Sentences with phrase «about god instead»

Everywhere I travelled in the last five years or so to talk about writing, I found myself approached by people in the audience who would want to talk to me about God instead.

Then they use 15 grand to talk about god instead of feeding the homeless, or donating to charity.

Otherwise someone might think we are trying to say something about God instead of just pointing to God's unknowability.

Not exact matches

I was thinking this the other day, when a lot of the Facebook executives get on Twitter and feel victim - y, they're doing their victim - y dance right now a lot of the time, and at one point, Boz, Bosworth, when he said, «Maybe people will die,» that memo, and instead of being like, «Oh god, we really have to be more mature about this,» their thing was, «We can't talk now.»

Articles like this are a dime a dozen with the same tired excuses for why people want church to be about them instead of about God and Jesus and God's Word.

By the evidence of the scripture (if you were to actually study it instead of making broad assumptions about it based on what you read somewhere else) God set this earth in motion.

Suddenly, she didn't feel pressured to «feel» a certain way as she approached God, but instead was encouraged to sing about the Gospel and God's love for her.

Judas was not to become a martyr because of the way the apostles wrote about him in the Gospel - they saw through the eyes of men, and Judas was unable to redeem himself before he died a natural death, dying instead loathed, hated & driven to suicide for his deed against the Son of God, Jesus, whom he had Loved so much.

Angela Shupe writes a column for RELEVANT about reading Scripture and finding our self - esteem in who God wants us to be instead of who society says we ought to be.

We should be happy about how far we have come as a species via the hard work and dedication of man kind... we should be stopping and looking at the big picture and think about how far we have come in 2000 years... we have made tremendous progress in so many ways and it is really sad that instead of doing the right thing and giving mankind credit where credit is due, you fall back on 2000 year old beliefs and you thank a god who has never been proven to exist.

Instead, Prof. Ashford reads from a children's book about a runaway bunny whose mother promises to find him wherever he goes, and manages to elicit from it the comforting message that God will seek out the soul no matter where it hides.

Instead of trying to make Him out to be something that our / your little minds can only conceive, try reading and listening to what the God of the Bible says about His character.

And those that don't say that stuff instead opting to argue and dissect and article or argument for / about god doesn't show they make any positive claims to the existence of such a being, but instead to show how ridiculous and irrational somethings are.

Why do people want to talk about their family instead of God when they die?

Me personally would like to believe so and I do.If there is not god life is pretty pathetic if your think deeply about it.Theres always going to be someone who says no this is how something is or this happened exactly like this I know for sure (ha ok)... On another note instead of acting like you really do know everything maybe broaden your horizon and try church or read the bible and give God a changod life is pretty pathetic if your think deeply about it.Theres always going to be someone who says no this is how something is or this happened exactly like this I know for sure (ha ok)... On another note instead of acting like you really do know everything maybe broaden your horizon and try church or read the bible and give God a chanGod a chance.

Replace them with the promises of God instead by returning to Scripture to read what God has to say about your future and your security in Him.

If I am thinking about god doing sex, instead of the person I'm having sex with.

Instead of believing what they knew was the truth about God, they deliberately chose to believe lies.

Talon, I applaude you for your literary talents but instead of wasting them on foolishness, try spending that time studying the bible and you'll find out some things you may not be aware of about the God you so quickly slander.

Classical theists might hold instead that God brings about the triumph of good without punishing the wicked and destroying nature.

Millenials, and all people, should spend less time worrying about being entertained or finding a more traditional ritual (Catholic church not pretentious?????) and should instead be seeking what the REAL TRUTH is about God in the Bible is.

Instead, it is about God» mission in this world, and who He uses to accomplish that mission.

But this passage is not talking about how to receive eternal life, but is instead talking about how God rescued us from our enslavement to the sin of death and showed us a new way of life in Jesus Christ.

... Instead of simply waiting for God to unveil the new heaven and new earth, [the Next Christians] give the world a taste of what God's kingdom is all about — building up, repairing brokenness, showing mercy, reinstating hope, and generally adding value (pp. 59 - 60).

besides, since no one has proved this god creature to truly exist the idea of caring about this one person as if he matters or even has a point to exist is beyond me and further proves the willingness of the ma $ ses to be sheep instead of shepards!

In that text, the author clearly hesitates from saying that it was God who killed the firstborn sons of Egypt and writes instead about «he who destroyed the firstborn.»

It's important for us not to say, «Look here, the West has Jeffersonian values about the rights of women, values we'd like to see you adopt,» but to argue instead from the Qur «an itself, citing verses like the one stating that God has ordained love and tenderness between the male and female in marriage, or that no man has two hearts in one bosom.

The Zealots were impatient and they believed that instead of waiting for God to establish the kingdom of God, people have a responsibility in bringing about the kingdom of God.

But in an interview, he talked openly about the change he experienced in his heart upon giving his life to Christ, saying that time on the field «was no longer for myself, for those worldly desires and goals» but instead «to give everything to Him [God].»

If Scripture reveals the heart of man instead of the heart of God, then this helps us make sense of the conflicting statements in Scripture about sacrifice.

Instead, every human philosophy and religious system is filled with ideas about working our way back into the good graces of whatever deity is being worshipped, and about pleasing and appeasing the gods who are angry with us.

Right at the introduction to Romans 9, Paul shows that he is not writing about how the people of Israel were part of God's family and then were rejected as members of His family, but is instead writing about the favored members of God's family who have position, power, and privilege within the family because of how they live.

How about in the number one position, «Teach me to listen to God instead of to the world.»

You apply for a job in my community by running a campaign for a paid office that my local tax dollars pay for and you get elected then show up to your first scheduled meeting and decide to spend the first 5 minutes — eating donuts instead of working, speaking to the audience about your personal problems with your wife, telling the audience about an upcoming play your kid will be in, telling the captive audience about the benefits of being gay, speaking to them about God or praying aloud to your God regardless of which God the rest of the audience believes in.

Instead, election is about purpose and privilege within the plan of God (see my book, The Re-Justification of God).

Since all scripture is given by inspiration of God, why would you not look at the entirety of scripture on a given subject instead of what did Jesus say about it?

The idea that we are not human beings on a spiritual journey, but instead spiritual beings on a human journey, and we can sense and know all kinds of things about God through Jesus.

Any normal person would walk away but instead you're so brainwashed that you don't care about the innocent children, just the god you «believe» exists.

Invite them instead to just be open on a daily basis to what God wants to show them about Himself.

I wrote that instead of talking about our successes, the speakers should be required to only speak of their failures — and, to follow up, share how God showed up anyway in the midst of the failure.

They're worried about losing some contributions instead of trusting God to provide if they preach his Word.

If, however, instead of correct belief about God's self - revelation in Christ, experience of the living God present by the power of the Spirit in Jesus Christ is at the heart of Christian fellowship, then the Christian community becomes a circle of friends who strengthen each other in their search for deeper awareness of divine reality and love.

As John Paul II taught, Christ avoids the Pharisees» trap and does not fall into their casuistry, which ends up opposing God's law in the name of pastoral love and mercy for the human person.6 Instead, Jesus appeals to the truth about marriage revealed by God «from the beginning» and brought to fulfilment in the New Law.

Instead, they find that God speaks to them while they're going about their day - to - day life.

When I read this, about 15 years ago, I was stunned that God wanted His people to use the tithe to celebrate with our families and to help the less financially «properous» people (instead of judging them) I had such mixed feelings, of freedom and joy in God but also a kind of betrayal from what has been taught, almost to scare us.

How about a study, that religious Americans are more likely to support a war or blame all troubles on God, rather than themselves... You believe or don't all you want, but please stop misleading people, with worthless studies and instead put more energy and resources to help those in need...

Instead, those who live for themselves, and couldn't care less about God and His ways, seem to be getting all the blessings?

When Paul writes about being anathema from Christ, he is not stating a desire to be eternally cut off or separated from Jesus, but is instead stating his desire, if it were possible, to give up his life and his ministry within the Kingdom of God if such a sacrifice would help Israel come to the knowledge that Jesus is the Messiah.

Jesus is truth, if they had preached right about what Jesus had done instead of how much God hates them, they'd understand and know better.

Instead of asking for money, I just told them about how God had blessed our family for giving whole heartedly instead of out of necInstead of asking for money, I just told them about how God had blessed our family for giving whole heartedly instead of out of necinstead of out of necessity.