Sentences with phrase «as a sword which»

It is thus seen that Islam has not allowed divorce in order that a man may use the threat of divorce as a sword which he waves in the woman's face.

Drawing inspiration from Shinobi and Ninja Gaiden, changing into an agile assassin bestows additional hit points, the ability to double jump, wall - climb, as well as a sword which instantly cleaves through enemies.

Not exact matches

This leaves the stock more exposed to volatility, which can be a double - edged sword, and might ultimately dissuade those institutions from entering the shares as a stabilizing force.

If all the indicators so far are right, the Republicans will take the Senate, which will possibly pose as a double - edged sword for the agricultural sector, according to DTN Washington editor Chris Clayton.

The general working theory for Christian missionaries was first formalized in St. Augustine's doctrine of «cognite intrare», or «compel them to enter», but was perhaps best summed up by J. C. Warner some 1500 years later: ``... the sword must first — not exterminate them, but — break them up as tribes, and destroy their political existence; after which, when thus set free from the shackles by which they are bound, civilisation and Christianity will no doubt make rapid progress among them.»

The series comes to a dramatic end with a fictional letter, written as though from St Petersburg, in which Chesterton's alter ego, «Guy Crawford», describes himself as joining a rebellious mob in which he recognises an obviously Jewish student called Emmanuel, and as springing to his defence, sword in hand, as the Czarist troops attack: but Emmanuel sustains a fatal blow and dies in the street, «a champion of justice, like thousands who have fallen for it in the dark records of this dark land».

The Gospel is the sword of the Church within its God - given domain, and if the Church is doing its job faithfully, it will be exalted as a prophetic advisor to the State, which will result in the State wielding a just sword within its God - given domain.

As Aquinas summed it up in the Summa Theologica, for a resort to the sword to be justified it must be on the authority of a sovereign, for a just cause rightly defined, and for a right intention, which included both avoidance of evil intentions and the positive aim of securing peace — peace understood, after Augustine, as tranquillitas ordinis, the tranquillity of a just political ordeAs Aquinas summed it up in the Summa Theologica, for a resort to the sword to be justified it must be on the authority of a sovereign, for a just cause rightly defined, and for a right intention, which included both avoidance of evil intentions and the positive aim of securing peace — peace understood, after Augustine, as tranquillitas ordinis, the tranquillity of a just political ordeas tranquillitas ordinis, the tranquillity of a just political order.

After all that, it's an understandable move on her part, but Thompson at least got to use a replica sword as a real weapon, which gives him something to hold his head high over...

«If we shall suppose that American slavery is one of those offenses which, in the providence of God, must needs come, but which, having continued through His appointed time, He now wills to remove, and that He gives to both North and South this terrible war as the woe due to those by whom the offense came,» Lincoln continued, then what other sense can this war have, except that God has willed that the war should be a mechanism of justice, «until all the wealth piled by the bondsman's two hundred and fifty years of unrequited toil shall be sunk, and until every drop of blood drawn with the lash shall be paid by another drawn with the sword»?

So, again, intervention of some sort strikes me as a no - brainer, but the manner by which we intervene must be faithful to the way of the cross, not the way of the sword.

The final piece of spiritual armor which we have as Christians is the sword.

Since the Word of God is described as a double - edged sword which man can not control, Bonhoeffer's view seems out of character with his overall position.

At the beginning, Yahweh is pictured, not only as indignant at man's eating of the «tree of the knowledge of good and evil» (Genesis 2:9) and so becoming conscious of sin, but as being anxious lest man should «take also of the tree of life, and eat, and live for ever,» and, in order to guard against this event, man is driven from Eden and its gates are guarded by «the flame of a sword which turned every way, to keep the way of the tree of life.»

Which makes me think it was my belief in the gospel of grace and the assurance of salvation that was the more offensive part to him and he just used the scripture as a sword against me (good point tl) Very hurtful indeed.

Certainly the unhesitating and unreasoning way in which we feel that we must inflict our civilization upon «lower» races, by means of Hotchkiss guns, etc., reminds one of nothing so much as of the early spirit of Islam spreading its religion by the sword.

But the structures of MacArthur's consciousness — which was built over a long period of his life with guns and swords — were full of ruling ideologies, which wrongfully justified using the oppressed people as scapegoats for what he supposed to be justice, peace, and order.

Another time which shows an institution as a thing detached from the people is when someone has to «fall on their sword» or «bite the bullet» for the sake of the institution.

What is remarkable in these theological constructions is that they do not retain the biblical perspective which sees the state as ordained by God, in harmony with the divine order, and at the same time as the Beast of the Abyss, the Great Babylon; as wielder of the sword to chastise the wicked and protect the good, but also as the source of persecution and injustice.

There are a couple things to note about this instruction from Jesus which shows us that the instructions of Jesus to His disciples to buy a sword can not in any way be viewed as an endorsement from Jesus of gun ownership.

Only not armed with automatic weapons as the Muslims are, but rather with the Word of God which is sharper than any two edged sword, or any weapon known to man.

And although we looked last week at what many people think is the only weapon in the list — the sword of the spirit — today we come to another weapon which is just as powerful, maybe even more powerful at times.

It was a rare moment of light relief for the home supporters, as well as the Belgian centre - back across a two - legged tie in which his defence were put to the sword by Aubamayeng and friends.

Giroud — unless he was willing to be the super-sub without throwing himself on his sword in the press every ten minutes, as he simply represents all that has been wrong with this club since the sale of RVP... his presence on the pitch makes it impossible for us to make the necessary changes to our offensive scheme... just think about what teams were interested in him, besides the bullshit about Dortmund... it was West Ham, Everton and Marseille, none of which have the history, supposed aspirations or financial resources to create a one - touch forward - thinking offensive scheme

I have seen another post on this blog where the negative fans label this ability to be disruptive as «power» which they want to hold over all of our heads like a sword.

Whilst we have seen great attacking play from Swansea this season at times their defence has lacked coherence and strength which has led to the Swans conceding very poor goals with prime reference being made to their fixture at Anfield the Sunday before their Carling Cup final triumph, if Arsenal catch Swansea on a day such as that tomorrow then it could well be to quote Gary Neville «bingo time» for Santi Cazorla with the quick footed Spaniard having the potential to put a disorientated and poorly organised defence to the sword.

The two week break without any competitive football has probably done wonders as well, with the storm allowed to calm, but it could also prove a double - edged sword as that momentum gained from that hard - fought derby win has been lost courtesy of the wintry conditions which has plagued the English game for the last fortnight.

You have to admire the tenacity of Stoke, while no - one would dare criticise their efforts last Saturday when putting one of England's most successful clubs to the sword for 90 minutes before duly collecting all three points as well as a tonne of plaudits which were thoroughly deserved.

In fact, it proved a double edged sword in the end as while Holloway was selecting players which had played very little this season, which meant in turn the chemistry should have been non-existent, those given a rare opportunity to shine seized their moment with both hands.

Imagine a packed but silent coliseum, in which the red - clad gladiator shakes his head sadly as he plunges his sword into the chest of his blue - clad opponent.

The real fireworks will happen on Wednesday - at PMQs (which, as usual, we'll be live blogging)- but responding to today's Iraq statement David Cameron had his first opportunity to cross swords with Gordon Brown.

These include unpiloted planes such as the MQ - 9 Reaper and its more famous predecessor, the MQ - 1 Predator, as well as ground vehicles such as the unmanned minitank Talon SWORDS (Special Weapons Observation Reconnaissance Detection System) and the multipurpose PackBot, which has been widely used to defuse roadside bombs in Iraq and which can also gather intelligence and detect snipers.

This means that the Orion Nebula, which can be seen as a fuzzy «star» in the middle of Orion's sword in the constellation, is forming way more planets and far fewer stars than scientists had estimated.

The competition and risk of putting your money on the line makes it pretty emotionally engaging (which is a double edged sword as you'll see in a minute).

Jamie's up - do looks suitably fierce, as are the beautiful Jennifer Meyer earrings, which drop like swords.

It's a double - edged sword: there are more options now thanks to apps like Tinder which have made meeting people online very easy, but there's also the problem of choice as Aziz Ansari talks about in his book Modern Romance.

As part of the quest motif, a varied band of heroes come together to achieve a goal; in this case, they overcome great odds to rescue the young emperor, Romulus Augustus (Thomas Sangster), who was captured and imprisoned by the Goth king Odoacer (Peter Mullan) and recover Caesar's 450 year old sword which is as good as neAs part of the quest motif, a varied band of heroes come together to achieve a goal; in this case, they overcome great odds to rescue the young emperor, Romulus Augustus (Thomas Sangster), who was captured and imprisoned by the Goth king Odoacer (Peter Mullan) and recover Caesar's 450 year old sword which is as good as neas good as neas new.

King Uther is kind of a prick in Excalibur which might be a similar story with Ritchie's new inturpation because of his lust he puts his entire kingdom into shambles as he is the one who places the sword in the stone, leaving the realm without a ruling king.

The story, which is likely to make Arthurian purists sick to their stomachs, focuses on a dark period in the history of Camelot, when King Arthur's fabled sword, Excalibur, is lost as the realm comes under attack by the evil Sir Ruber (voice of Gary Oldman), whose goal is to supplant Arthur (voice of Pierce Brosnan) on the throne.

You'll fight them using a selection of weaponry such as swords, bows and dagger which are all pre-determined by the class you pick.

In the hands of a lesser director, a movie that features acrobatic sword battles in which the combatants fly through the air might come across as hokey, but Ang Lee strikes the right balance of wonder and hard - edged realism.

So while you explore the world of this game, you will come across a variety of different enemies and bosses which must be dispatched by Aya, Saki, Saaya and Kagura in some truly spectacular ways as they decimate their enemies with a variety of weapons like swords and chainsaws.

However the primary protagonist is definitely the star of this game as be absorbs the powers of his enemies which gives Kirby access to all sorts of weapons like swords and bombs to help get through the various levels.

The swords are rather neutral weapons right now, barely even using any of the stamina bar as you can simply rely on standard light and heavy attacks, but the axe lets you charge up your attack, sapping your stamina in the process and rooting you to the spot, which means you need to get your timing and positioning right to get the best from it.

As expected from a Ridley Scott - directed sword / sandals epic based on the story of Moses leading 600,000 slaves out of Egypt, the trailer and footage teased killer action sequences and battle scenes, a cast of thousands which includes Sigourney Weaver, Ben Kingley, Joel Edgerton, Aaron Paul, John Turturro and some of history's earliest family drama between Moses and Rhamses (Edgerton).

Mapped to Square, Triangle and Circle (at will) players can cycle between two sets of three abilities (the right trigger acts as a «shift») which can vary from simple close - quarter sword attacks to ice spells or healing portions.

Points of interest include Tamahori's classification of «utilitarian villains» and Brosnan's laments about the double - edged sword of 007's popularity and the constrictive PG - 13 envelope, which got pushed about as far as it was going to go in Die Another Day until Casino Royale (or maybe The Dark Knight) came along to expand its seams.

After a few questions and much applause, film critic Elvis Mitchell walked on stage carrying a sword, which he referred to as a «Detroit butter knife.»

ive only just started playing on the psp (bout 14 hrs in — so im a noob lol) but from what ive found it really depends on the weapon as the sword / shield is pretty quick (and you can block) but a massive club (which im using now) is alot slower.

Ben - Hur Year: 1959 Directed by: William Wyler Starring: Charlton Heston Notable Oscar trivia: The swords - and - sandals chariot epic won 11 Academy Awards, which still stands as the all - time record, tied with Titanic in 1997 and The Lord of the Rings: The Return of the King.