We walk as human and even
as believers who are indwelled by the Holy Spirit we are people with a continuing sin nature who are positionally sanctified and otherwise in process as to experiencial sanctification.
I definitely believe that at some point in life Jesus did exist... not as the son of God but
as a believer who went in and about preaching what he believed..
Scripture makes that CLAIM as does the global evangelical body of Christ, which is categorized
as believers who hold the Bible as the final authority.
We need Hispanic theologians and social scientists who will reflect from within the common experience of faith of our people, not as outsiders but
as believers who are seeking to understand, clarify and enrich our own life of faith.
Speaking
as a believer who has often pondered that and other dispiriting questions about why evangelical Christianity has been so readily co-opted by conservative politics, I'll confess that the heaviness of Schrader's moral inquiry and the earnestness of his provocations were right up my alley.
I've been struggling
as a believer who reads these blogs, and remarkably, and by timing without your design, the quote above speaks to my struggle....
Not exact matches
A policewoman holds back a «Black Lives Matter» supporter
as she shouts towards supporters of Donald Trump,
who said they were members of «Bible
Believers» during the Republican National Convention.
Musk, 46, has built up a showman's reputation
as the founder and chief executive officer of Tesla (tsla), calling on true
believers to help him overcome the «haters»
who question his company's ability to usher in an electric - vehicle age on an ambitious timetable.
Maybe you've tried Facebook advertising but it wasn't
as effective
as you hoped, or maybe you're a
believer who wants to take your ads to the next level.
Even the sales hiring managers,
who didn't want to abandon their random interviewing tactics, have become
believers as turnover has dropped.
While X grads are extremely loyal, the Antigonish school has also attracted «
believers» — donors
who have never attended the school, such
as Onex's Gerry Schwartz, but
who give to the little university because they believe it's an investment in Canada's future.
«I would not describe myself
as a true
believer who wakes up thinking Bitcoin will take over the world,» she said.
«I would not describe myself
as a true
believer who wakes up thinking Bitcoin will take over the world.
Those
who are familiar with my work know that I am a big
believer in the power of saying «no» to create opportunity, and that those
who say «no» to,
as Warren Buttett suggests, «almost everything» are ultimately more successful because they have clarity and focus on what matters most.
Believers and non-
believers alike, united by a common concern for the future of the planet, have high hopes that someone
who chose to name himself after that great lover of creation, Francis of Assisi, will say something truly transformational, for
as a Canadian Council of Churches document lamentably observes, transformative change has not «found traction within political processes.»
maybe thats your
believers problems — poor parental figures
as children so you joined the cult
who whorships a make believe father (
who killed his son)-- not very bright my unintelligent friend.
Not enough to take it away from
believers who already believe, but just to stop the spread of your psychic poison to others
as this does indeed harm them.
It doens» t sound strange to me at all, I too can think for myself... because I was a
believer in God long before I read His book, the difference is I acknowledge that I am not in control of this life, I can choose to either be a slave to sin or a slave to God, either way I am a slave just
as you are, but I choose to be a slave to my God
who created me,
who or what do you choose to be a slave to?
Hardly, after man came up with then disregarded
as utter nonsense the previous 10,000 or so gods in existence, we decided not to jump on the current bandwagon claiming salvation for the
believer and damnation for the rest... Pray tell, what became of all the people
who had never the chance to hear of his words / deeds after he came and died?
As for those
who you mentioned, if they were true
believers (only God knows!
A woman
who worked with me at the restaurant I worked at talked to me often because she saw me
as a fellow spirit - filled
believer and she felt somewhat like an outcast because she always wore skirts below her knees, her hair in a bun, and no makeup.
As a Christian, I was frustrated not only because it meant that maybe my classes were a little dull, but because I knew there were other faculty members and plenty of students
who weren't
believers that also noticed this slacker for Jesus.
Oh but great Mirosal, if I said disprove Santa clause you wouldn't react in such a harsh immature manner.But if I said disprove God, there is something that changes.You become increasingly violent towards the
believer who asks proof of your claim.You react childishly creating delusions from your own life such
as «I went to a religious school for 12 years».
«These two opponents (
believers and disbelievers) dispute with each other about their Lord; then
as for those
who disbelieve, garments of fire will be cut out for them, boiling water will be poured down over their heads.»
You will notice that you won't see these same level of oppositions against any other belief system, where people
who hold the worldly opinion would be so motivated and compelled
as to try and convince
believers that their faith is wrong.
if i buy all of you magic sky daddy
believers a one way ticket to meet him in heaven right now, will you kindly accept this gift
as an offering to the population of earth
who can think?
You hit the nail squarely on the head for indeed so, biblical truths are «written on our heart» by way of the Presence of Christ's Indwelt Spirit
Who is ever faithful to «guide you into all truth» and «show (us) things to come» (John 16:13) but the problem is (
as is woefully evident with this Article \ s Author), too many people (
believers) choose to eschew or disregard «sound doctrine» (2 Timothy 4:3) promulgating John 14:17 ignorance of the Doctrine of The Holy Spirit whose inevitable product is a darkened understanding (such
as is evidenced by the Article's Author --RRB-.
There were also the Hussite Wars from 1419 to circa 1434 in which the Roman Catholic Church went to war against followers of Jan Hus, a priest, philosopher, and master at Charles University in Prague
who had tried to reform the Church, condemning its sale of indulgences, which were the equivalent of a «get out of jail» card in the game of Monopoly in that the Church sold them
as a means for
believers to get out of Purgatory.
As far as Christian politicians: they all HAVE to declare that they are believers and who their God is or they will not be electe
As far
as Christian politicians: they all HAVE to declare that they are believers and who their God is or they will not be electe
as Christian politicians: they all HAVE to declare that they are
believers and
who their God is or they will not be elected.
This testimony about Jesus
as only a son of David (2 Samuel 7:12 - 14 NIV)
who was punished by God with the floggings of men for claiming to be god thus becoming the «bright morning star» (Isa.14: 9 - 20) was revealed through the Bible by Maestro Evangelista in http://www.thename.ph which proves he is the «angel» or messenger sent by Jesus to deliver his testimony or HIS ADMISSION that he is not a son of God and
as the «bright morning star «to all churches (or
believers of Jesus) thus nullifying the «antichrist» lie made by the apostle John.
But
as believers, we know one thing: We can confidently invite the One
who endured the ultimate suffering into ours.
But what of the
believers who use Lucas» story to proselytize and declare their god is real
as «Actually» has?
Now, are there any
believers here
who are
as open minded
as I am?
Whatever orthodox
believers may think of Kenny's journey over these decades from classical theism to something vaguer, he is at least an equal - opportunity basher: For his aversion to absolutism can equally well be employed against the New Atheists,
who affect an apodictic absolutism in their argumentation that makes them
as impregnable to counterevidence
as anything found in a creationist textbook.
Well, given that many atheists are actually more informed (
as studies have confirmed) than
believers, a better analogy would be that it's like asking a former professional chemist now teaching an English class about chemistry instead of asking the Chemistry teacher
who never made it past chem 101
as an undergrad.
• 23rd Psalm: an appeal to Osiris
as the good Shepherd to lead
believers through the valley of the shadow of death and to green pastures and still waters • Lord's Prayer: «O amen,
who art in heaven...» • Many parables attributed to Jesus.
The
believers should stop wasting money (such
as defensive advertising) & help people
who need help.
Fundie
believers such
as you
who NEED to continue to argue the matter only display you ignorance.
In a 2000 interview with Women's Quarterly, the great critic displayed about
as much indifference to the existence of God
as is humanly possible; he had neither the commitment of a true
believer nor the paradoxical loyalty of the atheist
who kicks against the pricks:
This month, I felt my stomach turn again
as my fellow
believers defended Bill O'Reilly,
who has now been fired from Fox News for allegations of sexual and racist harassment.
As one believer explained, «To turn again to the cares, perplexities, and dangers of life, in full view of jeering and reviling unbelievers who scoffed as never before, was a terrible trial of faith and patienc
As one
believer explained, «To turn again to the cares, perplexities, and dangers of life, in full view of jeering and reviling unbelievers
who scoffed
as never before, was a terrible trial of faith and patienc
as never before, was a terrible trial of faith and patience.
Since the story
as seems to be bigger than just «Osama being used and abused» but it was always every crime made by inelegance or the crime world was tagged to him being behind it... even those
who wanted to collect the insurance of their buildings the blew them up and tagged it to the late, even those
who enjoyed the fluctuations of shares prices have made their moves to effect the same and tagging it to the late... It is not that i know but rather being every thing is possible to fabricate... What ever the case might be or made done, we say;
Believers: The Ultimate Victors [2:216] Fighting may be imposed on you, even though you dislike it.
The kindergarten logic of the
believer that those
who accept big bang
as the furthest back we can go in this iteration of the Universe means they think «something can't come from nothing» is
as much a misrepresentation of Hawkins» view of the cosmos
as your articulation of his view of pansp.ermia was.
You, personally, may not force your beliefs on other people, but your fellow -
believers have never been shy about imposing their opinions on others
who do not believe
as they do, very often my violence.
Since, apparently, the ISIS members
who do such things
as kidnap and behead noncombatants act with the conviction that it is what God wants them to do, it's relevant to ask of
believers in general if absolute commitment to doing God's will
as they think they know it is a feature of true belief in God.
The cases speak of prayers being directed to peyote; I suspect that the
believer thinks of himself
as praying to the holy spirit
who is present in the peyote.
Most of them agree on this, with the possible exception of people
who believe in multiple gods, but
as you examine the beliefs of more and more religions what you find are
believers who «know» contradictory things.
@ Derrick Yu, This actually may come
as a shocker, but there are
believers out there
who still continue to ask questions about God, about the Universe, and so forth, and unlike certain atheists out there
who if they can't get definite answers to just come to conclusions that can not be verified like conclude that there is no God, at least there are
believers out there
who at least are willing to at least be open to the possibility that there is a God, and from there they develop their faith, which even though is not a perfect knowledge, at least can help keep those minds open, unlike certain atheists
who take the easy way out and convincing themselves that it is a fact that there is no God, when in reality it is not a fact at all.
You said, «
Who studied the Bible and changed from non-
believer to
believer as a result?
Out of all the postings on this site today, I found «Derp's «post the most fascinating and informative,
as well
as deeply revealing.Even after boasting of what seems to be a practically perfect live by any measure, he informs us that he takes pleasure in mocking and ridiculing those of faith
who are presumably his opposite; I can only wonder if, given all his supposed accomplishments, he is smart enough to realize how deeply revealing of his true character his remarks are.
As a
believer, I rarely engage in arguments with my atheist friends, and like to think I wouldn't lower myself to the level of juvenile name - calling and personal attacks against whatever my atheist friends hold dear.Most of the time we simply agree to disagree; when they hold forth with misinformation or ignorance on their assumed «knowledge «of my faith, I try to gently correct them; I certainly don't allow any disagreements we have to devolve into hateful insults and name - calling.