Sentences with phrase «take bible readings»

How foolish — people like you and Maher and Dawkins just take bible readings out of context, and try to read all bible writings as literal — it's such a foolish, dum argument and it proves nothing.

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It takes a willfully ignorant person to read a book as full of bs as the bible and actually believe it.

Exactly, he obviously does nt believe in God and with all the studying and research did nt take time to read the bible.

It's that many people have an opinion about the bible yet have not read it and never took the time to understand and reason on it, lol.

the bible was written by man, god writes in your heart, it is more work to find and read the writings of god in your heart but there is no great book, no sermon, nothing of the works of man that can take it's place

the problem is that ppl read the bible thats been translated, if you realy want to know what was said youll need to study hebrew... every letter has a meaning... every word isnt a perfect fit for english,, theres nuances and cultural differences that youll find,,, its a whole new thing to go back and look at the bible through hebrew eyes,,, they arent required to look like us,,, were supposed to look more like them,,, yashua was a jew,,,, all the apostles were jews, yashua was sent to the lost sheep of the house of israel, not the gentiles, paul took it to the gentiles, and he never stopped being and living as a jew, the laws are very viable today, but they do nt give salvation, thats what yashua did...

But, if you read the bible, he said to man you have a limited time to prove it before I take back the reins.

So take your head out of your as.s and read a book (other than the bible of course)

I wonder how many of those bullies have taken the time to read the bible.

Holiness for me was found in the mess and labour of giving birth, in birthday parties and community pools, in the battling sweetness of breastfeeding, in the repetition of cleaning, in the step of faith it took to go back to church again, in the hours of chatting that have to precede the real heart - to - heart talks, in the yelling at my kids sometimes, in the crying in restaurants with broken hearted friends, in the uncomfortable silences at our bible study when we're all weighing whether or not to say what we really think, in the arguments inherent to staying in love with each other, in the unwelcome number on the scale, in the sounding out of vowels during bedtime book reading, in the dust and stink and heat of a tent city in Port au Prince, in the beauty of a soccer game in the Haitian dust, in the listening to someone else's story, in the telling of my own brokenness, in the repentance, in the secret telling and the secret keeping, in the suffering and the mourning, in the late nights tending sick babies, in confronting fears, in the all of a life.

Have you ever taken the time to read the bible to dis - prove that God doesn't exist?

Cris the bible should not be taken literary for the same reson and if the bible was the literal word of god you sir are not reading that bible, if the bible was the literal word of god then all bibles would be word for word the same and they are not... this is just simple fact

If you take a step back and actually read the bible your visions may change.

this is not true, we are told to judge righteously and God judges unbelievers but we are to judge believers, sin must be taken out of the church, read your bible again, what happened with the man that was fornicating with his mother in law, did nt Paul judge him, did nt he say for the church to judge him and put him away from the church, remove him?

God is the author of the bible and I find it much harder to take things out of context if we read and study a book line by line and chapter by chapter.

bootyfunk your and idiot because that passage in mathew 10 its a parrable he is trying to get people to realize that God needs to be the most important thing your life because with him you would not be period so to say that Jesus Christ the son of God is promoting volience is ridiculous, it tares me up that people like you take bit's and peices of the bible and make sound like you want it to if your going to read the Christian hand book then read it all do nt take stuff out of contence just to suit your life style your truly and always be a devoute Christian

have you guys read the bible, or are you just taking quotes from some biased source?

Ten people can read the same bible verse and come out with 10 different takes on it.

Do more than read the bible and believe what others say about it, actually take the time to understand it.

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.

Thank you for at least taking the time to read the bible but, next time you read it and I hope u do.

I think a great question is; if Paul was an apostle and said to follow his example of working to provide for himself, how can a pastor / elder justify taking money to stay in a community and preach week after week to the same people, who I might add, have the same bible and can read it.

Reading the bible literally does not mean taking every single word and applying it to every single situation; rather, it means to read each book as the author originally intended.

You need to get a lesson on reading comprehension and stop taking everything in the bible so literally.

I remember in college, many moons ago, thinking that since I was so very opinionated about religion, I really should make sure I was familiar with the Bible... So I read it... cover to cover... I can tell you, I honestly didn't enjoy it... it's NOT a great read... bits are interesting, and of course very familiar... I took me almost the whole year, but I got through it... So imagine my surprise some time later when I found myself at an after conference gathering, that just so happened to have an inexplicably number of overtly religious attendants (inexplicable because it was a hi - tech network security conference) and after listening quietly for a while, jumped in with the statement «well, you've all read the bible cover to cover, as have I»....

Yahweh in hebrew means my Lord and is a common reference meaning supreme God.In the bible satan is referred specifically as the adversary in hebrew or slanderer in greek its quite clear there is no confusion.Satan is not in the same league as God he is sovereign in fact God has satan on a leash and limits his control particularly over his people as we read in Job.Christians need to realise that satan can influence us if we walk according to the flesh.In the case of David calling a cencus meant he gave in to his pride he wanted to know how many soldiers he had believing numbers would give him the upper hand and so Satan took advantage of his weakness and Davids choice displeased God.David of all people should have known as he as a young man had defeated goliath a mighty warrior and it was because of his faith and trust in God that he overcame.But it wasnt God that made David make that decision it was his own and satan tempted him and he gave in to that desire In the two verses there is no confusion if you understand how God and satan operate i did at one stage have the same issue with Jesus sending the demons into the pigs why would he help satan or at least it appeared that way?

If everyone would open their eyes and see that if you just take a bible, open it, and read it, you will see that God called for no denominations.

i can feel love for him throughout my heart and soul... i want to grow old with this man... i am 47 and he is 45... he has never been married... he said there is not a chance of getting back together again regardless of how we feel towards each other because we committed adultery and God will never forgive us and it will be wrong to do so... so am i supposed to go on living my life being so deeply in love with this man i can never have... why would God put him in my life to make me feel so spiritually happy, so wonderful, so at peace with myself and someone I can finally worship Him with just to take him away from me... I've never been with someone who was so religious and i thought this was it... i finally have someone to read the bible with and go to church with and put God first and share things with my self and my daughter as a loving relationship would be....

I am a Baptist woman who has read the bible and take it for what it is: a book that was written to be a life guide, but must be considered in the historical time that it was written.

Are we telling the world that the church as a concept has failed, and to just take your bible, go to a park and read?

bob July 9, 2010 1:20 pm I say with complete confidence fishon — any experience you «know» or believe you have had with the god you believe in has taken place in your imagination, or in the space between your eyes and what ever page of the bible you happen to be reading.

I myself am not a religious person, but before you make comments like there is zero proof to support stories in the bible then maybe you need to actually take the time to research it yourself or even read a real history book.

its so amazing there people is this world are so caught up in living for themselves, what if the rapture happened while reading my text, what then, will you stil care what clothes you are wearing or what what car you are driving,, while GOD is removed from this earth, and now society will have to make a real decision if they want to contine to live in sin or realize they now understand the truth and the warnings given before, but now bc of the anti christ have to denounce GOD (take the mark of the beast) or be killed, and if you do nt believe in christ now, will you be willing to die for christ then, i would rather be ridiculed by the world for being a true christian then be gay, seperated from GOD, and then cast in the lake of fire for all eternity tormented bc i refused to repent bc i wanted to live for myself, ready the story about the man in hades who to this day, still has not had a drop of water on his tongue to quench is thirst, THE BIBLE WAS WRITEN BC HELL IS REAL AND GOD IS REAL, DO NOT BE DECEIVED, YOU HAVE TO MAKE A CHOICE WHO YOU WILL SERVE, THE NARROW ROAD WHICH LEADS TO LIFE OR THE WIDE, AND IF GOD CALLS YOU AND YOUR STILL ON THE FENCE, IN GODS EYES YOU HAVE ALREADY MADE A CHOICE, THE BIG QUESTION IS: WILL THE LIFE YOUR NOW LIVING BE WORTH SPENDING ETERNITY IN LAKE OF FIRE?

I know many atheists who are atheists precisely because they started reading and studying the bible critically, rather than just taking it as truth without consideration.

... And if Wallace took the time to include the bible in his vast reading,... He might find a surprising depth.

Reading the bible takes a life time obligation, none of which atheists are up to meet that standard, since you are a trash and burn mentality.

Im sorry Prothero but you are taking these verses out of context.Youre interpretation of Thou shalt not kill if you read the bible youd see instances when killing was ok because it was for war.

Bob you're reading gay into this part of the bible study website that you took this from, they never stated gay in their interpretations.

ok well in the bible it is against divorce also but god forgives to but it is still wrong and yes i am from nc and i do live in catawba country where this took place but i do nt have to sit around and watch people make out with each other and u know lesbians and gays should read the bible more pentcosal think the same way about that it is wrong for a man and man to be togather and a woman and woman to be togather and some of you people are just plan stupid and i think that some of you just need to think it is god place to judge this pastor and it might be old fashion but back in the ol days we did nt have all this volice and all these crimes but look now there is alot of crime and volice and all we are doing is mad that a pastor said how he felt about gays and lesbiens

Jesus - fully human and fully god, why do you think God would humble himself and be with his creation (total love), when sin entered the world we were seperated from God forever, God pure, and humans tainted, the only way was for God to send Jesus to pay the price of sin, he took the sting out of death, and bridged the gap for humans and heaven, there is no greater sacrifice, God loves all of us, I was an unbeliever, but came to the truth - read the book of John and make up your own mind - so many people taint Gods word, but the Holy bible is the truth and it will set you free.

i think woman who was complaining that she lost her inheritance, the only thing i will cheep in is this, if you really called yourself a Christian start now to read your bible, and know what the bibles says, don't be deceived any prophet or any other one by nature, because if ever you have been follow the words of God in side the bible, you will truly know that no one gonna know when the rapture will take place.

Jesus stated that during our time period (that is called his invisible «presence» at Matthew 24:3, the KJV and other Bibles inaccurately reads «coming»), pseudo Christians or false Christians would be busy (along with the rest of the «world») with the mundane affairs of life, getting married, having children, eating and drinking, in which Jesus compared to the «days of Noah», and with the exception of Noah and his family, pseudo Christians would «take no note» that they were living during a critical juncture in human history.

life is about right and worg thats wart i know about the bible you have to have fath in this turth or you will never understeand how the bible has the guid line for how thay can be peace in the world if you will really spead a lot of time reading the bible than look up on google or in some other books to many for me to name im taking about none chritin books at that and comeper them you will find that there is a lot of stuff that proves the bible as being right i wise i kone how to say it better to but i cant sorry but wan you pray just ast if there is a god make your self real to me other wise i have to hard a time beliveing somepen i cant see or hear and he will make his safe real and than you just sheek him to show you ware to go from there

As time goes buy the kind defenders of free will over their rejection to «dead» here and colossians 2:13 tend to resort to a familiar defense, that of labeling it a Calvinist viewpoint and that its almost a cultist view point to hold.Very sad yet very much the defense of many christians.Dead may i suggest is dead, the inability to respond, does not mean that prior to being saved one could not read scripture but because of this spiritual deadness its not profitabel / meaningful - we just can not continue to revise the meaning of dead to fit a view point - because natural man has not been born again this deadness (spiritually) shows itself as «none seek after God», in this condition they are» slaves to sin» and the spiritual things of God (the bible) is «folly / foolishness» even the gospel is judged by natural man as «folly / foolishness «(1 cor.1: 18) Please stop with this weak / common defense called Calvinism - many believers are truly turned off by such a defense.We must not forget the man's «free will» is what took the whole human race down in the garden; i would hope we can rise above our love affair with the human will.

The church is made up of humans, therefore faults are inevitable, and yes the fundamental church have taken some stands that are not biblical, infact if you read the bible and read the chapters, not just the verses they claim their beliefs come from, you will realise that alot of fundamentalists take the scripture out of context, telling the churcht hat the bible tells us one thing when infact it tells us another.

Reading the bible takes a great deal of historical, spiritual, philosophical, religious, and human depth perception.

We know fison isn't doing that because of the first statement where fison takes full ownership of what he says, and the bible doesn't specifically name Gandhi as being in hell (although the text would be interpreted by many thoughtful readers as saying he is) but, taken as a separate statement, the second post reads as «don't blame me, it's the bible's fault.

i was a devout believer once... i have read the bible many times from an unbiased point of view — the issues came when i asked questions and people kept sayin you HAVE TO TAKE IT ON FAITH... if faith is all thats needed, why the book, why the 10 commanments????? i have seen horrors in life, and in my lifetime — stuff that if god existed then i find him no more worth worshiping then the pipe that helps me sleep at night.

Also why must the bible be read so litteraly when you only follow it so litteraly when the purpose is discrimatory or self serving (homosexuality, womens rights, abortion) but you do nt take it litterally in saying that wearing blended fabrics or trimming your beard is an abomination.

the bible has lists of many sins that are punishable by death some that are punishable by exile and some that are punishable by tribunal and taking of property when the bible refers to all sins being the same it is they are all an abomination to the lord not a reference to how serious a sin they are do you really believe that murdering a 2 year old with acid is the same kind of sin as calling in sick to work when your not!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! OMG it is unbelievable how ignorant you all are and how you think you can turn the bible on itself a true Christian that has read thoroughly and has no agenda like ms cnn here does knows the difference