Sentences with phrase «orthodox understanding»
The phrase "orthodox understanding" refers to the commonly accepted or traditional interpretation of something. It means following the established beliefs, practices, or principles that have been generally agreed upon by a specific group or community. Full definition
That's what non-affirming readings of Scripture require gay Christians to believe about their sexual orientation, but that's quite different from orthodox understandings of celibacy, and quite different from how celibate gay Christians can view their sexual orientation if they affirm at least some same - sex relationships.»
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Elsewhere he writes that as enthusiastic as he is about orthodox understandings of the Trinity, these understandings are useless without trinitarianly shaped love of neighbor.
But where most stuck to orthodox understandings of physics and neuroscience, Hameroff came in touting his more out - there ideas.
And to suggest that an orthodox understanding of Christianity encourages abuse against homosexuals is a sad misreading of the very tenets of the faith,» he said.
His answer is yes, we dare so hope and should so hope, while maintaining the orthodox understanding that the final judgment is, of course, God's alone.
The majority of evangelicals who hold to the orthodox understanding of hell... are troubled by its implications.
That is not the totality of the gospel, but it is certainly central to the orthodox understanding of it.
Until these things were put right, until a Council should be held, the imperial Estates merely ordered the Gospel to continue to be preached in its orthodox understanding, and nothing new to be published unless it had first been approved.