GODCULTURESOCIAL systemsThree in ten Americans believe that the Bible is the Word of God and should be taken literally, word for word. Surveys and studies show this contingent of literalists is composed primarily of evangelicals and, for White evangelicals in particular, that...
“only by recognizing that Christ regarded the individual words of Scripture as inspired and authoritative, for the change of a letter might well change the whole word and its meaning” (Charles Pfeiffer, Howard Vos, John Rea, Eds., Wycliffe Bible Dictionary, Peabody, MA: Hendrickson, 1999, ...
scripture nounThe Bible,The Word,The Gospels,The Scriptures,The Word of God,The Good Book,Holy Scripture,Holy Writ,Holy Bible,The Book of Booksa quote from scripture Quotations "The devil can cite Scripture for his purpose" [William ShakespeareThe Merchant of Venice] ...
Holy Scriptures. They have the power to give you wisdom so that you can be saved through faith in Christ Jesus.16Every Scripture passage is inspired by God. All of them are useful for teaching, pointing out errors, correcting people, and training them for a life that has God’s approval...
The Interpretation of Scripture: In Defense of the Historical Critical Method This is not by order of the priest, or the bishop, or the diocese, it is actually the written word of God. "Each one must do as he (she) has made up his (her) mind, not reluctantly or under compulsion, ...
“And this stone called Peter can represent all believers who repent of their sins to follow God and feed the sheep, as he was famously told to do in John 21:17. “Scripture also refers to all believing people as ‘living stones’ in 1 Peter 2:5. “Even in the story of David and...
THEREFORMOFRELIGION I.INTELLECTUALREFORMATION II.THELUTHERANREFORMATION III.THEPROTESTANTREFORMATION IV.THECATHOLICREFORMATION •HowdidhumanismpreparethewayfortheReformation? INTRODUCTION •John:“InthebeginningwastheWord,andtheWordwaswithGod,andtheWordwasGod.”(thistextofthe ...
73. “Angels are like diamonds. They can’t be made, you have to find them. Each one is unique.”– Jaclyn Smith 74. “The Lord has many ways to comfort those who are broken-hearted. God has comforted some by His word, by His presence, by angels, and by friends.”– Stanford Mu...
King David tells us that we have to meditate on the word of God. To meditate does not mean to blank your mind out waiting for God to talk to you. To meditate means to think about, to chew on, to try and figure out what the different Scripture verses mean and how they can apply ...
I praise you Lord God, that your Word is living and active. No matter how often we read a passage or hear a scripture story, you can breathe fresh life into its meaning and impact. The Christmas narrative is no exception. As we read and hear again the grand story of Jesus’ birth, ...