Sentences with phrase «bear fruit if»

In this case, teachers play an especially important role, because even if incentives increase student effort, their work will not bear fruit if the students don't understand how to achieve the desired outcome.

Former President Jerry John Rawlings has said the anti-corruption crusade in the country will only bear fruit if state institutions are made independent of government.

«Works» is a new pattern of behavior — a new set of choices replacing the old — which will bear fruit if done in faith and humility.

Not exact matches

If the marriage of fashion and tech is ever to bear fruit, the investment in innovation needs to be a two - way street.

I will publish the entire list in a future column, and will begin tracking its progress (or lack thereof) in order to determine if the concept of buying dividend growers can bear fruit as the Fed raises rates, and investors have other, seemingly safer choices for yield.

If and when NAFTA negotiations will bear fruit is unclear, as Mexico's presidential election in July is likely to slow progress.

«Management has paraded a constantly shifting set of priorities before the company's shareholders, seemingly unbowed by the failure of most if not all of them to bear fruit,» Voce's presentation reads.

If this were such a grave sin, the anointing of God could not work through them... they would not bear the fruit of the spirit and their ministry would bear no fruit.

If you abide in me and my words abide in you, I will cause you to bear much fruit.

I bear witness that we can believe in the «right» things, that have all our doctrinal ducks in a row, but if our lives aren't icons of the incredible abundant and hospitable extravagance of our God, if we aren't bearing good fruit, if our roots aren't going down into the artesian wells of renewal and redemption and restoration, well, then, that is something but it is not grace and it isn't a tree of life.

Kimelman, a professor at Brandeis University, concludes in his analysis of the commission's report that «It remains to be seen whether a modern nation state, beseiged on so many fronts, can maintain such a demanding moral standard... If the Israeli effort to admit and rectify errors bears fruit, the lyricism «a light to the nations» may yet become reality.»

A quick about Abba Pambo — a contemporary of Origen: «If we asked [him] for a word from scripture or some other thing, he would not give us an answer right away but would say, «I haven't figured out the meaning of this word yet»... It normally happened that he spent two or three whole days, or a whole week without giving us an answer saying «if I do not know what sort of fruit this will bear, whether it is a fruit of death or life, I will not speak.»&raquIf we asked [him] for a word from scripture or some other thing, he would not give us an answer right away but would say, «I haven't figured out the meaning of this word yet»... It normally happened that he spent two or three whole days, or a whole week without giving us an answer saying «if I do not know what sort of fruit this will bear, whether it is a fruit of death or life, I will not speak.»&raquif I do not know what sort of fruit this will bear, whether it is a fruit of death or life, I will not speak.»»

Then he doesn't love us that much he just leaves it to luck like if the child is born in a good family christan family then chances are very high that he will go to heaven but to a bad family and also god knows better than me that if he destroyed satun and did whatever i mentioned in my commented the world would have been a outstanding place to live in if god can send his son to suffer then why not destroy satun or give him life sentence in hell or even better why din't he paid attention while making Adam and Eve and even if he din't why din't he renoved the tree of knowlage from the garden of Eden then he woundn't have to tell Adam and Eve not to eat any fruit from that tree

If future popes follow his lead, and speak out forcibly on behalf of the Christians» in Egypt, Syria, Turkey, and elsewhere» who will most acutely suffer the pressure of this difficult future, love will ever more drive out suspicion, and the vision of unity that inspires John Paul II will bear fruit.

I mistakenly believed that my life couldn't or wouldn't bear fruit until I met that special someone, as if everything I did prior was just practice for the real thing.

If a man remains in me and I in him, he will bear much fruit; apart from me you can do nothing.

In the beginning much time is spent in deconstructing (John 12:24 Except the grain of wheat falling into the ground die, it abides alone; but if it die, it bears much fruit; but with time the ratio of time spent deconstructing grows less and reconstructing increases.

So, if you want to bear fruit, pay attention to your roots and soil.

If you just read it, absorb it, and allow it to lead your life, that is what will bear fruit and lead you to a lasting relationship with Christ.

John used this metaphor to call on people to bear fruit resulting from repentance, warning that if one did not produce good fruit, one would soon be chopped down at the judgment like a diseased tree (Q 3:8 - 9).

If this profound process takes place within him, he then bears fruit not only of adoration of God but also of deep wonder at himself.

So you may have started out even bearing good fruit as a Christian, but if you fall away and start bearing bad fruit, you will be cut down and lose your salvation, unless you think there is a special fire for people like that in heaven.

If it does not bear fruit it is more than useless because it takes up precious ground.

«Unless a grain of wheat falls into the earth and dies, it remains alone; but if it dies, it bears much fruit.

If we walk in a manner worthy of the Lord and please him in every way, bearing fruit in every good work and consistently grow in the knowledge of God, we will have a solid assurance of our salvation.

If Tate and O'Connor nevertheless bore fruit in that largely barren ground, what is to prevent today's best Catholic writers from doing the same?

If you are not hearing the Word, you will never bear fruit.

Thus in the Scriptures: unless the seed dies, it remains alone; if it dies it bears much fruit.

But if you have found something you enjoy and are good at and people tell you they are edified and encouraged through your ministry, then this might be an indication that you are fruit bearing and God has cleaned you or is in the process of it.

Without losing this latter emphasis we would urge that our dialogue is actually likely to bear more fruit if it is based on the (theological) agenda generously offered by Muslim leaders rather than the (anthropological) one suggested by us.

If St. Paul's epiphany on the road to Damascus bore good fruit, then St. Paul within the confines of his own being was in the presence of God.

If your faith is not bearing fruit then it's not a true faith.

little is to be expected of that day, if it is to be called a day, to which we are not awakened by our Genius... to a higher life than we fell asleep from; and thus the darkness bear its fruit, and prove itself to be good, no less than the light.

You can identify whether or not someone is an authentic Christian because if they are then God's spirit lives in them and they bear the mind and characteristics of God, in other words, they will bear fruit.

If they do not bear fruit, they are burned — that means they will be judged.

But, if instead of fruit, it bears only thorns and briars, the text says three things about it.

If a man is really capable of meeting this responsibility, he is like the good tree which bears good fruit; then his «heart» is good; and «the good man brings good out of the good treasure of his heart, and the evil man out of the evil brings evil.»

If we all concentrated on showing God's love, and bringing people into an atmosphere of unconditional love we would bear much more fruit than if we concentrate on what someone is doing wronIf we all concentrated on showing God's love, and bringing people into an atmosphere of unconditional love we would bear much more fruit than if we concentrate on what someone is doing wronif we concentrate on what someone is doing wrong.

And if something bears good fruit, it can not be a bad tree.

I believe that if something is of God it bears fruit — people being saved, disciples being raised up, going into all the world and preaching the gospel — if there is to be any judgement it should be on whether the great commission is being fulfilled.

I have read that the key to church growth is parking, not pruning, but Jesus has another vision of church growth: «Unless a grain of wheat falls into the earth and dies, it remains just a single grain; but if it dies, it bears much fruit» (John 12:24).

If my thoughts did not bear the fruit of love of and service to others, then they were wrong.

For example, quoting scripture «bear fruit and multiply» can be a perversion if we don't interpret scripture in context.

Lots of delicious recipes here for the week ahead, I need to go and see if my local brambles have started bearing fruit yet.

If you're like me, your garden's tomato plants have been struggling valiantly to bear ripe fruit all summer that they are only now beginning to provide.

Nuts, dried fruit, coconut or gummy bears, go crazy if you like.

And if you happen to want something to think about on your boring drive, do you know what cashew fruits look like?

It had already bore fruit against Watford, and when Nicholas gave Arsenal the lead after 26 minutes at White Hart Lane, it appeared as if Howe had finally managed to solve the Charlie conundrum.

Thats a common misunderstanding among the fans here... wenger also wanted hazard, messi, ronaldo, rooney, cech in 2003, suarez etc just to name a few but where are they now?????... wenger only bought ozil and sanchez because they were no longer needed at their clubs and to be honest those clubs got the better part of the deal... madrid won the cl after selling ozil, then a year later barca won a treble after selling sanchez to us... these clubs know exactly what they need and are ready to uproot anything that would hamper their success... if wenger's gamble doesn't bear fruits these season, then boy we will be in for a rude shock... but its a fact that any club that will sell us their star will win the champions league next season

«If you can show me how I can cling to that which is real to me, while teaching me a way into the larger society, then I will not only drop my defenses and my hostility, but I will sing your praises and help you to make the desert bear fruit.»