Sentences with phrase «many ancient religions»

It was one of thousands of ancient religions that tried to explain the unexplainable and give people comfort that there was someone out there looking out for them.

I understand that is what christians believe; the only comparison was to ancient religions that did not have that belief.

You also disregard previous ancient religions that existed before christianity, & had done so for longer that christianity has been in existence presently.

Ancient religions should welcome the political achievements of modernity while calling modernity to open its windows and doors to a world of transcendent truth and love: ``... the great achievements of the modern age» the recognition and guarantee of freedom of conscience, of human rights, of the freedom of science and hence of a free society» should be confirmed and developed while keeping reason and freedom open to their transcendent foundation, so as to ensure that these achievements are not undone....

I wish these primitive ancient religions would run their course so mankind can get down to solving real problems like over population and hunger and non poluting energy...

The Yazidis, another ancient religion, saw ISIS abduct more than 3,000 of its women and girls for sexual enslavement, and mass graves of their men are now being unearthed.

In Jesus of Nazareth we find the true successor to the prophets of Israel, whose concern for the common man, and whose unconcern for the forms of ancient religion, He not only shared, but took to their logical conclusion.

Some of them rival The Da Vinci Code in their passion for conspiracy and the shallowness of their historical knowledge, not just of the New Testament and early Christianity, but of ancient religions generally and, even more broadly, the ancient world.

All ancient religions predict natural events and try to give their god credit when they happen.

The Renaissance and the Reformation reversed this long process which had led to the resurgence of ancient religion in a Christian dress, and they made way for the emergence of the new world with its renewed emphasis on the human scene.

But we should never lose our sense of the awful gravity of the procedure, because - as in ancient religion - therein lies our sense of life's sacred value.

If God loves someone, he won't let their eternal fate rest on their choice of ancient religion (or on their choice to use their capacity for reason, and choose no religion at all).

These are ancient religions.

I think everyone should have an open mind to all of these as well, since Christianity in it's young form is mostly based on more Ancient Religions such as some of these and others like Hinduism.

If Jesus was not allegedly crucified then there could be no story of death and rebirth, a theme which seems to have been copied from several other ancient religions that preceded Christianity.

Your wisdom will prevail in years to come and eventually as humanity grows, christianity will become another myth, just like the ancient religions before it.

In more ancient religions, the gods are generally able to effectively justify the right small dose of sacred violence to keep at bay the profane violence (i.e., more random violence of individuals against one another).

The Yazidi practice an ancient religion that ISIS — or, «The Islamic State» as they radical Sunni group are now calling themselves — theologically oppose.

When the ancient world was in the last throes, the ancient religions were overcome by Christianity.

The Bible differs from other ancient religions of the East in holding that the Creator is immeasurably more than His creation; that He is personal but can not be limited; that He is supremely intelligent, as evidenced by the intelligibility of the universe; and, above all, that He is good.

But if enough time is not available, a basic course could be worked out on a typological basis in which one primitive cult, one of the ancient religions of the Near East and the two great competitors of Christianity — Islam and Buddhism — could be dealt with.

Sumarian, I have read other claims of Judaism being borrowed from other ancient religions.

Many ancient religions were focused around the worship of the sun, moon, and stars.

You are dead just as faith without works is dead and prescribe to some ancient religion that has no ability to deliver to build up.

You will not find Jesus in the cults books or even in the ancient religions... you will find demons there.

What if an ancient religion asks for permission to throw a virgin into a volcano to appease the angry gods?

Yet, missionary activity has been at least a factor in the renewal of the ancient religions of Asia and some missionary scholars helped to make knowledge of these faiths available in European languages.

Along with national independence, there was also the revival of ancient religions of these people, such as Hinduism, Buddhism and Islam.

Jesus said those who worship the law will die by the law (the law meaning those ancient religion junk).

To tell children that the god of ancient religion (s) is a real being is tantamount to child abuse.

Sorry HS but the God of the OT was copied from an older ancient religion prior to Adam and Eve

, and rush out of the house with four minutes to spare for a five - minute sprint to church, and then... then I would simply turn north, through the small woods between our house and Mass, and head to the village bakery, perhaps, or just stroll unconcernedly along the railroad tracks, a free man, subject to no ancient religion and its pompous authority, bound by no rules and regulations — an independent spirit, a young man choosing his road for himself.

Ancient religions and cultures produced many myths concerning origins.

It is important as revealing also the character of the people, of government to some extent, of their ancient religion, and very revealing indeed as to their moral ideals.

And in the way ancient religions worshipped the power of the sun, wind or sea, we are supposed bow down before the unstoppable power of market forces.

The Force is described to Luke in the original Star Wars as the source of a Jedi knight's powers, «an energy field created by all living things» that binds us and the galaxy together, and derided by an Imperial officer as «sorcerer's way» and an «ancient religion.»

I hate talking about myself but here is a little about me, I'm goth, non-christian I have interest in foreign languages, paranormal, psychology, sociology and alternative religions but more specifically ancient religions.

Many feel that a Jewish marriage helps guarantee this ancient religion will continue.

Jaded veteran lieutenant Sean McTaggert (Robert Loggia) doesn't make much of Lopez's state or his belief in the ancient religion of Santeria.

Students are introduced to Ancient religion in general and the concepts of Hiera...

Your sad devotion to that ancient religion has not helped you conjure up the stolen data tapes, or given you clairvoyance enough to find the rebels» hidden fort...

A wordsearch containing modern and ancient religions.

How did this ancient religion grow from a loose group of individuals following an itinerant preacher into a massive movement with millions of followers?

I am not entirely familiar with Egyptian mythology or ancient religion, so that was new to me as well.

Vietnam is a melting pot of rich culture, ancient religions, timeless traditions, riveting history, magnificent relics and mouthwatering cuisines.

Like past God of War games, it takes players on a Cliff's Notes tour of an ancient religion, with Norse mythology taking over this time for the Greek pantheon of its predecessors.

Though rooted in an ancient religion and traditional crafts, Mr. Koraichi's graphically punchy art is fully in the global modernist and postmodernist flow.

He is indoctrinated into an ancient religion and joins a band of insurgents on a terrorist attack that kills 300,000 people.

Articles featured in the Bulletin cover diverse religious traditions from any time period from ancient religions to new religious movements.

Not exact matches

-- As empires emerged in the ancient world, local religions began to take on universal characteristics, with moral codes that diverse groups could follow.