Sentences with phrase «by accepting the gifts»

To be chosen by God, and by accepting His gift of Faith, we are receiving the most precious gift in the world.

You do this by accepting the gift that Jesus Christ died for you and all of your sin - past, present and future.

The emails do not appear to provide evidence of illegal activity, but legal experts say Trump Jr. could run into trouble if investigators find he aided a criminal action, such as hacking into Democratic computer networks, or violated campaign - finance laws by accepting gifts from foreign entities.

By accepting these gifts and disseminating confidential information, these employees breached this duty.»

The gift became a very controversial issue ahead of the 2016 elections as the then opposition New Patriotic Party (NPP) especially, was of the view that the President Mahama contradicted himself by accepting the gift.

When does an attorney violate rule 4 - 400 of the California Rules of Professional Conduct by accepting a gift from a client?

One way is by accepting the gifts divorce's softer side offers.

Not exact matches

They are accusing Trump of accepting unconstitutional gifts from foreign interests, specifically by throwing events and booking rooms at the Trump Washington hotel.

For Trump in particular, complete transparency could backfire by amplifying suspicion and further escalating calls for his impeachment on allegations of obstructing justice, accepting gifts from foreign powers, or treason.

By enabling bitcoin payments for gift cards, the Gyft - BitPay partnership essentially opens the door to let bitcoin fans indirectly spend the digital currency at numerous stores that don't currently accept bitcoins themselves.

Oh yeah, by the way... I hope your ass is at work bright and early on Christmas morning becuase if you really had the nads to practice what you preach you wouldn't accept gifts, give gifts, or take the day off on Christmas.

To the best of my understanding, the deposit of faith clearly affirms the following: that God desires the salvation of all and offers the real possibility of salvation to all; the offer can be accepted or rejected and, if accepted by faith, such faith is recognized as the gift of God; if the offer is knowingly, freely, and definitively rejected, even at the very last moment of life, one goes to hell, which is eternal; but the deposit of faith does not tell us clearly that anyone is in fact eternally damned.

In a homily in Nazareth on 14 May 2009 Pope Benedict dwelt on «the sacredness of the family, which in God's plan is based on the lifelong fidelity of a man and a woman consecrated by the marriage covenant and accepting of God's gift of new life.

This attitude is at complete variance to that behind Natural Family Planning (NFP), wherein a couple who have reason to space their children accept the gift of sexuality exactly as it is stamped in the human person by God and do not treat their fertility as a problem to be expunged by technology.

It affirmed that the ministry is a gift of God through Christ to his church, and is essential to the being and well - being of the church, that men gifted for the work of the ministry, called by the Spirit and accepted by the church, are commissioned through an act of ordination by prayer and the laying on of hands.

We are saved by God's gift in the ministry and death of Christ as we accept these gifts in a humble and penitent spirit and dedicate our lives to God.

Then by faith you would have to accept his free gift of salvation and be born again.

By accepting it as a task, we experience it as a gift.

True, the free act by which God's self - communication is accepted is itself the gift of God and can only be realized as grace.

I maintained that, contrary to the commonly expressed or tacitly accepted view, the era of active evolution did not end with the appearance of the human zoological type: for by virtue of his acquirement of the gift of individual reflection Man displays the extraordinary quality of being able to totalize himself collectively upon himself, thus extending on a planetary scale the fundamental vital process which causes matter, under Certain conditions, to organize itself in elements which are ever more complex physically, and psychologically ever more centrated.

I realized that by accepting their «gift» I had signed up to an unwritten contract.

You have to accept that the gift of salvation — which is a free gift offered to all of us by His death and resurrection.

Too many have accepted the popular «neo-orthodox» idea that contemplation and mysticism have no place in the Christian life; on the contrary, they have a real place and an important one; and for those who may be called by God to this particular mode of communion with him, there is a great blessing and a wonderful gift.

A church is not the minister only or the congregation only but the entire Christian fellowship, and it can be strong only as its members accept the obligation to give it support by their gifts, their service, their prayers, and their presence.

It makes me very sad that Christians and churches that welcome the perspectives and the gifts offered by other faiths, and by people of no acknowledged faith... and those who recognize, acknowledge and journey through their doubts, questions, etc. are too often pushed (and allow themselves, ourselves) to be pushed to the extreme fringes and accept our voicelessness within a context where faiths and faith groups are often identified by the narrowest, most exclusive vision.

The lessons of the Lord's Prayer become fresh realities for us as we cease to strive to make them come true by our own efforts and accept them as gifts of Christ in the Spirit instead.

By far the hardest gift to accept, at least in my view, is that of taking solidarity with Jesus Christ Himself in His sufferings.

When I am encountered by such an event, I can in faith accept it as the gift of God or as his judgment, although I can also see it within its context in nature or history.

The message has been that Jesus the Son of God was crucified for the sins of the humanity and that Jesus raised from the dead by God brings Divine Forgiveness and Salvation understood as access to God; as free gifts to all who repent and accept Him as Saviour and join the fellowship of the Church of Christ.

He found the way back by realizing that he could never earn God's love, but only accept it as a gift.

Michael O'Carroll CSSp FAITH Magazine May - June 2003 We All Have the Gifts of the Spirit It is not too daring to say that there is, in our time, a call, and an urgent call, for enlightened doctrine on the Gifts of the Holy Spirit, universally accepted by the faithful.

FLETCHER promptly accepted the gift by cracking a long ball cum shot to the far post.

With Simon Mignolet sat on the floor, and several would - be defenders apparently stuck to Fellaini's hair, Wayne Rooney was allowed space to accept the gift presented to him by the crossbar at the Anfield Road end.

We do not doubt that you may be well - intentioned in accepting Nestlé's funding, but such «gifts» set up a reciprocal relationship and Nestlé has much to gain by linking with Food Banks Canada.

If your teen isn't impressed or excited by the gift, it's an opportunity to talk about graciously accepting items and dealing with disappointment.

Cash, check, money order, and credit card gifts made by Visa, MasterCard, Amex, or Discover are accepted by mail.

If passed by the full Knesset, hospitals will no longer accept free formula and other gifts from manufacturers.

Not mentioned is the fact that Rangel hasn't been Ways and Means chairman since the spring of 2010, when he stepped down following after an ethics panel found he had violated House gift rules by accepting corporate funding for trips to the Caribbean.

As CBS2 Political Reporter Marcia Kramer reported, about 20 members of the NYPD have reportedly been questioned by the FBI as part of a probe into whether they accepted gifts in exchange for favors.

CHRAJ's report follows a petition by the youth wing of the Convention People's Party, which demanded a probe into the conduct of the President, for accepting the gift worth GHc100, 000 from the contractor who was subsequently awarded some government contracts.

McDonnell was convicted in 2014 of accepting more than $ 165,000 in gifts and loans from a wealthy businessman in exchange for promoting a dietary supplement by hosting a product launch and attending other events.

He contended further that, President Mahama had purely noble intentions when he accepted the gift as «he had in mind clearly what he was going to use the gift for and that the gift was meant to be used by the state.»

«After a hearing officer issues her findings and recommendation, the Commission will determine whether the Governor violated the Public Officers Law by soliciting and accepting unlawful gifts and using his official position to obtain unwarranted privileges.»

Thomas was arrested last week and charged by the New York attorney general with felony acts of misusing campaign funds and accepting gifts and payments for his credit card and tuition payments from family members and those doing business with the city.

Seabrook was arrested on fraud charges last week, accused of accepting a $ 60,000 bribe — reportedly delivered by Jona Rechnitz, a de Blasio donor at the center of a gift - for - favors scandal in the NYPD — in exchange for investing COBA money into a risky hedge fund.

CHRAJ, after an investigation into the matter said John Mahama violated the gift policy by accepting the vehicle; but cleared him of any allegation of corruption.

Kang had been fired in 2012 by a private investment firm for accepting gifts from Schonhorn in exchange for steering fixed - income business, but he lied about his termination when he was hired by the state fund, according to the complaint.

Several high - ranking NYPD officers have been indicted on charges of accepting gifts from two businessmen who also happened to later become donors to Mayor Bill de Blasio — gifts including Christmas presents hand - delivered by the men while they were dressed as elves, and a private jet ride to Las Vegas that included an in - flight prostitute who went by the name Candi.

Trust Funds shall consist of all life - membership contributions, all sustaining membership contributions, all funds appropriated by the Council for establishing special life memberships, all gifts and bequests accepted with specific restrictions prohibiting their allotment to either Current Funds or Investment Funds, and all other funds designated by the Council as Trust Funds.

(c) Trust Funds shall consist of all life - membership contributions, all sustaining membership contributions, all funds appropriated by the Board of Directors for establishing special life memberships, all gifts and bequests accepted with specific restrictions prohibiting their allotment to either Current Funds or Investment Funds, and all other funds designated by the Board of Directors as Trust Funds.