Sentences with phrase «as signs of»

They were nonpolitical, not in the sense of segregation from political life and interests, as the signs of a purely «spiritual» change in the world, say in human hearts, but in the sense of total supernaturalism: the whole present world order, with its politics and its oppression, its hunger and its hatred, was to be completely done away.

Whether it be the garish uniforms of 18th - century European soldiers or the drab, sometimes threadbare dress of medieval monks, clothing and uniforms have always served as signs of identity.

He interpreted his words and deeds as signs of the irruption of the last things.

As signs of God, they manifest God and as being in the state of «muslim», they perfectly obey the will of God.

This means that no pastoral care can be complete which does not assume a form including a call to renewed discipleship to those capable of actively witnessing to the Kingdom of God in their own lives, as well as a call to affirm respectfully the incapacitated as themselves signs of God's gracious presence and identification with those deemed hopeless in the world's sight.

among the Paraiyar there is a forging of subjectivity by wedding together some ingredients that can be retained as signs of Dalit particularity with some components that can be skillfully appropriated as signs of human universality from the larger caste Hindu worldview.

Perhaps wealth and privilege and hot Krispy Kreme doughnuts should not immediately be taken as signs of God's blessings after all.

Still, American society as a whole no longer interprets natural disasters as signs of some coming apocalypse or evidence of some past misdeeds.

The Victorian experience set the stage for continuing Protestant expectations of upward mobility as signs of God's grace.

Up until that time, objects had impressed me as signs of something more, and they pointed dimly toward God.

As signs of the zodiac they determine the karma of the mortals.

Jesus himself pointed to the effects of his work as signs of the coming of the kingdom: «If by the finger of God I chive Out the devils, then be sure the kingdom of God has come upon you.»

The healings must be seen as signs of the emerging rule or kingdom of God (see Matthew 12:28), and also as expressions of Jesus» concern for the physical (as well as the spiritual) part of a man.

Yes, but the silver mines of Mexico were more than adequate substitutes for American milk and honey as signs of God's grace.

Sometimes the healings are to be seen as signs of the coming kingdom of heaven (see Matthew 12:28); sometimes they are marks of Jesus» very human concern for the physical as well as the spiritual part of man.

Finally, they tend to make their self - definition increasingly narrow, to isolate themselves, to demagogue social and emotional issues and to view change, cooperation, negotiation or other efforts to resolve differences as signs of weakness.

In the New Testament, Jesus refers to the use of sackcloth and ashes as signs of repentance: «Woe to you, Chorazin!

It is the way of evangelicals to expect absolute certainty from Scripture on everything and to admire firm stances on secondary and disputed matters as signs of moral courage.

One quote could help 2 «Still, American society as a whole no longer interprets natural disasters as signs of some coming apocalypse or evidence of some past misdeeds.»

We have learned to tolerate decay and injustice, to expect and even welcome them as signs of Christ's return.

Their Palestinian recipients will eventually reject them as signs of the duplicity of American policy.

But as far as signs of the alleged end times goes, one allegedly only has to look around at the condition of this world.

Pluralism and diversity are celebrated as signs of moral and political growth.

They are ennobled and dignified by the presence of God, and live as signs of God's self - communication through Jesus.

Furthermore, such a list would also be misleading because what we often think of as signs of demonic possession might actually be signs of some sort of mental illness or other mental incapacity.

They point to his ongoing hardships and persistent troubles as signs of deficient faith.

In today's cultural and political climate, however, to suggest that the current stampede to accept claims that a decade ago would have been regarded as signs of serious psychological disturbance — and that are still regarded as such by eminent psychiatrists — is to risk being shamed and cast to the margins of society as a bigot.

To argue that historians might judge such and such to be a miracle because they believe antecedently in the religion that regards such miracles as signs of the intervention of its deity is to open the floodgates for all religious claims to miracles and, indeed, even to nonreligious «miracles» such as the widespread reports that people have seen Elvis Presley.

Perplexing as these issues are, Allen sees them positively as signs of life and evidence of great courage and strength in the African churches.

The article mentions love and family as signs of God's presence.

In Europe, while the rise in yields was a little slower to occur, it has picked up pace in the last three months as signs of economic recovery in Europe have strengthened, and the net rise in yields from the early 1999 lows is now about 140 points.

At the same time, they are cautious on U.S. corporate credit as signs of stress have emerged in certain sectors.

Big Money Movers As signs of life from Bitcoin begin to make waves in the broader cryptocurrency market, the amount of high - volume, off - exchange trades is starting to pick up.

Apparently, his conservative suit and atrocious, heavily accented Spanish were taken as signs of legitimacy and often quickly landed him in the president's office of whatever company he cold - called.

Critics point to MDC's lack of overall profits and its huge amount of debt as signs of a company making more bets than it can afford to lose, (this, despite its increased revenues, organic growth and free cash flow).

It wasn't all plain sailing for the moustache though; back home British citizens were looking on it as a sign of their boys «going native» and it was nearly stamped out completely.

In December, the pair announced they would each take $ 1 in annual compensation as a sign of their commitment to RIM.

Holacracy founder Robertson said he was disappointed with the way some media outlets characterized 14 % of the company leaving as a sign of failure.

When that story is relayed to Parker, he cringes — and waves it off as a sign of his mentor's knack for hyperbole.

is relayed to Parker, he cringes — and waves it off as a sign of his mentor's knack for hyperbole.

The high - yield market has underperformed equities this year, often seen as a sign of trouble for stocks.

Especially since the recent behavior of Japan's key financial market variables (stock indices, the yield curve and the yen's exchange rate) could be seen as a sign of support for reflationary policies.

For many, the Skype deal is seen — along with exuberance for the LinkedIn IPO and sky - high private valuations of companies such as Facebook — as a sign of a fast - inflating technology bubble: What else could explain such a lofty price tag for a company that lost $ 7 million in 2010 and $ 418 million the year before?

But you'd be mistaken to take it as a sign of weakness.

What the analysts and economists have done is confuse the former for the latter in seeing the relentless upward march of asset valuations as a sign of «economic recovery.»

That was seen as a sign of progress to get customers to pay full price.

They viewed their approach as a sign of their creativity, and — get this — actually got angry that I didn't recognize that.

(As a sign of the race's polarization, 28.97 percent of respondents said Trump's promises were least likely to come true, with 24.24 percent saying the same for Clinton.)

Exxon (xom) under Tillerson continued a strategy of his predecessors, signing deals in remote, oil - rich regions including Russia, which Trump has touted as a sign of the executive's global connections which would serve him well in the top U.S. diplomatic role.

Williams often speaks tentatively, revising, disclaiming, and qualifying his thoughts in a manner that most businesspeople would take as a sign of weakness.