Sentences with phrase «scriptures teach the doctrine»

You're letting your doctrine interpret the scriptures rather than let the scriptures teach the doctrine.

Not exact matches

Such development of doctrine, typically in response to grave error and deviant traditions built upon such error, is to be understood not as an addition to the apostolic teaching contained in Holy Scripture but as Spirit - guided insight into the fullness of that teaching.

Since Latter - day Saints believe in continuing, modern revelation, that means that we follow what is in the canonized scriptures (Bible, Book of Mormon, Doctrine and Covenants, Pearl of Great Price) AND whatever our current leaders teach.

Among those revelations recorded in 1843 in the Doctrine and Covenants, a book of Mormon scripture, were teachings about plural marriage.

Does any verse in the Bible clearly teach the doctrine of the inspiration of Scripture?

It is, like all of Calvinism's doctrines, not explicitly taught anywhere in scripture, but extrapolated by taking a few verses or partial verses out of context and granting them a meaning never intended by the authors.

The teaching of sound doctrine is NEVER negotiable in Scripture.

We can no longer allow the corruption of scripture to be used to justify abusive and horribly damaging false doctrine to be taught.

159:4.9 «But the greatest error of the teaching about the Scriptures is the doctrine of their being sealed books of mystery and wisdom which only the wise minds of the nation dare to interpret.

If the Bible doesn't teach the doctrine of the Inspiration of Scripture, where does that leave us regarding the Bible?

To be sure, we have an expanded canon of Scripture, but nothing within the Book of Mormon, Doctrine and Covenants, or Pearl of Great Price contradicts what is taught in the Bible regarding the virgin birth (which, by the way, we definitely believe in), teachings, miracles, atoning sacrifice, or bodily resurrection of Jesus of Nazareth.

In James» view, the Reformation led to a chaos of doctrines, as independent authorities began interpreting scripture for themselves, thus proving the value of Catholicism's centralised body of teaching centred on the authority of the Pope.

On the other hand, there were other men who disagreed: Tertullian, who believed that the soul would live on forever, that the wicked would suffer misery in proportion to the righteous» reward; St. Augustine, who came up with the doctrines of Original Sin and Predestination (some would be saved, the rest would be damned); and Jerome, who would end up retranslating the Latin Bible into what would become the Latin Vulgate and would twist various scriptures that talked about eonian chastening into teaching eternal torment.

This is the teaching of the Scripture and the implication of the doctrine of the good creation.

Of course our doctrine of inspiration does not grow out of our experience with the Bible, but from the teaching of Scripture itself But that truth does not become actual apart from a real interaction between the text and my experience.

Even the Apostle Paul stated, that if any man teach any other teaching or doctrine other than what the apostles have taught and left in the scriptures, let him be accursed.

There was no single line of belief among the lecturers, but they were all dedicated to teaching us how to investigate scripture and doctrine for ourselves.

But it was not treated as a doctrine, nor was it a major element in their teaching; they were not predicting the future and were not distorting the Scriptures.

A more sophisticated screening of Scripture is carried out by others who claim that we must look in Scripture for the «locus classicus» of a Biblical doctrine and concentrate on its teaching, interpreting all else in light of its truth.

Just as in the gospels the most important thing is the incarnation, death and resurrection, while the how of the incarnation, the virgin birth, lies in the hinterland; so also in respect to the doctrine of Scripture, while inspiration is as clearly taught as the virgin birth, it lies rather in the hinterland.»

And since Mormon doctrine and scripture teaches that brown things are bad, stay away from our chocolate ice cream!

As well as the Bible, Mormons revere three books of teaching and scripture: The Book of Mormon, The Pearl of Great Price and the Doctrines and Covenants

However, in Article IV, on church membership, it is specifically stated that a member must be a «believer in the doctrines of Christian Science according to the platform and teaching contained in the Christian Science textbook, Science and Health with Key to the Scriptures, by Reverend Mary Baker Eddy.

Scripture teaches that we all have a responsibility to grow into maturity and not remain baby Christians who are easily knocked off course by dodgy doctrines or by chasing after faddish spiritual practices.

Some speak in individual terms of the cultivation of the Christian life or the salvation of souls; others state their goal to be the building up of the corporate life of the Church or of some part of it; again the goal is defined as the «communication of the vital and redeeming doctrines of Scriptures,» or it is otherwise described by reference to the Bible as the ultimate source of all that is to be taught and preached.

Now certainly, the concept of false teaching and unsound doctrine is found elsewhere in Scripture, and the term «false prophets» which is also found in 2 Peter 2:1 is also found in other passages, but the disparaging label of «false teacher» which is so frequently tossed about these days, is not a common term in Scripture.

In other words, the teaching that the death of Christ was (a) for sin and (b) in accordance with the scriptures was derived by both Mark and Paul from the primitive church; the doctrine of the Atonement is not Paul's unique and distinctive contribution to Christian thought, for it is really pre-Pauline; further, it is not at all the central, cardinal doctrine in «Paulinism,» but a subsidiary one; (Indeed, it is a component one — it forms part of the doctrine of the new creation in Christ) finally, the conception of the way in which Christ's death becomes effective, as Paul conceived it, is peculiar to Paul and finds no trace in Mark or indeed elsewhere in the New Testament (Save in passages demonstrable dependent on Paul)-- Paul thinks of it as a conquest of the demonic powers in the very hour of their greatest aggression and apparent triumph.

We can still say that their teachings are not a good application of Scripture to life and doctrine.

All scripture is given by inspiration of God, and is profitable for doctrine, for reproof, for correction, for instruction in righteousness» 2 Timothy 3:16 KJV It is indisputable that God prohibited all women from teaching — «I do not permit a woman to teach or to have authority over a man».

And so if you want to learn what sound doctrine is, and if you want to hear what the Scriptures really teach, you need to attend church every Sunday morning and Sunday night, and get plugged in to one of our mid-week Bible studies, and study the Scriptures every day on your own.

His teaching mainly consisted of three elements: first, the doctrine of lordship, secondly, the supreme authority of the scriptures, and thirdly his conception of the church and the Eucharist.

Since the early church had no set «canon of Scripture» (we'll deal with this later), no universally accepted doctrinal statements or creeds, no seminaries to teach «correct doctrine», and no Pope or Denominational leaders to decide between disagreeing factions, there was a lot of disagreement in the early church about what was truth and what was «heresy.»

Difficulties stimulate the mind, and we certainly face lots of hard questions when we assume that Scripture and doctrine teach a single, unified truth.

Finally, some statements at least appear to contradict longstanding Church doctrine, whether formally defined teaching, the constant Tradition of the Church, or Scripture itself.

The Christian movement must state the doctrines it now needs whether or not these can be derived directly from the Bible, Nevertheless, in a movement which looks back to the records of its origins for inspiration, it is important to show the connection of current teaching to the Scriptures.

(3) Probabilism is theologically deep, going back to John and Paul's scriptural teaching that Spirit - filled persons are «taught of God,» and to Thomas Aquinas's doctrine that the primary law for the believer is the grace of the Holy Spirit poured into the heart, while all written law — including even Scripture, as well as the teachings of the popes and councils — is secondary.

This is no different than some young people going to college and leaving their brains at the door and swallowing evolutionary theory and purposely rejecting the obvious of what creation clearly shows except this is leaving your brain at the door of theology school and accepting man's opinion over what is clearly stated in the holy scriptures, and then teaching others false doctrine.

The six fundamentals of Islam — belief in God, in Angels, in the scriptures, in the messengers of God, in the Day of Resurrection, and in God's disposition for good and evil — are taught to all Muslims, but those who receive only simple religious instruction have only superficial knowledge of religious doctrine.

@ispew: Since you, as a self - professed unbeliever desire to attempt to teach us believers Bible doctrine, I will give you some scriptures in reply:

Mormon doctrine teaches non-Biblical falsehoods, not the least of which is their contradiction of the scripture that says «no man can see God and live!».

There is no Scriptures that says unrepentant Christians can live a sinful lifestyle, or teach doctrines contrary to the gospel of Christ and remain saved.

The bible teaches that forced celibacy is unnatural; that it is the doctrine of devils; the bishop shall be the husband of one wife, scripture says, and may be celibate if they so choose, but it can not be forced.