Sentences with phrase «against immortality»

The biblical case against immortality - language is plain enough.

Not a ringing endorsement perhaps, but James was sure of one thing: that the common arguments against immortality need not deter us.

7 This is in no way meant to argue against immortality and / or resurrection for everyone.

Not exact matches

Nowhere does Bingham give careful attention to how soul and immortality have actually been used by religious communities, nor does he admit explicitly that Churchland's remarks on germs versus demons and the pitting of Ptolemy against Galileo amounts to saying that religious terms are comparable to pre-Copernican astronomical theories.

5 But after thy hardness and impenitent heart treasurest up unto thyself wrath against the day of wrath and revelation of the righteous judgment of God; 6 Who will render to every man according to his deeds: 7 To them who by patient continuance in well doing seek for glory and honour and immortality, eternal life: 8 But unto them that are contentious, and do not obey the truth, but obey unrighteousness, indignation and wrath, 9 Tribulation and anguish, upon every soul of man that doeth evil, of the Jew first, and also of the Gentile; Romans 2:1 - 9 (KJV)

But he does not deny it as a logical possibility.158 John Cobb has sought to defend at least the credibility of subjective immortality against criticisms from anthropology and cosmology.159 The anthropological objection is that the soul or mind can not exist apart from the body.

«8 Not only does he think that personal immortality is not essential for Christianity, he presents theological objections against it.

Schubert Ogden, author of The Reality of God and Other Essays and an outstanding process theologian, argues against subjective immortality, which he defines in the second sense, as people»... continuing to exist as subjects for the infinite future.

Man has repeatedly rebelled against his creatureliness and sought earnestly for immortality, on the grounds that he thought he was worthy of something better than a finite historical existence.

Charles Hartshorne2 in The Logic of Perfection and Schubert Ogden3 in «The Meaning of Christian Hope» have forcefully argued against any subjective immortality, holding that as objectively experienced by God our lives are wholly preserved and cherished forever.

It has been said against me, «I can accept the immortality of the soul, but not the resurrection of the body», or «I can not believe that our loved ones merely sleep for an indeterminate period, and that I myself, when I die, shall merely sleep while awaiting the resurrection».

At least it warns us against the wrong kind confidence on the matter, and it prevents us from succumbing too easily to that odd variety of self - centeredness, in the worst sense, which demands «immortality» because it is determined to play «dog in the manger» in God's universe.

More than any particular objections, this assumption that the traditional mythos can no longer speak to us weighs heavily against belief in immortality.

But those same qualities — migration, colonization, proliferation, self - renewal, immortality — can be used against us, when stem cells go bad, and decide to build tumors instead.

The Immortality Herb has been proven in research to fight and provide resistance against chronic disease (and the precursors of chronic disease).

Though his life - long fight against his frail body, he's developed a relentless drive to attain immortality by any means necessary.

Vulnerable for the first time and pushed to his physical and emotional limits, he confronts not only lethal samurai steel but also his inner struggle against his own immortality.

Mystery, suspense and romance flourish against a backdrop of Civil War turmoil and ancestral strife — where immortality infiltrates the ancient air breathed by all who inhabit Overhome Estate.

Selected for their strong, innate connection to the lifeblood of the world, these unique individuals were granted the gift of immortality and tasked with the protection of Kylir and its ancient Guardians against the Darkness.

The first is the 1905 revolt of Kinjeketile Ngwale, who — believing in the magic powers of a herbal potion of his creation called maji - maji, meaning «water of life and immortality» — led the first revolt against colonial rule, known as the Maji Maji Rebellion.

Aloe: Healing, protection, affection Angelica: Inspiration Arborvitae: Unchanging friendship Bachelor's button: Single blessedness Basil: Good wishes Bay: Glory Black - eyed Susan: Justice Carnation: Alas for my poor heart Chamomile: Patience Chives: Usefulness Chrysanthemum: Cheerfulness Clover, white: Think of me Coriander: Hidden worth Cumin: Fidelity Crocus, spring: Youthful gladness Daffodil: Regard Daisy: Innocence, hope Dill: Powerful against evil Edelweiss: Courage, devotion Fennel: Flattery Fern: Sincerity Forget - me - not: Forget - me - not Geranium, oak - leaved: True friendship Goldenrod: Encouragement Heliotrope: Eternal love Holly: Hope Hollyhock: Ambition Honeysuckle: Bonds of love Horehound: Health Hyacinth: Constancy of love, fertility Hyssop: Sacrifice, cleanliness Iris: A message Ivy: Friendship, continuity Jasmine, white: Sweet love Lady's - mantle: Comfort Lavender: Devotion, virtue Lemon balm: Sympathy Lilac: Joy of youth Lily - of - the - valley: Sweetness Marjoram: Joy and happiness Mint: Virtue Morning glory: Affection Myrtle: The emblem of marriage, true love Nasturtium: Patriotism Oak: Strength Oregano: Substance Pansy: Thoughts Parsley: Festivity Pine: Humility Poppy, red: Consolation Rose, red: Love, desire Rosemary: Remembrance Rue: Grace, clear vision Sage: Wisdom, immortality Salvia, blue: I think of you Salvia, red: Forever mine Savory: Spice, interest Sorrel: Affection Southernwood: Constancy, jest Sweet pea: Pleasures Sweet William: Gallantry Sweet woodruff: Humility Tansy: Hostile thoughts Tarragon: Lasting interest Thyme: Courage, strength Tulip, red: Declaration of love Valerian: Readiness Violet: Loyalty, devotion, faithfulness Willow: Sadness Yarrow: Everlasting love Zinnia: Thoughts of absent friends

Functional immortality was cast as an abomination, as if life were only worth living when measured against hardship, its fragility somehow the source of its worth.