Sentences with phrase «god in a sinful world»

For him the notion of the calling is the solution of the problem of the Christian service of God in a sinful world.

Instead of being something arbitrary, which it was even in the thought of Aquinas, it becomes central to the fulfilment of the plan of God in a sinful world: this is not just a moral redemption but «a work in the dynamic order of being itself», a work in the ontological order, by which He must restore and heal all the damage that has afflicted our being.

Not exact matches

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On the other hand, they admit that the world of power and injustice is the expression of sin; and indeed it is «in the heart of revolutionary negation of that sinful reality that God's «No» becomes audible in the social domain.»

But yet, the fact remains that in man's «common» experience, in those very human and historical — and sinful — limitations we know so well, we have the right to find in parabolic fashion creaturely representations of that which God is, and that which God has done, and that which God purposes to bring to pass in and for and through and with and to this his world and the men and women whom he has placed in it.

Second, much of the inertia of the world, which must be sinful in the sight of God, comes from accepting our limitations too soon.

Bad things happen to us because we live in a sinful world; not because God has withdrawn His love from us.

Dear Jeremy, I'm very disappointed in this article.You've just presented God not as a savior, but rather as a criminal, who's suffering for his own mistake — creating the sinful world.

In affirming God, he first rejected the blandishments and lies of the wilderness, just as in the baptismal liturgy the candidate says yes to God by first saying no to Satan, the evil powers of this world, and all sinful desireIn affirming God, he first rejected the blandishments and lies of the wilderness, just as in the baptismal liturgy the candidate says yes to God by first saying no to Satan, the evil powers of this world, and all sinful desirein the baptismal liturgy the candidate says yes to God by first saying no to Satan, the evil powers of this world, and all sinful desires.

That shows that God is incredibly sovereign to accomplish his purposes in this sinful world no matter what happens.

In such a world of sinful, broken unity, any participation in war is a compromise of what God intended and risks serving chaos rather than shaloIn such a world of sinful, broken unity, any participation in war is a compromise of what God intended and risks serving chaos rather than shaloin war is a compromise of what God intended and risks serving chaos rather than shalom.

«Now if one thinks this type of language is too strong, let him only remember that God the Warrior is simply the reverse side of God the Lover or of God the Redeemer... [Love] is power in action in a sinful world.

This idea of Calling is full of eschatological tension and a daring which conquers the world; indeed we might almost call it a «divine audacity» and the reason is this: God takes over all responsibility for our action in the world which in itself is sinful, if we, on our part, will only do here and now that which the present situation demands from one who loves God and his neighbor.23

I have already stated one qualification which I believe needs to be made of Brunner's doctrine.24 The statement that the world «in itself is sinful» leaves inadequate place for the continuing bond between creation and the love of God.

Conventional Christianity asserted that, as sinful creatures in a fallen world ruled by an Almighty God, humans had no rights at all but were at the mercy of a gracious God.

As the sent church of God we must love the people in the world with the love of Christ expressed in words and deeds, while hating the broken and sinful systems of the world that war against the Kingdom of God.

Thee good soil represents someone who; * admits and understands that they are indebted to God because of their sinful nature * that sin equals eternal damnation hellfire * they turn to Jesus as our own saviour to abide in his covenant to fully repent of sins and become holy enduring right to the end * remember Jesus said you can not serve the world and God, or money and god you can not be a master to both * the path to eternal life is very narrow and strait and only few are able to find it you have to let go of your desires and dictates of the flesh and always embrace and find happiness serving god set your eyes on Jesus... crucify your desireGod because of their sinful nature * that sin equals eternal damnation hellfire * they turn to Jesus as our own saviour to abide in his covenant to fully repent of sins and become holy enduring right to the end * remember Jesus said you can not serve the world and God, or money and god you can not be a master to both * the path to eternal life is very narrow and strait and only few are able to find it you have to let go of your desires and dictates of the flesh and always embrace and find happiness serving god set your eyes on Jesus... crucify your desireGod, or money and god you can not be a master to both * the path to eternal life is very narrow and strait and only few are able to find it you have to let go of your desires and dictates of the flesh and always embrace and find happiness serving god set your eyes on Jesus... crucify your desiregod you can not be a master to both * the path to eternal life is very narrow and strait and only few are able to find it you have to let go of your desires and dictates of the flesh and always embrace and find happiness serving god set your eyes on Jesus... crucify your desiregod set your eyes on Jesus... crucify your desires..

God message is always: Immerse yourself in this sinful world that so desperately needs words and acts of healing, and you will find you are not alone, for I am already there, summoning you to help me.

This view is striking in its willingness to compromise the putative demands of God in response to the demands of the sinful world.

In other words, it is a governing rule that just as Jesus took the sin of the world upon Himself so that He might bear the sin and shame for all, so also God did this in the Old Testament by taking the blame for the sinful actions and behaviors of the people who lived during that timIn other words, it is a governing rule that just as Jesus took the sin of the world upon Himself so that He might bear the sin and shame for all, so also God did this in the Old Testament by taking the blame for the sinful actions and behaviors of the people who lived during that timin the Old Testament by taking the blame for the sinful actions and behaviors of the people who lived during that time.

because we are still living in sinful world, and our habit of living in sin still haunting us, and pull us off God's track, and God is moulding us to be like Jesus... forever...

If God is going to accomplish anything in the world, He has no choice but to use sinful human beings to do it.

That's why God sent His Son to die on the Cross for us because of our sinful nature and a RELATIONSHIP with God through Christ makes a difference in the world in our lives.

It is only when we come to this realization as it is clearly revealed on the cross that we begin to see the beautiful portraits of God in the Old Testament of how He stayed with this world and His people in the most sinful of situations.

One day, a voice from above (presumably God) commands that Isaac's mother protect him from all of the sinful things in the world.