The Church might have chosen more. Ergo the Church is above the Gospel." With equal force one might argue: "I approve the Scriptures. Ergo I am above the Scriptures. John the Baptist confessed Christ. Hence he is above Christ." Paul subordinates himself, all preachers, all the angels of heaven, everybody to the Sacred Scriptures. We are not the masters, judges, or arbiters, but witnesses, disciples, and confessors of the Scriptures, whether we be pope, Luther, Augustine, Paul, or an angel from heaven. VERSE 10. For do I now persuade men, or God?英文原著 · 《Commentary on the Epistle to the Galatians》
But chiefly by the aforementioned scripture concerning ESAU'S selling of his birthright; for that scripture would lie all day long, all the week long, yea, all the year long in my mind, and hold me down, so that I could by no means lift up myself; for when I would strive to turn to this scripture or that, for relief, still that sentence would be sounding in me; FOR YE KNOW, HOW THAT AFTERWARDS, WHEN HE WOULD HAVE INHERITED THE BLESSING, HE FOUND NO PLACE OF REPENTANCE, THOUGH HE SOUGHT IT CAREFULLY WITH TEARS.英文原著 · 《Grace Abounding to the Chief of Sinners》
Take this test for one, then. Explain this text to me: Phil. 3--"In lowliness of mind let each esteem other better than himself." Explain and illustrate that. Not from a commentary, but straight out from your own heart. What does your heart make of that scripture? Does your heart turn away from that scripture almost in anger at it? Do you say you are certain that there must be some other explanation of it than that? Do you hold that this is just another of Paul's perpetual hyperboles, and that the New Testament is the last book in the world to be taken as it reads?英文原著 · 《Bunyan Characters-2》
You do not mean to say that your life is in accord with Christ's precepts or example? You are a sinner. You are no good at all."
Satan is to be answered in this way: The Scriptures present Christ in a twofold aspect. First, as a gift. "He of God is made unto us wisdom, and righteousness, and sanctification and redemption." (I Cor. 1:30.) Hence my many and grievous sins are nullified if I believe in Him. Secondly, the Scriptures present Christ for our example. As an exemplar He is to be placed before me only at certain times.英文原著 · 《Commentary on the Epistle to the Galatians》
But quickly after this, I fell into company with one poor man that made profession of religion; who, as I then thought, did talk pleasantly of the scriptures, and of the matters of religion; wherefore falling into some love and liking to what he said, I betook me to my Bible, and began to take great pleasure in reading, but especially with the historical part thereof; for as for Paul's Epistles, and such like scriptures, I could not away with them, being as yet ignorant, either of the corruptions of my nature, or of the want and worth of Jesus Christ to save me.英文原著 · 《Grace Abounding to the Chief of Sinners》
And I remember one day, as I was in divers frames of spirit, and considering that these frames were according to the nature of several scriptures that came in upon my mind; if this of grace, then was I quiet; but of that of ESAU, then tormented. Lord, thought I, IF BOTH THESE SCRIPTURES SHOULD MEET IN MY HEART AT ONCE, I WONDER WHICH OF THEM WOULD GET THE BETTER OF ME. So methought I had a longing mind that they might come both together upon me; yea, I desired of God they might.英文原著 · 《Grace Abounding to the Chief of Sinners》
Clearly the Scriptures are not as easy to unpack as I would like.美剧 · 《The Good Wife》
Thank you all. After much reflection and prayer and returning to Scripture with an open heart, I realized that I was wrong.美剧 · 《The Good Wife》
Romans 12:13, "Share with the Lord's people who are…" - What are you doing? - Quoting scripture.美剧 · 《Young Sheldon》
Because the various religious leaders were using their scriptures as law books, because the various religious leaders were using their scriptures as law books,演讲 · 《Sampling the ocean's DNA ~ Craig Venter》