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… I begin to define my premise, there are two scriptural references I use to regularly remind me of hospitality. The first scripture reference is Genesis 1:27 NIV, “So God created … for you are all one in Christ Jesus.” Both of these scriptures, as well as the chapters they are a part of, are …
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… Byrd calls on the church to rediscover the way we read scripture seeing the many moments where women “interrupt” the … story to move forward. Ignoring the story of women in the scriptures or dismissing them as aberrations misses how God … Rather than rejecting this idea CBMW refers back not to scriptures but to the Danver’s Statement. Byrd writes, …
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… Council humbly submits this new translation of the Sacred Scriptures as our gift to all English-speaking First Nations … The FNV is a retelling of Creator’s Story from the Scriptures, attempting to follow the tradition of the …
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… and elders who are apt to accept new interpretations of Scripture that normalize homosexuality the path seems fairly … or elder is convinced of the traditional understand of scripture, he will understand that homosexual sex is sinful, …
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… in the women in office debate. Though all agree that Scripture must either condemn or condone women in office, … current position. That is, if one needs to make not only a Scriptural argument but one must also emend the confessions, …
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… but give up our foundations in Christ and the truth of the Scripture, we have gained little. Two Takeaways At times … we are losing as we become more connected to culture that Scripture. The two chapters “The New Disablers” and “The …
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… of spiritual leaders who are immersed in prayer and scripture. A community of discernment that envisions the … God’s will for their own lives through daily prayer and scripture reading and listening to God All members of council …
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… from denominational staff people and members who studied scripture and were shaped by the Reformed perspective on the …
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… every age will always be, Will our identity be shaped by Scripture or by our culture—by the biblical story or the …
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… hear James say If you really keep the royal law found in Scripture, “Love your neighbor as yourself,” you are doing …
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… to accept the Gospel of Thomas as a part of the canon of Scripture and begin teaching from it? Examples can be … (though not nearly exhaustive) of the broad teachings of Scripture, all of which is “useful for teaching, rebuking, …
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… all sinners by nature? We can answer this question from scripture. What is the action and reasoning of the apostle … has decided again and again that a proper understanding of Scripture must include the condemnation of premarital sex, …