«Gee,
what gracious words!
Not exact matches
The covenant was not simply a piece of paper affirming partnership no matter
what, but instead a means to secure the «robust accountability» and «
gracious restraint» that characterize deep relationships rooted in mutual recognition of catholic faith and order, grounded in creedal doctrine, and answerable to the authoritative
word of Scripture.
The wake - up call came after I received a
gracious, heartfelt email from a reader who said she loved the book because it gave her hope, made her feel less alone, and put into
words what she had been feeling for many years.
I regard as basic the proclamation of sovereign freedom: «I will be
what I will be,» fashioned analogously to the
words: «I will be
gracious to whom I will be
gracious, and will show mercy on whom I will show mercy» (Ex.
his
words were something like, «A
gracious God tells us exactly
what he expects.»
What some call the role of tradition in the formation of the Bible I prefer to describe as the
gracious gift of God in sovereign control of human affairs so as to result in the Bible - the
Word of God written.