Sentences with phrase «believe in the command»

Now religious people will claim atheists are morality relativists but then so are people of faith as they believe in command morality... it changes with gods whims.

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In any given attack, Necurs might wake up and deploy up to a million «bots,» or nodes; the total number of nodes under the controller's command is believed to be as high as 6 million.

We believe that the company can command an even higher valuation multiple in the years ahead that would bring it more in line with other high quality, financial - technology service providers.

If you believe in god, as you have stated, and you live in the west, which you likely do given your good command of english, then you are almost surely christian.

Mormons believe the nature of the «Holy Trinity» to be that the Godhead is «one in purpose» just like a man and a woman are commanded to «become one» or «become as one» in the bible.

Maybe then we can do what Gungor pushed for in his original post, to be a people who don't just «believe» in God, but through our faith do what He has commanded us to do: take care of the poor, the widow, the hungry and the needy.

But I do believe we all need to take a look at our lives, and understand the responsibility we have: to use well the gifts God gave us, to step in to the call he commanded us and to reach the people He entrusted us.

(14) So unto this (religion of Islâm alone and this Qur» ân) then invite (people)(O Muhammad SAW), and stand firm [on Islâmic Monotheism by performing all that is ordained by Allâh (good deeds), and by abstaining from all that is forbidden by Allâh (sins and evil deeds)-RSB-, as you are commanded, and follow not their desires but say: «I believe in whatsoever Allâh has sent down of the Book [all the holy Books, — this Qur» ân and the Books of the old from the Taurât (Torah), or the Injeel (Gospel) or the Pages of Ibrâhîm (Abraham)-RSB- and I am commanded to do justice among you.

«And I believe in God's command to «love thy neighbor as thyself.

We are commanded to repent and believe in the gospel (Mk 1:15).

And be thou upright as thou art commanded, and follow not their lusts, but say: I believe in whatever Scripture Allah hath sent down, and I am commanded to be just among you.

To say that it is not moral for man to do it but then say it is moral for god to do the same (or even more extreme action) means that you believe in divine command theory (look it up) which is a very dangerous concept and the argument is full of holes.

Spiritual transformation... huh????? It's hard to believe because the Holy book states very clear in John 14:15 that whoever loves me obey my commands.

Your tone is as if it delights people to promote the idea of sexual purity for some offhanded reason when in fact the only reason someone would believe it is because the Bible suggests that it's God's command.

1 John 3:23 - 24 «And this is his command: to believe in the name of his Son, Jesus Christ, and to love one another as he commanded us.The one who keeps God's commands lives in him, and he in them.

As Christians, we believe our faith is founded in God's self - sacrificial love, a virtue we are commanded to emulate: «Let your light shine before others, that they may see your good deeds and glorify your Father in heaven» (Matt.

Now then, for that (reason), call (them to the Faith), and stand steadfast as thou art commanded, nor follow thou their vain desires; but say: «I believe in whatever Book Allah has sent down; and I am commanded to judge justly between you.

When I said above that I believe we're only to love God and those who believe in God, I was speaking in terms of the command to love one another and the command to love our neighbors as ourselves (I believe the «one another» and «neighbor» is only referring to believers and non-Jewish believers — as per the Parable of the Good Samaritan).

When God commanded Abraham to sacrifice his son Isaac, it was not just to see if Abraham was faithful enough to follow his commandment, it was also symbolic of the sacrifice God himself would make in sacrifice his beloved and begotten son, but unlike Abraham who was spared at the last moment from carrying through with the sacrifice of his son, God the father actually carried through with the sacrifice and although it wasn't permanent it still did not mean that there was no anguish, it doesn't matter how brief it was, if it was enough for divine and eternal beings to have to go through such heartache, all of which for our lowly sakes, in my view that is quite significant and I believe that such suffering is actually beyond mine or anyone else's comprehension.

They believe in God, but expect God to be the servant and they the masters, by commanding God to give, give, give, so that they can satisfy their selfish needs as it stands written in 1 Timothy 6 v 9 to 10, 2 Timothy 3 v 1 to 9, and much more.

In 1995 Stephen F Roberts commanded: «I contend we are both atheists, I just believe in one fewer god than you dIn 1995 Stephen F Roberts commanded: «I contend we are both atheists, I just believe in one fewer god than you din one fewer god than you do.

(Matthew 16 v 24 to 27, etc.) 2) Then there are the true dedicated reborn Christians who do not only believe in God, but they also serve God in Spirit, deed and in Truth, obeying God's every command given in the New Testament.

For the gospel we are commanded to believe has the same efficacy as a sacrament: It gives what it signifies to those who receive it in faith.

Shias believe that, in accordance with the command of God, Muhammad divinely ordained his cousin and son - in - law Ali to be the next caliph, making Ali and his direct descendants Muhammad's successors.

It is generally believed that he was executed by command of the emperor Nero, probably in the year 64.

I also believe that many / most of the injunctions commanded and addressed to Israel don't apply to me in the 20th century as a believer baptized into the body of Christ in a new covenant.

Loving others is a command from God, but like that of repent and believe the gospel, in and of our selves we are completely unable to do so apart from the working of the Holy Spirit.

In 1 Kings 18 v 25, are we like the prophets of Baal who believed their gods listened and obeyed their commands.

But like I said I fail so much in following his commands and do not believe for one second that I am any better than someone who has an abortion.

Therefore when I encounter the very few verses of Scripture text (approximately less than 0.5 % of the Scriptures) that on the surface possibly could be interpreted to contradict that majority precedence (man's inherent ability to accept / believe or reject God's call / drawing, commands, instructions, promises and gifts), I interpret them in light of this majority precedence (which can be easily done).

Because God is communicating to mankind through the Scriptures in the Bible in a style that reeks with an obvious understood implication that the hearer / reader, mankind, has the inherent ability to accept / believe or reject His call / drawing, commands, instructions, promises and gifts (some folk briefly refer to it as man's free will), I let the concept of mankind having this inherent ability be the precedence.

How can anyone say they believe in God who created male and female above; and that God said that they should be fruitful and multiply and fill the earth — and claim that the same God has created them with a sexual orientation that makes it impossible for them to reproduce — ensuring no fruitfulness and multiplication which God commanded at point of creation?

At last his second in command, William Sullivan, wrote his boss a memo that opened the door: «I believe [King] stands head and shoulders over all other Negro leaders put together when it comes to influencing great masses of Negroes.

Fundamentalism asserts that humans must submit to the authority of the Divine Being, whose divinely revealed truths and absolute commands they believe to have been permanently revealed — in the Torah for the Jew, in the Bible for the Christian, and in the Qur» an for the Muslim.

Because God is communicating to mankind through the Scriptures in the Bible in a style that reeks with an obvious understood implication that the hearer / reader, mankind, has the inherent ability to accept / believe or reject His call / drawing, commands, instructions, promises and gifts (some folk briefly refer to it as man's inherent - free - will capacity), I let the concept of mankind having this inherent ability be the precedence; and I interpret difficult passages that can possibly be interpreted to appear contradictory to that precedence (of mankind having inherent - free - will) in light of mankind having inherent - free - will capacity.

In the third paragraph I, upfront, indicated my bias as to what I believe is the Biblical precedence which is that fallen mankind has the inherent - free - will capacity to accept or reject God's call / drawing, commands, instructions, teachings, promises and gifts which biased my interpretation of John 6:25 - 71 — and my interpretation indicates that section of Scripture can be understood (interpreted) to be consistent with the precedence I mentioned.

If someone was born in Saudi Arabia, they would be Muslim and if they were born in the US, they would be Christian... It's up to them to figure out that religion is a crock before they waste their whole life worshiping a non-existent friend in the sky and believing in a book full of fairy tales... My favorite fairy tale is about the guy who was told not to look behind and was turned into a block of salt when he disobeyed the command and took a peak... lol... I was raised christian but I had too many doubts and questions especially after our scandalous pastor took the money that was raised to build a new church building and disappeared into thin air with the loot... lol... After I ditched religion, I had a peace of mind and I am still at peace...

However, I firmly believe that if a group of people who believed in Jesus for eternal life, and committed themselves to living and loving like He commanded, a watching world would soon take notice, and declare, «Now here... Here is a group of people that could be called Christians, for here is a group who seems to take Jesus seriously and want to live like Him.»

To believe in Jesus for Paul would mean to follow him and seek to obey his commands.

The base of Islam, as we have seen, is the Qur» an, and nothing is believed or commanded which is contrary to any revelation in the Holy Book.

I do not believe God engages in violence or commands His people to do so.

It is not Muhammad who is the author of the Qur» an, but it is «the faithful spirit»; it is the Archangel Gabriel who, on God's command, brought the Qur» an down from heaven and deposited it in Muhammad's heart so that it may guide and rejoice those who believe in it.

I can not, CAN NOT believe that the God revealed in Jesus Christ is the same God who drowns millions, burns cities, and commands His people to slaughter women, children, and animals.

Now the Spirit expressly says that in latter times some will depart from the faith, giving heed to deceiving spirits and doctrines of demons, speaking lies in hypocrisy, having their own conscience seared with a hot iron, forbidding to marry, and commanding to abstain from foods which God created to be received with thanksgiving by those who believe and know the truth.

but thats not what i'm talking about... i am discussing the god you claim to worship... even if you believe jesus was god on earth it doesn't matter for if you take what he had to say as law then you should take with equal fervor words and commands given from god itself... it stands as logical to do this and i am confused since most only do what jesus said... the dude was only here for 30 years and god has been here for the whole time — he has added, taken away, and revised everything he has set previous to jesus and after his death... thru the prophets — i base my argument on the book itself, so if you have a counter argument i believe you haven't a full understanding of the book — and that would be my overall point... belief without full understanding of or consideration to real life or consequences for the hereafter is equal to a childs belief in santa which is why we atheists feel it is an equal comparision... and santa is clearly a bs story... based on real events from a real historical person but not a magical being by any means!

And, one must point out here that any commands of your god apply to those who believe in and follow your god... but has no bearing on the laws of the US or the people who do not share the belief.

Today, just as in the garden we have one command and one command only, to believe in Jesus.

Jeremy I believe you answered the question in another discussion why God seemed evil by punishing other nations i prefer the word you used which is judgement.God weighs up the hearts and then judges fairly thats not evil in fact he weighs up all the factors before he makes his decision and his decisions are perfect and wise.When he commanded Israel to wipe out other nations it was Gods judgement on these nations because of the evil they had committed in alot of ways its exaggerated because they did nt have Christ to shield them like we have if anything it shows how merciful God is towards us today.In those days gods judgement was quick and immediate.What happened to Israel when they broke the laws God gave them they immediately fell into judgement often resulting in many deaths to there own people until the sins of the people were dwelt with.So even for Gods people it was a conditional on there attitude and actions towards God.Again we see God is merciful to these previous nations that were destroyed as Christ after his crucifiction went and preached to them giving them the opportunity to repent so again we see God is still merciful.His word is true The Lord is not slow in keeping his promise, as some understand slowness.

You believe in your idea that The Omnipotent Creative Energy would activate on your COMMAND (another word for «pray», as in «Pray, leave my house at once!»)

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]