Scott Duvall And Daniel Hays State In Grasping God's Word

Consecrated life is a call to in which baptized men and women offer their entire selves solely to God. There are a variety of ways to live out the call to consecrated life, and it usually charactered three main components called the three evangelical counsels, and they are poverty, chastity, and obedience. The purpose of these three evangelical counsels require people to go “beyond the minimum rules of life required by God (such as the Ten Commandments and the precepts of the Church) and strive for spiritual perfection through a life” (Vocation 149) committed to the three components. Besides living out the evangelical counsels consecrated persons are also called to live out their communities’ charism; a unique gift or grace of the Holy Spirit

Unlike Mythology, narratives of the Bible are actual events that took place dating back to the beginning of time. The conception of The Holy Bible’s compilation started thousands of years ago in the land of Egypt. Initially, the Old Testament Scriptures were written in the Hebrew language, however, they were later translated to the Greek. At the onset of the New Testament writings, they were originally recorded in the Greek language. Forty men transcribed the voice of God, which resulted in sixty-six books of the Holy Bible. The Holy Scriptures explained the creations, formation of the world, God, God’s chosen people, sin, and the plan of salvation as well.

     The Gospels can also help us to interpret what the Old Testament is directing us to do because Jesus helps us to

3.) We have all known people though out our lives or maybe family or friends who did not agree with our biblical belief and have raised questions to challenge our faith. Why does the Bible have so many translations is always one that comes up

Generally, I find the theology behind the numerous aspects of the Bible not only, helpful, but also fascinating. Learning about the four different views about God’s role in the inspiration of the Bible makes me more aware of the theology behind certain doctrines and principles I may not have been aware of. This unit has forced me to tear down my assumptions about the Bible and go into the Bible with a new perspective of innocence. Through having an open-mind I am able to have important conversations with people, about the Bible, from all Christian backgrounds. Additionally, learning about the multitudes of translations of the Bible, and how they fall into three distinct categories, has helped me understand there are different purposes and intended audiences for each translation of the Bible. Before, I struggled with the fact that there were so many English translations of the Bible, but now I understand each one

Jennifer, great discussion post on humility as a leader. After reading your introduction to the class I can see that you are working as a Human Resources Specialist at a Technical College, and love NASCAR. Let’s narrate today’s professions as a demonstration in this arena with the concept of a humble leader.

“...are held in the hand of God, over the pit of hell; they have deserved the fiery pit…” Jonathan Edwards said this quote in his sermon “Sinners in the Hands of an Angry God.” In my poster I have drawn God’s cupped hands dropping a puritan into the Devil’s hand. On the left side of the poster I drew hell with horns and fire with fire embers burning in the sky to symbolize Hell. On the left side I drew a halo with a sun and light rays to symbolize Heaven. The image is effective because the puritans believed that God was holding you and if you sinned, God would drop you into the pits of Hell.

The author begins the article by looking in the Bible and stating examples. They also delve deeper into the original text of the Bible, as many words are changed to simpler English translations. In the translation process, whole words are phrases are cut out because the original languages had very specific words that English does not have. The author then continues on to answer possible questions or concerns. For example, in Genesis 1, on Day Five of Creation, the Hebrew word tanninim is

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There are many ways to interpret a text, but for text like the scripture it take what we called the senses of Scripture to use as an application to understand the scripture. In the Chapter 6 of the book “How Do Catholics Read the Bible” entitled “How do Catholics Interpret Scripture,” the author discuss three senses of Scripture in which are various ways relate how meaning of a text is interpret, which are in literal sense, spiritual sense and fuller sense. According the author, Harrington J. Daniel, in the chapter 7 entitled How do Catholics Interpret Scripture, “the definition of the literal sense respect both the divine and human contribution of the word of God in human language… and interpreting the text in its original historical and cultural context. It asserts that one arrives at the literal sense only by means of a careful analysis of the text, within its literary and historical context.” This means that literal sense is discovered by careful and attentive study of the biblical text using all interpretive tools available, such as, archaeological evidence, for historical and literary analyses, sociological and anthropological studies to understand the culture, and whatever else can be called upon to expand one’s knowledge of the historical, literary and cultural context of the text and give the reader better understanding of the literal

Personal convictions arise when areas of the Bible are gray. In the New International Bible Dictionary, conviction is described as a way the Holy Spirit convinces Christians of the path towards righteousness (Douglas & Tenney, 1987, p. 232). In contrast, according to the Merriam-Webster’s online dictionary, conviction is defined as “a strong persuasion or belief”. A personal conviction is a combination of both definitions, combining strong beliefs with God’s placement of them on a person’s heart. In order to facilitate Christlike thinking and action in one’s life, a Christian should have and develop their own personal convictions.

Typically a Maiestas Domini, which means “the majesty (glory) of the Lord” in Latin, contains a depiction of Christ sitting upon a throne surrounded by a special halo called a mandorla that encircles the entire body, signifying holy or divine status. His right hand is raised in the ancient gesture of an authoritative orator, teacher, or law giver. While his left hand holds a book that is sometimes open with an inscription that varies depending on the context. An example of this is Figure 1 seen on the right. Added to it, which was also quite common, are the symbols of the four evangelists St. Matthew, St. John, St. Mark, and St. Luke.

The process by which the English Bible, as it is known to the English culture today, was compiled is an extraordinary thing to see. The Bible consists of two parts: the Old Testament and the New Testament. The process by which both Testaments were written and then canonized into one book transpired over a period of many years. Once the canonization of the Bible officially came to an end, it was translated into English. Since then, many versions of the modern Bible have been made. Since the individual books of the Bible became scattered as they were written, people set forth to preserve God’s Word by compiling them into one

It is important that we understand and preserve the many different languages the Bible is translated into because they are disappearing at an alarming rate. Through these translations we may find a deeper meaning and understanding. Jost Zetzsche stated it best when he said, “I believe that translations of Scripture are not secondary fill-ins but as integral part of the ongoing and primary expression of God’s message in written form.”

Biblical Interpretation is important and necessary so that we can understand what the text is saying, what the intended theological message is, and how to personally apply and teach these Scriptural truths to carry forward the Gospel in rescuing others from despair and death to hope and life, thus displaying His glory and growing His Kingdom. It is about finding what God is revealing about Himself and His Son Jesus Christ. Moreover, it is for us to know that God desires to have a relationship with us and for us to be set apart in a covenant relationship with Him to display holy lives that bring Him glory. Interpretation, using hermeneutical principles, help guide us in proper boundaries for interpreting Scripture so that we can reveal the intended meaning of the text. Without this, we run the risk of imposing our own ideas on the text, therefore misinterpreting. Misinterpreting can cause us to miss theological truths, administer the wrong application, and neglect or overlook the meaning of the text which weakens the impact of God’s truth in our personal lives as well as others we are teaching.