Sentences with phrase «understandings of scripture»

They created a hierarchy of religious leaders who helped develop rules of morality and decide which understandings of Scripture were correct.

However, I can appreciate the variety of understandings of Scripture.

We have access to new understandings of Scripture and Tradition.

But one of the principles of Reform Judaism is that revelation is a continuous process, which means that it's perfectly «kosher» for our understandings of scripture to continue evolving and changing — and also means that it's incumbent on each of us to learn enough to determine how to understand this story for ourselves.

But certain pronouncements — like the theological statements of the Ecumenical Councils — have long been recognized by the Church at large as true and faithful understandings of Scripture.

I didn't prove anything by expressing my understanding of Scripture, just as you don't prove anything by expressing yours.

Edwards is passionate about IHOP and about an intimate understanding of Scripture — so much so that her priority remains to lead people into worship there, even when opportunities to tour continually come beckoning.

Just don't use your understanding of Scripture as a tool to persecute and perpetuate social injustice against others

You can start learning true understandings of His scriptures and how fascinating and awesome Jesus is.

That is the best that I can put into words where I am currently at in my understanding of scripture as a whole, which is evolving at times rather slowly, as is my understanding of God.

In particular, the movement of some LWF churches to break with the Church's historic understanding of Scripture and natural law by blessing same - sex marriages and ordaining homosexual ministers has led to division within the Lutheran World Federation and strained relations with ecumenical partners.

I am truly dismayed that she would call herself a Bible scholar due to her poor understanding of the scriptures.

Why the issue of homosexuality has posed such a problem for conservative churches relates to their understanding of Scripture.

Of course, Calvinists think their understanding of Scripture is the only valid one, and part of this is because of their appeals to tradition and authority.

The fact that he is willing to be part of this conversation with the knowledge that his understanding of scripture is in the minority is noted; regardless of the fact that he is probably in the majority in his pews.

So I figured Lewis was wrong... But what if Lewis was right, and it was I who was wrong in my understanding of Scripture?

I think the litmus test of theology and proper understanding of Scripture is love.

It is only here that you will begin to understand the true nature, meaning, and significance of the cross, not just for our understanding of God, but also for our understanding of Scripture, and most importantly, our understanding of ourselves.

They want to «stack the deck» in such a way that if you accept what they say about the accuracy, authority, and credibility of Scripture, then you will most likely also accept their interpretation and understanding of Scripture (what the witness says), if you do this, then you will also buy into the rest of their theological system that they were trying to prove in the first place.

I have recently had many discussions with Christians who seem to believe their understanding of Scripture is correct because «the Spirit revealed it to them.»

The Reformers were opposed to many abuses within the church, and believed that most of these abuses stemmed from the Catholic Church's reliance upon tradition for their beliefs, practices, and understanding of Scripture.

My relationship with God is not predicated on an extremely literal, inerrant understanding of Scripture.

The «fallibility» or «infallibility» of the Bible is not a meaningful issue for me, since my understanding of Scripture is not infallible.

It limits the divine nature of Scripture to some non-existent manuscripts, and restricts the accurate understanding of Scripture to a few scholarly elites who study Greek and Hebrew while shut away from the rest of the world, and then tell all of us who are out in the world, how wrong and ignorant we are about what the Bible really means.

Ed, you're speaking more from a traditional understanding of the Scriptures than you are speaking from the Scriptures themselves.

Yet our understanding of Scripture may not be the actual teachings of Scripture in every case.

In the nature of the case this can not be a matter of rules or of a specified understanding of Scripture.

When we say that our doctrinal statements just follow the teachings of Scripture, what we really mean is that our doctrinal statements follow our understanding of Scripture.

Overall we are on the same page, but as we present a different understanding (though not a new understanding of scripture — just hidden in the presupositions built up over time), sometimes it takes a while to get through all those years of presupositions till we see what the other has been showing from scripture.

Such a feminist hermeneutics of liberation reconceptualizes the understanding of Scripture as nourishing bread rather than as unchanging sacred word engraved in stone.

you are either very shallow in your understanding of scriptures or trying to cause more confusion in this confused world.

Perhaps wishing not to fight the battle on hostile terrain, David Hubbard, who dislikes the term «inerrant,» nevertheless responded that he welcomed the Council's formation, for» «evangelicals should support anything that contributes to a better understanding of Scripture.»

Ask for understanding of scripture (through sincere prayer) and the mind of Christ will be given.

A progressive understanding of Scripture.

Are we in danger of blinding ourselves to the spirit of Christ in all things by restricting ourselves to our narrow understanding of scripture?

But your posts have made my understanding of scripture a lot better!

But we're missing a few important things in that understanding of Scripture: translation, context, interpretation, let alone communal understanding and practice.

A note on the Scriptural references: Because this paper deals with our understanding of Scripture and challenges the traditionally held position and doctrines, I have made an effort to give biblical references where appropriate.

But then at the very end of the article you showed that you do subscribe to the idea that we need to be humble in our understanding of scripture.

His great achievement, contrary to the tendencies of his time, in marrying knowledge through faith with knowledge gained by reason, is mirrored in his understanding of Scripture's letter and spirit.

Until our understanding of Scripture and our explanation of theology (and how we live out both in the world) are brought into conformity to Jesus Christ, people of all ages will continue to reject (and rightfully so) the teachings and theology of the church.

It is arrogant of Dave and you to say that I don't understand the Bible simply because you disagree with my understanding of Scripture.

Chris, Dave certainly as an understanding of Scripture.

This understanding of scripture leaves us free.

The «inerrant text» understanding of scripture turns us into the dreaded «BIBLE MAN».

That's true with every understanding of Scripture.

I want so much to lead him to a correct understanding of scripture — not that God loves us all and overlooks our sin so we're all OK and don't need to worry about it, but rather that He loves us enough to lead us away from our sin.

What it is hard to understand for all the square heads, is that there is a big difference between human understanding of the Scriptures and what the letter of the Law of God says.

None of them have been so arrogant as to think that there is no way they could possibly be wrong in their understanding of scripture.

Many on these blogs don't have an understanding of scripture and it is those I was trying to reach.