Multiple translations, commentaries, books and more to aid you in
studying the scriptures.
When you yourself get to the end of time, do you want to hear, «I was hungry, but you were too busy
studying scriptures to help me?»
If there are early Christian apologists who were making that argument, they could have come up with something quite better — like just
studying the scriptures (not just reading — studying) and realize they didn't have to rely on nonprovable arguments.
Yes, I spend several hours
studying the Scriptures every day because it is my calling.
Any infantile Christian can see based on
studying the Scriptures that Rome does not teach what the Bible teaches on many key topics.
Cassian does not mean that one learns how to pray by
studying the Scriptures; for him rather the words of the Bible are the primary vehicle that one uses to pray.
And maybe they didn't have the luxury of
studying the Scriptures like we do, but were more concerned with staying alive and hiding from the attempts of the antichrist to arrest and kill them.
We try to engage others in
studying scriptures because at some point we fell in love with these texts.
After
studying the Scriptures and listening to all sides, here are a few thoughts I would like to share.
I love
studying the scriptures and sharing with people what I've learned.
Ironically, it was the result of
my studying Scriptures so diligently that led me to realize that much of it I simply couldn't buy.
The Dowdles said Kitsch lost thirty pounds for the role,
studied scripture, learned how to play guitar, and took vocal lessons.
This woman has clearly never
studied the scripture with the intent of learning truth, but rather to explain her own beliefs.
If we spend our lifetime
studying Scripture without getting to know Christ better, we are missing the whole point.
At the same time, we insist that all Christians should have open access to the Bible, and should be encouraged to read and
study the Scriptures, for in them all that is necessary for salvation is set forth so clearly that the simplest believer, no less than the wisest theologian, may arrive at a sufficient understanding of them.
So please understand when I say: But let's not forget that Jesus spent many years prior to (and somewhat during) his ministry
studying Scripture and in the Temple.
As a Baptist minister, the older I get... the more
I study Scripture... the less I know about Scripture and about God... and the more I teach the simple basics: Man is a sinner in need of a Saviour and guide for both this life and the next, «Come.»
I did not
study the scripture for myself, I only took mans word for it.
I find that I can be the church in my own home
studying Scripture and obeying.
Do you really think that most who object to Calvinism do so only because of a gut feeling, while those who teach and hold to Calvinism do so because they have
studied the Scripture?
He sits down and
studies Scripture.
But in a effort to forgive and recognize an opportunity to gain strength and rely on Christ, we prayed and
studied scripture and continued to attend church without confronting it or addressing behaviors.
DV - The answers to those questions are all available to you when you take the time to
study the scriptures.
What they would say is, «You must follow our method: read and
study scripture for all it's worth and let it do its work in the world, in and through you and your churches.»
For me, the death and resurrection of Jesus is the foundation to how I read and
study Scripture.
If you are not living by these 24 words, then you have no reason to
study Scripture.
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.
We will look tomorrow at the popular Jewish method of
studying Scripture and what Jesus had to say about it.
Jesus Himself seems to make this distinction in John 5:39 when he says, «You diligently
study the Scripture because you think that by them you possess eternal life.
I had finally found a church that emphasized care for the poor, that
studied Scripture, that celebrated an end to nationalism, war, and hate, that provided equal opportunities women in leadership, that stayed out of politics, and that spoke of God's inclusive love for all people... and it was in New Jersey... and it was Reformed!
study scripture with your heart set on finding God.
«You diligently
study the Scripture because you think that by them you possess eternal life.
I know because
I study the scriptures as one of His sheep to be protected and kept from getting lost.
Since then Rodgers has begun intensely
studying Scripture and has developed his own understanding of faith: «The Bible opens with a poem.
I mean
studying Scripture alongside our social context, so that Scripture is the blueprint for our civic engagement.
As Jesus told the Scribes and Pharisees, «
You study the Scriptures diligently because you think that in them you have eternal life.
Have you at any point even considered that anybody here might also consider it important to honestly
study scripture and adjust their lives accordingly, but have still somehow reached very different conclusions than you?
A privately studied reading of scripture: «For all of this to make the deep, life - changing, Kingdom - advancing sense it is supposed to,» Wright says, «it is vital that ordinary Christians read, encounter, and
study scripture for themselves, in groups and individually.»
if more would read and
study the scriptures we would not be in need of so many teachers and buildings... we would come out of her and carry the good news with our hearts hands and feet.
And the more you read and
study Scripture, the more involved in the story you will become.
As someone who has
studied scripture all my life, has taken numerous theology courses and done extensive reading I must agree that this is an accurate interpretation of the bible.
John 5:39 — 40, NET: «
You study the scriptures thoroughly because you think in them you possess eternal life, and it is these same scriptures that testify about me, but you are not willing to come to me so that you may have life.»
Well here is the main way: if you want wisdom,
study Scripture.
Some say it is a quantity of time issue, so that those who spend the majority of their time during the week
studying Scripture and teaching the Bible should get paid, while those who spend less time should not.
This essay then, is about the use of rhetoric to
study Scripture in preparation for preaching.
Anyone knows that has
studies scripture the «abomination of desolation» had NOTHING whatever to do with the subject at hand here.
The real question is how long have you spent
studying the scripture?
These are just six blessings of
studying Scripture.
For a few years, I want to do nothing but learn and
study the Scriptures.