Sentences with phrase «taught in scripture»

Simply put, Christian counseling is designed to help people overcome obstacles in their lives using lessons taught in Scripture.

If you didn't know that such an idea is taught in Scripture, then you have proved my point.

I too believe in God's omnipresence as it is taught in scripture.

We should also expect opposition to what we believe as we are taught in scripture.

For instance, we don't find the word «abortion» in the Bible, but the principles taught in scripture, teach us that it is wrong.

And while we can not disagree that this is the logical result of consistent Calvinism, it is exactly this logical result which shows one and for all that Total Depravity is not taught in Scripture.

Theo — «we don't find the word «abortion» in the Bible, but the principles taught in scripture, teach us that it is wrong.»

To me the fall is taught in scripture and Adam / Eve were created to be good and perfect, they also have free will.

I am not certain that this idea is exactly found in Scripture, but regardless of what the original founders thought about the pursuit of happiness, and whether or not it is actually taught in Scripture, the pursuit today is not so much happiness, but pleasure or personal fulfillment, even when such things come at the expense of others.

While his statement may be accurate for man - made religions, it certainly does not apply to the faith taught in scripture regarding Jesus Christ.

As for CEO's... We are taught in scripture to give of our excess to those who are in need.

I am simply holding forth the truth as it is clearly taught in scripture.

In the midst of his work to combat institutional racism within the United States, Martin Luther King Jr. relied heavily on principles taught in Scripture.

Only what is taught in Scripture is binding on the conscience.

This is an idea never taught in scripture!

Some Christians might believe this, but it is not explicitly taught in Scripture, and there are many other views on how the «atonement» worked and what the death of Jesus accomplished.

As with matters related to hell, if you do not see something explicitly or implicitly taught in Scripture, ignore what is not there.

On the other hand, it gave a basic signpost on the way: the great truths taught in scripture are indeed the way of salvation, and those entrusted with the teaching office in the church have no right to use that office to teach anything else.»

How can the church build an entire system around accountability if it isn't expressly taught in Scripture?

If you hold to the biblical teachings in scripture, you will indeed hold to this teaching as well.

For example, Lindsell states: «They may have believed that the sun revolves around the earth, but they did not teach this in Scripture.

But even then, teaching in Scripture has it's own unique set of characteristics which are not seen in most churches today.

This same attitude is described by Paul to the Church of Rome of the function of the Scriptures: «For everything that was written in the past was written to teach us, so that through endurance taught in the Scriptures and the encouragement they provide we might have hope.»

The other one is: It's taught in the Scriptures.

Not exact matches

Instead, being exclusive and prideful does hurt others... so I see closed - minded, exclusive theology as sinful, not gay marriage... and I think Scripture, especially the teachings of Christ, is in that same spirit.

I am so sorry that you have been told / taught such awful things about Jesus, but whether or not you believe He is fully man and also fully God, there is more than enough proof historically and in present scripture to show that labeling Him as a mysogonist and an advocate for murder is a drastically false account of who He is and what He stood for.

2 Timothy 3:16 — «All Scripture is inspired by God («Theopneustos» God breathed, literally), and profitable for teaching, for reproof, for correction, for training in righteousness, so that the man of God may be adequate, equipped for every good work.»

The Bible teaches that to truly believe in and trust God means to trust in His Word, and all scripture is inspired by God, so all scripture comes from him (2 Timothy 3:16).

Here is another: Romans 15:4, «For everything that was written in the past was written to teach us, so that through endurance and the encouragement of the scriptures we might have hope.»

3:16, «All Scripture is God - breathed and is useful for teaching, rebuking, correcting and training in righteousness, so the the man of God may be thouroughly equipped for every good work.»

Hebrews outlines a version of the atonement that exists nowhere else in NT scripture — namely from Jesus» own teachings.

Or are you going to tell me that some parts of the Bible shouldn't be taken literally, in which case you are no longer holding to the teachings of the scripture and I guess you need to be stoned to death.

When that scripture is understood in the context of the parent - child relationship as taught in the NT, then that scripture makes sense.

It is one thing to offend by speaking truth, that'll happen, but any other type of offence is unnecessary and against the teachings (which show God's heart on the matter) in scripture for those who claim to «know Him».

We who are Catholics must likewise address the widespread misunderstanding in our community that tradition is an addition to Holy Scripture or a parallel and independent source of authoritative teaching.

On Luther's side, the final break with the Church authorities came in the wake of Leo X's bull of November 1518; in that document, as Luther saw it, Leo arrogated to himself the power of defining Church teaching without accountability to Scripture, the Fathers, or the ancient canons.

Then, as a doctor in a general free university, I began, at the command of pope and emperor, to do what such a doctor is sworn to do, expounding the Scriptures for all the world and teaching everybody.

The Reformers vigorously protested what they viewed as deviations from biblical teaching, but they never used Scripture to undermine the Trinitarian and Christological consensus of the early Church embodied in the historic creeds that had come down from patristic times.

And, unlike Islam, it accepted that source of its moral teaching precisely because it is God's revelation to his people Israel, and it is as Israel has preserved it in Scripture.

Catholics, in turn, teach that the Magisterium exercised by the successors of the apostles — which they believe is intended by Christ, is guided by the Holy Spirit, and is in clear continuity with the orthodox tradition — enables the Church to explicate the truth of Holy Scripture obediently and accurately.

A number of people that have written to respond to this article have spoken of the interpretation of the Bible, which is the number one problem in this present world as the Bible itself teaches us that no prophecy of scripture is of any private interpretation (2 Peter 1:20).

How is it that an inspired woman could write scripture (e.g., Mary's song), and an inspired woman could determine for both a king and a high priest whether something is scripture (e.g., the prophet Huldah in 2 Kings 22 and 2 Chronicles 34)-- or at least could do these things in the time of the Old Testament — but an inspired woman can not now teach about God?

For this reason, all attempts at discernment and teaching must rely on prayerful attentiveness to the guidance of the Spirit in the study of Scripture.

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.

The Qur «an never asks a Christian or Jew to accept it because their own scripture has become corrupt, rather they are asked to accept the Qur «an because the Qur «an claims, 1 / to confirm the teaching of the Bible, 2 / that Muhammad is foretold in the Torah and Gospel, 3 / the Qur «anic teaching makes clear what the Jews and Christians could not understand properly from their own scriptures.

In communion with the body of faithful Christians through the ages, we also affirm together that the entire teaching, worship, ministry, life, and mission of Christ's Church is to be held accountable to the final authority of Holy Scripture, which, for Evangelicals and Catholics alike, constitutes the word of God in written form (2 Timothy 3:15 - 17; 2 Peter 1:21In communion with the body of faithful Christians through the ages, we also affirm together that the entire teaching, worship, ministry, life, and mission of Christ's Church is to be held accountable to the final authority of Holy Scripture, which, for Evangelicals and Catholics alike, constitutes the word of God in written form (2 Timothy 3:15 - 17; 2 Peter 1:21in written form (2 Timothy 3:15 - 17; 2 Peter 1:21).

Hence there are Church members today who continue to summon and teach at every level of Church education the racial discourse that black people are descendants of Cain, that they merited lesser earthly privilege because they were «fence - sitters» in the War in Heaven, and that, science and climatic factors aside, there is a link between skin color and righteousness» Mormon scripture specifically referencing race includes (from the Book of Mormon): 1 Nephi 11:8 1 Nephi 11:13 1 Nephi 12:23 1 Nephi 13:15 2 Nephi 5:21 2 Nephi 30:6 (1830 edition) Jacob 3:8 Alma 3:6 3 Nephi 2:15 Mormon 5:15

In fact, even if LDS Church members don't practice plural marriage on earth, their scripture still teaches that in heaven it is possiblIn fact, even if LDS Church members don't practice plural marriage on earth, their scripture still teaches that in heaven it is possiblin heaven it is possible.

First Scot, by «what scripture actually teaches» it's important for us to keep in mind that what it teaches you is quite often different from what it teaches someone else.

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.