The Bible and Culture in Ethics Phoebe Hailu Summary 2 Bernard T. Adeney begins The Bible and Culture in Ethics by illustrating the importance of the Bible or the scripture in a Christian individual’s life. He quotes David Kelsey when he writes‚ “that its use in certain ways in the common life of the Christian community is essential to establishing and preserving the community’s identity‚” referring to the scripture. The culture of the Bible‚ as Adeney describes‚ is determined by the reader
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individual; every one of the books of the Hebrew Bible have been redacted to create the work as we know it today. Many‚ in distinctive ways have viewed the Bible as the "Word of God"‚ or as having been composed by the Jewish and/or Christian God. The Hebrew Bible is the gathering of sacred writings making up the Bible utilized by Judaism. Over the human writers‚ the Bible was composed by God‚ according to 2 Timothy 3:16. God superintended the human writers of the Bible so that‚ while utilizing their own written
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PRAYER WARRIORS IN THE BIBLE BY Pr. David Munyere Who were the prayer warriors in the Bible? Prayer warriors are people who are known for regularly interceding on behalf of others before God. To intercede means to come between‚ so prayer warriors are‚ in effect‚ coming between God and the trouble in another person’s life. Prayer warriors are like advocates appealing to the Higher Court on behalf of their defendants. We’re all guilty before God‚ but God is merciful. Prayer warriors recognize
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Inerrancy of the Bible What does it mean to the say the Bible has authority? To answer that we first need to understand what authority is. Authority is defined as the power to enforce laws‚ exact obedience‚ command‚ determine‚ or judge (The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language‚ Fifth Edition). In the case of words spoken or written they are said to have authority when they are determined to be accurate and can be trusted as truth (Elwell 153). As Christians we believe the Bible to be the
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Individuality in characterization is what drives the story of a novel and many authors use this technique to their advantage. In The Poisonwood Bible‚ Kingsolver uses multiple points of view to reveal theme through characterization. The theme she conveys is the individuality present in one’s reaction to the surrounding people and environment. This characterization in relation to theme is shown through the voices of three of the four daughters‚ Rachel‚ Leah and Adah. Although each daughter is presented
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| The Bible Versus Homosexuality | The Bible‚ the Church‚ and Homosexuality | | Discuss and analyze Dan Via’s article Homosexuality and the Bible. What are the questions raised by the author? What are your questions? | | Steph Randall | 12/13/2011 | | "Do you not know that the wicked will not inherit the kingdom of God? Do not be deceived: Neither the sexually immoral nor idolaters nor adulterers nor male prostitutes nor homosexual offenders nor thieves nor the greedy nor
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people did not have access to the Bible in their spoken language. The people remained largely ignorant‚ and they could not look to the clergy for sound‚ spiritual direction. However‚ God inspired a special man with a desire to communicate biblical truth by using plays that the people could enjoy and learn from. That man was William Shakespeare‚ the Bard of the Bible. Why is he referred to as the Bard of the Bible? Well‚ some call Shakespeare the Bard of the Bible because he advanced biblical ethics
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The Bible “forbids” Carl to file for bankruptcy. Carl has acquired debt with little or no intent on paying it back. He did so by continuing to refinance and to roll his debt from credit cards and other expenses into his home mortgage. Carl is not making enough money to live the life style that he is living. While filing for bankruptcy would be a way for Carl to get out of debt‚ I don’t believe that it was designed for us to live above our means with no intent to pay back our loans. The Bible says
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Throughout the Poisonwood Bible‚ Kingsolver utilizes the experience of the Congo to enhance and rediscover the faith of three of the Price daughters. At the age of fifteen‚ Rachel‚ the Price’s oldest child‚ reveals her true beliefs of her religion through her petulant remarks of the Congo. During her stay in Africa‚ Rachel only talks of possessions she left behind. Rachel misses items such as toilet paper and sets of clean clothes. She‚ however‚ doesn’t mention the bible in the list of items she longs
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Anyone can read the Bible‚ but it’s another thing altogether to read it for all it’s worth. To get the most out of the study of God’s Word‚ one must utilize a method that ensures integrity in the interpretative process. Such a method would allow the reader to come away from the text with an objective appraisal of the Scripture‚ and be able to apply the truth gleaned to one’s life. To that end‚ many Bible scholars and teachers prefer the Inductive Bible Study method. Inductive Study follows a
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