Sentences with phrase «acting in a loving way»

Joe and I actually made a new vow when we signed our divorce papers, «to speak and act in loving ways toward one another and about one another,» for the sake of the children and for our own wholeness, for the rest of our lives.

They stop acting in loving ways, no longer spend alone time together,...

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If they grow up in a family in which there is a huge disconnect between the way mum and dad act at church and the way mum and dad act at home, we can not expect that our kids will love God or want to be part of a church.

A god who is PERFECTLY LOVING does not act in the ways the Christian god acts.

These guys lived their faith in real, tactical, practical ways that led millions of people closer to Jesus, in big efforts and small acts of love.

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 loin 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 loin 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 loin 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 loIN 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

But in our society, where so many people act out their hunger for love, esteem, and meaning in destructive, irresponsible ways, Glasser's therapy is a valuable growth resource.

I love how you and so many other atheist / agnostic individuals accuse «believers» of acting in emotional, unscientific ways, yet it is often your side that fails to debate in a coherent, logical, and civil manner.

In the monarchical model, God knows the world externally, acts on it either by direct intervention or indirectly through human subjects, and loves it benevolently, in a charitable waIn the monarchical model, God knows the world externally, acts on it either by direct intervention or indirectly through human subjects, and loves it benevolently, in a charitable wain a charitable way.

Neither is it in keeping with our Christian concept of a loving Deity to speak of God as acting this way.

yes, the word of God says «this or that is wrong», however there is no penalty or justification to punish anyone in any way, aside from telling them they are under church discipline, which is an act of love.

What a question i was so pondering upon this i burnt the potatoes for tea but i managed to rescue them from the brink of distruction any way where was i. To me love is not the act in itself because that is a response to love or to be loved.Nor is it a feeling because sometimes we choose to love others despite our feelings we lay aside our own desires for the sake of others.Nor is love confined to reason because it isnt always logical or reasonable and can be totally illogical.

13 This freedom is not conditioned in any way by anything other than Godself: «God loves because he loves; because this act is His being, His essence and His nature... God's loving is necessary, for it is the being, the essence and the nature of God,» but this is a necessity grounded in God's freedom and nowhere else.14

In this way, the life - giving act becomes the love - making act — a seal of their committed union of heart and mind by a true bodily union.

God does not contradict the divine self, is true to the divine intention, loyal to the divine character, acting always in ways that are congruous with the divine final goal of the rule of love.

I personally live in a life where I am surrounded by hypocrites; people that profess to love God and want me to act a certain way and to be «religious».

If I was living on the wrong path leading to death with all the dumb things I was doing like listening to bad music, goofing around in class, cussing, acting like I was a gangster, wanting to try drugs, being suicidal and being around with close friends that are doing the bad then he can change you too because, I tell you that if you think that your life will go for the worst if you accept them then you're wrong because, if you have faith in him and you accept him as your savior and follow his ways then he has your road all planned out, he's going to give you such blessings and a happiness and love that compares to none others.

For otherwise the Church would have acted against its duty and capacity in a way and to an extent which the theologian can not ascribe to a Church which as a whole is indefectible in the love of God and not only in its truth.

A perusal of the Church of the Brethren Web pages provides clear evidence that a commitment to pacifism is not limited to denominational headquarters: the 48 churches of the Northern Indiana District Conference have joined to urge «the use of nonviolent approaches and interventions» in response to the terror; the Elizabethtown, Pennsylvania, Church of the Brethren has adopted a statement in which they «remain committed to walk in the Jesus way of nonviolent love, in which evil can only be overcome with redemptive acts of love»; a group of Brethren Volunteer Service Workers have issued a statement in which they «advocate the use of nonviolent means to settle disputes» and «stand opposed to the increased drive toward militarization»; on October 7 members of local Brethren churches (along with Mennonites and others) organized a peace rally at the state capitol in Harrisburg, «Sowing Seeds of Peace: Prayers and Petitions for Nonviolent Action,» which attracted over 300 people.

Hi my name is Lindsey and I'm recovering heroin addict and my mother is a very devoted rightous Christian her favorite saying is I am the head and not the tail meaning she is the head is far better than me and I am the tail and because the way Christians have treated me recently through my struggle I have felt that I should convert to Hinduism when I brought this up to my mother she told me I will go to hell because Jesus is the only God which I do believe to an extent but I also believe in having peace within your own life and treating others equally fairly with love respect and dignity which my mother and my sister do not do the act as though they are better than anyone they do not sin they do not make mistakes and they are perfect in every way another one of her favorite sayings I'm not perfect but I'm going to try to be BC Jesus loves me that much.

Seemingly inconsequential acts of sacrifice and love impact others in ways we could never imagine.

And while we wait for God to act, let's just love others the way they are just as God loves us in our weaknesses and failures.

I think God speaks clearly in these times because of his silence it means he has had enough of our ways we havent listened we have gone our own way we havent acted on what his prophets have spoken so he distances himself until such time that we will take him seriously.Thats how it was in the old testament he allowed his people to go into captivity or bondage when they refused to obey his word.We see this pattern repeated over and over for example In Egypt when they were in slavery it wasnt until the people acknowledged there sin and cried out to God to save them and he did by sending a savior moses.Because we have Christ we have grace he wont spurn us like he used to because Christ took away our reproach and he is free to love us despite our sinfulness.brentin these times because of his silence it means he has had enough of our ways we havent listened we have gone our own way we havent acted on what his prophets have spoken so he distances himself until such time that we will take him seriously.Thats how it was in the old testament he allowed his people to go into captivity or bondage when they refused to obey his word.We see this pattern repeated over and over for example In Egypt when they were in slavery it wasnt until the people acknowledged there sin and cried out to God to save them and he did by sending a savior moses.Because we have Christ we have grace he wont spurn us like he used to because Christ took away our reproach and he is free to love us despite our sinfulness.brentin the old testament he allowed his people to go into captivity or bondage when they refused to obey his word.We see this pattern repeated over and over for example In Egypt when they were in slavery it wasnt until the people acknowledged there sin and cried out to God to save them and he did by sending a savior moses.Because we have Christ we have grace he wont spurn us like he used to because Christ took away our reproach and he is free to love us despite our sinfulness.brentIn Egypt when they were in slavery it wasnt until the people acknowledged there sin and cried out to God to save them and he did by sending a savior moses.Because we have Christ we have grace he wont spurn us like he used to because Christ took away our reproach and he is free to love us despite our sinfulness.brentin slavery it wasnt until the people acknowledged there sin and cried out to God to save them and he did by sending a savior moses.Because we have Christ we have grace he wont spurn us like he used to because Christ took away our reproach and he is free to love us despite our sinfulness.brentnz

God can not act against his nature, and so I believe we can understand all teh stories in Romans 9 in a way that is consistent with love, mercy, fairness, and justice, without having to appeal to the «God is God and I am not» mentality.

That horrible person WAS NOT a Christian... # 1 way to tell if a person is a Christian... IS THAT WHAT JESUS CHRIST WOULD HAVE DONE?????? The answer to that question is «HECK NO»!!!!!!! If you want to know what a true Christian is then look to the person we follow... those of us who are following in his footsteps and doing what he said to do «Love your neighbor» (that includes all neighbors even if they don't look, act, or think like you).

When someone we love is acting in a dysfunctional way, we have a choice.

In summary: both in order to foster the relationships that nourish our own growth and in order to create in ourselves the broadest and best character, we do the best for ourselves when we act in that way which is also best for others — in lovIn summary: both in order to foster the relationships that nourish our own growth and in order to create in ourselves the broadest and best character, we do the best for ourselves when we act in that way which is also best for others — in lovin order to foster the relationships that nourish our own growth and in order to create in ourselves the broadest and best character, we do the best for ourselves when we act in that way which is also best for others — in lovin order to create in ourselves the broadest and best character, we do the best for ourselves when we act in that way which is also best for others — in lovin ourselves the broadest and best character, we do the best for ourselves when we act in that way which is also best for others — in lovin that way which is also best for others — in lovin love.

We do NOT become Jesus or God, but we are called by scripture in God's Word to become LIKE Him, which means choosing what He would choose, acting the way He would act, loving what He would love, etc., et al..

He concludes that neither our reason nor our faith in a loving God can allow us to conceive of God as acting in such a capricious way.

I personally do nt think Jesus would have considered anyone an enemy, and I think your new age friends are precisely on the money, they ARE just like you, cept maybe you have been better educated in the ways of «getting along with others», so sure, you wont like or love an adult acting in a juvenile manner and hurting someone you care about, but you should understand that had you grown up with their situation, with their friends or family, that you'd be making the same hurtful decisions as them.

In this way the freedom of our acts, released from worry about usefulness or efficacy, can be a parable of the freedom of the love of God; but not in any other waIn this way the freedom of our acts, released from worry about usefulness or efficacy, can be a parable of the freedom of the love of God; but not in any other wain any other way.

This community is also a safe setting for meeting potential partners in «love marriages» (in contrast to arranged marriages)- a pattern that both gives greater freedom of choice to women and forces men to act in ways that commend them to more independent women.

It means thinking no evil in a censorious spirit of anyone, for while some acts and attitudes must be judged sinful, it was Christ's way to love the sinner even while condemning the sin.

In every free act God is experienced non-explicitly, but truly; and what is meant by God is only experienced in this way, namely the Whither (incomprehensible by knowledge and will) of the one original transcendence of man, which consists in knowledge and lovIn every free act God is experienced non-explicitly, but truly; and what is meant by God is only experienced in this way, namely the Whither (incomprehensible by knowledge and will) of the one original transcendence of man, which consists in knowledge and lovin this way, namely the Whither (incomprehensible by knowledge and will) of the one original transcendence of man, which consists in knowledge and lovin knowledge and love.

Imagine that Jewish children, as an act of love and respect, offered some Jewish rites for deceased Mormons, perhaps reciting: «May she come to her place in peace,» to help beloved Mormons on their way to further happiness in the Jewish afterlife.

But if that's so, he notes, then it should govern the way Christians think about same - sex sexual activity as well, and thus he concludes: «When those with homosexual orientation act on their desires in a loving, committed relationship, [they] are not, as far as I can see, violating the love command.»

The moment we choose to love, we begin to move toward freedom, to act in ways that liberate ourselves and others.

Again, the parable is not showing that the neighbor was the victim and that we should therefore copy the Samaritan's actions in order to show «love to our neighbor», but rather, it is highlighting the way to tell who the neighbor is — and who we should «love» like one of the family — by noting his actions towards us (the victim in the parable); and not judge on the basis of apparent allegiance, or who we feel more comfortable with, or who does our commandments (acts like us).

«Truth is one, but men seek it in different ways depending upon their background, education and environment; the only reasonable way for any modern man to act when faced with this pluralism of ethical and moral thinking is to seek to know the truth held by the other person, but with love and respect and openness.»

But the spouses, or one of them, can deliberately denaturalise this act in such a way that it no longer unites them or expresses their love.

This is simply another way of phrasing the Christian faith itself — the faith which declares that God is love and that we are assured of this because he acts lovingly, above all has acted lovingly in the total event of Jesus Christ.

In other words, the choice of certain ways of acting is always and radically incompatible with the love of God and the dignity of the human person created in His image.&raquIn other words, the choice of certain ways of acting is always and radically incompatible with the love of God and the dignity of the human person created in His image.&raquin His image.»

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For as we have stressed throughout this book, the purpose of prayer is to bring God's human child, now become adult in responsibility and thus asked to act in mature ways, into cooperative awareness of God, opened to his love and ready to act in love toward others.

He would preach that we as individuals need to look in the mirror and act out of love to others in every way we can.

But if changes in Christian morals are to this extent inevitable, what never changes is that the returning love for God in which faith by its very nature eventuates always has just such properly moral implications and that they always pertain to acting in the situation in a distinctive way — namely, so as to take account of all the interests affected by our action in order to realize these interests as fully as circumstances allow.

It's a sad commentary that the actions of those that are set to lead many times act in the ways they preach against — and inturn the passion and love of the religion take a backseat to the «I'm right, you're wrong» attitudes that many many Christians have towards other religious people.

Hence the view developed that in and of itself, as absolute act, nonviolence is of no direct value; that the principle of nonviolence must lead to ways of acting that are valid expressions of authentic love of neighbor.

God acts in one way which is the way of persuasive love.

They are declarations of one's intention to act in a particular way — with unselfish love, for example.