Sentences with phrase «tests of faith which»

Not exact matches

Religion knows it can't stand up to any sort of rational test, which is why it makes a virtue out of faith — not questioning and accepting whatever answers you're given.

But while denying the reports, which said the butler was merely a courier in a behind - the - scenes struggle for power in the Holy See, the Vatican acknowledged that the often sordid affair would test the faith of Catholics in their Church.

They can «study» their religion, but it still comes down to faith in the teachings, and personal experience, neither of which can ever be meaningfully tested true or false in any kind of objective way.

Falsely linking morality to a particular religion or to some political or military ideology is a time - tested «three card trick» uses to stop people from asking the hard questions which might lead to an abandonment of the relevant faith.

That was a very interesting read many comments caught my attention I've recently been diagnosed with Bipolar I have hallucinations and hear voices in my ear's when I hallucinate it's likes they are trying to get me thousands of them I can only describe them as dark shadows and they are trying to get me just as they are about to get me a brilliant white light surrounds me and there's three entities humanly shaped but like this brilliant white light they are also glowing this brilliant whiteness I can't understand what they are saying the only way I can explain it is emotions comfort joy love is what I feel emanating from these entities the voices I hear aren't evil telling me to do bad things to people when I get put into a mode of fear I live in a rough area of Scotland and everytime I've got into a fight something possesses me I know this for a fact as I can't control myself I'm an observer watching my family / Friends say I change they say my eyes change and I look evil I personally do think possibly through my own personal experience I» am possessed as I act out of character I've lost interest in many things I've recently I decided it's time for change I've lost my faith I've been trying to connect with God and feel his love which I used to feel the presence of the holy spirit everytime I try connect I get a feeling of abandonment I just think if I am possessed could these entities stop me connecting with «God» I can say from my heart of hearts «JESUS CHRIST HAS COME IN THE FLESH» I think it's more to do with the persons own personal fears which I have noticed my fears have changed if I had to be truthfully with myself I fear God which I know I'm not supposed to just I can't explain it I guess if you ever need a test subject I'm up for the challenge like I said I'm on journey to find myself and my travels have brought me hear I'm going to hang around for a wee while there's lots of good information to be plundered loll

Colin... Very nice «statement of faith» (back on page 98) unless you personally did all the «objective research» yourself, which, in part, you would have had to trust in one or two «man - made» instruments for your so called «objective» testing.

[Y] ou have been distressed by various trials, so that the proof of your faith, being more precious than gold which is perishable, even though tested by fire, may be found to result in praise and glory and honor at the revelation of Jesus Christ.

«The first ever viable religious conception capable of leading reason, by faith, to observable consequences which can be tested and judged is now a reality.

Once all the disclaimers have been made — that many religious beliefs are supremely difficult to test for truth because they refer to the supernatural or to that which it is beyond our mental powers to discern, or because (in the case of faith) they are values and not truth - claims — once all this has been said, we still have to admit that yes, of course the question of truth enters in here.

Test 3: «Under the doctrine of [new] continuing revelation [such as the Book of Mormon], Latter - day Saints believe that Jesus, under the direction of Heavenly Father, leads the church by revealing his will to its President» This is in direct contradition to Jude 1:3 which says that the faith was «once for all delivered unto the saints.»

In any case, the life of faith is being daily challenged and tested afresh in the decisions and crises, both great and small, of which normal life consists.

The same Directory also speaks of the spiritual climate in which alone there can be a successful ecumenical reception: «The life of faith and the prayer of faith, no less than reflection on the doctrine of faith, enter «into this process of reception, by which the whole Church, under the inspiration of the Holy Spirit... makes her own the fruits of a dialogue, in a process of listening, of testing, of judging and of living.»

On the other hand, he is not a knight of faith, and he has also a different answer from that of Abraham: he does not say that it is a trial or a temptation in which he is tested.

This is the conclusion reached by the «Test of Faith» DVD which we reviewed in this column last September.

For those who must believe in a god, what if there is indeed a god but his true test, which hasn't been revealed in any faith / book, is whether or not you exercised your free will during your time on the planet to believe in any of the various faiths / books of hate and intolerance that man created?

There are words of faith which have stood the test of time, reassuring persons in the heights and depths of human experience:

They'd wanted a film which would play well to audiences of all faiths and none; in the test screenings they got a lot of angry report cards from Christians who felt they'd been mis - sold a «faith film».

We likely entered the novel as skeptical as are the Japanese, but having heard the story, we now face a test of faith: Which do we believe?

Rather, it sought a kernel of history in the narratives, which would stand the test of criticism and could become the basis for faith.

Of course, they could have tested a WFPB diet, too, but what can one expect from a medical profession which has so little faith in supporting lifestyle change as the answer for most patients in a pill - popping culture and an obesegenic environment?

When Annie becomes gravely ill, Charles finds his faith put to the test, causing a rift in his marriage, which further clouds the purpose of the book.

There is a scene, for example, in which Annie is chastised and harshly punished by a pastor for believing in dinosaurs; that is a frequent but false charge made by evolutionist critics of biblical creationists even today: that many Christians believe that dinosaurs never existed and that God may have placed their bones in the ground to «test their faith.»

Still, there would be no anticipating the host of supernatural horrors about to unfold which would test their faith while members of the tight - knit clan gradually turn against one another.

Baas also pointed to lawmakers» debate over the Common Core standards and the Smarter Balanced test, which resulted in discussions that included misconceptions about the standards and that «the ultimate outcome was that people lost a little bit of faith in the validity and the credibility in that piece of our assessment package.»

The test Accord LXi four - door sedan, a top - of - the - line model provided by Holler Honda of Winter Park, was stickered at $ 15,428, for which outlay the owner gets vigorous performance, agile handling and solid comfort — and an overall feeling of faith in the product.

Most jurisdictions, including the Ninth Circuit, use the Brunner test, which requires a debtor to establish (1) that continued payment of the student loans would prevent them from maintaining even a basic standard of living, (2) that this state of affairs is likely to continue for the foreseeable future, and (3) that the debtor has attempted to make payments on the loans in good faith.

Upon entering each arena in a level you'll activate a Test of Faith, which act as modifiers, mixing up the gameplay by doing things like making it rain bombs, spawning monster allies near the Altar, giving you Infinite ammo, making the enemy wave tougher, turning on friendly fire and even changing player's weapons ever few seconds.

But when men have realized that time has upset many fighting faiths, they may come to believe even more than they believe the very foundations of their own conduct that the ultimate good desired is better reached by free trade in ideas — that the best test of truth is the power of the thought to get itself accepted in the competition of the market, and that truth is the only ground upon which their wishes safely can be carried out.