Some were clearly of Christian origin, among them the Great Awakening and other revivals which helped to make Christian liberty, Christian equality, and Christian fraternity the passion of the land.

Some have seen revivalism and the search for Christian perfection as the fountain-head of the American hope.

Some Christian believers have come to downplay the punishment of hell.

Some religious groups, such as the Association of Christian Schools International, opposed the ADA in its original form.

Some believe that this appeal “ thereby shows Christian ’ s of Luke ’ s day both that their predecessors were innocent before the state and that Paul had no political quarrel with Rome ” but rather with the Jews who were accusing him.

Some scholars believe that the apologetic view of Luke ’ s work is overemphasized and that it should not be regarded as a “ major aim of the Lucan writings .” While Munck believes that purpose of Luke ’ s work is not that clear-cut and sympathizes with other claims, he believes that Luke ’ s work can function as an apology only in the sense that it “ presents a defense of Christianity and Paul ” and may serve to “ clarify the position of Christianity within Jewry and within the Roman Empire .” Pervo disagrees that Luke ’ s work is an apology and even that it could possibly be addressed to Rome because he believes that “ Luke and Acts speak to insiders, believers in Jesus .” Freedman believes that Luke is writing an apology but that his goal is “ not to defend the Christian movement as such but to defend God ’ s ways in history .”

Some sources record that the final blow, with the back of an axe, was delivered as an act of kindness by a Christian convert known as " Thrum.

Some of his controversies on Christian theological subjects, as on Adam ( Yalḳ., Gen. 47 ), on Enoch ( Gen. R. 25 ), and on the resurrection ( Shab.

Some dioceses around the Mediterranean Sea which were Christianised early are rather compact, whereas dioceses in areas of rapid modern growth in Christian commitment — as in some parts of Sub-Saharan Africa, South America and the Far East — are much larger and more populous.

Some Christian readers consider this story to contain an allegory, representing the interaction between the church as ' bride ' and God.

Some of the esoteric Christian institutions include the Rosicrucian Fellowship, the Anthroposophical Society and the Martinism.

Some of the best teammates I have ever had are the furthest thing from Christian ," Jennings said.

Some Christian denominations and other groups have rejected the authority of those creeds.

Some Christian denominations, and particularly those descending from the Radical Reformation, do not profess a creed.

Some Christian groups focus on simply refraining from gay sex, such as Courage International and North Star.

Some Christian authorities say that the New Testament regards marriage as instituted and ordained by God for the lifelong relationship between one man as husband and one woman as wife.

Some Christians believe that gender equality is appropriate for Christian marriages and that the spouses share equal responsibility within the family.

Some medieval legends elaborated upon the lives of Christian figures such as Christ, the Virgin Mary, and the saints.

Some commentators have categorized a number of modern fantasy works as " Christian myth " or " Christian mythopoeia ".

Some Christian denominations ( such as Anglican, Roman Catholic, and Eastern Orthodox ), include a number of books that are not in the Hebrew Bible ( the biblical apocrypha or deuterocanonical books or Anagignoskomena, see Development of the Old Testament canon ) in their biblical canon that are not in today's Jewish canon, although they were included in the Septuagint.

Some Christian denominations hold that salvation depends upon transformational faith in Jesus, which expresses itself in good works as a testament ( or witness ) to ones faith for others to see ( primarily Eastern Orthodox Christianity and Roman Catholicism ), while others ( including most Protestants ) hold that faith alone is necessary for salvation.

Some scholars point to a character from the Babylonian cuneiform which may have been derived from a representation of the abacus.

Some scholars favor the unhyphenated form antisemitism to avoid possible confusion involving whether the term refers specifically to Jews, or to Semitic-language speakers as a whole.

Some scholars have hypothesized an original Proto-Indo-European pantheon, with the chief male god ( Di -) represented by the sky and thunder, and the chief female god ( feminine form of Di -) represented as the earth or fertile soil.

Some scholars suggest that Arius may have been poisoned by his opponents.

Some scholars have speculated that members of the Alemannic elite such as king Gibuld due to Visigothic influence may have been converted to Arianism even in the later 5th century.

Some of the fragments quoted by ancient scholars were able to be integrated by scholars in the nineteenth century.

Some scholars believe that Amos's message was recorded after he delivered it to the Northern Kingdom, upon returning to his southern homeland of Tekoa, a town eight kilometres south of Bethlehem.

" Some scholars theorize that the " we " passages in Acts are just such " handed down " quotations from some earlier source who accompanied Paul on his travels.

Some scholars have struggled to determine if either of these two versions is closer to the original text composed by the original author.

Some scholars have objected to the language of the speeches as too Lukan in style to reflect anyone else's words.

Some scholars contend that the most ancient and genuine story told of only four sons of Aeolus: Sisyphus, Athamas, Cretheus, and Salmoneus, as the representatives of the four main branches of the Aeolic race.

Some scholars argue Plato drew upon memories of past events such as the Thera eruption or the Trojan War, while others insist that he took inspiration from contemporary events like the destruction of Helike in 373 BC or the failed Athenian invasion of Sicily in 415 – 413 BC.

Some scholars believe Clement of Rome cryptically referenced Atlantis in his First Epistle of Clement, 20: 8:

Some Nasheed singers avoid instruments in the background due to the opinion of certain scholars that their use is prohibited.

Some scholars see this war as destroying Arnulf's hopes at succeeding Charles.

Some scholars believe that the name and indeed the goddess herself was originally pre-Greek.

Some scholars see Adoptionist concepts in the Gospel of Mark and in the writings of the Apostle Paul.

Some scholars see Beowulf as a product of these early tales along with Gesta Danorum and Hrólfs saga kraka.

Some scholars have claimed that the vow formula of the Rule is best translated as " to live in this place as a monk, in obedience to its rule and abbot.

Some scholars have inferred that the minor judges were actual adjudicators, whereas the major judges were leaders and didn't actually make legal judgements.

Some modern scholars suggest the book of Esther to be a historical novella.

Some scholars have suggested that Amos ’ s reference to Edom is symbolic of all nations who were once enemies of Israel and not meant to literally mean Edomites in the flesh.

Some biblical scholars believe Jonah's prayer () to be a later addition to the story ( see source criticism for more information on how such conclusions are drawn ).