us to write God's laws in our hearts, that we are the temple, and for Christians - that Jesus is the
only Intercessor we need.