Sentences with phrase «by a christian leader»

This is probably the strongest statement in support of Ukraine promulgated by Christian leaders so far.

But, like a lot of controversies involving statements made by Christian leaders, a larger context is ignored in favor of sensational quotes.

After my family, and what amounts to be a small church full of people, were maliciously harmed by Christian leaders of a certain theological and denominational bent (despite an uproarious public outcry calling these leaders to account and condemning their actions), I find myself recoiling when this particular denominational group is mentioned.

Nigeria's newest president is Muhammadu Buhari, a Muslim endorsed by Christian leaders who hope he can combat corruption and sectarian terrorism.

Furthermore, there are far more atrocities committed by Christian leaders over the last 2000 years or more.

Many dear friends now are fighting to have a voice for abuse done against them by Christian leaders.

Whatever form it takes, the abuse of power by a Christian leader, whether in a local church setting or by someone with an international platform enhanced by TV exposure, can have a deep and corrosive impact on the faith of individual believers.

and all of Europe was solidly christian, ruled by christian leaders that were approved by the christian church.

My family and I were treated very badly by a Christian leader.

According to Professor John Crossan of Biblical Studies at DePaul University the Roman Emperor Constantine the Great (274 - 337 CE), (a bust of Constantine is pictured below) who was the first Roman Emperor to convert to Christianity, needed a single canon to be agreed upon by the Christian leaders to help him unify the remains of the Roman Empire.

When asked for his reaction to the issues raised by the Christian leaders, Osinbajo said, «This is a meeting of pastors, it is a family meeting, you know I am a pastor.

Osinbajo stated this while responding to posers raised by some Christian leaders at the stakeholders a meeting held at the new Banquet Hall of the Benue State Government House, Makurdi.

Vice-President, Prof. Yemi Osinbajo, has declared that it was impossible for anyone to Islamise Nigeria as claimed by Christian leaders.

Osinbajo stated this while responding to posers raised by some Christian leaders at a stakeholders meeting held at the new Banquet Hall of the Benue State Government House, Makurdi.

Not exact matches

I'm impressed by the ability of some of these so - called Christian leaders» attempts to rationalize their support for Obama and / or his positions despite Biblical teachings.

This is not some doctrine I made up or some outdated, legalistic ruleset created by power - hungry Christian leaders.

Some awkwardness and misunderstanding is inevitable in relationships, but sometimes, Christian women get so bogged down by the concept of men being «leaders» that we fail to recognize that God only calls us into this kind of «leading» relationship within the walls of a loving, respect - filled, and mutually submissive marriage.

In June, Perry secretly met a group of nearly 80 conservative Christian leaders at a gathering organized by evangelist James Robison.

For a Christian leader to call upon fellow Christians to vote for Christian candidates is not an attack on the principles of religious freedom established by our nation's forefathers.

I expect that «Christian» «leaders» and pastors across the US will be astounded by Russia's «behavior» [or whatever words are used], as the US military implements a «defensive» war for «justice» that it has been preparing for decades.

By the time of the General Election in June, Liberal Democrat leader Tim Farron, who happens to be Christian had lost count of the times he'd been asked by journalists whether gay sex was a siBy the time of the General Election in June, Liberal Democrat leader Tim Farron, who happens to be Christian had lost count of the times he'd been asked by journalists whether gay sex was a siby journalists whether gay sex was a sin.

The way those Christian workers are treated by «religious leaders», is the way those «religious leaders» would treat Jesus, if He was walking the streets today.

Only strategy Christians has to do is fight for what ever Tradition is going on for years by co-ordinating within the different Christian sects as well as DISPLAYING MORE NATIVITY SCEANS AROUND THE NEIGHBORING HOUSES OF ATHEIST FOLLOWERS especially near the leaders houses for for sure, yea I mean purely private property.

And in the biggest apology ever for Christian persecution by other Christians, 145 global church leaders met in Albania last year and said they were sorry for having abused each other.

All 39 Christian members joined the two - thirds majority to vote to end a 160 - year practice instituted by the Ottomans requiring Christians to get permission from the country's leader before building churches.

Fueled by a professoriate that embraces the same leftist agenda as that of their colleagues in the secular academy, these Christian professors are making great strides in reorienting the political leanings of the coming generation of evangelical leaders.

On that day, Polycarp, the eighty - six - year - old leader of the Christian church in Smyrna, was cruelly put to death by fire and sword because he refused to renounce Jesus Christ.

He offered the various Church leaders money to agree upon a single canon that would be used by all Christians as the word of God.

Any non-biblical reference to Jesus or «christ» were written well after his death and after writings stated to appear by early christian leaders.

Downing writes that «based on his reading of all the «begats» in the Bible, along with the stated ages of Old Testament patriarchs, Usher systematically reinforced time frames suggested by earlier Christian leaders to conclude that the world was created on October 23, 4004 B.C. - at 9:00 a.m., no less.»

«The government has no place in discriminating against poor religious minorities or in pitting a religious education institution's faith - based identity against its American identity,» continued the statement, which was signed by 145 Christian, Muslim, and Jewish leaders.

A coalition of Christian, Muslim, and Jewish leaders assembled by the Ethics and Religious Liberty Commission has released the following:

Tufts University will likely restore official status to Tufts Christian Fellowship (TCF) after student leaders appealed a decision by the student judiciary to de-recognize the group.

The Belhar Confession, originally drafted in 1982 and formally adopted in 1986 by the DRMC of South Africa, came about as white and black Christian leaders wrestled with the gospel and the unjust social systems of their land.

Beside preaching, explicit instruction in prayer by the pastoral leader best acquaints parishioners with the master vision of the life of the congregation as a corporate journey toward maturing in the Christian life.

It includes a meal by the lake - side where the Christian experience of meeting the Lord at the Eucharist is reflected back into the Easter story; and it leads up to the rehabilitation and commissioning of Peter as the leader of the mission, a foreshadowing of his death, which had happened, of course, long before this Gospel was written, and a discussion of the destiny of the «beloved disciple», possibly John.

He says his ears would perk up when he heard James Dobson talking about homosexuality on the radio, but the only response from famous Christian leaders centered around reparative therapy, which required «correcting» mistakes made by bad parenting or from sexual abuse in the past.

A duty of hospitality has been taken on board by various Christian leaders in the UK.

There was a long, long list of Christian apologists who were leaders of their congregations for the bombings and murders by Eric Robert Rudolph.

those arent christians on that premise you cant relate christianity to any atrocities, because it was not administered by the Holy Spirit, only authentic non religious endwellment is what a saved person is and they areent the leaders or followers of demonic evils, opressions, and carnal endeavors

The evidence for this phenomenon is incontestable: the influx of non «SBC evangelical scholars into Baptist seminaries; the changing of the name of the Baptist Sunday School Board to the more generic LifeWay Christian Resources; the presence and high profile of non «Baptist leaders on SBC platforms, e.g., the closing message at the 1998 SBC delivered by Dr. James Dobson, a Nazarene; the aggressive participation of the SBC's Ethics and Religious Liberty Commission as an advocate for the conservative side of the culture wars conflict; new patterns of cooperation between SBC mission boards and evangelical ministries such as Promise Keepers, Campus Crusade for Christ, the National Association of Evangelicals, Prison Fellowship, and World Vision.

Early Church leaders wrote about persecution: «The oftener we are mown down by you, the more in number we grow; the blood of Christians is seed» for the growth of God's people.

I'd been hand - picked by a well known Christian leader to attend an invite - only «Emerging Leaders» weekend...

In the memoirs of Asian and African leaders who were graduates from these schools it has become almost obligatory, as part of an attack upon white Christian colonialism, to express bitterness and recrimination about the loss of native roots that came as a by - product of missionary education and of imperialist schools both in the mission field and in the home country.

Perhaps America's progressive elites would be similarly jarred by the sight of a respected leader being hounded by a progressive mob because of his or her Christian moral vision.

Today the Christian Church is faced with a challenge similar to that faced by Paul, church leaders in the fourth century, and the reformers.

Even if he is a «Christian Fundamentalist», I do not see celebrations on the street by Christians or Christian Leaders praising his actions.

Now if you want to say all deaths under a leader are due to religious position of the leader, the Christians still win the body count game by a lot.

Many Christian leaders taught illiterate converts the Bible by using drama.

The same is true of many media reform efforts: by attempting to get people excited about liberal bias in the news, or nudity or profanity in a particular program, or the ideological bent of a certain series, or whether a network is «Christian,» concerned leaders have diverted the attention of viewers from the most important problem, the basic point, namely, that the whole process - of - television is providing us with a worldview which not only determines what we think, but also how we think and who we are.