Sentences with phrase «truth of the doctrines of»

Just imagine the astonishment and great satisfaction that Aristotle might experience in seeing how dextrously his philosophy expounds and defends the truth of the doctrine of the Eucharist.

Convinced of the truth of the doctrine of original sin, Eliot looked to theology for a solution to the human dilemma; he sought a salvation not through reform or education, but through grace.

Descartes himself acknowledged that his cogito ergo sum is already fundamental in Augustine's philosophy (letter to Colvius, 14 November, 1640), and he believed that his philosophy was the first to demonstrate the philosophical truth of the doctrine of transubstantiation, and could go so far as to claim that scholastic philosophy would have been rejected as clashing with faith if his philosophy had been known first (letter to Mersenne, 31 March, 1641) Indeed, nothing is more revolutionary in modern philosophy than its dissolution of the scholastic distinction between natural theology and revealed theology.

Not exact matches

But one must also understand the ignorance of man like yourself, who has been mislead by false doctrines about God and have been blinded from the truth.

This means that we do best not to defend doctrines as abstract truths but rather to testify to others by telling the story of our own faith journey.

It is written; «If any man teach otherwise, and consent not to wholesome words, even the words of our Lord Jesus Christ, and to the doctrine which is according to godliness; he is proud, knowing nothing, but doting about questions and strifes of words, whereof cometh envy, strife, railings, evil surmisings, perverse disputings of men of corrupt minds, and destitute of the truth, supposing that gain is godliness»

Before this happens, there will be a «great falling away» from the faith because false science (evolution) along with false doctrines (esp dualism) will fall, thus leaving the truth — Christ and His coming Kingdom which is «not of this world».

Some theologians and bishops present an account of doctrine that strongly resembles the proposals made by the Italian philosopher Gianni Vattimo in his interview book Christianity, Truth, and Weakening Faith: A Dialogue.

If you believe that Christian doctrine is essentially an attempt to capture dimensions of human experience that defy precise expression in language because of personal and cultural limitations, then the truth about God, the human condition, salvation, and the like can never be adequately posited once and for all; on the contrary, the church must express ever and anew its experience of the divine as mediated through Jesus Christ.

And his apostles do not come as propagandists of a secular doctrine of salvation «with sublimity of words or of wisdom» (1 Cor 2:1), but as «ministers of the Word» (Luke 1:2), as his «witnesses to the ends of the earth» (Acts 1:8), as preachers and teachers of the Gentiles in «faith and truth» (cf. 1 Tim 2:7).

You hit the nail squarely on the head for indeed so, biblical truths are «written on our heart» by way of the Presence of Christ's Indwelt Spirit Who is ever faithful to «guide you into all truth» and «show (us) things to come» (John 16:13) but the problem is (as is woefully evident with this Article \ s Author), too many people (believers) choose to eschew or disregard «sound doctrine» (2 Timothy 4:3) promulgating John 14:17 ignorance of the Doctrine of The Holy Spirit whose inevitable product is a darkened understanding (such as is evidenced by the Article's Authordoctrine» (2 Timothy 4:3) promulgating John 14:17 ignorance of the Doctrine of The Holy Spirit whose inevitable product is a darkened understanding (such as is evidenced by the Article's AuthorDoctrine of The Holy Spirit whose inevitable product is a darkened understanding (such as is evidenced by the Article's Author --RRB-.

For the life of me, I can't understand why you don't follow it, especially since you believe it is the truth, and the doctrine of the Catholic Church to be in error.

Reuters: Pope Benedict's third book on Jesus reaffirms doctrine of his virgin birth Pope Benedict published the last part of his trilogy on the life of Jesus on Tuesday, delivering an early childhood narrative which strongly reaffirms the doctrine of the virgin birth as an «unequivocal» truth of faith.

Christianity is «intolerant» in the sense that (like its monotheistic relatives, Judaism and Islam) it claims to possess a universal truth superior to the teachings of other religions; and it has spread this doctrine with a missionary zeal perhaps exceeding even Islam's.

If you think the bible is enough, just look at the hundreds of traditional - Christian churches that read from one bible, yet teach hundreds of different doctrines, which confuses us as to which interpretation is the truth.

The truth is that the greatest enemies to the doctrines of Jesus are those calling themselves the expositors of them, who have perverted them for the structure of a system of fancy absolutely incomprehensible, and without any foundation in his genuine words.

1 Timothy 4:1 - 3 — But the Spirit explicitly says that in later times some will fall away from the faith, paying attention to deceitful spirits and doctrines of demons, by means of the hypocrisy of liars seared in their own conscience as with a branding iron, men who forbid marriage and advocate abstaining from foods which God has created to be gratefully shared in by those who believe and know the truth.

Add to that the variety of doctrines / Theologies within orthodox Christianity... with Consensus on a very small Core of Truths: God Is, We are not God, Jesus Christ is the Messiah and Salvation is Through Faith / Belief in Him... there is much that lacks Consensus and there are mountains of arguments and counter-arguments for each doctrinal / Theological position.

We must ensure that our Catholic schools teach Catholic doctrine, and uphold Catholic values — including the values that might clash with current trends in British society: marriage as the lifelong union of a man and a woman, the need for human life to be cherished from conception to natural death, the truth about our sexual identity as male or female.

Regarding the argument that we can't be «unborn» etc, I think we have to be very careful building doctrine upon analogies, because analogies can never give us the whole truth, they only illustrate an aspect of it.

The Office of Peter (the ecclesial role assumed by the man who becomes head of the Church) involves the ability and responsibility to define truths concerning doctrines of faith and principles of morality, especially to «confirm the brethren» (Luke 22:32) when there is disagreement on important issues.

One can find a scriptural precedent for the development of doctrine in Christ's claim that «when the Spirit of truth comes he will lead you to the complete truth.»

[Pope Benedict 22.12.05]... Thomas» realism was able to recognise the objectivity of truth... The Church's preference for his method and his doctrine is not exclusive, but «exemplary» [Pope John Paul II, 14.9.80].

We usually focus on the content of faiths and policies in disputing groups; for example, the Catholic bishops» pastoral letters, the sermonic messages of Martin Luther King, Jr., and black churches, Mormon doctrines about equality or inequality, New Christian Right teachings based on revealed truths, or Jews» concepts of the land of Israel.

Of course, it is often difficult to decide whether, despite a man's good will, his efforts to understand better the gospel and the doctrine of the Church have really caused him to depart from the truth) or whether a traditionalist sold on the old formulae only thinks sOf course, it is often difficult to decide whether, despite a man's good will, his efforts to understand better the gospel and the doctrine of the Church have really caused him to depart from the truth) or whether a traditionalist sold on the old formulae only thinks sof the Church have really caused him to depart from the truth) or whether a traditionalist sold on the old formulae only thinks so.

Whether attacking the Times et al. for skewing the story to advance their own agenda, or complimenting the pope for using an unsuspecting press to help him broadcast Gospel truths, almost all such authors have agreed in insisting that there was nothing contrary to doctrine in the matter of our pontiff's remarks.

Hartshorne remarks that while «many theological and philosophical doctrines» of the traditional kind have asserted that «being divine means precisely, and above all, being wholly immune to suffering in any and every sense», yet in his judgement the insight of faith in Jesus as the Christ would rather point logically to the truth that «there must be suffering in God».

The predominant tendency was to emphasise action over belief, praxis over orthodoxy, «values» rather than moral truths, and «story» in place of doctrine.

In other words, you're incapable of understanding the «truth» of their doctrines because you're working with a sinful, carnal mind, rather than a spiritual one.

When we see that the gospel contains a whole host of truths and doctrines to believe and teach and also a broad spectrum of behaviors to practice and obey, those who believe Christians should be listening to more sermons and attending more Bible studies can nod and smile toward those who prefer to be out feeding the poor and tending the sick, and vice versa.

Much emphasis was placed on the importance of building a strong foundation, which usually involved employing materials like the «concrete» of absolute truth, the «joists» of biblical inerrancy, and the «bearing walls» of Christian doctrine.

If you are warring and fighting with your brother, especially over doctrine, it is probably a good indication that you have misunderstood the truth of that doctrine.

[For more on baptism, see John Schoenheit, The History & Doctrine of Christian Baptism (Spirit & Truth Fellowship, 2011).]

Two years later, when the AG adopted a «Statement of Fundamental Truths,» the doctrine of entire sanctification was defined in such a way that both «Second Work» and «Finished Work» adherents could sign the document in good conscience.

The goal of doctrine and theology is to grow in the truth and love of Jesus.

If what you have decided to embrace, as truth to you, and it turns out to be a lie, an origine of a doctrine of this world, then the god you pray to is» SATAN».

The Church herself and her authority to teach provide crucial warrants for seeing a developing doctrine as the deepening of a continuous, unchanging revealed truth.

Much of what the west has long taken for granted is now disappearing: the security provided by Christendom; the Christian way of interpreting reality; the confidence that the Christian path leads to eternal salvation; and the belief that Christian doctrine embodies the essential and unchangeable truths by which to live.

a conviction of the truth of certain doctrines of religion, esp when this is not based on reason

My liberal colleagues were even less interested in puzzling out the continuity of truth in classical doctrine than were hard - nosed biblicists.

That is an ancient doctrine of the faith, but too often today people shy away from it and try to mitigate the revealed truth that a religious vocation is more perfect than any secular life can be.

The interpreter's cognitive presuppositions and his or her spiritual capacity for understanding the truth of God are fundamental in the formation of doctrine.

And yet modernity was also understood as a philosophical and theological system that displaced, or at least threatened, what could be called the praeambula fidei — the «preambles of faith,» which include the truths of natural reason, particularly on philosophical issues close to sacred doctrine.

He's developing an argument about the significance of the doctrine of the resurrection by discussing the logical consequence of denying it (verses 12 - 19), going on a very typical Pauline digression almost as if he's overcome by joy at the positive truth and has to triumphantly proclaim it (verses 20 - 28) then finally returning to drive home the practical point again (verses 29 - 35).

Of course our doctrine of inspiration does not grow out of our experience with the Bible, but from the teaching of Scripture itself But that truth does not become actual apart from a real interaction between the text and my experiencOf course our doctrine of inspiration does not grow out of our experience with the Bible, but from the teaching of Scripture itself But that truth does not become actual apart from a real interaction between the text and my experiencof inspiration does not grow out of our experience with the Bible, but from the teaching of Scripture itself But that truth does not become actual apart from a real interaction between the text and my experiencof our experience with the Bible, but from the teaching of Scripture itself But that truth does not become actual apart from a real interaction between the text and my experiencof Scripture itself But that truth does not become actual apart from a real interaction between the text and my experience.

While there is some truth to this, he certainly goes beyond Calvin when he addresses contemporary Protestant theology and claims that «Christian doctrine should be conceived, delimited, and developed on behalf of the church's formation program.»

At that meeting, one of the things agreed on by all participants was the belief that unity in doctrine was paramount; it is telling that ILC representatives praised PCPCU representatives for making it clear that «that both unity and truth are a priority for them.»

Unfortunately theories, under their name of «propositions,» have been handed over to logicians, who have countenanced the doctrine that their one function is to be judged as to their truth or falsehood.

He believed that his doctrine of original sin was but a commentary on Paul's thought, such as in Romans 1:24 - 25: «Therefore God gave them up in the lusts of their hearts to impurity, to the dishonoring of their bodies among themselves, because they exchanged the truth about God for a lie and worshiped and served the creature rather than the Creator.»

1Ti 6:3 If any man teach otherwise, and consent not to wholesome words, [even] the words of our Lord Jesus Christ, and to the doctrine which is according to godliness; 1Ti 6:4 He is proud, knowing nothing, but doting about questions and strifes of words, whereof cometh envy, strife, railings, evil surmisings, 1Ti 6:5 Perverse disputings of men of corrupt minds, and destitute of the truth, supposing that gain is godliness: from such withdraw thyself.