Sentences with phrase «christians value things»
Christians value things differently and teach others, beginning with their children, to do the same.
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It might not sound like much, but an evangelical Christian vouching for a Mormon's values in front of ballroom full of fellow believers can be a powerful thing.
Your involvement in the liberal «mainstream» media, and those like you, are a big reason there is a war on Christmas, and everything Christian, and undermining every traditional thing and value that American society was built on.
While some things have changed the CEO still is focused on our Christian values.
America became a great nation under Judeo - Christian values deeply rooted in her society, doing many good and great things for the entire world, although she is becoming polluted more and more by hedonists and God - haters in recent years.
So often we hear from Christians that we value these same things....
Going to church, having nice social values and doing nice community work — how many people are calling themselves Christian because they want these things and «praying the prayer» seems to be the way to get them?
Churches are usually pretty good about valuing motherhood, but I think that sometimes the intense focus on that aspect of what Christian womanhood means can lead to us devaluing a lot of other amazing things that women can (and do) do for God.
The tradition or position is valued as a true construal of the Christian thing.
Hans Urs von Balthasar once commented on atheism's perennial value to Christian faith: «The frightening phenomenon of modern atheism may, among other things, be a forcible measure of Providence to bring mankind, and especially Christendom, to a more adequate idea of God.»
Maybe the foundation of Christian values has no real effect while things like natural resources, sufficent food and technology do.
He said: «We can all talk about them [Christian values] but actually doing the practical things - I think those are the things that change [that] perception.»
Christians can be much clearer in their opposition to the reduction of the value of natural things to their price than about the intrinsic value of animals.
There is no such thing as christian values.
The interview provided a name for Kurt's foundation, First Things First, which is «dedicated to impacting lives by promoting Christian values, sharing experiences and providing opportunities.»
Problem with Christians is there are those that behave badly, problem with Science it can only study things in the now (Observation), problem with Atheism is morality is based on Judeo / Christian values.
Alistair McGrath points out that «apologetics appeals to beauty and morality as much as to rationality [and] must go beyond demonstrating the capacity of the Christian faith to make sense of things, and speak meaningfully of deeper issues of purpose, value and identity.»
Things that are unexplainable in terms of traditional Christian values like «love thy neighbor».
Furthermore, a metaphysical outlook, being other - worldly, is unable to show the modem world a Christian outlook which values the things of earth and sees the world as in process of spiritual redemption and transformation and presents salvation as taking place here on earth.
But a just appreciation of God's general revelation of Himself should preserve the truth that Christianity has meaning for man precisely because it represents a fulfillment of the knowledge of God which is made possible through all the things which He has made, Nygren claims, of course, simply to be setting forth scientifically the fundamental Christian motif without arguing its truth or value against any other motif.
One thing I love about the Gay Christian Network, of which Justin is the director, is that it welcomes healthy dialog between folks on «Side A,» who believe homosexual relationships have the same value as heterosexual relationships in the sight of God, and folks on «Side B,» who believe only male / female relationships in marriage represent God's intent for sexuality.
It tells me that people of faith are more willing than ever to honestly confront the mistakes of our past, acknowledging the ways in which Christian people claiming Christian values have done terrible things in the name of «God's will.»
Even the simplest minded Christian must feel a little suspi.cious that the one personality trait their sky - god is said to value above all others is unquestioning belief — the one value that would have to be promoted if the whole thing is untrue.
For one thing, there is no real or ostensible connection between Whitehead's notion of God or religion and the symbols of the Christian tradition, although of course this does not mean that they are necessarily incompatible with one another.22 Whitehead does value religion, however, and does have a place for God.
Conservative Christians have to stop focusing on the things that divide us and focus on the «main» Christian values... they are severly hurting our faith and making people run from Christ.
Now, if we were talking good values and setting the right example, like helping others, you know, the things that actually make the world a better place, you would have my attention as a christian.
«We have corrupt government and corporations controlling and allowing things that are wrong on so many levels morally and just not how to treat people and sin wise also We as Christians have not fought for the Country that God has given us and that was started with Christian values.»
For one thing, by this conjunction Christian cosmology, harmonized and effectively articulated at its peak with Human cosmology, shows itself to be fundamentally and in real values homogeneous with the latter.
In describing and accounting for the lives of the Religious Right, which we define simply as religious conservatives with a considerable involvement in political activity, the book and the series tell the story primarily by focusing on leading episodes in the movement's history, including, but not limited to, the groundwork laid by Billy Graham in his relationships with presidents and other prominent political leaders; the resistance of evangelical and other Protestants to the candidacy of the Roman Catholic John F. Kennedy; the rise of what has been called the New Right out of the ashes of Barry Goldwater's defeat in 1964; a battle over sex education in Anaheim, California, in the mid-1960's; a prolonged cultural war over textbooks in West Virginia in the early 1970's — and that is a battle that has been fought less violently in community after community all over the country; the thrill conservative Christians felt over the election of a «born - again» Christian to the Presidency in 1976 and the subsequent disappointment they experienced when they found out that Jimmy Carter was, of all things, a Democrat; the rise of the Moral Majority and its infatuation with Ronald Reagan; the difficulty the Religious Right has had in dealing with abortion, homosexuality and AIDS; Pat Robertson's bid for the presidency and his subsequent launching of the Christian Coalition; efforts by Dr. James Dobson and Gary Bauer to win a «civil war of values» by changing the culture at a deeper level than is represented by winning elections; and, finally, by addressing crucial questions about the appropriate relationship between religion and politics or, as we usually put it, between church and state.
I saw a cultural Christianity with preachers who often gained audiences, locally in church meetings or globally on television, by saying crazy and buffoonish things, simply to stir up the base and to gain attention from the world, whether that was claiming to know why God sent hurricanes and terrorist attacks or claiming that American founders, one of whom possibly impregnated his own human slaves and literally cut the New Testament apart, were orthodox, Evangelical Christians who, like us, stood up for traditional family values.
For example, the Apostle Paul's incredibly controversial statement that circumcision was not necessary for Christian converts, that «in Christ Jesus neither circumcision nor uncircumcision has any value... the only thing that counts is faith expressing itself through love,» represents a pattern of discernment that McKnight calls «theological development.»
Is this your same logic you use when you help to put an end to Obama Care, yours are looked after soon to heck with the poors children let them die because they were stupid enough to be born to poor people, is this your idea of christian values, well they match the republician and tea parties ideology right down the line worship money loath things that help the common man... Very christian indeed!
It is one which Christians, especially Christian women, need not only to despise but to counter proudly and vigorously with their words and their deeds; i.e. because they have thought things out and are acting according to their own values instead of yielding to peer - pressure.
we seek knowledge... we seek things beyond immortality... we want to see the world with the eyes of god... to be a true christian is to embark on a journey of compassion, forgiveness, love, and understanding... those are the values of our faith
He tosses in the athiest thing because the christian conservatives believe there is some war going on for American values, as if anyone who isn't christian isn't really American.
It's not really that the food or service is Christian; the family just tries to run it according to their values, so they close on Sunday, try to hire smiling employees (a.k.a. «Christian» employees, as if only Christians are happy), choose to donate things to Christian organizations, etc..
Or, the Christian thing may be construed as an entire ethos, a total way of life complete with the necessary institutional framework, traditional structures of relationships among persons, values, norms, and so forth.
It is certainly not a conceptual thing in her description, other than broadly Christian, as much as it involves values / style / orientation to authority and culture.
But also do a search for vintage pieces that are now much - coveted collectables — think Murakami Colorway bags by Louis Vuitton, original «Choose Life» tees by Katherine Hamnett, Christian Lacroix jewellery... and if you find something, hang on to it — these things will go up in value.
I think of myself as kind - loyal - friendly - and have Christian values — like to go to movies - travel (2 wheels or 4) eating out or just quality time together — just a variety of different things
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One thing I should mention is that I strongly believe in traditional moral Christian family values and I like to date a woman who doesn't have a problem with that.
I am looking for a white, honest, fun loving man with Christian values for dating and see where things go.
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It's a book with Christian priest as the heroine, a Cozy, comfortable mystery story, set in the country, with the rather conservative values of the country (which are actually quite tolerant, as long as you leave them alone, they're quite content to let you do your own thing.).
I prefer Christian fiction because it reflects my faith and values, and means I'm less likely to end up yelling at the characters for doing dumb things.
At Tacoma Christian Counseling, we embrace what is of true value to God — things that often come with living a long life in Christ.