Biblical
verses mean absolutely nothing.
The debate comes in when we try to decide what
the verses mean which you quote.
These six verses are not meant to be a declaration of power, nor do
these verses mean that if two or three people agree on something, then they can ignore others and do whatever they want.
This is what we see with all these discussions about what different
verses mean, and no agreement is every reached.
So when I am talking with someone, I will often take a little gospel of John, I prefer the ones called Living Water since they have little notes that remind me what verses are key, and what
the verses mean, and in just a minute or two, can show a person from Scripture that to get eternal life, all they have to do is believe in Jesus for it.
As I continued to grow up and as I allowed my eyes to actually see what they actually saw, I began to question just exactly what
that verse meant.
Non-Catholic Christians charge that Peter is not the «rock» because the Greek word used for «rock» in
this verse means a little pebble.
If «abide» in
this verse means to have eternal life by faith forever, how can we take «abide» in 1 John 3:15 to be conditional on fellowship?
So I figured what if
that verse means to build up one another, help one another be a better Christian, encouragement as we stumble along with God, etc..
The great Hindu teacher Ramanuja (eleventh century), who in his commentary says that the Lord is characterized by his utter supremacy and his gracious accessibility, explains that
this verse means «in that way do I make myself visible to them.»
That is why each individual must read the entire Bible constanly as God reveals different
verses meanings each time we read so we grow in our faith.
I've often wondered what this strange
verse means.
You are the lord / master of your house and family... But that does not make them your slaves but make of you their protector... Any way
the verse means that the way you treat your wife the way she would become to be... May God bless us and our families.
Please, take your «blessed day» BS somewhere else, because I know that you're just wanting to rehash the same crock arguments that somehow SEVEN
verses means that you have the right to stone gays.
So what does
this verse mean?
(Jn 1.17) Here we have a practical example of what
this verse means.
But obviously, that can't be what
these verses means, or unbelievers could never choose to do anything good.
He found himself thinking, «So that's what
that verse means!
There are some who believe that
this verse means we should make sure we are not following blind guides, and while that is true, I think that it first and foremost applies to us, that you and I should make sure that we are not blind guides.
But those tricky passages throw us at His feet crying out «Teach me what
this verse means, or I will never understand it!»
But just for the sake of argument, let us just assume that the entire
verse means exactly what you say it means.
thats what
this verse means to me.
Thus it is not wrong to quote
this verse meaning «believe in Jesus to gain everlasting life».
The various denominations within Christianity differ on the minor details, whether or not a particular
verse means this or that, small stuff, but they believe all of the same core doctrine
But what does the rest of
the verse mean?
You can't just make one
verse mean wheatever you want.
The Greek word for «seen» in the above
verse means; (to know by experience, to perceive or to be acquainted with).
In most churches and seminaries today, we are told that
this verse means that people will no longer want to attend church to hear the pastor preach a sermon.
This verse means that Christians should not us religious activities to increase their prestige.
(This is
the verse I meant to quote, instead of Genesis 7:4.)
and «Is that really what
that verse means?»
Basically though,
the verse means that sin does not come from God's seed in us.
Whatever
this verse means, it must be understood in the context of other passages in the letter, such as 1 Peter 3:18 - 20.
Ask an AWANA kid what
a verse means and they will tell you, «I have no idea, but if I can recite it, I get a sticker.»
Not exact matches
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The fact that many people have intelligently reflected on this
verse and different conclusions come to about its
meaning demands that where there are differences in understanding that come from its reading, that they be treated with the utomost intellectual respect.
Just replace Zion with Heaven and you will get the
meaning of this
verse you referenced.
so it simply says he created the heaven that
means the stars to and every thing else in what we now call the univeres the next
verse says the earth was void and without form.
He quoted the second Sura,
verse 256 (strangely fallible, for a pope, he
meant verse 257) which says: «There must be no coercion in matters of faith».
If a Bible
verse (or discovery) is detrimental to the cause, it is either: taken out of context; is allegorical or metaphorical; refers to another
verse somewhere else; is an ancient cultural anomaly; is a translation or copyist's error;
means something other than what it actually says; is a mystery of god or not discernible by humans; or is just plain magic.
Take a «LITERAL» stance upon these following
verses and dare to find «REAL»
meanings upon the weightiness!
Quoting
verses doesn't
mean you understand them.
Notice when one quotes a
verse that shows contridictions, hate, brutality Christians say it's out of context or it has some other
meaning but they can throw one - liners (John 3:16) by itself and should not be questioned?
If a Bible
verse is detrimental to the cause, it is either; (i) taken out of context; (ii) symbolic, allegorical or otherwise
means something other than it says; (iii) referring to another
verse somewhere else that rectifies the error; (iv) a translation or copyist's error; (v) a mystery of God not discernible by we mere humans; or (vi) just plain magic.
Scholars have determined that Matthew was not written in Greek, but in Aramaic, and was soon translated into Greek, so we have to go to the original written language to find the true
meaning of this
verse.
There are
verses in all holy books that are «consistent» with science, but that doesn't
mean that everything in the book is accurate or that the statements are scientific.
Because here's the thing: even with the «head of the wife» bit (what I'm sure we can agree is the most solid
verse to back you up) you are missing the point and mistaking the analogy,
meant to illustrate only, as the thing itself.
Based on the context of this
verse, causing a fellow Christian «to fall»
means causing him to do something that violates his conscience by imitating an action he believes to be wrong.
Here you begin to understand the
meaning of
verses and creeds and doctrines.