Sentences with phrase «true meaning of this passage»

It is, moreover, easy to be mistaken, on a superficial reading, about the true meaning of passages which may strike us as congenial.

The beginning of this Gospel (3:13 - 17) with the certainty of John's witness reveals the true meaning of this passage.

Not exact matches

If two apparently contradictory passages are both true in the higher understanding, this means that at least one of them doesn't mean what it says, which means it is true (in the higher understanding) precisely because it is false (in the literal sense).

Of course the true sign that is given all Christians is Christ's death and resurrection, and so we must say that Matthew has in a sense rightly interpreted the full meaning of Jesus» words, but in such a way as to make it harder to get at the original sense of the passagOf course the true sign that is given all Christians is Christ's death and resurrection, and so we must say that Matthew has in a sense rightly interpreted the full meaning of Jesus» words, but in such a way as to make it harder to get at the original sense of the passagof Jesus» words, but in such a way as to make it harder to get at the original sense of the passagof the passage.

Baptists and evangelicals believe that this Greek word has two principle English translations, and that the context of the Bible passage determines which meaning should be translated into English as the true Word of God.

Calvin was confident that the true meaning of even the most difficult scriptural passages would emerge from contextual reading.

Jeremy a great job of blowing the dust off these passages and revealing their true meaning, which is often hidden by those with an agenda of trying to make believers fear that they will loose eternity with Christ if they don't try harders through works or their obedience to following the law.