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The Book of Faith Initiative

Oct 17, 2010   //   by Bob Crisler   //   Reference Desk  //  No Comments

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Where there is controversy among Christians, it usually involves faithful differences involving how the Bible is to be read and whether or not it is to be interpreted in the context of the time of the writers. This ELCA resource attempts to answer those important questions of faith for its members.
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What do Lutherans believe about the Bible?

Oct 17, 2010   //   by Bob Crisler   //   Reference Desk  //  No Comments

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Where there is controversy among Christians, it usually involves faithful differences involving how the Bible is to be read and whether or not it is to be interpreted in the context of the time of the writers. This ELCA resource attempts to answer those important questions of faith for its members.
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  • Wednesday, February 22, 2012 [Matthew 6:1 6, 16 21 (NRSV)]
    The practice of faith "Beware of practicing your piety before others in order to be seen by them; for then you have no reward from your Father in heaven. "So whenever you give alms, do not sound a trumpet before you, as the hypocrites do in the synagogues and in the streets, so that they may be praised by others. Truly I tell you, they have receive […]