Sentences with phrase «rather than scripture»

I believe that when people espouse the values of a mother or wife exclusively being a homemaker, they are longing for a perceived simpler and easier time as opposed to truth, elevating a nostalgic look at motherhood from the standpoint of the post-war American dream of the white, upper - middle - class rather than Scripture.

If I were to make a clear cut line, I would have to say, first and foremost, that anybody that sets this up to be some sort of sin above all other sins, is most definitely coming from a place of prejudice rather than scripture.

When I asked Assad about her views, she gave me a response that seemed based off a combo of emotion and logic rather than Scripture.

Not exact matches

In other words, I'll manipulate scripture to pander to man rather than follow God's plan.

The key question for theology is whether Kant can make any sense out of who the scriptures say Jesus is rather than abjuring the task and simply correcting the apostolic witness in light of some higher «religious» principle.

But rather than continue the order in which I began my critiques, allow me to reverse them, for one simple reason: my worries about Smith's view of Scripture are worries that extend beyond the scope of Desiring the Kingdom.

Given all this, Kugel, if I read him correctly, opts for treating the Scriptures as the starting point for a continuous process of interpretation and reinterpretation rather than as statements that are true in themselves in any obvious sense.

Yes, he believed that the scriptures were valid and authentic; but he interpreted them mythologically rather than literally.

The approach is to build a church and a Christ - centred community, using ministerial skills like scripture and prayer to address people's issues rather than a clinical approach.

(preferably real - life evidence [empirical] rather than quoting your scripture).

I am a Mormon who has actually read the Book of Mormon, and I encourage anyone with doubts or questions to actually read it for themselves and study the churches teachings from primary sources — the scriptures, words of the prophets, the church itself — rather than trusting 3rd party interpretations or claims of understanding Mormonism.

That is one of the reasons why west decided to take in to becoming religious rather than secular since only with that the tension might be reduced and not be considered as infidels attacking Islamic lands but as people of the scriptures!

The Scriptures held pride of place in this matrix but in a conjunctive rather than disjunctive mode.

«We are forever getting confused into thinking that scripture is mainly about what we are supposed to do rather than a picture of who God is» (Resident Aliens, 85).

Wesley plumbed the whole of the Christian tradition and the Scriptures but bent this work to practical rather than speculative purposes - to issues of the shape of Christian life and existence.

It sounds interesting and I would be curious to see what prompted your change and how you now view some of the passages in Scripture dealing with election with a more of «missional» focus rather than one of individualized salvation.

By the way the Quran was written and checked by trust worthy people from trust worthy people who memorized it by heart from the Prophet rather than relaying on men written scriptures..

Rather than base his arguments on a detailed analysis of pertinent Scripture texts, he tended to quote St. Augustine (who predated Calvinism), John Calvin, and other prominent Calvinistic theologians.

For him, as for Pietists generally, the focus was on the personal appropriation of the good news rather than on the supernatural status of the scriptures through which we have access to it.

Polemically, Reformation theology grounded its teaching on Scripture alone, rather than on Scripture and tradition, the polemical pole represented by the Roman and Greek churches.

I am allowed to grow and evolve based on reason rather than having to wait until theology can catch up through rationalizing ancient scripture.

The second was that Scripture became a dialogue partner rather than rule and norm.

When you understand Scripture and theology as God meant it, you are freed to live life in relationship God, rather than under the control of religion.

I am glad you are practicing a Bible study method which studies the Scripture in - depth, rather than just accepting whatever a certain Bible teacher tells you to think.

Certain words in scripture are generic titles, rather than personal names.

Yes, when we begin to see the crucifixion of Jesus as a supreme act of love and revelation, rather than a punishment from God, this has a domino effect on everything else we think about God and Scripture and ourselves.

I believe from what I see in scripture that God most often allows a natural disaster to occur rather than directly sending one.

Many other translations, following the translation of the Hebrew Scriptures into Greek known as the Septuagint, speak of a «virgin» rather than a young woman, although the Hebrew word means a young woman and not necessarily a virgin.

Rather than insisting that scripture make the doctrine of the Trinity explicit, perhaps we should allow the Trinity to remain implicit and affirm it out of our own experience, our own living with God.

Frankly, I am a little skeptical of some of the elements in these creeds since they were developed after Christianity became the official state religion of the Roman Empire, and I fear that some of the statements of these creeds were politically motivated, and were heavily influenced by Roman Emperors, rather than by honestly dealing with the text of Scripture.

Third, Saul put himself above holy scripture rather than submitting to it.

In this sense, «the diversity of Scripture — and the tensions that this diversity introduces — bears witness to God's revelation rather than detracts from it.»

It is worth noticing that different communities of faith have different understandings of the authority of scripture «To most Hindus», writes Stanley Samartha, «the primary authority lies in that which is heard rather than in what is remembered and written down.

Anyone who makes the assertion that scripture is clear is speaking either from ignorance or desired outcome rather than evidence.

Following on the British government's decision in favour of promoting English rather than Oriental or Vernacular education in India, and to seek the help of private agencies in the task, the Missions started Christian colleges for imparting education in Western culture and modern science with the teaching of English literature at the centre of secular courses and spiritually interpreted by the teaching of Christian Scripture.

But whereas Justin was eventually able to reconcile his sexuality with his faith and with Scripture in such a way that has left open the possibility for a relationship with a man in his future, Wesley says that «my own story, by contrast, is a story of feeling spiritually hindered rather than helped by my homosexuality.

The goal is to show how scripture, tradition, reason, and experience all support a posture of equality toward women, one that favorsmutuality rather than hierarchy, in the home, Church, and society.

But rather than lengthen this already too - long sermon, I hope your interest has been piqued sufficiently to discover for yourself the wonderful truth the Scriptures teach us about glorification.

«We ought in humble submission to accept the real scriptures that god has provided us as they are, rather than ungratefully and stubbornly forcing scripture to be something that it is not because of a theory we hold about what it must and should be.

Rice «methodically tied Blanchard in knots over how to interpret the proslavery implications of specific texts» while «Blanchard returned repeatedly to «the broad principle of common equity and common sense» that he found in Scripture, to «the general principles of the Bible» and «the whole scope of the Bible»» rather than specifics.

Things didn't really turn around until the publication of Harriet Beecher Stowe's Uncle Tom's Cabin, which struck an emotional chord with readers and once again appealed to the general sweep of Scripture rather than the letter.

Just as we have often succumbed to the danger of recasting the Scriptures in our own images through selective use of them, so we have also humanized the sacraments by making them our own acts rather than God's.

Sam, Leading by example, rather than by coercion or guilt trips is definitely the way to be an elder, according to Scripture.

The problem with those holding the traditional Free Grace position is not that they confuse the «who» with the «how» but that they arrive at their view from the Scripture rather than philosophy and man - made paradigms.

By redirecting our thinking about God to his absence rather than to his presence, we not only portray the true God of the Scriptures but make him more credible.

Psalm 10: 3 - 4 — This talks about the wicked men, how they do nt have God in their hearts or in their minds, which is a fine piece of scripture but it can hardly be used for either myself or the maker of the video since we both seem to advocate a deep and personal relationship with the Lord rather than letting a group of «religious» people ruin it for you.

I have hoped that, by driving six separate roadways through Scripture, clarity might be gained without serious sacrifice of balance and proportion, and that the very fact of repetition, as each roadway inevitably brings the traveler within sight of familiar scenes common to all six, would help rather than hinder comprehension.

Jeremy, Under the header «The Failure of the Reformation», line four, shouldn't it read «the authority of Scripture over tradition» rather than «the authority of tradition over Scripture?»

Scripture is there to confront that «me», and «grow» it in that confrontation, rather than have it mollycoddle you to under - gird your current understanding.

In my own teaching of theology I find it best to use, rather than a single textbook with a single point of view, a reader which presents several angles of interpretation on specifics and on the whole because it forces students confronting a plurality of systems to decide for themselves what the Scriptures say.