Sentences with phrase «just as the religious leaders»

Just as the religious leaders in Jesus day, «Christian» religious leaders in general are hypocritical, greedy and concerned about politics.

Not exact matches

Just this week, justices weighed the religious values of company leaders, as the Hobby Lobby case came before the Supreme Court.

History shows that clearly, just as many religious leaders killed non-believers and those who didn't believe like them.

I wonder... Is it possible that Jesus sees this and shakes His head at us just as He did with the Jewish religious leaders?

After all we are lead to believe by some religious «leaders» that earth quakes and tsunamis are sent and kill thousands for just a simple thing as embracing gay folks.

Just as the prophets condemned the false prophets in scathing diatribes, just as Jesus condemned the hypocritical religious leaders of his people in unsparing language, so the early church condemned false teachers that arose in its miJust as the prophets condemned the false prophets in scathing diatribes, just as Jesus condemned the hypocritical religious leaders of his people in unsparing language, so the early church condemned false teachers that arose in its mijust as Jesus condemned the hypocritical religious leaders of his people in unsparing language, so the early church condemned false teachers that arose in its midst.

And we should make no mistake — we are just as culpable as the religious leaders of Jesus day.

The offices of priest, prophet and king are just as natural to man as a social and religious being as the leader is in a pack of lions or the elements are in a periodic table.

And though Stalin executed priests and other clergy that he perceived as a threat to his power, later when he, like many political leaders, saw benefit to be gained by using religious beliefs to enhance his own power, he made an alliance with the Russian Orthodox Church, just as Putin has done today.

It is, however, relevant to comment that just as for most primitive men, environment spoke to Israel through its religious leaders.

You might even hurt millions, or billions (and its just plain dumb luck, as you can see from the war mongering and stupidity of «religious» political leaders, like McCain, et al, who have said it would be a dandy idea to nuke Iran, that the body count has been higher due to people with lots of weapons, and countries full of people, who where duped into following insane people, because they where tired of the failure of priests to make the world better.)

At a wedding or a funeral the religious leaders of Islam were asked to say prayers and recite passages, just as the Buddhist monks did in the temples.

If I started a secular club, and offered all the attractions that are offered at any mega-church, only without the religious teaching and preaching, and I, as club leader, made sure the members knew that I expect them to pay at least 10 % of their income to the club, and I was getting very, very wealthy as a result, I bet the vast majority of Christians who abstain from thinking badly about Benny Hinn, Jerry Falwell, Joyce Meyer, etc, would have no problem at all criticizing me, just because I am not a servant of the Lord.

Gil you have asked some very good questions why does bad things happen in the world i personally do nt know God did nt explain to Job either why he had to suffer.What i do know is that God desires that none of us should perish but that all would have eternal life in him through Jesus Christ.This world will one day pass away and the real world will be reborn so our focus as christians is on whats to come and being a witness in the here and now.Both good and bad happens to either the righteous or the sinner so what are we to make of that.What we do know is that God will set all things right at the appointed time the wicked will be judged and the righteous will be rewarded for there faith isnt that enough reason for us to believe.Free will is only a reality if we can choose between good and bad but our hearts are deceitfully wicked we naturally are inclined toward sin that is another reason whyt we need to be saved from ourselves so what are we to do.For me Christ died and rose again that is a fact witnessed by over 500 people that were alive at the time and was recorded by historians how many other religious leaders do you know that did that or did the miracles that Jesus did.As far as the bible is concerned much of the archelogical evidence has proven to be correct and many of prophetic words spoken many hundreds of years ago have come to pass including both the birth and the death of Jesus.Interested in what philosophy you are believing in if other than a faith in Jesus Christ so how does that philosophy give you the assurance that you are saved.Its really simple with christianity we just have to believe in Jesus Christ.brentnz

Religious leaders all know these things but prefer a dumbed - down church following mindlessly and believing their false words just as they do for medical doctors.

when is saw this picture and the crowd of religious leaders in the back I remembered a good friend of mine, who failed and had to walk in front of the church leaders who looked at her just as these in the picture.

Even without the kind of success Planned Parenthood experienced under Richards, some pro-life leaders said their movement's opposition — which now enjoys a broader coalition of religious voices and a wave of enthusiasm from millennials — would be just as fierce.

«Just as Catholics for a Free Choice and other such groups suggest to the general public that not all Catholics agree with positions adopted by their bishops on birth control, abortion and in - vitro fertilization, so will the Religious Right serve to suggest that not all Catholics accept the positions of church leaders in social justice matters,» writes Richard J. Dowling, executive director of the Maryland Catholic Conference.

To allow «religious «leaders»» to sit in the Upper House is to compound whatever exists of their implied block vote, just as it is wrong to have Unions in the same position.

Just as Ramadan epitomises endurance, discipline and moral uprightness, let us as adults, opinion leaders and religious leaders, take the responsibility to inculcate these values in our youth.

Governor Ambode also charged political and religious leaders to continually tow the path of service to humanity, just as he said that politics in the real sense of it should only be about selfless service to the people

Together, they wrote Climate for Change: Global Warming Facts for Faith - Based Decisions in 2009 (it's being reissued this year), a book, in which, just as importantly, Hayhoe, an active and well - published leader in her field, came out to the scientific community as religious.

For instance, while many people used to get pre-marital counseling from their religious leader, now it is just as common to get it from a secular or non-affiliated counselor.