Sentences with phrase «about faith and works»

Scholars now widely agree that the statements in the Epistle of James about faith and works are not made in opposition to Paul but represent an attempt to defend Paul's teaching against a misunderstanding of faith as simply intellectual belief.

I have tried to read books and internet to get some clarification of the bible, I think well this person would be good to learn from because they are so knowledgeable about the Bible and then they speak about faith and works and I get so confused all over again.

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I saw him once literally bleed from the bottoms of his feet, a man who came here uneducated, alone, unable to speak the language, who taught me all I needed to know about faith and hard work by the simple eloquence of his example.»

I think the wonderful thing about all of it is my faith, my family and my work all share the same values.

«The notion that Christians may exercise their faith on Sundays but forget about it when they step into work on Monday is not real freedom of religion and is not freedom of conscience,» Scoffield told the court.

But in the real world, I think atheists and people of varying faiths probably work together on various things for the good of mankind — often not really knowing fully about each others» beliefs, yet still accomplishing good things together.

All the good works done by religious organizations of all kinds (Christian and otherwise) might get a mention in a human interest story sometimes, but decades of this media treatment have skewed public perceptions of what faith is about.

They will still be saved due to the cross, doing good work around their neighborhoods, and they learn about other faiths.

Jeremiah Massengale writes about what faith requires of our work ethic and how to be more productive, even if you aren't in your dream job.

I cintend that the bible also calls us to do the same thing — it calls us to action and then says when we have donr everything we can and there is nothing else we are to stand in faith that it will work out — of course i paraphrase — but wht do people think all christians do is sit on their butts and pray and look pie eyed at the sky - this christian worked her butt of on the streets - and look at Mother Thresa - and other christians working for humanity all over the world - i think athiests have the wrong idea about chtistians...

The only times I really start to think about your myth when a someone at work or I'm out doing something and one of YOU feels the need to inject your faith into my life or worse, when one of our nations policy makers feels the need to govern from the bible.

Speaking about the difference faith makes to his work, Mr Dawes added: We put a lot of store into our Christian faith and what that is able to provide to us, in terms of comfort and support.

It was exciting because my theology was changing and I was discovering new vistas on about the grace of God and the role of faith and works in the life of believers.

As anyone familiar with my own work will expect, I have many serious reservations about this book, the most inclusive being that I do not think the author helps either the nonbeliever or the believer to understand the problem of faith and New Testament criticism.

That's not about doctrines of «repentance from dead works and of faith toward God, of instruction about washings and laying on of hands, and the resurrection of the dead and eternal judgment.»

Now, if James had stopped writing at James 2:16, there never would have been the misunderstanding about the relationship between faith and works in this passage.

He modifies what he wrote in Ephesians 2:5 by pointing out four additional things about this life which we received by the grace of God: He says this life is also (1) through faith, (2) is not of yourselves, (4) it is a gift of God, and (3) is not by works.

It gives us a way to speak fully and honestly about the work of Jesus without implying anything pejorative about other communities of faith.

Let us say once more, for emphasis, what we have already said about the Call of the Fishermen: Jesus» summons to a life of faith and obedience desacralizes work.

And Christians don't get worked up enough about other people's faith to send missionaries all around the world and protest gay marriage everywheAnd Christians don't get worked up enough about other people's faith to send missionaries all around the world and protest gay marriage everywheand protest gay marriage everywhere?

Matthew 21: 21 and Mark 11:23 Isn't talking about prayer working absolutely, it's talking about having faith and whether or not you have any doubt in your heart in which if there isn't any doubt you can move mountains.

I had such a good time working with Travis Reed from Work of the People on a series of videos about faith, doubt, the sacraments, and church.

But when we understand that the gospel contains both truths, about how to receive eternal life and properly live this life, then we can stop arguing about the role of faith and works in the gospel and see that both have their proper place with proper results.

Rex i do nt disagree that the Lord is returning i am looking forward to that nor about John the baptist but i am saved i think it is dangerous to tell people they are not saved by a few comments you do nt agree with.whether you know the word well or go to church or even do good works is no guarantee that you are saved that just means you are religious.It is only by faith in Jesus Christ that all are saved and not by works brentnz

Latin American theology today lives by «hope against hope,» in the apparently absurd confidence that small and humble practices of faith such as singing together or remembering the stories about Jesus can work toward rekindling a viable praxis of structural change.

Despite being open about his own faith, he says he understands the need to keep it separate from his work He said: «You can't go on the air and say: «I think there should be cycle routes in half of London» (even though I do), because it would just wind up motorists.

He said: «Society generally, particularly when it comes to evangelical Christianity, think that mostly we just sit around ranting about the things that we don't like in society and perhaps are completely unaware that we're also trying to live out our faith in the practical works that we're doing.»

An earlier version of this book was of immense help to me as I learned about the roles of faith and works in the life of the believer, and how to understand most of the tough texts in the Bible on this topic.

I thought that I was believing correctly and realized that a relationship with Christ is all about faith and not works.

Given the stunning turn of events last November, however, we need to suspend our economic faiths for a time to reorient our thinking about the economy around deeper truths regarding the human person and the role of work.

I had a hunch, based on my own work with local congregations, that in the «mainline» Protestant world that I know best, lots of laypeople really do want to think seriously about their faith, and somehow they aren't getting enough help in doing that well.

-------- Oh love is good, but how about::::::::::::::::::::: It was he who gave some to be apostles, some to be prophets, some to be evangelists, and some to be pastors and teachers, 12to prepare God's people for works of service, so that the body of Christ may be built up 13until we all reach unity in the faith and in the knowledge of the Son of God and become mature, attaining to the whole measure of the fullness of Christ.

I have a friend working toward a Ph.D. in English, and her coursework has raised quite a few questions about her faith.

What he said in effect was this: «I am not even sure what I think about God, but I should like to work out my spiritual faith and life inside the Christian fellowship and not outside.»

He needs our view on salvation, wrath, and eternal rewards, and our case might be strengthened with his view of justification, while avoiding the mistakes he makes about works following faith... though really, his point about works is that they follow faith in the Holy Spirit... which is different, and which I could probably agree with.

There are four affirmations about Jesus Christ that historically have been stressed in Christian faith: (1) Jesus is truly human, bone of our bone and flesh of our flesh, living a human life under the same human conditions any one of us faces — thus Christology, statement of the significance of Jesus, must start «from below,» as many contemporary theologians are insisting; (2) Jesus is that one in whom God energizes in a supreme degree, with a decisive intensity; in traditional language he has been styled «the Incarnate Word of God»; (3) for our sake, to secure human wholeness of life as it moves onward toward fulfillment, Jesus not only lived among us but also was crucified for us — this is the point of talk about atonement wrought in and by him; (4) death was not the end for him, so it is not as if he never existed at all; in some way he triumphed over death, or was given victory over it, so that now and forever he is a reality in the life of God and effective among humankind.

Now let us have a cloose look at modern man or say Politics Today where you drop all that behind and do as Personal Interests with out any commitment verbal or written Just Buy and Sell at Sale they Trade with the Fate, Faith and destiny of World and New Worlds Nations and that is why no conflict ever settled among nations but getting even worse and Modern Prophets of Inspiration and Knowldge Remind and Warn of World Food and Waters about Famine in the world and the need for working agianst that otherwise nations would become as Live Zombies eating each other flesh.

It wasn't just songs about God, it was stories of struggling with your faith, of finding your identity in your religion, and the line between doing work for God and letting your work praise God.

(c) An invitation to work out an intellectually respectable faith through grappling with questions and doubts about the Bible is the most efficient way of getting large numbers of adults into small groups.

The working title of Catholicism: A New Synthesis was in fact Matter and Mind: A Timely Synthesis, the published title coming about because he realised that this question underlies the whole contemporary interface of faith and culture.

What this means is that when Paul talks about blindness and the veil in 2 Corinthians 2 — 3, he is not talking primarily about how a person receives eternal life by faith in Jesus Christ, but about all the other truths of the gospel which are contained in the rest of Scripture, and which are centered on the person and work of Jesus Christ.

Because there are numerous texts in the Bible which talk about «saving» the soul from death, «saving» the life, being «saved» by works, faith alone doesn't «save,» and so on throughout the Bible.

Then, when medicine and faith work together and you are healed, give praise and glory to God, both for what He has done in your body, and also for what He has taught the medical - scientific world about how the body works.

Unless one bleaches the debate of its living doctrinal substance — and the Rav explicitly states that requiring men of faith to bracket their deepest experiences constitutes unacceptable censorship — it inevitably raises questions about atonement, justification, faith and works, and so on.

If it really has been «done to death,» then I can think of numerous topics that have been done many times more than this topic (at least where I'm at and interact): faith, hope, love, prayer, fellowship, giving, good works, christian unity, salvation, grace, faith healing, being culturally relevant, the gospel, the resurrection, religion vs. relationship, tithing, worship, reverence, christian music, legalism, old vs. new covenant, Paul's conversion, miracles, gifts of the spirit, sign gifts, tongues, nativity, the disciples, crucifixion, materialism, mysticism, new age, atheism, i could probably list about 50 more if I thought about it.

Romans 9 - 11 has been used to justify anti-Semitic belief and behavior and has led to all manner of speculation about election and predestination and faith versus works and true religion and who is chosen by God and who is not.

Because there were fewer people telling Christians to be quiet about their faith at work or hurling insults, we weren't ready for the objections and questions that were about to be raised by Dawkins and co..

«Not just in one country but in numerous Muslim countries, I have been able to walk in, head held high, no covert cover story and not only identify passively as a Christian but identify openly, work openly and hold serious talks about faith between Muslims and Christians, and not just at the grassroots level of poverty — people who needed my help — but also with the powerful and influential people who could have, in that moment, had me arrested and had me taken out back.»

But we can all seek to find ways to incorporate our families and faith into our work and passions so that our lives aren't about how good we are at keeping them segmented; they're about how we can keep them holistic.

The Bible sometimes talks about justification by faith and sometimes a final vindication by works at the final judgement.