Sentences with phrase «scriptural studies»

This dogma was built on thousands of years of close scriptural study.

She commits herself to Scriptural study, asks God to forgive her sins, forgives her husband for his, prays he will find the grace necessary to turn his life around, and promises the Lord to become a better mother and wife — inspiring her young daughter to also pray and rally for her parents.

The religious world also values cathedrals, scriptural study, and time spent in contemplation.

To be sure, Paul appears to have been a pretty intelligent and articulate fellow, and was perhaps particularly skilled in scriptural study and interpretation (from his Pharisee background).

Every class includes scriptural study, devotion, nonviolence, uplifting music and meditation.

These innovative tech - platforms engage with readers every day, adding depth to their scriptural study and book experience.

Not exact matches

The isolation of Scripture study from the believing community of faith (nuda scriptura) disregards the Holy Spirit's work in guiding the witness of the people of God to scriptural truths, and leaves the interpretation of that truth vulnerable to unfettered subjectivism.

He gave out study guides with scriptural verses related to lust and showed a slick video from XXXChurch, the main Web - based group for the Christian anti-porn movement.

This reduces indigenous literacy, forcing some non-Arab Muslims to study Arabic language and culture, and the rest to listen to the preaching and scriptural interpretation of an Arabic Imam.

The more I study the Bible, the less confident I am in saying that my theology is based on scriptural exegesis.

So I decided to study the scriptural case against homosexuality for myself.

Interestingly enough, recent study of the physico - chemical world seems to be producing results that are on the side of the scriptural reading of the matter.

I have previously reviewed Naming the Powers in which Wink provides most of the exegetical and Scriptural data for his study.

These people didn't get that way from studying scripture and gaining scriptural truth.

Such studies assume an important interface between the words of a scriptural passage and the social reality undergirding those words.

As we study Scriptural history, we learn to discern the general shape and direction that God might want to lead us in today.

When David Landry listens in early morning solitude in the privacy of his study for the dawning of meaning from a scriptural text, he knows he is even then listening in solidarity with his congregation.

One side effect of the research I've done in writing the book, is that when somebody presents 10K verses to support their claim, I can write a short reply: «Thank you for providing so much scriptural support that conclusively proves my position, and demonstrates that your position has no basis in scripture», and, if challenged, go through each cited verse, and, using one or more specific techniques / methods of Bible study, show how the cited verse either refutes the position they present, or supports the position I present.

To continue to believe a literalist theory of scriptural inspiration seems no longer an option to anyone who has investigated the results of modern historical study of the scriptures.»

This teaching was an interactive Scriptural discussion that probably looked more like a Bible study than our modern - day monologue sermon.

They will not be the only ingredients — especially where public exams are involved, there will be Scriptural and other studies — but they will be what is remembered by young people who had their own deep and eager questions on major issues of faith and found they were not answered.

The effect of Pius's action was to shut down critical Catholic scriptural and historical studies.

The more I studied, the more convinced I became that we Christians had applied a different standard to the homosexuality texts than we had to other Scriptural texts, and that condemning Christ - centered relationships solely based on gender was actually inconsistent with biblical teaching.

The more I study the Bible, the more I rely on sound scriptural exegesis and realize how important that really is.

Perhaps in more fundamentalist congregations where so much emphasis is given to the written word and what the preacher makes of it, it make weaken his hold on the largely ignorant, but in the Catholic and Episcopaelian congregations, it is much more about pomp and ceremony — where the scriptural readings take on much more of a musical resonance than a study group — it will have little impact.

Cn you support your answer with appropriate scriptural citations, bearing in mind that different methods of Bible Study result can result in contrary and conflicting understandings.

The authors draw from broad counseling experiences, current mindfulness studies, and recent advances in brain research — along with case examples, practical exercises, and scriptural lessons — to refresh and heal even the most problematic marriages.

When considering religious beliefs, one study, conducted by Ellison et al (1996) generally confirms that parents with conservative scriptural beliefs use corporal punishment more frequently than parents with less conservative theological views (Ellison et al, 1996).

The authors draw from broad counseling experiences, current mindfulness studies, and recent advances in brain research - along with case examples, practical exercises, and scriptural lessons - to refresh and heal even the most problematic marriages.