Sentences with phrase «believes in spite»

One who believes in spite of fact has faith.

God can work mightily when you persist in believing Him in spite of discouragement from the human standpoint... I am moved by what I believe.

Hope rises up from our bones, and chooses to believe in spite of how it is.

If you say that you believe in spite of all the evidence to the contrary and simply have faith there's really no argument for that.

Another example of evidence accepted was Paul's personal experience in Acts, and again this caused him to believe in spite of testimony of witnesses, because he never believed the witnesses until after this personal experience.

But when it's emphasized as the primary meaning, or when it becomes believing in spite of all the reasons you have for thinking this is nonsense, then it's been profoundly distorted.

I believed them in spite of myself and of my suffering and weakness, which continued until Christmas, when I returned to Boston.

No matter what the news, people either slant it negatively, or are so afraid of the worst case scenario, that they conjure it up and believe it in spite of the facts in their face.

He is afraid that there is the possibility that if anyone sees the movie they may decide global warming is a good thing, but advises they can always get the CRU to devise a chart showing the opposite, and that everyone will believe it in spite of the fact that naked women are running around all over the globe.

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But only 46 % believe unions do a good job of improving their members» lives as well as the lives of others — in spite of data that proves the contrary time and time again.

«We believe that in spite of recent developments, Canadians believe passionately in the traditional values that guided this country in its post-war nation building.

Back on Earth, however, Musk is working to save the environment in spite of what he believes is the certain eventuality of a doomsday event.

In spite of encouraging inflation data, we believe the BOJ has no intention of changing monetary policy in the near - terIn spite of encouraging inflation data, we believe the BOJ has no intention of changing monetary policy in the near - terin the near - term.

And in spite of your condescending representation of me, it is clear you don't have a fucking clue what I really believe.

old, and for many of the price to be paid by us and our children was just too high for us to dare to allow anyone to know that we didn't believe, in spite of that I actually have always felt that many people who just went along with «it» to avoid unpleasantness, never believed, as I never have.

My job is to provide a safe context in which people feel free to believe what they believe and still be loved, accepted and even respected in spite of it.

But I try because I believe in the church and the communion of saints, in spite of all blemishes.

It's amazing how many people still don't believe in the theory of evolution in spite of the absolutely ridiculous amount of evidence behind it.

The fact that Mormons believe american indians are remnants of the lost tribes of Israel in spite of the fact that genetic and archeological science tell us this is absurd, sends up red flags for me.

So your question is crucial because in spite of how we each believe or interpret the documents, we are all one.

I also believe that, in spite of Whitehead's reluctance to concede privileged status to human occasions of experience, the introduction of the wide range of conscious anticipation of the future which humanity represents in comparison to lesser types of existence also introduces justice as a characteristic of the specially human aim at harmonious beauty.

Hmmm... have always tried to apply»... my understanding of the AA Recovery Program...» and regardless of my sided interpretations and / or in spite of my very own self, it continues to work; and to think, MY FIRST TWO STEPS IN BOTH BELIEVING AND RECOVERY WERE»... SKEPTICISM & PESSIMISM...» and now I'm convinced that he, she, they or it knows and obviously, I don't... to each their owin spite of my very own self, it continues to work; and to think, MY FIRST TWO STEPS IN BOTH BELIEVING AND RECOVERY WERE»... SKEPTICISM & PESSIMISM...» and now I'm convinced that he, she, they or it knows and obviously, I don't... to each their owIN BOTH BELIEVING AND RECOVERY WERE»... SKEPTICISM & PESSIMISM...» and now I'm convinced that he, she, they or it knows and obviously, I don't... to each their own!

This is why we atheists will frequently define «faith» as believing in something without evidence, or in spite of evidence.

To me and many - in spite of believing in Jesus not out of fear but by experience - it sounds simply not like Jesus this obligation / condition / negotiation to believe to gain whatever.

I can't help but believe in God, I know He's real and loves us in spite of what I see happen in His name, and I know He will bring justice one day, but it sure is hard to wait for it sometimes.

To believe that, in spite of this evil, life remains fundamentally good prevents us from being preoccupied with evil and from growing resentful and envious, but it does not hinder recognition of evil for what it is.

Along with me, you do not believe in the Hindu godesses Durga or Kali and their many divine equals, in spite of their sincere worship by nearly 1 billiion followers today who would disagree with us.

You become an overcomer when you allow your heart to be changed from worldly to heavenly, by believing and following Jesus, in spite of all the inevitable mistakes we will all make.

Many Jews are becoming complete by believing in Jesus the Messiah, thousands every day are becoming Christians all over the world in spite of severe persecution.

He doesn't enjoy, prefer or like — our disobedience, but I believe He loves us in spite of it!

Challenge us and ask us about the differences between Yahwistic vs. Elohimistic traditions in Old Testament canon), but this shows the tragedy — or perhaps the irony — of faith: in America, if not elsewhere, the concept of faith is kept at such a simplistic level that most people just plain «believe» without having any form of knowledge (in spite of the Bible stating, «Where is the wise man?

But in spite of this concern, when I take into account all the information available, I embrace my faith because I ultimately believe it to be both true and the most intellectually satisfying.

If you have not repented then you are in error (in spite of all your accusations) If you have repented and have called upon the Almighty God to save you and cleanse you from your sin, Then what is the purpose of these letters (unless you want to pass judgment on those that do not believe like you).

However, as the creed says, I believe in God the Father Almighty, in spite of the lack of proof.

Tragic natural disasters, the consequences of human preditory selfishness and injustice will be experienced by both believers and unbelievers; but whether those experiences make us bitter and cynical or empathetic and compassionate will depend a lot on whether the inevitable suffering that comes to all will depend a lot on whether we believe our flawed existence to be essentially good, though disordered or essentially evil in spite of its few «good» moments.

I would consider anyone to be a person of faith who still believes in the goodness of life in spite of all the pain and suffering that s / he has either witnessed or personally experienced.

Haha — it's amazing what some people are adamant about believing to be true in spite of contrary evidence and views.

Whilst these speeches are presumably Lukan compositions, many scholars believe that they include traces of the earliest Easter proclamation, preserved because they were remembered as being apostolic, and in spite of their «adoptionist» tone: that God has raised his pais (child) Jesus; that God has mode him both Lord and Christ.

In spite of the problem I have described, I believe that process systematics can be fruitfully developed and that to some extent this is occurring now.

Christians are just hostile towards it because, for whatever reason, they've been brainwashed into believing their religion is the right one in spite of «knowing» all the rest are hooie, and don't like their fable being lumped into the same catagory.

Since we'll never meet... I suggest you find a friend who believes in God and ask them why they believe... in spite of all the evidence to the contrary.

In spite of the fact that Karl Barth in the Commission on the Life and Work of Women at the Amsterdam Conference attempted to put the relation of women to the work of the Church on the theological basis of Adam's rib and Ephesians 5:23 («For the husband is the head of the wife as Christ is the head of the church» [R.S.V.]-RRB-, most of us still believe that Paul comes nearest to the mind of Christ in Galatians 3:2In spite of the fact that Karl Barth in the Commission on the Life and Work of Women at the Amsterdam Conference attempted to put the relation of women to the work of the Church on the theological basis of Adam's rib and Ephesians 5:23 («For the husband is the head of the wife as Christ is the head of the church» [R.S.V.]-RRB-, most of us still believe that Paul comes nearest to the mind of Christ in Galatians 3:2in the Commission on the Life and Work of Women at the Amsterdam Conference attempted to put the relation of women to the work of the Church on the theological basis of Adam's rib and Ephesians 5:23 («For the husband is the head of the wife as Christ is the head of the church» [R.S.V.]-RRB-, most of us still believe that Paul comes nearest to the mind of Christ in Galatians 3:2in Galatians 3:28.

While we reject the romantic doctrine that this society gradually emerges in purity, we do believe that God wins His victories in spite of the persistent evil.

If in spite of all evil the grace of God is present with power in history, why can we not believe that the long trend of history is toward the achievement of that perfected life which is the earthly counterpart of the Kingdom of God for whose coming we pray?

I believe in reason, evidence, and a Deity, and in no myths, magic, or «fanciful beings», and I am not childish in my beliefs, in spite of being labeled as such.

She sat with me, she didn't judge me, in fact she helped me to accept myself WITH the feelings I was having, not IN SPITE of the feelings I was having (as the church generally believedin fact she helped me to accept myself WITH the feelings I was having, not IN SPITE of the feelings I was having (as the church generally believedIN SPITE of the feelings I was having (as the church generally believed).

Yet I think that in spite of the knowledge that Mr. Carson displays to illustrate his point, he has misled his readers in the long run by suggesting that there is a clear scientific basis for believing that we can not affect climate....

He revealed to me how he protects me from them, which I believe even in spite of my difficulty in understanding why his protection was withheld from me as a child.

So, as I said before, in spite of the context and the specific direction that either Jesus or Rand have been purported to have given, I believe they do have similar messages.

But I also happen to believe in a God who is gracious enough to respond to his people in spite of those things, and in spite of my scepticism too.