The phrase
"theological disagreement" refers to a difference in opinions or beliefs about matters related to religion or religious teachings. It means that two or more people or groups have conflicting views on topics such as God, faith, salvation, or religious practices.
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As you can hardly acknowledge that there could be any
genuine theological disagreements at all, I imagine you would find that difficult to deal with well within your flock.
Some people do leave their congregations because
of theological disagreements, but somewhat surprisingly that's not a significant percentage.
There are substantial
theological disagreements between the two, but perhaps the fundamental difference could be described as one of hermeneutics: how do we understand the authority of Scripture and the Lutheran Confessions?
All Christians can be shocked by the vitriol of sixteenth -
century theological disagreements, but no one should be shocked by Luther's anger over corruption, abuse, and injustice.
The goal is to lightheartedly combat some of the vitriol coming out of the online Christian community by celebrating what we have in common and demonstrating that we can have a sense of humor when it comes to
non-essential theological disagreements.
Theological disagreements over issues including attitudes to ecumenism were among factors leading to the decision to postpone the General Assembly of the...
The New Testament is witness to significant
theological disagreement within ancient Judaism, and it should surprise no one that the apostles repeatedly touched the «hot button» of the leaders of their community and therefore endured persecution, as the rest of the passage brings out...
There is an important and ongoing discussion within the church about the issue of gay marriage and gay rights, and there is certainly room
for theological disagreement.
As it turned out, I really liked Tim LaHaye — certainly much more than I expected to, given our serious political and
theological disagreements.
The theological disagreements that still separate us are serious and require prayerful reflection and sustained mutual engagement.
But when these arguments and breakups happen, the gospel reminds us that we are still family, and that despite our hurt feelings,
theological disagreements, and interfamily strife, the goal of the gospel is reconciliation and redemption, not just of each of us to one another, but ultimately and eventually, the redemption and reconciliation of all things under the Lordship of Jesus Christ.
Referring to the difference between atheism and religion as «
a theological disagreement» is sort of like saying the difference between The Berenstain Bears and The Brothers Karamazov is a matter of «length,» but Jones is hoping that his atheist church will provide skeptics with a regular sense of community.
Pippa Evans and Sanderson Jones — two British comedians — have opened the Sunday Assembly, which is calling itself the first atheist church in the U.K. «We thought it would be a shame not to enjoy the good stuff about religion, like the sense of community, just because of
a theological disagreement,» says Mr. Jones, who once sold out a show the Sydney Opera House by selling all his tickets by hand, which is pretty impressive.
The fact that the mediating Protestant statements on abortion appeal to the same theological arguments that Catholics do and yet disagree with Catholic statements concerning exceptional circumstances illustrates once again that
theological disagreements are not at the root of the abortion debate.
Many black churches are religiously traditional, but
the theological disagreements they have with mainline denominations rarely cause problems within community organizations.
Theological disagreement has been one of the ostensible reasons for division in the church in centuries past — perhaps even a primary reason.
Obviously, I don't think that goes far enough, as it still allows Scripture to be used as a tool to marginalize people and isn't moving us very far towards graceful acceptance of
theological disagreement.
There were
some theological disagreements between them and the leadership, so while mum and dad were happy to be a part of the congregation, they didn't feel able to actively teach the church's position.
In
a theological disagreement, people need a way to discredit their opponent, and by far the most widely used tactic throughout church history (including today) is to accuse a theological opponent of not believing in the inerrancy of Scripture.
and david, we have
our theological disagreements (we both know that), but this is awesome.
The reformation sprang from
a theological disagreement so fundamental that schism was inevitable and of which no amount of good will could have settled.
Did the Reformation spring from
a theological disagreement so fundamental that schism was inevitable, and which no amount of good will could have settled?
More than a few times, an author contract has been cancelled before publication not because of a moral failing or some other contractual problem, but because the publisher could not resolve
a theological disagreement with the author and their manuscript.