Sentences with phrase «theological viewpoint»

What spectrum of theological viewpoints is represented among us, how are they respected, and what sense of mission do we, together, hold?

There is a tendency in many Christian circles to think that if a particular theological viewpoint can quote a lot of Scripture, it must be right.

It is increasingly clear that these materials share an alternative theological viewpoint to that of salvation history.

Men of more liberal theological viewpoints have also spoken of new discoveries as revealing God.

In each chapter, DeYoung addresses the most noteworthy, and often most controversial, emergent theological viewpoints, hitting on such issues as scriptural authority, inaugurated eschatology, eternal damnation, and Jesus's death and resurrection.

From many standard Christian theological viewpoints, the church consists only of followers of Jesus.

These critiques, which have been best articulated by the Mennonite theologian, John Howard Yoder, grow out of underlying differences in theological viewpoint.

Is being an egalitarian simply part and parcel of a liberal theological viewpoint, or is it distinct?

From a theological viewpoint, the definition of the will is viewed in light of the revealed, biblical truths of original sin and the spiritual depravity of man.

Many Bloomington gays are hoping Blair and other speakers invited to the Gay Awareness Conference will engage in dialogue with ministers and laypersons, both heterosexual and homosexual, in efforts to deal with biblical passages, theological viewpoints, worship, and ethical concerns.

Trying to apply that story to theological discussions such as predestination, who God hates, people's eternal destiny and similar topics is probably a case of trying to find Bible stories to support a theological viewpoint, as in «this is our theology, now let's see if we can find some verses in the Bible that might support our views».

Packed with biblical references and personal testimonies, it's the kind of book you can safely introduce as a book study option at your church if your group includes participants with a variety of political and theological viewpoints.

In particular, redaction critics have been especially concerned to fathom the theological viewpoints implied by the way the evangelists edited their sources.

He said that redaction criticism had been so successful in demonstrating the theological viewpoints of the Gospel writers, and that the evangelists» influence on the traditional material they were editing had been found to be so pervasive, that it was no longer possible simply to characterize the Gospel writers as collectors and editors of tradition.

It may be the case that the authors do not know the content of this book, or that they are merely recommending it as an example of a theological viewpoint contrary to Catholic faith.