Doesn't this indicate that it is outside the Scriptures that we can experience and learn about God--through Creation even? An this really just...
Okay. My question was really two-fold. Are the previous beliefs found in Scripture?
I have not found any sources, but it is my suspicion that it was not the intention of the Gospel writer to make theological statements about...
Grinding refers to grain. Sleeping does not refer to sex. So in short, no.
2 Peter 3:16 -As also in all his [Paul] epistles, speaking in them of these things; in which are certain things hard to be understood, which the...
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lectio_Divina#The_Four_Moments This is the process I responded to most, and can remember. On a side note, Scripture...
Agreed. I think learning can aid in understanding, but it is not a requirement. Honestly, you are right about what attracted me initially. In...
Don't get me wrong, I fully expected OWB to disagree. I asked mainly out of curiosity. Interesting fact, Calvin considered an appeal to pastors...
No. It is a basic Protestant tenant, and a false one at that. It isn't found anywhere in Scripture, and therefore defeats itself. I was going to...
That is a good point. What I was referring to more was the almost endless sects of the Protestant groups. These and then the many many more to...
Definition: "The Bible is the only rule of faith, meaning that it contains all of the material one needs for theology and that this material is...
My point was that even natural things can still be spiritually harmful.
He also made our sex drives. That doesn't mean we should always act on what we think pleases us, but rather what shows respect to our Creator,...
How many divided Catholic Churches (if we count the Orthodox Church as "Catholic in this because the beliefs are nearly identical except for what...
This is very Catholic of you. We have the belief that our sufferings can be offered with Christ's through faith (we are the Body of Christ,...
OWB, is the doctrine of Sola Scriptura (Scripture alone) taught in Scripture?
On that note, the theology of Genesis teaches us something about the world. In ancient Babylonian theology, humans were created partially to serve...
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