Sentences with phrase «power over scripture»

Both tended to emphasize power over Scripture.

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A government with the power of life and death over its citizens is the real abomination, regardless of whatever Bronze Age tribal scriptures have to say on the subject.

This scripture does nt conflict in these verses we see the truth exposed as God allows satan to have limited power over his people to test them as in the story of Job.So was it God who tested job by allowing satan to bring trails upon him.Or was it satan who was the one testing him.Both are involved but the motivations are completely different Gods purposes are to build up his people.Satan on the other hand wants to destroy there is this conflict at work all the time.brentnz

Man chose satan as their god and have had the chance to show what they could do without their creator and his ideas, principles and laws but it has not been pretty and as Jesus taught that satan is «The ruler of this world», «the god of this system» etc.but for «a little while longer» and the Creator will take his wisdom, justice, power and love and take over to show what was intended from the beginning.for scriptures (see 1 John 5:19, Rev. 12:9 - 12, Luke 22:31, Matt.25: 41, 1 Pet.5: 8,9, John 8:44,45) and so many others for those who care.

At that instant of time when I gave all up to him to do with me as he pleased, and was willing that God should rule over me at his pleasure, redeeming love broke into my soul with repeated scriptures, with such power that my whole soul seemed to be melted down with love; the burden of guilt and condemnation was gone, darkness was expelled, my heart humbled and filled with gratitude, and my whole soul, that was a few minutes ago groaning under mountains of death, and crying to an unknown God for help, was now filled with immortal love, soaring on the wings of faith, freed from the chains of death and darkness, and crying out, My Lord and my God; thou art my rock and my fortress, my shield and my high tower, my life, my joy, my present and my everlasting portion.

Increasingly the matter comes to the fore as the Scriptures become the sacred text upon which a person's position may be used to maintain rank or power over another human being.

Maybe i'm just fuming over the situation of yet another woman victimized by another scripted - by - scripture psychopath in power.

Indeed, the cross-centered Principle of Redemptive Withdrawal specifies that the «delivering over» motif running throughout Scripture is not a manifestation of «the power of the Spirit» but a manifestation of the withdrawal of the Spirit (pg.

The Bible is not about conveying divine principles for starting and managing a Christian business — but is instead about Christ on the cross triumphing over all principalities and powers and so radically transforming everything we consider to be our business... Scripture then ceases to about teaching about biblical manhood and womanhood or biblical motherhood and fatherhood — and becomes instead the story of how a covenant - making and promise - keeping God took on full human personhood in Jesus Christ in order to reconcile this alienated and wrecked world to the eternally gracious Father.»

As Christians celebrate the Resurrection of Jesus Christ, his power over death and his amazing love for us, please enjoy these free Easter Scripture Printables.

Over the centuries, the power of written scriptures and organized religions had unfortunately replaced the power of direct discernment by laymen.

The Qur «an In this new translation of Islam's holy scriptures, Tarif Khalidi manages to carry the power and rhythms of the original Arabic over into English.

It's a great parallel to when the storms -LCB- of life -RCB- beat upon us, that they shall have no power over us... to drag us down to the gulf of misery... -LCB- One of my favorite scriptures: Helaman 5:12 -RCB-