Sentences with phrase «authority is in its power»

Its authority is in its power to grasp the reader convincing him of the truth of its message.

Gregory has been vilified by some Protestant writers for his willingness to work with whatever civil authority was in power.

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It is also still extremely common for British soldiers in Afghanistan to wear beards, as facial hair is still associated with power and authority in many Islamic regions.

He was the same person, in the same job, but with different sources of power and authority, a kind of Grover Cleveland of technology.

In theory, Europe has a spot at the top in which a real leader might sit and wield some gavel of authority, clarity, and resolute power — and that is the high office of President of the European CommissioIn theory, Europe has a spot at the top in which a real leader might sit and wield some gavel of authority, clarity, and resolute power — and that is the high office of President of the European Commissioin which a real leader might sit and wield some gavel of authority, clarity, and resolute power — and that is the high office of President of the European Commission.

One of the things the FCC gained with its newfound power was, in effect, authority over ISPs» privacy policies.

All individual authorities — the Labor Department, the IRS, the states — have their own particular mix of criteria, but each of them seeks to clarify two essential facts: whether the worker is under your control, and who has the most power in the relationship.

The British Competition and Markets Authority has provisionally nixed 21st Century Fox's $ 26 billion takeover of media company Sky, saying it may not be in the public interest as it would put too much power in Rupert Murdoch's hands.

Just as they have been unable to find answers in Ayotzinapa 43 disappearance case, authorities in Guerrero have little power to reduce the carnage.

Power in itself — whether it's the authority to fire, set salaries or grant vacations — rarely results in happiness,

But nearly 1 million people in New Jersey and almost 730,000 in New York state are still without power, authorities said.

«We are eager for this situation to be resolved in the courts and will continue to do everything in our power to assist the authorities to get to the bottom of these issues as rapidly as possible,» it said in a statement Friday.

The Peninsula Clean Energy Authority, formed in March 2016, is a joint powers authority made up of the County of San Mateo and all 20 cities in thAuthority, formed in March 2016, is a joint powers authority made up of the County of San Mateo and all 20 cities in thauthority made up of the County of San Mateo and all 20 cities in the County.

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Just over half (53 %) are of the view that the ultimate authority rests with the federal government, while just under half (47 %) say provincial governments should have the power to «veto» projects in their jurisdictions.

About 3,500 lineworkers from Puerto Rico Electric Power Authority, the New York Power Authority, Con Ed and Army Corps of Engineers contractors are working in Puerto Rico now.

Or, in Traversian: «The trend line from Pierre Trudeau to Stephen Harper has been steady: Influence over the amorphous, frustratingly horizontal federal machinery concentrates power in the Prime Minister's Office where issues that matter are managed with command - and - control authority.»

In fact, as I have noted previously, policymakers and observers have been remarkably quiet about the scope of the Fed's legal authority to conduct unconventional policy, and when they do describe it they often offer timid visions of the Fed's powers.

There are plenty of people who see cryptocurrencies, however flawed, as a step in the right direction because they at least take power away from governing authorities and give individuals more freedom.

Authorities said the same contractor was involved in the two latest big power failures and had been fired.

The First Vatican Council included language like (the Pope) «is the true vicar of Christ and head of the whole Church and faith, and teacher of all Christians; and that to him was handed down in blessed Peter, by our Lord Jesus Christ, full power to...» This transfer of power depends on the Roman Church's understanding of the Office of the Keys which I do not agree with, but their statements make it clear that the Pope's authority as the Roman Church understands it is derived from Christ's.

Most Christianity today is, in my opinion, not a religion that Jesus preached, but a religion made up about Jesus by various authorities, and as the cartoon points out, some still have a lot of issues with gender, sexism, sexuality, power and control.

THe only «ultimate» authority we need to worry about are the ones we put into power in our democratic society.

Notions of «power over» dynamics, hierarchical thinking, authoritarianism, success meaning «winning» over someone else who is a «loser», more money and more power and more authority is more successful... everything that causes so much trouble in a capitalist, patriarchal mindset.

In his account, aristocrats emerge as the champions of liberty, and democratic popular sovereignty is analyzed as an instrument that dangerously advances Power's monopoly of social authority.

In a country in which the vast majority of citizens pray and believe in God, it surely matters, for purposes of legitimation of power and authority, whether or not God and the Bible, the highest authorities and sources of ideals known to those citizens, are invoked to legitimate political authoritIn a country in which the vast majority of citizens pray and believe in God, it surely matters, for purposes of legitimation of power and authority, whether or not God and the Bible, the highest authorities and sources of ideals known to those citizens, are invoked to legitimate political authoritin which the vast majority of citizens pray and believe in God, it surely matters, for purposes of legitimation of power and authority, whether or not God and the Bible, the highest authorities and sources of ideals known to those citizens, are invoked to legitimate political authoritin God, it surely matters, for purposes of legitimation of power and authority, whether or not God and the Bible, the highest authorities and sources of ideals known to those citizens, are invoked to legitimate political authority.

This is why I spend my time critiquing power and authority, especially religious: because it compromises the most historic element of our story... that moment in time when we crossed over from freely walking in the garden with God to working on hard ground with thorns and a curse.

Case in point, it is not logical to suggest there is «good» vs «bad» if there is no ultimate moral authority, no higher power that created everything, including free will and the ability to choose whether to heed that drive to do what is «good» vs doing what you want to do at the expense of «good» and of other people.

However, the insult is in the explicit denial of the authenticity of Christian baptisms, on the basis of the Mormon belief that the power was lost upon the death of the original apostles, and was restored when they returned as angels and appeared to Joseph Smith, granting him authority which now resides only within the Mormon organization.

There is no one higher in authority or power, but that does not mean He exercises His power by controlling everything in our lives.

«Case in point, it is not logical to suggest there is «good» vs «bad» if there is no ultimate moral authority, no higher power that created everything»

In I Corinthians 15, it is clear that it was the fact of Jesus» resurrection that enabled Paul to declare confidently that the risen Lord will, at his coming, complete the victory over every rule and authority and power (I Cor.15: 24).

In Ephesians 1 we read that God «raised him [Jesus] from the dead and made him sit at his right hand in the heavenly places, far above all rule and authority and power and dominion, and above every name that is named...; he has put all things under his feet» (EpIn Ephesians 1 we read that God «raised him [Jesus] from the dead and made him sit at his right hand in the heavenly places, far above all rule and authority and power and dominion, and above every name that is named...; he has put all things under his feet» (Epin the heavenly places, far above all rule and authority and power and dominion, and above every name that is named...; he has put all things under his feet» (Eph.

(John 20:17) The apostle Peter wrote in about 62 C.E that «he is at God's right hand, for he went his way to heaven; and angels and authorities and powers were made subject to him.»

Though there were dozens of royal rulers and religious leaders within a few miles of Bethlehem, God chose to make the angelic proclamation to people without power, riches, and authority — to poor shepherds in the cold, dark, night.

Power sharing must be conceived in John Fowles» new theological image: «with freedom our first principle, not authority.»

• The central element in the Church plan is a powerful, well - informed Senate oversight committee with rotating membership, budgetary authority, legislative powers, and the right to receive advance notice of all «significant» covert operations.

In Ephesians we are presented with a stark reminder of the early church's understanding of the power of the risen Christ, who was placed by God «far above all rule and authority and power and dominion, and above every name that is named, not only in this age but also in that which is to comIn Ephesians we are presented with a stark reminder of the early church's understanding of the power of the risen Christ, who was placed by God «far above all rule and authority and power and dominion, and above every name that is named, not only in this age but also in that which is to comin this age but also in that which is to comin that which is to come.

«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.»

I also think it showing up now is perhaps because it's just the natural progression in a conversation to explore the power dynamics of authority misuse in the Emergent movement.

«To speak of God's Kingdom,» says Wright in Scripture and the Authority of God, «is thus to invoke God as the sovereign one who has the right, the duty, and the power to deal appropriately with evil in the world, in Israel, and in human beings, and thereupon to remake the world, Israel, and human beings.»

The greatest person in honor and respect with them is the one who exercises the greatest authority and demonstrates the greatest power.

Instead, if we understand the culture in which John wrote, the issues that the early church was facing under the Roman Empire, and all of the hundreds of allusions to Old Testament themes and prophetic expectations, the Book of Revelation can have a significant message for followers of Jesus today, who also deal with similar cultural issues as we try to live like Jesus in a world dominated by powers and authority that live in rebellion to the Kingdom of God.

The Pope Has All Power in Heaven and Earth and Can Change Divine Laws «The Pope is of great authority and power, that he is able to modify, declare, or interpret even divine Power in Heaven and Earth and Can Change Divine Laws «The Pope is of great authority and power, that he is able to modify, declare, or interpret even divine power, that he is able to modify, declare, or interpret even divine laws.

The Caliphate or Imamate in Islam is not based on a heavenly sanction which gives the Caliph power from God to rule the nation; he has no divine authority which makes it the duty of the people to obey him at any cost.

Even though the title «Son of God» is used in the account of the Baptism, presumably the origin of Jesus» Messianic consciousness — as many modern scholars interpret the passage — nevertheless the whole idea of his acceptance of death is formulated in terms of the heavenly Man who has power and authority upon earth, (Mark 2:10, 28) who fulfills what is written of him, who dies and rises again, and is to come in glory as the supreme advocate or judge.

The variety ranges from cases in which faculty elect some members of the board of trustees from among their number, to cases in which faculty as a group is formally charged with certain responsibilities (say, nominating new faculty, or establishing policies governing the academic program of the school), to cases in which faculty effectively have neither responsibility, authority, nor power in the school's polity.

For «the usurpation of the authority of God in society by the power of the state is essentially the transfer of the divine Life - giving environment to the creature.»

In a true democracy, a doctrine of pluralism may be a way of safeguarding the rights of minorities; in a hierarchy, however, where authority proceeds from a Will not constituted by any part of the population, «pluralism» is often a code word for the project of giving political power the ascendancy over legitimate authoritIn a true democracy, a doctrine of pluralism may be a way of safeguarding the rights of minorities; in a hierarchy, however, where authority proceeds from a Will not constituted by any part of the population, «pluralism» is often a code word for the project of giving political power the ascendancy over legitimate authoritin a hierarchy, however, where authority proceeds from a Will not constituted by any part of the population, «pluralism» is often a code word for the project of giving political power the ascendancy over legitimate authority.