Sentences with phrase «read a passage of»

As I read the passages of scripture in the lectionary for today, I found myself identifying most with the author of this psalm.

Part of studying and rightly dividing the word of truth includes reading passages of scripture in their context.

As such, we talk about a Bible passage that «speaks to us» or about how we «heard God» as we read a passage of Scripture.

III It is impossible to read this passage of Ramban without thinking of Samuel Johnson's reflection on the secret horror of endings in the last paper of his Idler series.

If you compared my writing from ten years ago with the writing I do today, I use different terminology, different approaches to proving my point, different vocabulary, and I even have different theological beliefs, supported by reading passages of Scripture in different ways, all to accomplish different goals in the minds and hearts of those who read.

There is also great benefit in reading passages of scripture together with Jews and Muslims.

The year group would be brought together and the Head would break the news, after which the Dean would read a passage of scripture and then I would say a few words and offer a prayer.

All it takes is reading those passages of the Bible wherein homosexuality is mentioned with the same care we would any other passage of the book.

To read the passage of time off the strontium atoms, they are exposed to the red light of the main, ultra-stable laser, with a frequency of approx. 429 terahertz.

gets a bit embarrassing when screenwriter James Vanderbilt reads passages of dialogue aloud from his script (I mean, why is he doing that?)

Play a video or read a passage of text.

I think right now Twitch is an untapped market for authors who want to read passages of their book and cultivate a following.

Think about whether you want something simple, such as you, the author reading a passage of your book?

The Reading test takes 1 hour and your task is to read passages of text and answer questions according to what you have read.

Not exact matches

The study's authors had 161 participants (who were almost exactly split between men and women) first read a passage in their normal voices to get baseline measures of their voices for things like loudness and pitch.

If you read to the end of Holder's letter, to the passage where he says, «Were such an emergency to arise, I would examine the particular facts and circumstances before advising the president on the scope of his authority,» it becomes clear that, despite invoking Pearl Harbor and 9/11, even he isn't envisioning a response to an attack in process, which would have to happen immediately.

The main reason to read the 1st edition is for several lost passages on the behaviour of UK bonds between 1900 and 2004.

Bible Studies, Priests reading passages or directing you to specific cherry - picked passages, Sunday School, Bible School, and so on — these are not the best ways to read the Bible — these are forms of indoctrination, not enlightenment.

You're a literalist and stop at the basic reading of words on a page... you refuse to go deeper into the connotations of many a scripture because it ruins your basic reading of the passage.

I suppose it would be important to read the entire book of Galatians so that we can see where Paul is going with the specific passage you cited.

the one i read contains passages that have been responsible for the subjugation and degradation of women

Because if you ever truly read the Bible, there are passages that actually condone slavery, however as a civilized society, most of us with an endearment to our fellow human being decide that slavery is wrong, regardless or religious endorsement of any kind.

I'm reading NFIB v. Sebelius (the Obamacare decision) in preparation for teaching the case to my constitutional law students and came across the following most interesting passage in in Justice Ginsburg's opinion: «A mandate to purchase a particular product would be unconstitutional if, for example, the edict impermissibly abridged the freedom of speech, interfered with the free exercise of religion, or infringed on a liberty interest protected by the Due Process Clause.»

Of course, most of you won't bother to read those passageOf course, most of you won't bother to read those passageof you won't bother to read those passages.

To test temptation, half of the students read a passage about God and half read a passage unrelated to God.

Here is one of the passages Anderson and Granados quoted in Called to Love that made me realize I needed to read this play.

A great deal of the pleasure of reading Obsolete Objects derives from simply coming across such passages - hundreds of them.

In «With Her» Milosz speaks of hearing a passage from Scripture during Mass at St. Mary Magdalen in Berkeley: «A reading this Sunday from the Book of Wisdom / About how God has not made death / And does not rejoice in the annihilation of the living.»

Read the following passages for yourself (it helps to get the context of the scripture surrounding each verse).

Just ask yourself this: Since the Bible is apparently inerrant, how exactly Noah was able to get 2 of every species (7 of some depending on which passage you read) on a boat?

As someone born in the early 50s, that read Lord of the Rings in my teens, I found that the Dark Tower series took LOTR place as a series I could read over and over and each time I find some Christian themes but also beautifully written passages that I simply want to stop and re-read again.

The CLT practice exam has a reading passage from St. Augustine, a dense discussion of a theological subject.

In the Office of Readings for the day, we find this passage by Thomas: The Cross exemplifies every virtue Why did the Son of God have to suffer for us?

In the Office of Readings for the day, we find this passage by Thomas:

Don't some say that is often missed on a quick reading of that passage?

Please share any favorite passages of your own (or mention any passages you think he reads particularly well) in the comments.

They are rarely used, and most people groan when you get to the genealogies of Scripture in their Bible reading, but they are often some of the passages in the Bible which help defend it from the frequent attacks that are leveled against the Bible by it's critics.

«I would suggest you read the Bible in its entirety, not pick and chooses passages out of context without relevance, that are suggested reading from sleazy websites.»

Whether we read a passage as a metaphor or literal can greatly change the meaning of passage.

If you are investing so much of your time on the Bible, I would suggest you read the Bible in its entirety, not pick and chooses passages out of context without relevance, that are suggested reading from sleazy websites.

The Cost of Discipleship If you just read the passage in its context.

Luke adds that he was «filled with the power of the Spirit» when he returned to Galilee, and that when he read from the scroll of Isaiah in the synagogue at Nazareth he began with the passage that said, «The Spirit of the Lord is upon me, because he has anointed me to bring good news to the poor» (Luke 4:14 - 18).

What do you think a lot of Christians «miss» when reading these passages?

But a first - century Middle Eastern would not have read the opening and closing phrases of the passage as the main point.

In addition we read two major christological pronouncements in the passage: «As long as I am in the world, I am the light of the world» (v. 5), and «For judgment I came into this world, that those who do not see may see, and that those who see may become blind» (v. 39).

Yet this passage of Scripture, as with all the others, deserves a more nuanced and respectful reading.

Julie - I was especially encouraged and thought of you while reading a particular passage because it is about the story of a woman who was assaulted and not believed... and then about the way that it was necessary for there to be a public forum where she could claim and own her experience.

A public reading of the passage will reveal which approach the reader takes.

Most of them have read only select passages chosen for them by someone else, who also tells them what to think about it.

Some of our best biblical scholars have enabled us to read passages like Luke 21 without having to take them seriously.