Sentences with phrase «various biblical passages»

Before getting into a more detailed analysis of the various biblical passages involved, Matthew takes Chapter 2 to argue that new information about sexuality ought to compel Christians to rethink their interpretation of Scripture.

For many who have already studied the subject, Justin's thoughts on the various biblical passages related to homosexuality will perhaps be something of a repeat.

In this post we look at the various biblical passages.

Not exact matches

And today many are convinced on the basis of various passages in the biblical book of Genesis that all nations will be judged in accordance with how they treat Israel.

I would constantly bring to the forefront that significantly small percentage of biblical passages (the majority within the framework of Levitical Law) that speak about slavery, selling of daughters, and God commanding the destruction of various tribes.

My constant purpose was and is to adumbrate on every subject I handle a genuinely canonical interpretation of Scripture - a view that in its coherence embraces and expresses the thrust of all the biblical passages and units of thought that bear on my theme - a total, integrated view built out of biblical material in such a way that, if the writers of the various books knew what I had made of what they taught, they would nod their heads and say that I had got them right.

Enns goes on to examine various passages from Second Temple literature to show how «biblical interpreters exhibit for us an attitude toward biblical interpretation that operates on very different standards from those of modern interpreters.

To answer that question, Justin argues that we have to have «a clear, consistent biblical standard for interpreting the text, a principle we can apply to various passages that will help us to determine, fairly and consistently, how to translate them for our culture... Such a standard would need to be able to differentiate God's eternal laws — such as those dealing with murder, theft, and adultery — from the cultural biblical rules Christians are no longer obligated to follow — such as those dealing with dietary restrictions and head coverings.»

It is the type of Christian who would rather talk about doctrine, theology, and the meanings of various biblical words and passages without ever actually doing anything.

On the apocalyptic generally, it's a much debated term in biblical scholarship (it originates there, as it describes various passages in the book of Daniel, attributed to Jesus in the gospels and of course the book of Revelation).