Jeremy, A number of things you are saying in this article, are not the
complete truth of scripture, (so if it is not complete truth, it is not truth.)
Great faith believes and is convinced and is persuaded about some of the harder and more
difficult truths of Scripture, whereas little faith does not believe or is not convinced or persuaded about these truths.
Although there are many good study Bibles out there, when we began working on the first edition of the Reformation Study Bible, there were no study Bibles that consciously and consistently presented the
great truths of scripture that were recovered during the Protestant Reformation.
Monotheism is a clearly
articulated truth of scripture, specifically that of the old testament (see Isaiah 44:6 — «I am the first and the last; besides me there is no god»; Isaiah 44:8 — «Is there a God besides me?
And after a period of time listening to me, reading the scriptures, they will come upon
the truth of scripture and then make their decision.
Fortunately for us, the argument ought not to be about our personal validity, but to the objective claims we make about
the truths of scripture and the essential elements that genuine Christian faith has and does contribute to society.
Fortunately for us, the argument ought not to be about our personal validity, but about the objective value claims we make about
the truths of scripture and the essential elements that genuine Christian faith has and does contribute to society.
It will take him time to digest what
the truth of scripture says.
We have been using at church for the past few years as it has been in development and I have been really happy with how it pursues
the truth of scripture, while updating language in a great way.
But I do not qualify my belief in
the truth of Scripture this way at all.
Hi Jeremy Praise God that you are willing to post
the truth of the scripture online for us to read.
Rather listen to
this truth of scripture explained.
It's the hardest thing to do... but is done by letting
the truth of scripture lead you (redemptive revelation)... as I said.
teaches
the truth of Scripture 2.
She had attacked the theology of the ministers, and by emphasizing the personal operation of the Holy Spirit in revealing
the truth of Scripture, or truth apart from Scripture, she was denying the very foundation of the holy experiment — that of Scripture as interpreted by the ministers in the midst of the congregations.
Anyone who has made an intensive study of Biblical Textual Criticism can attest to
the truth of the scriptures.
In Scripture and theological pursuit, those who resort too quickly to «Error in the text» often miss the deepest
truths of Scripture.
A pastor's job is apply
the truth of Scripture to the reality of today.
The truth of Scripture is accessible and clear to all who can read it for themselves.
If this is so, we can not fully appropriate
the truth of Scripture unless this relationship is already experienced — unless, that is, God's story has in fact become our own story.
The goal is not only a deeper understanding of
the truth of Scripture but also a more comprehensive experience of the grace of God which is revealed therein.
The search for a rational key, in fact, often results in an imposition on Scripture of a system not arising naturally from it and is really a perversion of
the truth of Scripture's unity.
I will argue that my experience with Scripture will certainly come to include theoretical knowledge about Scripture but that this only becomes relevant in the fight of my concrete experience with
the truth of Scripture, much of which can never be fully articulated.
While teaching in Asia I became aware how often Western readers tended to see
the truth of Scripture in abstract terms, while Asian readers tended to focus on narrative and concrete images.
The other side of this same point is that by ignoring the particular settings in which Scripture is read we risk losing the richness that varying perspectives may bring to our understanding of
the truth of Scripture.
Again, I must stress that our inability to discern the details does not negate
the truth of the scriptures.
While I still seriously believe in
the truth of scripture, I have to fight sometimes being very bitter toward the man made institutions of religion.
Everything every believer thinks, says or writes on Scripture is their «interpretation of
the truth of Scripture»; that's the nature of the beast that is man.
I am speaking what I believe to be
the truth of Scripture.
But what so often happens is that we write a doctrinal statement, and then we think it is the truth, rather than recognizing that it is our interpretation of
the truth of Scripture.
Rejection of the one giving
the truth of scripture or acceptance of the truth given.
Whenever there's a really intense fight among American Protestants, sooner or later it seems to turn into an argument over
the truth of scripture.
I think most Bible teachers try their hardest to accurately present
the truth of Scripture to others.
Whenever there is a really intense fight among American Protestants, sooner or later it seems to turn into an argument over
the truth of scripture.
the truths of Scripture can and does....
It is not about empty rules and prudish ways, but about living a life in line with
the truth of Scripture.