Sentences with phrase «as food of the gods»

Known as the Food of the Gods by ancient South American cultures, raw cacao is cherished now in modern times as a healthy and delicious form of dark chocolate.

Cacao, known as the Food of the Gods by the Aztecs, comes from a plant native to Costa Rica (where it was once used as local currency).

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However, The difference between myself and those who profess to be God's chosen is that I don't delude myself with the anthropocentric nonsense that humans are masters of all other creatures on this planet (as well as all creation), we are merely and momentarily at the top of the food chain.

1 Timothy 4:1 - 3 — But the Spirit explicitly says that in later times some will fall away from the faith, paying attention to deceitful spirits and doctrines of demons, by means of the hypocrisy of liars seared in their own conscience as with a branding iron, men who forbid marriage and advocate abstaining from foods which God has created to be gratefully shared in by those who believe and know the truth.

This self love is sin.God never forced chaos on us.we gave in to satan's lies about evil being an inherent necessity.Jesus said he was the way, the truth and life.He was the life (love) that everyone craves for, he is the truth which meant that his love was our only need and he exposed the lies of satan that we could attain bliss on subordinating people to our cravings.Sinning people don't accept a God who requires us to renounce ourselves because they are not convinced of God's love being enough for them and they are afraid to destroy their identity and live for the Glory of God.So, upon death, these souls realize that the physical world was just a shadow of God's love (the nature, food etc) and their own lies (violence, self love etc) and realize that love is their only need.They pursue it from other soul beings but are hurt that there's only hate and self love.They are afraid to approach the light because they don't want to renounce their identity as they have not recognized God's love before.

``... as it is certainly in the power of a mother to give strong food to her infant, but the child is not yet able to receive more substantial nourishment; so it was possible for God to have made man perfect from the first, but man could not receive this [perfection], being as yet an infant.

As she continues to read, we hear about Paul's incarceration and persecution, about how Jesus is «the image of the invisible God, the firstborn over all creation,» about watching out for all those false teachings that circulated through the trade routes, about how we ought to stop judging each other over differences of opinion regarding religious festivals and food (I blush a little at this point and resolved to make peace with some rather opinionated friends before the next sacred meal), about how we should clothe ourselves with compassion, kindness, humility, gentleness, and patience, and love, about how we must forgive one another, about how the things that once separated Jew from Greek and slave from free are broken down at the foot of the cross, about how we should sing more hymns.

Exploring some of the lesser - known metaphors and imagery employed by biblical authors to describe God, Winner lyrically invites the reader to imagine God as clothing, laughter, flame, food, wine, and a laboring woman.

If «God Almighty» is really so petty as to require people to incant the correct name (whether it's Jesus, Mohammed, Bodhisattva, etc.), eat the «right foods», dress the «right way», treat women like dirt, etc., then God has a lot of growing up to do.

I talk about the positive traits of hipster culture, such as the celebration of culture and «good things» (loving food, nature, art, etc), and the way that hipsters seem to genuinely appreciate God's creation and are curious and awestruck by it.

It seems that we are no longer able to partake of food with glad and generous hearts, praising God, as the first Christians did (Acts 2:47).

Or, as the author of What the Bible Says About Healthy Living (1996) puts it, «Don't let any food or drink become your God.»

I approach the Bible in all three connections as the communication of doctrine from God; as the instrument of Jesus Christ's personal authority over Christians (which is part of what I mean in calling it canonical; as the criterion of truth and error regarding God and godliness; as wisdom for the ordering of life and food for spiritual growth; and, thus, as the mystery - that is, the transcendent supernatural reahty - whereby encounter and fellowship with the Father and the Son become realities of experience.

I guess I'll have to wait until the transcript of your podcast appears, but from what you've written it seems as though you're insinuating that honoring God with one's actions needn't go father than having sex, eating good food, and being nice to your dog.

The Assembly described itself as a secular urban oasis, where atheists could enjoy the benefits of traditional church - the sense of community, the weekly sermon, the scheduled time for reflection, the community service opportunities, the ethos of self - improvement, the singing and the free food - without God.

'' [The Christians] were in the habit of meeting on a certain fixed day before it was light, when they sang in alternate verses a hymn to Christ, as to a god, and bound themselves by a solemn oath, not to any wicked deeds, but never to commit any fraud, theft or adultery, never to falsify their word, nor deny a trust when they should be called upon to deliver it up; after which it was their custom to separate, and then reas semble to partake of food — but food of an ordinary and innocent kind.»

You know, please rest your conscience here as you read I am not an authority AT ALL as youll come to see, My lord has pulled me out of church the holy spirit filled church where I recieved Christ, and told me to visit ALL churches, oh and by the way 6 years ago The Lord asked me to open an out reach food pantry and safe haven for the needy, in the city that we live in, anyway this journey was humbling, God always shows me I am the stinker, that its my flesh that wars against the spirit, So many people are worried about satan, and demons or bad freinds or family or other religions, Yeah it makes you wonder 1st is it the same bible Im reading Jesus said it is finished!

if Christians were busy meeting the needs of these families instead of viewing it as God's righteous judgement there would be no need for food stamps at all!

Since it is God's gift food should not be used as a weapon either by Christians to destroy the weaker consciences of their fellow believers or by the state to compel Christians to engage in certain cultural activities deemed to be necessary for citizenship.

The mission statement of the church is to make the world a Eucharist: the gathering of people as one body, opening lives to repentance and forgiveness, proclaiming the truth of God's story, the sharing of food and the washing of feet.

When you are in need of food and daily sustenance, trust God to provide for your needs as He has done in the past.

As responsible members of the human family, we all should support governmental, United Nations, and church - sponsored efforts to help families in poor nations acquire the food, shelter, medical help, and education which will allow them to use their full God - given potentialities.

He may eat his God's food, some of the most sacred as well as the sacred, only he must not approach the Veil, nor come near the altar, because he has a defect in him, lest he profane my sanctuary; for it is I, the Lord, who consecrate [Lev.

Among them are the special alliterations of which he was fond, such as «modern man, that poor proud plaything of the volcanic energies of his own unleashing»; and «Christ gives the Divinity of God to be the food and life of the sin - soiled souls of men»; as well as saying that scientists «can summon seven devils to the service of sin».

Review the day with gratitude Thank God for any of the special gifts he provided, looking out for the smallest details such as interactions with friends, food and nature.

And while making the point about God's gifts to us, she sees the sacramental message that is written into creation itself: «Food is and always will be a sign built into the order of creation, physical nourishment that illuminates and spiritual nourishment we receive in Holy Communion... the more we see food in that light — the more we see it as a perpetual sign of God's goodness and love — the more fully we can understand the Eucharist as a holy and tremendous sacrifice in which love and gift, grace and life are bound up together.&raFood is and always will be a sign built into the order of creation, physical nourishment that illuminates and spiritual nourishment we receive in Holy Communion... the more we see food in that light — the more we see it as a perpetual sign of God's goodness and love — the more fully we can understand the Eucharist as a holy and tremendous sacrifice in which love and gift, grace and life are bound up together.&rafood in that light — the more we see it as a perpetual sign of God's goodness and love — the more fully we can understand the Eucharist as a holy and tremendous sacrifice in which love and gift, grace and life are bound up together.»

Give generously with joy to your local food pantries, homeless shelters and widows as a family member of the Ekklesia and as the Spirit of God would lead you.

Stacks of rice flower, sake and fruit are often placed at the altar; after the gods have consumed the «essence,» the food is given away at the end of the services as door prizes.

The Babylonian Sheol, called Aralû, was a great cavern in the bowels of a mountain under the earth; (Cf. Jonah 2:6) it was without light, covered with dust and filth, its inhabitants eating dust save as offerings of food were received from the sacrifices of the living; and the shades who dwelt there were no longer under the domain of the gods of earth but had deities of their own, supremely Nergal.

Only from the fundamentalist camp are any voices heard, and these urge a simple submission to the will of God as a means of conquering food compulsions (and, consequently, of losing not only ugly but sinful fat).

If God is in some sense body (and the world taken as a manifestation of that), then bodies would matter to God — God would love bodies — and salvation would be as concerned with such basic needs as food, clothing and shelter as with matters of the spirit.

[124] In light of Christ's actions as the perfect second Adam, this writer would suggest that Christians have the God - given right to use those means to capture wild animals for food etc. that are economically efficient, while considering animal pain.

This God daily scatters food for us - God's creatures - much as some of us put out seed for our feathered friends in winter.

The one tree from which he may not eat and by not eating may, as it were, glorify God, he observes is good for food, a delight to the eyes, and much more, conveys to the eater the gift of wisdom (3:6).

Signatories include leaders from humanitarian aid groups including World Vision USA, World Relief, Compassion International, Living Water International, Food for the Hungry, as well as denominational leaders from the Southern Baptist Convention, Assemblies of God, Wesleyan Church, Church of Nazarene, the Anglican Church in North America, the Christian Reformed Church in North America, and the National Association of Evangelicals.

Some have supposed that Jesus ate food, as the Gospels say he did, but he did not digest it, for digestion leads to defecation, and surely the toilet is outside the range of God's experience.

Hi Sam yes we are to be the church all the time in or out of church and are called to tell others the good news We get our food from church when we hear the word as well as honouring God by making time for Him.

1 Timothy 4:1 - 3: The apostle Paul fortells a time after the death of the Apostles that some would «fall away from the faith, paying attention to misleading inspired utterances and teachings of demons, by the hypocrisy of men who speak lies, marked in their conscience as with a branding iron, FORBIDDING TO MARRY, commanding to abstain from foods which God created... etc..

They are in essence a perfect obedience to the will of God, which respects the divine order in nature and is rewarded by nature's recognition of man as the greatest of God's creatures and its provision of a sufficiency of food for all flesh (cf. Ps 145:15 f.).

And saying grace strikes me as one of those irrational instances in which ritual triumphs over convenience, in which our consumption of fast food throttles down long enough for God to be acknowledged.

The viands, kept warm by chafing - dishes, were then brought in on artistically worked plates of gold, silver, tortoise - shell, or earthenware, and each person, before beginning to eat, threw a small piece of food into a lighted brazier, as an offering to the god of fire.

Revered as the «Food of the Gods» for its natural energizing and wholesome properties, cacao is renowned as one of the world's most powerful superfoods.

«Our purpose is to unite our individual gifts from God in establishing Natalie's as a transparent food source and a global symbol of clean - label nutrition, while providing American jobs and supporting Florida farmers,» the company says.

So my friends, if you have never had the privilege of enjoying this fluffy gift from the food gods, then this post is totally for you as today I'm going to share with you how to make coconut whipped cream.

«In my opinion, the coconut is one of God's greatest health foods and, when consumed as a part of your regular diet, can protect you against a host of infectious illnesses.

Cashew cream (also knows as cashew butter) is one of those foods that obviates the existence of some food - loving gods.

We believe in the traditional practice and artistry of preparing whole foods as God provided them to us to eat.

Cacao was a culinary treasure to Mesoamericans for thousands of years and touted as the «Food of the Gods» for its superior nutritional profile and exceptional flavor.

Cacao, which is the main ingredient of chocolate, has been described as «Food of Gods» in Latin and «Black Gold» in Spanish for its perceived health benefits and taste as well.

My 3rd pregnancy a yr later went great normal pregnancy but 2 months before I had my son I had a staph infection but I was free of a staph infection when he was born but the nurses found out my joy turned to a living nightmare no nurse would take care of me my son wasn't allowed in the nursery only good thing that came out of it but me being a epileptic I needed daily medication for my seizures my ob / gyn for some unknown reason told me to bring my meds from home not normal procedure its against hospital rules but I did as he told me and thank god I did or I would have died my sons nurses were the only nurses I saw my whole weekend in the hospital they could only take my vitals and give me the basics pain meds & stool softener they fed me too if not for them I would have starved they brought me my hospital food its dangerous for a epileptic after birth to be denied food meds and regular monitoring because stress from the birth could make me seize but they didn't my ob told them flat out I was not infected and to remove me from isolation but they refused.