scriptural

Example Sentences

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Citing scriptural commands to seek justice, he said he was speaking out despite the risks to encourage compassion.

From New York Times

“He was a great pope, a marvellous pope. He was able to explain the scriptural matters of faith and also the traditional teachings of the Church,” said Father Callistus Kahale Kabindama, a priest from Zambia.

From Reuters

“There was a time when the Bible was taught in classrooms as literature not theologically, but just as literature just so you have a general knowledge of biblical stories or scriptural narrative,” he said.

From Washington Times

He said his aim is to explain the scriptural debate about queerness, rather than take a position.

From Seattle Times

Though we came from different expressions of Mormonism, we shared a common faith language: one that sang the same hymns, memorized the same scriptural passages, and believed in many of the same religious texts.

From Los Angeles Times