Sentences with phrase «believe changes in the church»

While I do believe changes in the church could've changed those transitions, I also wonder if our practices, friendships and mindsets could have made a difference too.

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Mormons believe in modern prophesy and messages from God, so The Book of Mormon and teachings of the church have the ability to change.

5oo, ooo priests for 1.2 billion Catholics - There is the answer to why the abusing priests were tolerated.The conclave elected exactly who they wanted to be Pope - Someone who would not rock the boat.I believe Pope Benedict was advised to retire in light of the Federal indictment pending so this would not involve a standing Pope and the possiblity of him being found guilty.I further think this new election of Pope will allow the Church to change it's stance on the very controvertial issues the Church is facing ie.female priests being one, the decisions appearing more acceptable coming from a new head as opposed to reversed stance of standing Pope.This decision to retire, in the Churchs» view I believe is damage control and not neccessarily Pope Benedict's desire.If looked at for what it is - A very slick maneuver indeed.

Mormon fundamentalists believe that these and other principles were wrongly abandoned or changed by the LDS Church in its efforts to become reconciled with mainstream American society.

I have had some changes in my theology regarding church, and I now believe that we don't plant churches or go to church, but we ARE the church by loving the people around us whom God brings into our lives.

They would only believe in the Church's sincerity if she changed in ways she believes she can not change.

But we also believe in the importance of the Church and want to be catalysts for change rather than part of the mass exodus of our generation leaving it.

Why then is it so hard and almost never coming for those who sit in a hierarchy that Jesus never established (Luke 22:24 - 26) and who also set up «litmus tests» for excommunicating «heretics» (subtly administered in the following way»... maybe it would be better if you would find yourself a church that believes more like you do...») to repent and change the order of their churches?

That's why the Catholic Church doesn't just oppose gaay marriage, we do not believe in the possibility of it and that will not ever change no matter what the courts say.

There appears to be a widespread concern amongst parents that not only can't they get their autistic kids to go to church without a fuss (the change in routine, and sensory overload contributing greatly to this), but they just can't get their kids to believe in an all - watchful God.

nah — they believe that grocary store bread and wine becomes the flesh and blood of a dead Jew from 2,000 years ago because a priest does some hocus - pocus over it in church of a Sunday morning; that a being reads my mind whenever I pray and intervenes to change what would otherwise be the course of history in small ways to «answer my prayers»; and that I will survive my own physical deathand live happily ever after if I follow some rules laid down by goat herders in Bronze Age Palestine.

It is clearly designed to build followers, who believe their eternal soul relies on doing what the church says (doesn't work on everyone, most people take what they need form the church and keep their own ability to make decisions in their lives, but that doesn't change what the system is designed to do).

I believe that while God wants the church to lead the world in bringing out cultural change and redemption, the church is too often resistant to change, and so God turns to culture to be the primary leader of the change He wants to see, that's why some churches at City Central are always looking for a change, and to improve and make people improve.

I believe that people want to love and be loved by God just as much now as ever before, but the church does everything in it's power not to change.

I believe that the coming changes will provide greater opportunity than can be found in the present state of many churches.

I read this article by charisma magazine which i thought was well written which is pro Women preaching http://www.charismamag.com/blogs/fire-in-my-bones/16851-why-i-defend-women-preachers This debate is an on going one John Piper who i respect as a bible preacher believes that scripture is clear women shouldnt have authority over men or teach in the church some go as far as saying women shouldnt preach in sunday school if the classes are mixed.Personally i think times are changing and i say that because i have a women manager she has authority over me and other men so if we follow the biblical example i shouldnt allow myself to be in that situation which is just crazy thinking.

While I will not defend the church in anyway, I do believe that we are being unreasonable to expect this man's attitudes on certain things to change.

secondly he was not the only one in the church who was a «non believer» many others do not «believe» as well as myself and yet non of us saw a problem with something that was being done out of respect and unison for the majority not for just one person opinion, and last, no one ever said he «had» to pray the only command was to bow your head and stare at the ground counting how many toes you had for all we carried, do what you want if choose not to pray but just bow your head in uniformity not cry about it blow it up and change the way events happen — if you have and complaints or questions please FEEL FREE to contact me [email protected]

You are the reason for the falling numbers in the church, the world is changing and people are believing the same BS they were 20 + years ago.

For myself, I do believe there are independent «things» which are'institution / s» which, if kept small and changed often, and devoid of power, are not necessarily a bad thing, but which, in the case of the church, has become far too large and been around in it's present form / s for far too long, with more power than is proper, and in many cases oppressing the people within its employ (not just those on the payroll but the volunteers as well).

The Pope has also stated that to believe in extra-terrestrials is not a sin... and the church isn't changing?

Editors also believed in educational programs, church activities, and the law's power to effect change.

My husband died by suicide and I'm appalled at the number of ignorant people in the world and in the church who believe «you just have to change your thinking» to overcome depression, anxiety or other brain related diseases, and even take to blaming the family for the problem.

When I say I don't believe in marriage, what I mean to say is: I understand the financial and legal benefits, but I don't believe the government or a church or a department store registry can change the way I already feel and behave.

It failed because we believe that the church should be formed equally by representatives of the bishops, the priests and the regular church goers and that for change to come and overturn what we believe is God guiding us so far, it has to have a two thirds majority in each of the three groups.

More than six in 10 voters said they believe the Pope will bring major change to the Roman Catholic Church.

hi just a simple man live nature and believe in marriage and having kids and the white picket fence.and Go to church... that's if there is such a woman out there these modern times people have changed a lot.I still believ..

Our church has recently become a satellite site and partner with Safe Harbor because we believe that they provide professional, powerful and prayerful counseling that is reflective of my belief that God is the initiator of change in people and that Christian counselors within the Body of Christ are tools to be used in the process of change, growth and healing.