Sentences with phrase «god in a violent world»

She concludes that the «marriage of picture and sound» in film can tune us to the intricate workings of a benevolent God in a violent world.

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We can trust that even in this violent, unjust and despairing world, God's word of hope is true, and we will sing it «from generation to generation.»

God wants humanity to understand that nothing and nobody is beyond the scope of His redemptive purposes, and so by sending Jesus as the fulfillment of the most violent of religious texts, God not only revealed Himself by way of a stark contrast to that violence, but also showed how to reinterpret and understand those violent events in light of the self - sacrificial God dying on the cross for the sins of the whole world.

In Part 1 and Part 2 of this 3 - Part series on how Satan casts out Satan, we learned that Satan uses violent religion to attack and kill the messengers of God, and thus, appear to be «casting out Satan» while in reality, he is only solidifying his own power and influence in the worlIn Part 1 and Part 2 of this 3 - Part series on how Satan casts out Satan, we learned that Satan uses violent religion to attack and kill the messengers of God, and thus, appear to be «casting out Satan» while in reality, he is only solidifying his own power and influence in the worlin reality, he is only solidifying his own power and influence in the worlin the world.

We can trust that even in this violent, unjust and despairing world, God's word of hope is true.

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When God looks violent in the Old Testament, it is not because He is violent, but because He is taking the sins of the world upon Himself, just as Jesus did on the cross.

When I read you say this as your possible resolution: «When God looks violent in the Old Testament, it is not because He is violent, but because He is taking the sins of the world upon Himself, just as Jesus did on the cross.»

I think they mean that most people in the world aren't thinking too much about whether or not God is violent.

I guess this is directed more at violent anti-abortionists and less towards you that is of the «live and let live» mindset, but what if with all the evil thats in the world, god is giving us an out by providing us with the cure and we're misinterpreting this and digging ourselves a deeper hole?

Could it be that in using the scapegoat imagery, God was not only giving Israel a way of escape for their own violent tendencies, but was also revealing to them (and us) what He Himself was doing about the violence of Israel, and indeed, the violence of the whole world?

I know that the burden of proof lies upon me to show how my thesis fits with Scripture, but I am beginning to think that the real burden of proof lies upon those who want to maintain that God is violent despite all the evidence to the contrary in the life, ministry, and teachings of Jesus Christ, and especially in what He did for the entire world on the cross.

Ecclesiology — If God is not violent, then what does this mean for the church's place in the world, especially regarding war and patriotism?

My book was called When God Pled Guilty, and I was basically arguing that just as Jesus took the sins of the world upon Himself on the cross, so also, somehow, the violent portrayals of God in the Old Testament is God taking the sins of Israel upon Himself through the testimony of inspired Scripture.

igaftr, the higher purpose is not religion, but for the good of and survival of humanity, Thats what the God of panthrotheism expects from us, there should be paradigm shift in our teleology or purposefullness of our existence from individualism to holism.One direction in achieving this goal is with philosophy, Marxism did wonders to China and Russian economy, but not to Cuba and Korea,, because they stick to hard core philosophy, China and Russia restored capitalism, but the process of Marxism was violent revolution, I believe that through religion we can more than achieved our goals of unifying the world and inculcate us the tenets of putting humanity to the pedestal of Gods Will.

But it must always be remembered that God acts in his world persuasively for the most part, and chiefly so on the human level, rather than coercively or by violent force.

It is a call to Christians, who live in a violent and revenge - filled world, to shun retaliation and revenge and to show appreciation for God's patience and mercy by showing patience and mercy.

At times God appears violent, not because He is violent, but because, just as Jesus on the cross took the sin of the world upon Himself, so also God in human history, took the violence of humanity upon Himself.

In the modern world, there is widespread genital mutilation, self denial, self and group flagellation, ritual drownings and cannibalism, violent and dangrous rites of exorcism, denial of life saving medical care, — all in the name of the God of AbrahaIn the modern world, there is widespread genital mutilation, self denial, self and group flagellation, ritual drownings and cannibalism, violent and dangrous rites of exorcism, denial of life saving medical care, — all in the name of the God of Abrahain the name of the God of Abraham.

A prolific writer and editor, her publications include: Augustine and the Limits of Politics, Just War against Terror: The Burden of American Power in a Violent World, and, most recently, Sovereignty: God, State, and Self (Basic Books, 2008).

We are very kind, respectable, loving and honest people.Im a good mother, have a trying at times but great son who respects me and understands im his mother not his bff, And in my opinion the problem is ppl who do nt understand why god wants us to correct our children by not sparingthe rod... sure, some moms do nt wan na be the bad guy and «spank» bc god forbid their kid grows up to be violent - yet today most of society refuses to spank - and yet today we live in a world filled with so much murder, stealing, and crimes that i honestly believe if they had parents following gods word and disciplining like they did back in the day when older generations knew what they were doing we would live in a better world.

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Often featuring quiet men who commit savage acts while drifting through their respective worlds, his films are as hyper - violent as they are hyper - stylish — from the Viking - era brutality of Valhalla Rising to Bronson's dark corners of the modern penal system to the postmodern urban underworlds in Drive and Only God Forgives.

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In a world where people created gods very much in their own image the deities are just as petty, jealous, vindictive and violent as their human worshiperIn a world where people created gods very much in their own image the deities are just as petty, jealous, vindictive and violent as their human worshiperin their own image the deities are just as petty, jealous, vindictive and violent as their human worshipers.

In it, a cycle of construction and violent destruction leads to the creation of a present world that can only be sustained by continuous blood sacrifices to appease the Gods.