Any new revelation should be verified
with scripture so you can see if it is false revelation.
Every true / false question is referenced
with a scripture so that you can determine what the right answer is based on what the bible has to say - no answer key is provided.
For those who offer opinions about what role they think God plays in such horible acts of violance, please support your comments and opinions
with scriptures so the readers can also see for themselves what the Bible Really Teaches on such questions and issues!.
Not exact matches
Verse 11 says, «They received the word
with all eagerness, examining the
Scriptures daily to see if these things were
so.»
Semitic languages are
so rich
with layers of metaphor and allusion that we can't possibly understand their picture of God by reading the
scriptures in English.
So, by your reasoning, if «People put so much importance on words» (implying that they don't matter and we shouldn't take thought of how we use them) then I ought to be able to sing along with the lyrics from pac's «hit»em up» with my black friends, curse in a kindergarten class as well as a corporate meeting for my boss... what impression would a client have of my boss if I were cussing in a professional meeting or at a charity event... it doesn't add up, it's a cop - out rebuttal... trying to find loopholes or applying «human reasoning» like» ll take a swearing guy who's helpful» doesn't change Jesus or scripture it's just setting up a what - if scenario and trying to allow that to in some way justify your stance when again, that doesn't change The Holy Spirit or His heart in those who have been born again... the verses (inspired by His own Spirit) speak for themselve
So, by your reasoning, if «People put
so much importance on words» (implying that they don't matter and we shouldn't take thought of how we use them) then I ought to be able to sing along with the lyrics from pac's «hit»em up» with my black friends, curse in a kindergarten class as well as a corporate meeting for my boss... what impression would a client have of my boss if I were cussing in a professional meeting or at a charity event... it doesn't add up, it's a cop - out rebuttal... trying to find loopholes or applying «human reasoning» like» ll take a swearing guy who's helpful» doesn't change Jesus or scripture it's just setting up a what - if scenario and trying to allow that to in some way justify your stance when again, that doesn't change The Holy Spirit or His heart in those who have been born again... the verses (inspired by His own Spirit) speak for themselve
so much importance on words» (implying that they don't matter and we shouldn't take thought of how we use them) then I ought to be able to sing along
with the lyrics from pac's «hit»em up»
with my black friends, curse in a kindergarten class as well as a corporate meeting for my boss... what impression would a client have of my boss if I were cussing in a professional meeting or at a charity event... it doesn't add up, it's a cop - out rebuttal... trying to find loopholes or applying «human reasoning» like» ll take a swearing guy who's helpful» doesn't change Jesus or
scripture it's just setting up a what - if scenario and trying to allow that to in some way justify your stance when again, that doesn't change The Holy Spirit or His heart in those who have been born again... the verses (inspired by His own Spirit) speak for themselves.
And
so it goes
with much of the NT
scripture that surrounds Paul's rantings.
Of course the problem
with this «answer», like
so many others, is that it is an appeal to some evidence completely OUTSIDE of and CONTRARY to what
scripture itself CLEARLY states.
You don't want to try to understand the
scriptures, and if you did, then you would know how wrong you are But, its more fun to twist things in your mind,
so you can co = meback
with your old and worn out «fouls» on everything.
So, let's look at the words of Jesus Himself regarding Judas: «While I [Jesus] was with them [the disciples], I was keeping them in Your name which You have given Me; and I guarded them and not one of them perished but the son of perdition [Greek = destruction], so that the Scripture would be fulfilled» (John 17:12
So, let's look at the words of Jesus Himself regarding Judas: «While I [Jesus] was
with them [the disciples], I was keeping them in Your name which You have given Me; and I guarded them and not one of them perished but the son of perdition [Greek = destruction],
so that the Scripture would be fulfilled» (John 17:12
so that the
Scripture would be fulfilled» (John 17:12).
John 17:12 «While I was
with them, I was keeping them in Your name which You have given Me; and I guarded them and not one of them perished but the son of perdition (JUDAS),
so that the
Scripture would be fulfilled.
Scripture is already a theological reality identifiable
with Christ, and
so the «material text should not be called Holy
Scripture strictly speaking, since these manuscripts are only sacred to the extent that the sacred meaning accompanies them.»
Instead of accommodating its usage» and
so its ideas and assumptions» a translation of Holy
Scripture should serve the end of conversion by employing principles that recognize Christianity as its own culture
with its own language and practices, raising readers up and rooting them in a rich tradition of translation, transforming them through the creative rationality, beauty, goodness, and truth reflective of the triune God who speaks his Word.
Perhaps you are uncomfortable
with the notion of seeing a problem
with being chained to the
scriptures... but I see a problem
with it
so therefor the image resonates
with me deeply.
I think it is dangerous to believe what you believe the
scriptures say and mean is
so closely aligned
with what they actually say and mean that they are inseparable.
One of the
so - called tools that goes along
with this hermeneutic principle of using
scripture to interpret
scripture is to favor clear
scripture over less clear
scripture when comparing similar themes and concepts.
What bothers me most is that
so many of the
Scripture references that are used to support the pledges are taken out of context and really have little or nothing to do
with the author's theories.I believe God will hold this man and those who abuse God's Word accountable.
So woe to those who write the «
scripture»
with their own hands, then say, «This is from Allah,» in order to exchange it for a small price.
These were more fair - minded than those in Thessalonica, in that they received the word
with all readiness, and searched the
Scriptures daily to find out whether these things were
so.
This will create a generation of people
with a false notion of the
scriptures and a theology
so far from what Christ originally taught
so as to be unrecognisable.
John's baptism of repentance for the forgiveness of sins was the Jewish baptism of repentance which I wrote a few posts about, and which has nothing to do
with receiving eternal life, and everything to do
with the repentance of Israel as a nation
so that she can be restored to her rightful place among the nations as God promised in
Scripture.
So the questions that come
with regarding God and goodness — if He's good He can't be strong, and vice versa, those core questions — just don't get answered in the
Scriptures.
5:20 - 21 and 1 John 4:1, to not quench the Spirit, to not despise prophecies, but to examine all extrabiblical revelations according to biblical criteria and test all persons, like the noble Bereans in Acts 17, who «examined the
Scriptures daily to see if this were
so,» the Calvinists / MacArthurites deleted my post of my testimony on
SO4J's FB timeline — because it threatened them, and they knew I am telling the truth about an awesome dream of Jesus in 1973, as I emerged from a traumatic childhood
with a mother who had worked the Ouija board when I was 11.
In fact,
Scripture says not to parade around
with a «fasting face,»
so it's actually better to brush them off upon leaving
so as to avoid the appearance of self - righteousness in front of the world.
It's easy to get frustrated
with the writers of
Scripture, who are
so careful to name and distinguish the Twelve, but who often blur the Women together.
It takes
Scripture into an earthy, Everyman language that resonates
with me, it's
so real that it reads like poetry, and cleanses like a bath.
Scripture can be the same way; which is one reason why it is
so important to not settle into a single exegesis or interpretation, but to continually go back to
Scripture,
with as open a mind as you can.
But even identifying these two very consequent decisions does not explain how in Lutheranism, of all places, the authority of
Scripture could be
so undermined and why in Lutheranism,
with its strong theology of God's orders of creation and preservation, anyone could hope to get away
with proposing that sexual arrangements be judged on quality not kind.
So pretty much all I had to sort things out were the Scriptures, a few friends to talk with (many were traumatized by the split and would get freaked out, so we didn't talk much), and trying to follow the leading of the Spirit to learn and discer
So pretty much all I had to sort things out were the
Scriptures, a few friends to talk
with (many were traumatized by the split and would get freaked out,
so we didn't talk much), and trying to follow the leading of the Spirit to learn and discer
so we didn't talk much), and trying to follow the leading of the Spirit to learn and discern.
The prophets of the Hebrew
Scripture were concerned
with understanding the fate that had befallen exiled Israel and their identity as God's people in the midst of
so much hope and despair.
If I could leave you
with one final passage of
Scripture, my little sisters, here is it: «
So here's what I want you to do, God helping you: Take your everyday, ordinary life — your sleeping, eating, going - to - work and walking - around life — and place it before God as an offering.
I imagine they do
so with good intent, but it is a short - sighted approach to be locked into previous interpretations of
Scripture regarding understanding creation.
I am a guy
with a great heart for God,
scripture, church and mission; though I feel
so hopelessly inadequate in terms of sexuality.
«We do not come to
Scripture alone, but do
so with the Holy Spirit who helps us discern God's truth and will within.
The author quotes
scripture and closes
with the following statement: «Maybe this Christmas season, we can reflect not
so much on whether or not Jesus was white and instead consider what it meant for him to be called the «light» of the world.»
the other curious thing is when theists go after the atheists over our knowledge of
scripture, most atheists were once theists
so we would have some idea of
scripture like you all however
with the onslaught of attacks from religious folks in the real world when they discover we're not «one of them» has the same effect as the villian in the comics unwittingly creating the superhero.
For if that were
so, His commandments, the missions of the apostles, the
scriptures, and the promise of reward and punishment would all be null and void, impossible to reconcile
with the Almighty's Wisdom and Justice.
then what are you,
with that bible jammed
so far up your backside that you are s - h - i - t - t - i - n - g up «
scripture»?
The post is
so full of historical inaccuracies, theological problems, and contradictions that it's hard to know where to start, but I want to make clear from the get - go that my response to this post should not be seen as an attack on Tim Challies himself, (who I respect and like), but rather a response to the general belief that God's presence is limited to the pages of
Scripture and that all forms of contemplative or experiential spirituality should therefore be dismissed out of hand or regarded
with suspicion.
I am not writing any of this to argue
with anyone about philosophy,
Scripture or anything else, nor will I conjecture as to why this topic agitates you
so much.
There are other things that are made much clearer in
Scripture and in the teachings of Jesus,
so we all have to start
with a posture of humility, and a posture of listening, and maybe even a commitment to disagree well.
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.
Just as the original text is imbued
with Scripture,
so Bishop Gilbert's approach in these conferences is full of insights from his own personal experience of lectio divina.
The date of the Passover, however, Nisan 15, is stated in
Scripture,
so I'm not sure how Jesus dealt
with this.
Of course it doesn't actually work this way and believers have to make excuses and exceptions and come up
with all sorts of silly nonsense that the Bible doesn't even say, just
so that they can twist
scripture to fit whatever their worldview is.
Some take the chronological approach,
so that they begin
with Genesis 1:1 and work their way through
Scripture trying to piece all the ideas about God into one coherent picture.
These manuscripts were representative of a much larger body of material which has since grown
so extensively that today it includes about 70 papyri (portions written on papyrus), about 230 uncials (manuscripts
with rounded letters), about 2,500 minuscules (manuscripts
with small letters), and about 1,700 lectionaries (portions of
Scripture arranged for worship).
The Ekklesia Project has also produced about a dozen booklets,
with more to come, on specific practices of the church, such as preparing for marriage, hymn - singing, reading
scripture, evangelizing and
so on.
I thought straight away this is a joke as
scriptures tell us only the father knows the time of his sons return and hes keeping it to himself he hasnt even told his son yet.Mark 13:32 This a mystery isnt God all knowing and isnt Jesus God it is a mystery.Yet I like that that is the case because it proves that the father is not the son and the son is not the father they are separate yet they are one just like the holy spirit.I have come across denominations that believe the father son and holy spirit are the one person i asked them how they can say that when Jesus was baptized we see 3 separate persons.We have enough information to know that we are in the last days the signs are present and increasing.Ever since Israel became a nation the countdown has begun.The verse the enemy will come like a thief in the night i have heard preached many times and i believe the preachers have got it wrong because they preach it from the view for the church to get there act together or you will miss out.This view is incorrect because if you are a born again believer following him in obedience and relying on the holy spirit you are not walking in darkness but are walking in the light
so you will not be caught unaware as those who are sleeping this is a warning for those who are sleeping or walking according to the flesh they are in darkness.Remember the 10 wise virgins the ones who were alert and keep refilling there lamps went in
with the bride those who slept were left behind and
so it will be when the Lord returns.Now is the time to prepare our hearts and lives to be ready for his return.It is an exciting time to be living and we are to live in the expectation that the Lord could return at any time brentnz
if more would read and study the
scriptures we would not be in need of
so many teachers and buildings... we would come out of her and carry the good news
with our hearts hands and feet.