I think that an honest answer is «yes,» some of us known the discrimination that is practiced
by believer upon non-believers, the ridicule.
Not exact matches
But the deeper question (which was never answered
by Hitchens) is where the moral compulsion
upon anyone — atheist or
believer — comes from in a godless universe.
The only t i t l e I go
by as a
believer is «Christian» That being said, my theology is reformed and is founded
upon the doctrine of the sovereignty of God.
I would only counter that without some form of organization our position will continue to be marginalized
by politicians and
believers, especially those who continue to thrust religion
upon the country without respect to the separation of church and state.
Say, «Whoever is an enemy to Gabriel — it is [none but] he who has brought the Qur «an down
upon your heart, [O Muhammad],
by permission of Allah, confirming that which was before it and as guidance and good tidings for the
believers.»
In writing to them, John encourages these
believers to rely
upon their new birth in God for teaching, instruction about righteousness, abiding in faithfulness, and remembering that Jesus is the Christ, and that
by Him, they have life in His name.
There are numerous avenues
by which this idea is presented in church settings, but most often it revolves around the idea that we serve a powerful God, and God has dispensed some of that power
upon all
believers, but especially the leaders of the church
by giving them wisdom, vision, and special spiritual gifts.
However, and quite surprisingly I should add, you might be interested to know the effect your words have
upon a
believer in God of forty years, and
by the way I wish to thank you for your words in this province, that when I read such terse thoughts they have the distinct effect of deepening, in an extraordinary way, my faith and cause me to love and worship God even more than ever.
Of
believers / the godly / the just to whom he is writing, he uses the pronoun «you» (v. 1,3,13) But of the ungodly / the wicked / those who are reserved
by God for judgment / the ungodly / etc the writer always designates such
by the pronouns «them», «these», «their» and «they» (v. 1,2,3,4,5,6,8,10,11,12,13,14,17,18,19,2021,22) So your theory that the false teachers of verse 1 who bring
upon themselves swift destruction / perdition are
believers is entirely a fabrication divorced from the context!
One of the many themes not dealt with adequately if at all,
by contemporary fiction is a realistic portrayal on the effect of religion
upon sincere
believers.
Fundamentalism, he said, «represents a mind - set confined within one Prophet, one Book, a single way of worship» which
by nature led to the «concept of
believers going to heaven and nonbelievers going to hell, with a religious duty cast
upon its followers to convert the rest
by any means whatsoever» (Indian Express?
But, living in a world where sin, violence, division and warfare are around us, activities embarked
upon by believers and non-
believers alike, it is hard tomaintain that Fr Purnell's vision is very reality - centred.
Josiah Royce with a quite different philosophical orientation from Ritschl expressed the same truth when he described the Church as the community which is sustained
by its memory of the atoning deed of Jesus.21 What is supremely important here is that knowledge of God's forgiveness does not depend
upon a private and subjective illumination of the individual
believer alone.
Although it's written
by a researcher who focuses his analysis
upon American
believers and churches, and although he sometimes gets a little too «visionary» and formulaic for my taste, you might find a couple of nuggets of truth in his words.
God is God — and
by God we mean no mere stream of tendency, no evolutionary influence, no compendious noun to describe the sum of human good will, but the one almighty and eternal Reality
upon whom we depend both for our being and our continued existence, whether or not we are
believers in Him, worshipers of Him, or doers of His Will.
If we can respectfully acknowledge that a majority of todays» generation of
believers are taught into the faith
by their parents, we reluctantly must conclude that the theology base of * a lot * of these
believers is not
upon careful reflection and personal choice
upon the fervent divulgence of the Scriptures, but rather a hodge - podge compilation of «feel good» thoughts that have no biblical or moral grounding other than vague references.
It is with this type of worship that we are concerned in this chapter — and appropriately so, because it is the type of worship which provides the best setting for the preaching of the gospel or Word of God, while at the same time it is the type of worship which best delivers the body of
believers from complete dependence
upon the minister to whom is committed
by the Church both the preaching of the gospel and the conduct of the divine service itself.
I am a firm
believer in the theology of Christendom's «moral» revelations and while I do so believe in God, the Father of All Cosmologic Creation (s) and I am bound
by my Faith in God's Sons and Daughters who do wherever possible in the wholeness of the Cosmos make manifest all the living Life Formations as are here
upon and within this earth!
john — if it were only as simple as
believers just believing, but unfortunately, they work tirelessly to force their beliefs
upon the general population
by codifying them into civil law.
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by Jesus has ordained officers consistent with the scriptures that the
believers possess the signs promised to them & that Church will remain
upon the earth until the end of time.With strong foundation for a faith - centered life to enjoy fellowship through God's love, witness & celebrate the manifestations of God's spirit.Bringing salvation through Christ to all people.
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by Jesus has ordained officers consistent with the scriptures that the
believers possess the signs promised to them & that Church will remain
upon the earth until the end of time.With strong foundation for a faith - centered life to enjoy fellowship through God's love, witness & celebrate the manifestations of God's spirit.Bringing salvation through Christ to all people.
You sem to be a true
believer of the misinformation that you have been fed
by ignorant real - estate - hating - purveyors of mythology based
upon hit - and - miss anthologies of some dissatisfied consumers who have been, or think they have been, scammed
by a Realtor (s).