... [Americans] have become a nation that may defy every foe but that most dangerous of foes, herself, destined to a majestic future if she will shun the excess and perversion of the principles that made her great, prate less about the enemies of the past and strive more
against the enemies of the future, resist the mob and the demagogue as she resisted Parliament and King, rally her powers from the race for gold and the delirium of prosperity to make firm the foundations on which that prosperity rests, and turn some fair proportion of her vast mental forces to other objects than material progress and the game of party politics.
For our struggle is not
against enemies of blood and flesh, but against the rulers, against the authorities, against the cosmic powers of this present darkness, against the spiritual forces of evil in the heavenly places.
Have you ever noticed that ALL of the characteristic «marks of the victim» are brought forward over and over again in the Old Testament as justification for the violence carried out
against the enemies of Israel?
Throughout its history Israel relied upon the military prowess of Yahweh, first in the prosecution of holy war in defense of the tribal amphictyony, then
against the enemies of the Lord's anointed (Psalm 2), and finally in expectation of the destruction of all powers oppressing Israel in the last day.
(Frankly, how she behaves at the end of the story — ordering a second day of massacres
against the enemies of the Jews — is more troubling to me than how she behaves at the beginning of it!)
It is not until persons experience a sense of indignation (which arises when they realize that their suffering is unnecessary) that they are aroused not only to take Marxism seriously, but also to join together in a common effort
against the enemies of freedom.
They point out that the Bible contains more commands for blood sacrifice and warfare
against the enemies of God than any other religious book in history, including the Muslim Qur» an.
«As our veterans learn about state government, my colleagues and I and our other college interns will learn from them about honor, duty, courage, and perseverance
against the enemies of freedom and about the principles that make America great.
And not just any second front - a second front
against the enemy of their enemy.
Genpeer: Inflicts bonus damage
against enemies of the same gender and less damage against those of the opposite gender.
Fight
against enemies of both planes: ghost warriors, evil huge spiders or soldiers from a mysterious army.
The trailer for Space Hulk: Deathwing shows us the Terminator Amour in action
against enemies of the Emperor and a look at the sprawling Space Hulk your Space Marines will be fighting in.
We must always be vigilant
against the enemies of liberty.
``... we argue that authoritarianism is the natural state of humanity»... the formation of an «elite warrior leadership» to «battle for the future of the earth» [p.xvi]... Chapter 9... «we might begin the process of constructing such real universities to train the ecowarriors to do battle
against the enemies of life.
Science will always have to defend
itself against enemies of freedom on two sides, against ideological enemies on one side and against commercial enemies on the other.
If delivered a fourth term in office, he vowed, vengeance
against enemies of the state would be swift.
Not exact matches
Countess Meliara and her brother Bran lead a rebellion
against the king in light
of his secret plot to break the covenant the kingdom's people hold with the hill folk, but their army is ill - prepared and she falls into
enemy hands — or at least, what she thinks are
enemy hands.
In June
of that year, he led a flight
of U.S. defenders
against an 80 - plane attack by Japanese forces, disrupting the attack and shooting down seven
of the
enemy.
France's defense and foreign ministers were in the United States on Wednesday for talks with other members
of a U.S. - led coalition on increased military efforts
against the group, which has urged followers to attack France, among other
enemy countries.
«Our combat - hardened aircrews are at the tip
of the spear for applying airpower
against our nation's
enemies,» said Air Force Chief
of Staff Gen. David Goldfein.
Top
of mind for industry insiders is how companies can best protect themselves
against an increasingly sophisticated
enemy intent on attacking bigger and more lucrative targets.
But I quickly realized they were there to watch me survive
against a bunch
of virtual
enemies running and flying toward me.
Venezuela defines treason as conspiring with foreign
enemies against the state and proscribes punishment
of up to 30 years in prison.
Among the material allegedly stolen by Martin was a top secret document that contained «specific operational plans
against a known
enemy of the United States and its allies,» the prosecutors said.
An official from the local Kurdish authority raised the prospect
of a guerrilla campaign
against Turkey, saying Kurdish forces were still present across the Afrin region and would «strike the positions
of the Turkish
enemy and its mercenaries at every opportunity.»
Richard Nixon deployed the powers
of the state
against real and perceived political
enemies.
It is an axiom
of power politics to defend
against the
enemy that potentially could materialize.
I'm sure there are plenty
of Christians who are still willing to go
against their Lord's teachings and attack people they claim are their God's
enemies when in fact they really are their own
enemies and they are just using their Gods name to mask their vile hatred and wicked hearts.
«When you go out to war
against your
enemies and the LORD, your God, delivers them into your hand, so that you take captives, if you see a comely woman among the captives and become so enamored
of her that you wish to have her as wife, you may take her home to your house.
And make ready
against them all you can
of power, including steeds
of war (Horses, swords, spear, bow - n - arches, etc.) to threaten the
enemy of Allâh and your
enemy, and others (secret spies) besides whom, you may not know but whom Allâh does know.
Even
enemies of Christ or the Church mentioned Christ and his Church in their historical doc - uments and rage
against them.
@Rainer Braendlein, «Even
enemies of Christ or the Church mentioned Christ and his Church in their historical doc - uments and rage
against them.»
For I have come to set a man
against his father, a daughter
against her mother, and a daughter - in - law
against her mother - in - law; and a man's
enemies will be those
of his own household.»
A 1922 letter to the Politburo sets forth Lenin's view
of the campaign
against the church: «For us this moment is not only exceptionally favorable but generally the only moment when we can, with ninety - nine out
of a hundred chances
of total success, smash the
enemy and secure for ourselves an indispensable position for many decades to comes.
In addition to civil rights for people
of color, women and LGBT, there has been an expansion
of religious liberty for minority sects, enforcement
of viewpoint neutrality with respect to access to various public and non-public forums (e.g. religious student groups must be granted equal access to school facilities as their secular counterparts, etc) greater protections
against age and disability discrimination, and recognition
of habeas corpus rights even for
enemy combatants.
We know from our own troubled War
against Terror, how easy it is, when facing a murderous
enemy, to slide from just war principles, into acts
of abuse and immorality.
In an editorial provocatively titled «
Against Human Rights,» he argues that the concept of human rights has become an ideology that functions, at least in the West, as «an enemy of the responsible exercise of freedom,» indeed a «patron of negative freedom, pushing against demands and obligations arising from our shared culture.
Against Human Rights,» he argues that the concept
of human rights has become an ideology that functions, at least in the West, as «an
enemy of the responsible exercise
of freedom,» indeed a «patron
of negative freedom, pushing
against demands and obligations arising from our shared culture.
against demands and obligations arising from our shared culture.»
Therefore, it will have essential need
of an
enemy against whom it will build itself; it is by recognizing and hating its
enemies that the political body will find its own common consciousness.»
It was the spiritual guide, the moral and legal code, the political system, the sustenance
of life, whether that meant endurance
of hardship, the endless struggle
against nature, battle with
enemies, or the inevitable processes
of life and death.
The power
of prayer is one
of the greatest weapons God has given to us
against the
enemy, yet too many
of us neglect it in our lives.
Yes, spiritual warfare on every front
of Christendom and when these hit pieces come out
against the men
of God who lead these churches (institutions as you call them), I believe it aids and abets the
enemy.
the son treats the father with contempt, the daughter rises up
against her mother, the daughter - in - law
against her mother - in - law; a man's
enemies are the men
of his own house.
I just don't see that Jesus reveals this kind
of God, a God that is vindictive toward His
enemies, who inflicts pain and punishment on people because they go
against His will.
Yes, to fight a battle
against our
enemy, but not the
enemy they all thought
of.
On Thursday, a veto - proof majority in the House voted in favor
of the American Security
Against Foreign
Enemies (SAFE) Act.
«For we are not fighting
against flesh - and - blood
enemies, but
against evil rulers and authorities
of the unseen world,
against mighty powers in this dark world, and
against evil spirits in the heavenly places.»
Both had their share
of bloodshed in order for it to survive
against all odds and
enemies that stood
against it.
because Haman, the son
of Hammedatha the Agagite, the
enemy of all the Jews, had plotted
against the Jews to annihilate them, and had cast Pur (that is, the lot), to consume them and destroy them; but when Esther came before the king, he commanded by letter that this wicked plot which Haman had devised
against the Jews should return on his own head, and that he and his sons should be hanged on the gallows.
Should we trust in Gods hedge
of protection
against our
enemies?
This is a striking picture
of God's design for the local church - His own spiritual house in which disciples are born and raised and trained to fight
against the
enemy for His purpose in the earth.