Sentences with phrase «plain reading of scripture»
Jeremy, I find it rather humorous, in a sad sort of way, that you can write posts about changing (or stopping) baptism and communion (which were good and valid posts), and not hear one peep out of the «plain reading of Scripture» crowd.
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When I am told not to think so much because the «plain and simple reading» of Scripture demands certain conclusions, the cognitive dissonance is excruciating.
The fact is, most of the defenses of American slavery were written by clergy who quoted Scripture generously and appealed to a «clear, plain, and common - sense reading» of biblical passages like Genesis 17:2, Deuteronomy 20:10 - 11, 1 Corinthians 7:21, Ephesians 6:1 - 5, Colossians 3:18 - 25; 4:1, and I Timothy 6:1 - 2.
It drives me crazy when people talk about «the plain meaning of Scripture» when most of them are not reading the Bible in its original language or cultural context.
Friars were leaving the Augustinians almost daily, and within a few months it was impossible to continue with the common recitation of the Office, the readings at meals, or any semblance of regular community life — the life which had formed Luther, given him his love of psalm and plain chant, scripture and prayer, of theology and preaching.